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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; 
and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards 
of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided, That for fiscal year 2015, the overtime lim-
itation 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 not-
withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be available to compensate 
any employee of United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount 
that exceeds such limitation, except in individual cases de-
termined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
designee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national se-
curity purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of 
immigration emergencies: Provided further, That the Bor-
der Patrol shall maintain an active duty presence of not 
less than 21,370 full-time equivalent agents protecting the 
borders of the United States in the fiscal year. 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for United States Customs 
and Border Protection for operation and improvement of 
automated systems, including salaries and expenses, 
$808,169,000; of which $446,075,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017; and of which not less than 
$140,970,000 shall be for the development of the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastruc-
ture, and technology, $382,466,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned aircraft systems, the Air and Marine Operations 
Center, and other related equipment of the air and marine 
program, including salaries and expenses, operational 
training, and mission-related travel, the operations of 
which include the following: the interdiction of narcotics 
and other goods; the provision of support to Federal, 
State, and local agencies in the enforcement or adminis-
tration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland 
Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Home-
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land Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, 
State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 
emergency humanitarian efforts; $750,469,000; of which 
$299,800,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $450,669,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, 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 Border Protection requirements and 
aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be 
transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 
office outside of the Department of Homeland Security 
during fiscal year 2015 without prior notice to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That funding made 
available under this heading shall be available for customs 
expenses when necessary to maintain or to temporarily in-
crease operations in Puerto Rico: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5- 
year strategic plan for the air and marine program re-
quired under the heading ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, 
Operations, and Maintenance’’ in Public Law 112–74. 
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CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, 
renovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain 
buildings, facilities, and related infrastructure necessary 
for the administration and enforcement of the laws relat-
ing to customs, immigration, and border security, 
$288,821,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra-
tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves-
tigations, including intellectual property rights and over-
seas vetted units operations; and purchase and lease of 
up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehi-
cles; $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
shall be available until expended for conducting special op-
erations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement 
Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to exceed 
$11,475 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted 
for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Home-
land Security; of which not less than $305,000 shall be 
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for promotion of public awareness of the child pornog-
raphy tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; 
of which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facili-
tate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); of 
which not to exceed $40,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and 
lease hold improvements at owned and leased facilities; 
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 repatriation of 
smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be available 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 nec-
essary for national security purposes and in cases of immi-
gration emergencies: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities to en-
force laws against forced child labor, of which not to ex-
ceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount available, not 
less than $1,600,000,000 shall be available to identify 
aliens convicted of a crime who may be deportable, and 
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to remove them from the United States once they are 
judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall prioritize the identification and 
removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity of 
that crime: Provided further, That funding made available 
under this heading shall maintain a level of not less than 
34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2015: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided, not less 
than $3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, and 
removal operations, including transportation of unaccom-
panied minor aliens: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided for Custody Operations in the previous proviso, 
$45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
for the Visa Security Program and international investiga-
tions, $43,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided further, That not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellec-
tual property rights violations, including operation of the 
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used to continue a delegation 
of law enforcement authority authorized under section 
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspec-
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tor General determines that the terms of the agreement 
governing the delegation of authority have been materially 
violated: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used to continue any contract 
for the provision of detention services if the two most re-
cent overall performance evaluations received by the con-
tracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent 
median score in any subsequent performance evaluation 
system: Provided further, That nothing under this heading 
shall prevent United States Immigration and Customs En-
forcement from exercising those authorities provided 
under immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to 
aliens convicted of a crime: Provided further, That without 
regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 
503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may propose to repro-
gram and transfer funds within and into this appropria-
tion necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized 
for removal. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $26,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017. 
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,639,095,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That any award to deploy explosives detection 
systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reli-
ance on other screening solutions, lobby congestion result-
ing in increased security concerns, high injury rates, air-
port readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: 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 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 2015 
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the 
general 
fund 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$3,574,095,000: Provided further, That the fees deposited 
under this heading in fiscal year 2013 and sequestered 
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pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), 
that are currently unavailable for obligation, are hereby 
permanently cancelled: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2015, 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 detection systems or for the 
issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose 
of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such 
title: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, mobile explosives detection equipment 
purchased and deployed using funds made available under 
this heading may be moved and redeployed to meet evolv-
ing passenger and baggage screening security priorities at 
airports: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or 
hiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration that would cause the agency to exceed a staff-
ing level of 45,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided 
further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply to per-
sonnel hired as part-time employees: Provided further, 
That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
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rity Administration shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a detailed report on— 
(1) the Department of Homeland Security ef-
forts and resources being devoted to develop more 
advanced integrated passenger screening tech-
nologies for the most effective security of passengers 
and baggage at the lowest possible operating and ac-
quisition costs, including projected funding levels for 
each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until project 
completion, whichever is earlier; 
(2) how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration is deploying its existing passenger and bag-
gage screener workforce in the most cost effective 
manner; and 
(3) labor savings from the deployment of im-
proved technologies for passenger and baggage 
screening and how those savings are being used to 
offset security costs or reinvested to address security 
vulnerabilities: 
Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, a semi-
annual report updating information on a strategy to in-
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(B) enrolled using the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’s Pre-Check application 
Web site; 
(C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a 
participating airline; 
(D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their 
enrollment in a Trusted Traveler program of 
United States Customs and Border Protection; 
(E) were selectively identified to partici-
pate in expedited screening through the use of 
Managed Inclusion in fiscal year 2014; and 
(F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check cat-
egories: 
Provided further, That Members of the United States 
House of Representatives and United States Senate, in-
cluding the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and 
commissions, 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-
ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 
screening. 
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to surface transportation secu-
rity activities, $123,749,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING 
For necessary expenses for the development and im-
plementation of intelligence and vetting activities, 
$219,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to transportation security sup-
port pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 
note), $917,226,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives— 
(1) a report providing evidence demonstrating 
that behavioral indicators can be used to identify 
passengers who may pose a threat to aviation secu-
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rity and the plans that will be put into place to col-
lect additional performance data; and 
(2) a report addressing each of the rec-
ommendations outlined in the report entitled ‘‘TSA 
Needs Additional Information Before Procuring 
Next-Generation Systems’’, published by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office on March 31, 2014, and 
describing the steps the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration is taking to implement acquisition best 
practices, increase industry engagement, and im-
prove transparency with regard to technology acqui-
sition programs: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 
Headquarters Administration until the submission of the 
reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of the pre-
ceding proviso. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehi-
cles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease 
of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements 
(at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs 
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and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of 
$31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; minor shore construc-
tion projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on any 
location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 
97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recre-
ation and welfare; $7,043,318,000, of which $553,000,000 
shall 
be 
for 
defense-related 
activities, 
of 
which 
$213,000,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be avail-
able only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Con-
gress; 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)); and of which not to exceed $15,300 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels 
under section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, ex-
cept to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts 
and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That 
to the extent fees are insufficient to pay expenses of rec-
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reational vessel documentation under such section 12114, 
and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, 
then personnel performing non-recreational vessel docu-
mentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 
of title 46, United States Code, may perform documenta-
tion under section 12114: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $85,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation for Coast Guard Headquarters 
Directorates until a future-years capital investment plan 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, as specified under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Im-
provements’’ of this Act, is submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism may be allocated by program, 
project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this 
Act: Provided further, That, without regard to the limita-
tion as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, 
after June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed 
to or from Military Pay and Allowances in accordance with 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 503. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
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Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$13,197,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 
as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard reserve program; personnel and training 
costs; and equipment and services; $114,572,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and oper-
ation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; 
$1,225,223,000; 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)); and of which the fol-
lowing amounts shall be available until September 30, 
2019 (except as subsequently specified): $6,000,000 for 
military family housing; $824,347,000 to acquire, effect 
major repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, 
and related equipment; $180,000,000 to acquire, effect 
major repairs to, renovate, or improve aircraft or increase 
aviation capability; $59,300,000 for other acquisition pro-
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grams; $40,580,000 for shore facilities and aids to naviga-
tion, including facilities at Department of Defense instal-
lations used by the Coast Guard; and $114,996,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2015, for personnel 
compensation and benefits and related costs: Provided, 
That the funds provided by this Act shall be immediately 
available and allotted to contract for the production of the 
eighth National Security Cutter notwithstanding the avail-
ability of funds for post-production costs: Provided further, 
That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, at the time the President’s 
budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant 
to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a fu-
ture-years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard 
that identifies for each requested capital asset— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included in that 
budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion, including 
and clearly delineating the costs of associated major acqui-
sition systems infrastructure and transition to operations; 
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(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for 
the next 5 fiscal years or until acquisition program base-
line or project completion, whichever is earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected 
funding levels; and 
(5) a current acquisition program baseline for each 
capital asset, as applicable, that— 
(A) includes the total acquisition cost of each 
asset, subdivided by fiscal year and including a de-
tailed description of the purpose of the proposed 
funding levels for each fiscal year, including for each 
fiscal year funds requested for design, pre-acquisi-
tion activities, production, structural modifications, 
missionization, post-delivery, and transition to oper-
ations costs; 
(B) includes a detailed project schedule through 
completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details— 
(i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; 
and 
(ii) major acquisition and project events, 
including development of operational require-
ments, contracting actions, design reviews, pro-
duction, delivery, test and evaluation, and tran-
sition to operations, including necessary train-
ing, shore infrastructure, and logistics; 
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(C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, 
performance parameters, schedule, or estimated date 
of completion from the original acquisition program 
baseline and the most recent baseline approved by 
the Department of Homeland Security’s Acquisition 
Review Board, if applicable; 
(D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mis-
sion requirements by defining existing capabilities of 
comparable legacy assets, identifying known capa-
bility gaps between such existing capabilities and 
stated mission requirements, and explaining how the 
acquisition of each asset will address such known ca-
pability gaps; 
(E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and 
the date of the estimate on which such costs are 
based, including all associated costs of major acqui-
sitions systems infrastructure and transition to oper-
ations, delineated by purpose and fiscal year for the 
projected service life of the asset; 
(F) includes the earned value management sys-
tem summary schedule performance index and cost 
performance index for each asset, if applicable; and 
(G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning 
schedule delineated by fiscal year for each existing 
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legacy asset that each asset is intended to replace or 
recapitalize: 
Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall ensure that amounts specified in the future- 
years capital investment plan are consistent, to the max-
imum extent practicable, with proposed appropriations 
necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities 
of the Coast Guard in the President’s budget proposal for 
fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That any 
inconsistencies between the capital investment plan and 
proposed appropriations shall be identified and justified: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall not delay the submission of the 
capital investment plan referred to by the preceding pro-
visos: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall have no more than a single 
period of 10 consecutive business days to review the cap-
ital investment plan prior to submission: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives one day after the capital investment 
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plan is submitted to the Office of Management and Budg-
et for review and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives when such 
review is completed: Provided further, That subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 6402 of Public Law 110–28 shall here-
after apply with respect to the amounts made available 
under this heading. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific re-
search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
equipment; as authorized by law; $17,892,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, 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 authorities, private sources, and 
foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, devel-
opment, testing, and evaluation. 
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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, concurrent receipts, and combat-re-
lated special compensation under the National Defense 
Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,450,626,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles 
for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the 
United States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses 
at such rates as may be determined by the Director of 
the United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard 
booths, and other facilities on private or other property 
not in Government ownership or control, as may be nec-
essary to perform protective functions; payment of per 
diem or subsistence allowances to employees in cases in 
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which a protective assignment on the actual day or days 
of the visit of a protectee requires an employee to work 
16 hours per day or to remain overnight at a post of duty; 
conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presen-
tation of awards; travel of United States 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 ac-
commodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
functions; $1,615,860,000; of which not to exceed $19,125 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses; 
of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide tech-
nical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement 
organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which 
$2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of 
investigations of missing and exploited children; of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016; and of which 
not less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related 
to training in electronic crimes investigations and 
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forensics: Provided, That $18,000,000 for protective travel 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided 
further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security 
Events shall remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided further, That the United States Secret Service 
is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reim-
bursements from Federal agencies and entities, as defined 
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel 
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 re-
sources available under this heading at the end of the fis-
cal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available to com-
pensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Home-
land Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive 
that amount as necessary for national security purposes: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by pre-
vious appropriations Acts may be made available for the 
protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the 
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That 
the Director of the United States Secret Service may enter 
into an agreement to provide such protection on a fully 
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reimbursable basis: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the United States Secret Service 
by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be obli-
gated for the purpose of opening a new permanent domes-
tic or overseas office or location unless the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
United States Secret Service shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, a report providing evidence that the 
United States Secret Service has sufficiently reviewed its 
professional standards of conduct; and has issued new 
guidance and procedures for the conduct of employees 
when engaged in overseas operations and protective mis-
sions, consistent with the critical missions of, and the 
unique position of public trust occupied by, the United 
States Secret Service: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be with-
held from obligation for Headquarters, Management and 
Administration until such report is submitted: Provided 
further, That for purposes of section 503(b) of this Act, 
$15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be 
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ties, and disaster readiness and support activi-
ties; and 
(H) the amount required for activities not 
covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); 
Public Law 99–177); 
(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, 
of the following for the current fiscal year shall be 
submitted not later than the fifth day of each 
month, and shall be published by the Administrator 
on the Agency’s Web site not later than the fifth day 
of each month: 
(A) a summary of the amount of appro-
priations made available by source, the trans-
fers executed, the previously allocated funds re-
covered, and the commitments, allocations, and 
obligations made; 
(B) a table of disaster relief activity delin-
eated by month, including— 
(i) the beginning and ending balances; 
(ii) the total obligations to include 
amounts obligated for fire assistance, 
emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
activities; 
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