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ment, equipment, contract services, and the implementation
of inbound lanes and modification to vehicle primary proc-
essing lanes at ports of entry; of which $15,000,000 shall
be used to procure commercially available technology in
order to expand and improve the risk-based approach of the
Department of Homeland Security to target and inspect
cargo containers under the Secure Freight Initiative and
the Global Trade Exchange; of which $3,093,000 shall be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for ad-
ministrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor
Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and
notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed
$45,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses; of which not less than $226,740,000 shall be for
Air and Marine Operations; of which such sums as become
available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums
subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)),
shall be derived from that account; of which not to exceed
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space
in connection with preclearance operations; of which
$40,000,000 shall be utilized to develop and implement a
Model Ports of Entry program and provide resources nec-
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essary for 200 additional U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion officers at the 20 United States international airports
that have the highest number of foreign visitors arriving
annually as determined pursuant to the most recent data
collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection available
on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide a more effi-
cient and welcoming international arrival process in order
to facilitate and promote business and leisure travel to the
United States while also improving security; and of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensa-
tion to informants, to be accounted for solely under the cer-
tificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided,
That for fiscal year 2008, the overtime limitation prescribed
in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19
U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated
by this Act may be available to compensate any employee
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for overtime, from
whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such limitation,
except in individual cases determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be
necessary for national security purposes, to prevent exces-
sive costs, or in cases of immigration emergencies.
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION
For expenses for customs and border protection auto-
mated systems, $476,609,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which not less than $316,969,000 shall be for
the development of the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment: Provided, That of the total amount made available
under this heading, $216,969,000 may not be obligated for
the Automated Commercial Environment until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives receive a plan for expenditure prepared by the
Secretary of Homeland Security that includes:
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s
progress to date relative to system capabilities or serv-
ices, system performance levels, mission benefits and
outcomes, milestones, cost targets, and program man-
agement capabilities;
(2) an explicit plan of action defining how all
funds are to be obligated to meet future program com-
mitments, with the planned expenditure of funds
linked to the milestone-based delivery of specific capa-
bilities, services, performance levels, mission benefits
and outcomes, and program management capabilities;
(3) a listing of all open Government Account-
ability Office and Office of Inspector General rec-
ommendations related to the program and the status
of Department of Homeland Security actions to ad-
dress the recommendations, including milestones for
fully addressing them;
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(4) a certification by the Chief Financial Officer
of the Department that the program has been re-
viewed and approved in accordance with the invest-
ment management process of the Department, and
that the process fulfills all capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements and reviews established
by the Office of Management and Budget, including
Circular A–11, part 7;
(5) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that an independent validation
and verification agent has and will continue to ac-
tively review the program;
(6) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the system architecture of
the program is sufficiently aligned with the informa-
tion systems enterprise architecture of the Department
to minimize future rework, including a description of
all aspects of the architectures that were and were not
assessed in making the alignment determination, the
date of the alignment determination, any known
areas of misalignment along with the associated risks
and corrective actions to address any such areas;
(7) a certification by the Chief Procurement Offi-
cer of the Department that the plans for the program
comply with the Federal acquisition rules, require-
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ments, guidelines, and practices, and a description of
the actions being taken to address areas of non-com-
pliance, the risks associated with them along with
any plans for addressing these risks and the status of
their implementation;
(8) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the program has a risk
management process that regularly identifies, evalu-
ates, mitigates, and monitors risks throughout the sys-
tem life cycle, and communicates high-risk conditions
to agency and department heads, as well as a listing
of all the program’s high risks and the status of efforts
to address them; and
(9) a certification by the Chief Human Capital
Officer of the Department that the human capital
needs of the program are being strategically and
proactively managed, and that current human capital
capabilities are sufficient to execute the plans dis-
cussed in the report.
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
TECHNOLOGY
For expenses for customs and border protection fenc-
ing, infrastructure, and technology, $1,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the
amount provided under this heading, $500,000,000 shall
not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations
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of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and
approve a plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary
of Homeland Security and submitted within 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, that includes:
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s
progress to date relative to system capabilities or serv-
ices, system performance levels, mission benefits and
outcomes, milestones, cost targets, and program man-
agement capabilities;
(2) an explicit plan of action defining how all
funds are to be obligated to meet future program com-
mitments, with the planned expenditure of funds
linked to the milestone-based delivery of specific capa-
bilities, services, performance levels, mission benefits
and outcomes, and program management capabilities;
(3) a listing of all open Government Account-
ability Office and Office of Inspector General rec-
ommendations related to the program and the status
of Department of Homeland Security actions to ad-
dress the recommendations, including milestones for
fully addressing them;
(4) a certification by the Chief Financial Officer
of the Department that the program has been re-
viewed and approved in accordance with the invest-
ment management process of the Department, and
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that the process fulfills all capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements and reviews established
by the Office of Management and Budget, including
Circular A–11, part 7;
(5) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that an independent validation
and verification agent has and will continue to ac-
tively review the program;
(6) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the system architecture of
the program is sufficiently aligned with the informa-
tion systems enterprise architecture of the Department
to minimize future rework, including a description of
all aspects of the architectures that were and were not
assessed in making the alignment determination, the
date of the alignment determination, any known
areas of misalignment along with the associated risks
and corrective actions to address any such areas;
(7) a certification by the Chief Procurement Offi-
cer of the Department that the plans for the program
comply with the Federal acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and practices, and a description of
the actions being taken to address areas of non-com-
pliance, the risks associated with them along with
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any plans for addressing these risks and the status of
their implementation;
(8) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the program has a risk
management process that regularly identifies, evalu-
ates, mitigates, and monitors risks throughout the sys-
tem life cycle, and communicates high-risk conditions
to agency and department heads, as well as a listing
of all the program’s high risks and the status of efforts
to address them;
(9) a certification by the Chief Human Capital
Officer of the Department that the human capital
needs of the program are being strategically and
proactively managed, and that current human capital
capabilities are sufficient to execute the plans dis-
cussed in the report;
(10) a description of initial plans for securing
the Northern border and United States maritime bor-
der; and
(11) which is reviewed by the Government Ac-
countability Office.
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS,
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned aircraft systems, and other related equipment of
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the air and marine program, including operational train-
ing and mission-related travel, and rental payments for fa-
cilities occupied by the air or marine interdiction and de-
mand reduction programs, the operations of which include
the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods;
the provision of support to Federal, State, and local agen-
cies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced
by the Department of Homeland Security; and at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provi-
sion of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in
other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts,
$488,947,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That no aircraft or other related equipment, with
the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and have
been identified as excess to United States Customs and Bor-
der Protection requirements and aircraft that have been
damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2008 without
the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate,
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to
customs and immigration, $274,863,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended; of which $40,200,000 shall be for the
Advanced Training Center.
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration
and customs laws, detention and removals, and investiga-
tions; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re-
placement only) police-type vehicles; $4,401,643,000, of
which not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available until ex-
pended for conducting special operations under section 3131
of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081);
of which not to exceed $15,000 shall be for official reception
and representation expenses; of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the
Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not less than
$102,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the
child pornography tipline; of which not less than $203,000
shall be for Project Alert; of which not less than $5,400,000
shall be used to facilitate agreements consistent with section
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1357(g)); and of which not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be
available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for
the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repa-
triation of smuggled illegal aliens: Provided, That none of
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the funds made available under this heading shall be avail-
able to compensate any employee for overtime in an annual
amount in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of
Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may
waive that amount as necessary for national security pur-
poses and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000
shall be for activities to enforce laws against forced child
labor in fiscal year 2008, of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall remain available until expended.
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: Provided, That the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall certify in writing to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives no later than November 1, 2007, that the operations
of the Federal Protective Service will be fully funded in fis-
cal year 2008 through revenues and collection of security
fees: Provided further, That a certification shall be provided
no later than February 10, 2008, for fiscal year 2009: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall ensure that the workforce of the Federal Protective
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Service includes not fewer than 1,200 Commanders, Police
Officers, Inspectors, and Special Agents engaged on a daily
basis in protecting Federal buildings (under this heading
referred to as ‘‘in-service’’) contingent on the availability
of sufficient revenue in collections of security fees in this
account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall adjust fees as necessary
to ensure full funding of not fewer than 1,200 in-service
Commanders, Police Officers, Inspectors, and Special
Agents at the Federal Protective Service.
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement
automated systems, $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the funds made available under
this heading, $5,000,000 may not be obligated until the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives receive a plan for expenditure prepared
by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate,
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to
customs and immigration, $16,250,000, to remain available
until expended.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
AVIATION SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration related to providing civil aviation security
services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C.
40101 note), $5,042,559,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $4,074,889,000 shall be for screening oper-
ations, of which $529,400,000 shall be available only for
procurement and installation of checked baggage explosive
detection systems; and not to exceed $967,445,000 shall be
for aviation security direction and enforcement: 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 shall be
available only for aviation security: Provided further, That
the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall
be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col-
lections are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result
in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund
estimated at not more than $2,332,344,000: Provided fur-
ther, That any security service fees collected in excess of the
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amount made available under this heading shall become
available during fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That
Members of the United States House of Representatives and
United States Senate, including the leadership; and the
heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the
Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of
the Department of Homeland Security; the United States
Attorney General and Assistant Attorneys General and the
United States attorneys; and senior members of the Execu-
tive Office of the President, including the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget; shall not be exempt from
Federal passenger and baggage screening.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration related to providing surface transportation
security activities, $41,413,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2009.
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND
CREDENTIALING
For necessary expenses for the development and imple-
mentation of screening programs of the Office of Transpor-
tation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, $67,490,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration related to providing transportation secu-
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rity support and intelligence pursuant to the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115
Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $521,515,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 may
not be obligated until the Secretary of Homeland Security
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a strategic plan required
for checkpoint technologies as described in the joint explana-
tory statement of managers accompanying the fiscal year
2007 conference report (H. Rept. 109–699): Provided fur-
ther, That this plan shall be submitted no later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals,
$722,000,000.
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the United States Coast Guard not otherwise pro-
vided for; purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger
motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; 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; $5,930,545,000, of which $340,000,000 shall be for de-
fense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be de-
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rived 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)); and of which not to exceed
$10,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided, That none of the funds made available
by this or any other Act shall be available for administra-
tive expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in
the United States: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred
for yacht documentation under section 12109 of title 46,
United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected
from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental
compliance and restoration functions of the United States
Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States
Code, $12,079,000, to remain available until expended.
RESERVE TRAINING
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as
authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the re-
serve program; personnel and training costs; and equipment
and services; $126,883,000.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
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facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and oper-
ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law;
$1,048,068,000, 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)); of which $9,200,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2012, to acquire, repair, renovate, or
improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; of
which $173,600,000 shall be available until September 30,
2010, for other equipment; of which $37,897,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2010, for shore facilities and
aids to navigation facilities; of which $505,000 shall be
available for personnel related costs; and of which
$770,079,000 shall be available until September 30, 2012,
for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program: Provided,
That no funds shall be available for procurements related
to the acquisition of additional major assets as part of the
Integrated Deepwater Systems program not already under
contract until an Alternatives Analysis has been completed
by an independent qualified third party: Provided further,
That no funds contained in this Act shall be available for
procurement of the third National Security Cutter until an
Alternatives Analysis has been completed by an independent
qualified third party: Provided further, That the Com-
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mandant of the Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of sur-
plus real property, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections
and shall be available until September 30, 2010: Provided
further, That of amounts made available under this heading
in Public Law 109–90, $48,787,000 for the Offshore Patrol
Cutter are rescinded: Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this heading in Public Law 109–295,
$8,000,000 for the Fast Response Cutter (FRC–A) are re-
scinded: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit
an expenditure plan to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act for funds made
available for the Integrated Deepwater Program, that: (1)
defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life-cycle
costs for each procurement of a major asset; (2) identifies
life-cycle staffing and training needs of Coast Guard project
managers and of procurement and contract staff; (3) in-
cludes a certification by the Chief Human Capital Officer
of the Department that current human capital capabilities
are sufficient to execute the plans discussed in the report;
(4) identifies individual project balances by fiscal year, in-
cluding planned carryover into fiscal year 2009 by project;
(5) identifies operational gaps for all Deepwater assets and
an explanation of how funds provided in this Act address
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the shortfalls between current operational capabilities and
requirements; (6) includes a listing of all open Government
Accountability Office and Office of Inspector General rec-
ommendations related to the program and the status of
Coast Guard actions to address the recommendations, in-
cluding milestones for fully addressing them; (7) includes
a certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment that the program has been reviewed and approved in
accordance with the investment management process of the
Department, and that the process fulfills all capital plan-
ning and investment control requirements and reviews es-
tablished by the Office of Management and Budget, includ-
ing Circular A–11, part 7; (8) identifies competition to be
conducted in each procurement; (9) includes a certification
by the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard and
the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department that the
plans for the program comply with the Federal acquisition
rules, requirements, guidelines, and practices, and a de-
scription of the actions being taken to address areas of non-
compliance, the risks associated with them along with plans
for addressing these risks and the status of their implemen-
tation; (10) identifies the use of independent validation and
verification; and (11) is reviewed by the Government Ac-
countability Office: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
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propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, in conjunction with the President’s fiscal year 2009
budget, a review of the Revised Deepwater Implementation
Plan that identifies any changes to the plan for the fiscal
year; an annual performance comparison of Deepwater as-
sets to pre-Deepwater legacy assets; a status report of legacy
assets; a detailed explanation of how the costs of legacy as-
sets are being accounted for within the Deepwater program;
and the earned value management system gold card data
for each Deepwater asset: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a com-
prehensive review of the Revised Deepwater Implementation
Plan every five years, beginning in fiscal year 2011, that
includes a complete projection of the acquisition costs and
schedule for the duration of the plan through fiscal year
2027: Provided further, That the Secretary shall annually
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, at the time that the Presi-
dent’s budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, a future-years capital investment plan
for the Coast Guard that identifies for each capital budget
line item—
(1) the proposed appropriation included in that
budget;
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(2) the total estimated cost of completion;
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year
for the next five fiscal years or until project comple-
tion, whichever is earlier;
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected
funding levels; and
(5) changes, if any, in the total estimated cost of
completion or estimated completion date from pre-
vious future-years capital investment plans submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that
amounts specified in the future-years capital investment
plan are consistent to the maximum extent practicable with
proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs,
projects, and activities of the Coast Guard in the President’s
budget as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, for that fiscal year: Provided further,
That any inconsistencies between the capital investment
plan and proposed appropriations shall be identified and
justified.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob-
structive bridges, as authorized by section 6 of the Truman-
Hobbs Act (33 U.S.C. 516), $16,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research,
development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, re-
habilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equip-
ment; as authorized by law; $25,583,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $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)): Provided, That there may be credited
to and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds
received from State and local governments, other public au-
thorities, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses
incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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 career
status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-related spe-
cial compensation under the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, and payments for medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code, $1,184,720,000, to remain available
until expended.
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UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 645 vehicles
for police-type use, which shall be for replacement only, and
hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles
made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of ex-
pert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the
Director of the Secret Service; rental of buildings in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and
other facilities on private or other property not in Govern-
ment ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform
protective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence al-
lowances to employees where a protective assignment during
the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee requires
an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain over-
night at a post of duty; conduct of and participation in
firearms matches; presentation of awards; travel of Secret
Service employees on protective missions without regard to
the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other
Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives; research and development; grants to conduct
behavioral research in support of protective research and
operations; and payment in advance for commercial accom-
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modations as may be necessary to perform protective func-
tions; $1,392,171,000, of which not to exceed $25,000 shall
be for official reception and representation expenses; of
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical
assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement orga-
nizations in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000
shall be for forensic and related support of investigations
of missing and exploited children; and of which $6,000,000
shall be a grant for activities related to the investigations
of missing and exploited children and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 pro-
vided for protective travel shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided further, That the United States
Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipa-
tion of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities,
as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code,
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley
Training Center, except that total obligations at the end
of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources
available under this heading at the end of the fiscal year.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction,
repair, 
alteration, 
and 
improvement 
of 
facilities,
$3,725,000, to remain available until expended.
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TITLE III
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND
RECOVERY
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of
the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs,
the National Protection Planning Office, support services
for business operations and information technology, and fa-
cility costs, $30,000,000: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided, $15,000,000 shall not be obligated until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives receive and approve in full an expenditure plan
by program, project, and activity; prepared by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security that has been reviewed by the
Government Accountability Office.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION
SECURITY
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection
and information security programs and activities, as au-
thorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) or subtitle J of title VIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act,
$527,099,000, of which $497,099,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2009, and of which, $2,000,000 shall
be to carry out subtitle J of title VIII of the Homeland Secu-
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rity Act of 2002, as added by this Act: Provided, That
$10,043,000 shall be for the Office of Bombing Prevention
and not more than $26,100,000 shall be for the Next Gen-
eration Network.
UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS
INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses for the development of the
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology project, as authorized by section 110 of the Ille-
gal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), $362,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount
made available under this heading, $100,000,000 may not
be obligated for the United States Visitor and Immigrant
Status Indicator Technology project until the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure pre-
pared by the Secretary of Homeland Security that includes:
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s
progress to date relative to system capabilities or serv-
ices, system performance levels, mission benefits and
outcomes, milestones, cost targets, and program man-
agement capabilities;
(2) an explicit plan of action defining how all
funds are to be obligated to meet future program com-
mitments, with the planned expenditure of funds
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linked to the milestone-based delivery of specific capa-
bilities, services, performance levels, mission benefits
and outcomes, and program management capabilities;
(3) a listing of all open Government Account-
ability Office and Office of Inspector General rec-
ommendations related to the program and the status
of Department of Homeland Security actions to ad-
dress the recommendations, including milestones for
fully addressing them;
(4) a certification by the Chief Financial Officer
of the Department that the program has been re-
viewed and approved in accordance with the invest-
ment management process of the Department, and
that the process fulfills all capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements and reviews established
by the Office of Management and Budget, including
Circular A–11, part 7;
(5) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that an independent validation
and verification agent has and will continue to ac-
tively review the program;
(6) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the system architecture of
the program is sufficiently aligned with the informa-
tion systems enterprise architecture of the Department
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to minimize future rework, including a description of
all aspects of the architectures that were and were not
assessed in making the alignment determination, the
date of the alignment determination, any known
areas of misalignment along with the associated risks
and corrective actions to address any such areas;
(7) a certification by the Chief Procurement Offi-
cer of the Department that the plans for the program
comply with the Federal acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and practices, and a description of
the actions being taken to address areas of non-com-
pliance, the risks associated with them along with
any plans for addressing these risks and the status of
their implementation;
(8) a certification by the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department that the program has a risk
management process that regularly identifies, evalu-
ates, mitigates, and monitors risks throughout the sys-
tem life cycle, and communicates high-risk conditions
to agency and department heads, as well as a listing
of all the program’s high risks and the status of efforts
to address them;
(9) a certification by the Chief Human Capital
Officer of the Department that the human capital
needs of the program are being strategically and
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proactively managed, and that current human capital
capabilities are sufficient to execute the plans dis-
cussed in the report; and
(10) which is reviewed by the Government Ac-
countability Office.
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af-
fairs, $115,000,000; of which $20,817,000 is for salaries and
expenses; and of which $94,183,000 is for biosurveillance,
biowatch, chemical response, and related activities for the
Department of Homeland Security, to remain available
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for management and adminis-
tration, $678,600,000, including activities authorized by
the National 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 Earth-
quake 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.
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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 Emer-
gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–
295; 120 Stat. 1394): Provided, That not to exceed $3,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That $426,020,000 shall be for Operations
Activities: Provided further, That $216,580,000 shall be for
Management Activities: Provided further, That $6,000,000
shall be for the Office of the National Capital Region Co-
ordination: Provided further, That for purposes of plan-
ning, coordination, execution, and decisionmaking related
to mass evacuation during a disaster, the Governors of the
State of West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, or their designees, shall be incorporated into efforts
to integrate the activities of Federal, State, and local gov-
ernments in the National Capital Region, as defined in sec-
tion 882 of Public Law 107–296, the Homeland Security
Act of 2002: Provided further, That of the total amount
made available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for
Urban Search and Rescue Teams, of which not to exceed
$1,600,000 may be made available for administrative costs:
Provided further, That of the total amount made available
under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be to develop a web-
based version of the National Fire Incident Reporting Sys-
tem that will ensure that fire-related data can be submitted
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and accessed by fire departments in real time: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall, as appropriate, update training
practices for all customer service employees, employees in
the Office of General Counsel, and other appropriate em-
ployees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency re-
lating to addressing health concerns of recipients of assist-
ance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other activities, including grants to State and local govern-
ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, $3,130,500,000, which shall be
allocated as follows:
(1) $525,000,000 for formula-based grants and
$375,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism preven-
tion grants, to be allocated in accordance with section
1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714):
Provided, That not to exceed 3 percent of these
amounts shall be available for program administra-
tion: Provided further, That the application for
grants shall be made available to States within 45
days after the date of enactment of this Act; that
States shall submit applications within 90 days after
the grant announcement; and the Federal Emergency
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Management Agency shall act within 90 days after
receipt of an application: Provided further, That, in
the event established timeframes detailed in the pre-
ceding proviso for departmental actions are missed,
funding for the Immediate Office of the Deputy Sec-
retary shall be reduced by $1,000 per day until such
actions are executed: Provided further, That not less
than 80 percent of any grant under this paragraph
to a State shall be made available by the State to
local governments within 60 days after the receipt of
the funds; except in the case of Puerto Rico, where not
less than 50 percent of any grant under this para-
graph shall be made available to local governments
within 60 days after the receipt of the funds.
(2) $1,836,000,000 for discretionary grants, as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, of
which—
(A) $820,000,000 shall be for use in high-
threat, high-density urban areas, of which
$20,000,000 shall be available for assistance to
organizations 
(as 
described 
under 
section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 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;
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(B) $50,000,000 shall be for the Regional
Catastrophic Preparedness Grants;
(C) $400,000,000 shall be for infrastructure
protection grants related to port security pursu-
ant to 46 U.S.C. 70107;
(D) $16,000,000 shall be for infrastructure
protection grants related to trucking industry se-
curity;
(E) $12,000,000 shall be for infrastructure
protection grants related to intercity bus secu-
rity;
(F) $400,000,000 shall be for infrastructure
protection grants related to intercity rail pas-
senger transportation (as defined in section
24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight
rail, and transit security;
(G) $50,000,000 shall be for infrastructure
protection grants related to buffer zone protec-
tion;
(H) $40,000,000 shall be available for the
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Pro-
gram;
(I) $33,000,000 shall be for the Metropoli-
tan Medical Response System; and
(J) $15,000,000 shall be for Citizens Corps:
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Provided, That not to exceed 3 percent of subpara-
graphs (A)–(J) shall be available for program admin-
istration: Provided further, That for grants under
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (J), the application for
grants shall be made available to States within 45
days after the date of enactment of this Act; that
States shall submit applications within 90 days after
the grant announcement; and that the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall act within 90 days
after receipt of an application: Provided further,
That, in the event established timeframes detailed in
the preceding proviso for departmental actions are
missed, funding for the Immediate Office of the Dep-
uty Secretary shall be reduced by $1,000 per day
until such actions are executed: Provided further,
That no less than 80 percent of any grant under this
paragraph to a State shall be made available by the
State to local governments within 60 days after the
receipt of the funds: Provided further, That for grants
under subparagraphs (C) through (G), the applica-
tions for such grants shall be made available to eligi-
ble applicants not later than 75 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall sub-
mit applications not later than 45 days after the date
of the grant announcement, and the Federal Emer-
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gency Management Agency shall act on such applica-
tions not later than 60 days after the date on which
such an application is received: Provided further,
That, in the event established timeframes detailed in
the preceding proviso for departmental actions are
missed, funding for the Immediate Office of the Dep-
uty Secretary shall be reduced by $1,000 per day
until such actions are executed.
(3) $294,500,000 for training, exercises, technical
assistance, and other programs.
(4) $100,000,000 for grants under the Interoper-
able Emergency Communications Grants Program es-
tablished under title XVIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002: Provided, That the amounts appro-
priated to the Department of Homeland Security for
discretionary spending in this Act shall be reduced on
a pro rata basis by the percentage necessary to reduce
the overall amount of such spending by $100,000,000:
Provided further, That none of the grants provided under
this heading shall be used for the construction or renovation
of facilities, except for a minor perimeter security project,
not to exceed $1,000,000, as determined necessary by the
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the
preceding proviso shall not apply to grants under subpara-
graphs (B), (C), (F), and (G) of paragraph (2) of this head-
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ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated for law en-
forcement terrorism prevention grants under paragraph (1)
of this heading and discretionary grants under paragraph
(2)(A) of this heading shall be available for operational
costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime associated
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency certified
training, as needed: Provided further, That the Government
Accountability Office shall report on the validity, relevance,
reliability, timeliness, and availability of the risk factors
(including threat, vulnerability, and consequence) used by
the Secretary of Homeland Security and an analysis of the
Department’s policy of ranking States, cities, and other
grantees by tiered groups, for the purpose of allocating
grants funded under this heading, and the application of
those factors in the allocation of funds to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives on its findings not later than 45 days after the
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That within
seven days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide the Government
Accountability Office with the risk methodology and other
factors that will be used to allocate grants funded under
this heading: Provided further, That not later than 15 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit
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to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
a report detailing the actions taken as of that date, and
any actions the Administrator will take, regarding the re-
sponse of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
concerns over formaldehyde exposure, which shall include
a description of any disciplinary or other personnel actions
taken, a detailed policy for responding to any reports of
potential health hazards posed by any materials provided
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (including
housing, food, water, or other materials), and a description
of any additional resources needed to implement such pol-
icy: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the
head of the Office of Health Affairs of the Department of
Homeland Security, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall design a program to sci-
entifically test a representative sample of travel trailers and
mobile homes provided by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, and surplus travel trailers and mobile homes
to be sold or transferred by the Federal government on or
after the date of enactment of this Act, for formaldehyde
and, not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, submit to the Committee on Appropriations and
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the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the program de-
signed, including a description of the design of the testing
program and the quantity of and conditions under which
trailers and mobile homes shall be tested and the justifica-
tion for such design of the testing: Provided further, That
in order to protect the health and safety of disaster victims,
the testing program designed under the previous proviso
shall provide for initial short-term testing, and longer-term
testing, as required: Provided further, That not later than
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in
conjunction with the head of the Office of Health Affairs
of the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall,
at a minimum, complete the initial short-term testing de-
scribed in the previous proviso: Provided further, That, to
the extent feasible, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall use a qualified contractor
residing or doing business primarily in the Gulf Coast Area
to carry out the testing program designed under this head-
ing: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after
the date that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency completes the short-term testing under
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this heading, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, in conjunction with the head of the
Office of Health Affairs of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describing the
results of the testing, analyzing such results, providing an
assessment of whether there are any health risks associated
with the results and the nature of any such health risks,
and detailing the plans of the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to act on the results of the
testing, including any need to relocate individuals living
in the trailers or mobile homes provided by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency or otherwise assist indi-
viduals affected by the results, plans for the sale or transfer
of any trailers or mobile homes (which shall be made in
coordination with the Administrator of General Services),
and plans to conduct further testing: Provided further, That
after completing longer-term testing under this heading, the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, in conjunction with the head of the Office of Health
Affairs of the Department of Homeland Security, the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
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the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report describing the results of the test-
ing, analyzing such results, providing an assessment of
whether any health risks are associated with the results and
the nature of any such health risks, incorporating any addi-
tional relevant information from the shorter-term testing
completed under this heading, and detailing the plans and
recommendations of the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to act on the results of the test-
ing.
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.), $700,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed
five percent of this amount shall be available for program
administration: Provided further, That funds shall be allo-
cated as follows: (1) $560,000,000 shall be available to carry
out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229), to remain
available until September 30, 2009; and (2) $140,000,000
shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15
U.S.C. 2229a).
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS
For necessary expenses for emergency management
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood
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Insurance Act of 1968 (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 Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $300,000,000: Pro-
vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed three
percent of the total appropriation.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2008,
as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent 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 Security nec-
essary for its radiological emergency preparedness 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 fur-
ther, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited
in this account as offsetting collections and will become
available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2008, and
remain available until expended.
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention
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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.),
$43,300,000.
DISASTER RELIEF
(INCLUDING TRANSFER 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.), $1,700,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Department
of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for audits
and investigations related to disasters, subject to section 503
of this Act: Provided further, That up to $48,000,000 and
250 positions may be transferred to ‘‘Management and Ad-
ministration’’, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for
management and administration functions, subject to sec-
tion 503 of this Act.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5162), $875,000, of which $580,000 is for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program and
$295,000 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 further, That the cost of
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modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a).
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND
For necessary expenses under section 1360 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101),
$200,000,000, and such additional sums as may be pro-
vided by State and local governments or other political sub-
divisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section
1360(f)(2) of such Act, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed
three percent of the total appropriation.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), and the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.),
$145,000,000, which is available as follows: (1) not to ex-
ceed $45,642,000 for salaries and expenses associated with
flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and (2)
not to exceed $99,358,000 for flood hazard mitigation,
which shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed
and collected under section 1307 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), to remain
available until September 30, 2009, including up to
$34,000,000 for flood mitigation expenses under section
1366 of that Act, which amount shall be available for trans-
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fer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September
30, 2009: Provided, That in fiscal year 2008, no funds shall
be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund in
excess of: (1) $70,000,000 for operating expenses; (2)
$773,772,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; (3) such
sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings;
and (4) $90,000,000 for flood mitigation actions with re-
spect to severe repetitive loss properties under section 1361A
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4102a) and repetitive insurance
claims properties under section 1323 of that Act (42 U.S.C.
4030), which shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That total administrative costs shall not ex-
ceed four percent of the total appropriation.
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub-
section (b)(3), and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $34,000,000 (42 U.S.C.
4104c), to remain available until September 30, 2009, for
activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to
structures pursuant to such Act, of which $34,000,000 shall
be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund.
NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND
For a pre-disaster mitigation grant program under
title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), $120,000,000,
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to remain available until expended: 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 Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Provided further, That
total administrative costs shall not exceed three percent of
the total appropriation.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That total admin-
istrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total appro-
priation.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
SERVICES
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
SERVICES
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $50,523,000: Provided, That of the total,
$20,000,000 provided to address backlogs of security checks
associated with pending applications and petitions shall
not be available for obligation until the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the United States Attorney General sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a plan to eliminate the backlog