IB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2555
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for management and oper-
ations
of
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security 
$221,493,000; of which not to exceed $78,975,000 shall 
be for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Manage-
ment; of which not to exceed $116,139,000 shall be for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Management; of 
which not to exceed $8,106,000 shall be for the Immediate 
Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transpor-
tation Security; of which not to exceed $10,044,000 shall 
be for the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection and 
the Command Center; of which not to exceed $3,293,000 
shall be for the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary 
for Emergency Preparedness and Response; and of which 
not to exceed $4,936,000 shall be for the Immediate Office 
of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for un-
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foreseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allo-
cated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $40,000 shall be for allocation within the Department 
for official reception and representation expenses as the 
Secretary may determine.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to reimburse any Federal agency 
for the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, 
or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, in-
cluding payment of rewards in connection with these ac-
tivities: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations 15 days prior to the obligation 
of any amount of these funds in accordance with section 
503 of this Act.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
For development and acquisition of information tech-
nology equipment, software, services, and related activities 
for the Department of Homeland Security, and for the 
costs of conversion to narrowband communications, in-
cluding the cost for operation of the Land Mobile Radio 
legacy systems, $206,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
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ant to Public Law 99–570 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which 
not to exceed $15,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses; of which not less than $100,000 
shall be for promotion of public awareness of the child por-
nography tipline; and of which not less than $200,000 
shall be for Project Alert: Provided, That none of the 
funds available to the Bureau of Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement may be used to pay any employee over-
time pay in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the 
calendar year beginning January 1, 2004, except that the 
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement may exceed such limitation as nec-
essary for national security purposes and in cases of immi-
gration emergencies: Provided further, That of the total 
amount of funds made available for activities to enforce 
laws against forced child labor in fiscal year 2004, not 
to exceed $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for support of such activities: Provided further, That uni-
forms may be purchased without regard to the general 
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year.
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operations of the Federal Protective Service, 
$424,211,000 shall be transferred from the revenues and
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collections in the General Services Administration, Federal 
Buildings Fund.
AUTOMATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION 
For expenses not otherwise provided for Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement automated sys-
tems, $367,605,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not less than $350,000,000 shall be for the devel-
opment of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Sta-
tus Indicator Technology system (US VISIT): Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be obligated for US VISIT until the Bureau of Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement prepares and submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expendi-
ture that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office of 
Management and Budget, including OMB Circular A–11, 
part 3; (2) complies with the Bureau of Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement Enterprise Information Systems 
Architecture; (3) complies with the acquisition rules, re-
quirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; (4) is reviewed 
and approved by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement Investment Review Board, the Department 
of Homeland Security, and the Office of Management and 
Budget; and (5) is reviewed by the General Accounting
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Office: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be obligated for US VISIT 
until such expenditure plan has been approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations.
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation, maintenance and procurement of marine 
vessels, aircraft, and other related equipment of the Office 
of Air and Marine Interdiction of the Bureau of Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, including operational 
training and mission-related travel, and rental payments 
for facilities occupied by the air or marine interdiction and 
demand reduction programs, the operations of which in-
clude the following: conducting homeland security oper-
ations; interdiction of narcotics and other illegal sub-
stances or items; the provision of support to Department 
of Homeland Security and other Federal, State, and local 
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs En-
forcement; and, at the discretion of the Under Secretary 
for Border and Transportation Security, the provision of 
assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in other 
law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts, 
$175,000,000, which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related equip-
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ment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind 
and have been identified as excess to Bureau of Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement requirements and aircraft 
that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be trans-
ferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office 
outside of the Department of Homeland Security, during 
fiscal year 2004 without the prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity
services
pursuant
to
Public
Law
107–71, 
$3,679,200,000 (reduced by $20,000,000), to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $3,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That of such total amount, not to exceed 
$1,672,700,000 shall be for passenger screening activities; 
not to exceed $1,284,800,000 shall be for baggage screen-
ing activities; and not to exceed $721,700,000 shall be for 
airport support and enforcement presence: Provided fur-
ther, That security service fees authorized under section 
44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited 
to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for 
providing civil aviation security services authorized by that
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section: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dol-
lar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2004, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated 
at not more than $1,609,200,000: Provided further, That 
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be treated as offset-
ting collections in fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act shall be used to recruit or 
hire personnel into the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration which would cause the agency to exceed a staffing 
level of 45,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided 
further,
That
of
the
total
amount
provided
herein, 
$235,000,000 shall be available only for physical modifica-
tion of commercial service airports for the purpose of in-
stalling checked baggage explosive detection systems and 
$100,000,000 shall be available only for procurement of 
checked baggage explosive detection systems. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal air marshals, 
$634,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
MARITIME AND LAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to maritime and land transpor-
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tation security grants and services pursuant to Public Law 
107–71, $231,700,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of such amount, $100,000,000 
shall be available only to make port security grants, which 
shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions 
as provided for under Public Law 107–117. 
INTELLIGENCE 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to transportation security in-
telligence activities, $13,700,000, to remain available until 
expended.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development related 
to transportation security, $125,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for administrative activities, including 
headquarters and field support, training, and information 
technology, $487,100,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the necessary expenses of the Federal Law En-
forcement
Training
Center,
$136,629,000,
of
which 
$26,635,000 shall be for material and support costs of 
Federal law enforcement basic training and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2006, and of which not to 
exceed $12,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Center is authorized to expend appro-
priations for the purchase of police-type pursuit vehicles 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation; 
student athletic and related recreational activities; con-
ducting and participating in firearms matches and the 
presentation of awards for such matches; public awareness 
and enhancing community support of law enforcement 
training, including the advertisement and marketing of 
available law enforcement training programs; room and 
board for student interns; short-term medical services for 
students undergoing training at Center training facilities; 
travel expenses of non-Federal personnel attending course 
development meetings; services authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code; support of Federal law en-
forcement accreditation; and a flat monthly reimburse-
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ment to employees authorized to use personal cell phones 
for official duties: Provided further, That: (1) funds appro-
priated to this account may be used at the discretion of 
the Center’s Director to train United States Postal Service 
law enforcement personnel, State and local law enforce-
ment personnel, foreign law enforcement personnel, and 
private security personnel; (2) with the exception of pri-
vate security personnel, the Center’s Director is author-
ized to fully fund the cost of this training, including the 
cost of non-Federal travel, or to seek full or partial reim-
bursement for this training; and (3) such reimbursements 
shall be deposited in this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in antici-
pation of reimbursements from agencies receiving training 
at the Center, except that total obligations at the end of 
the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of 
property, real and personnel, and to accept services, for 
authorized purposes: Provided further, That the Center is 
authorized to harvest timber and use the proceeds from 
timber sales to supplement the Center’s forest manage-
ment and environmental programs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, students at-
tending training at any Center site shall reside in on-cen-
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ter or center-provided housing, to the extent available and 
in accordance with Center policy.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, for acquisition of necessary additional 
real property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, 
facility improvements, and related expenses, $32,323,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized 
to accept reimbursement to this appropriation from gov-
ernment agencies requesting the construction of special 
use facilities on training centers operated by the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all facilities 
shall remain under the control of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, which shall be responsible for 
scheduling, use, maintenance, and support.
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, 
as authorized by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296) and the USA PATRIOT Act of 
2001 (Public Law 107–56), $3,503,000,000 (increased by
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$10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading—
(1) $1,900,000,000 shall be for basic formula 
grants; 
(2) $500,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 
shall be for grants to State and local law enforce-
ment for terrorism prevention activities; 
(3) $200,000,000 shall be for critical infra-
structure grants; 
(4) $500,000,000 shall be for discretionary 
grants for use in high-density urban areas and high-
threat areas; and 
(5) $35,000,000 shall be for grants for Centers 
for Emergency Preparedness: 
Provided further, That the application for grants appro-
priated in subsections (1), (2), and (3) under this heading 
shall be made available to States within 30 days of enact-
ment of this Act; States shall submit applications within 
30 days of the grant announcement; and the Office for 
Domestic Preparedness shall act on each application with-
in 15 days of receipt: Provided further, That 80 percent 
of the funds appropriated in subsections (1), (2), (3), and 
(4) under this heading to any State shall be allocated by 
the State to units of local governments and shall be dis-
tributed by the State within 60 days of the receipt of
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funds: Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of Public 
Law 107–56 shall not apply to funds appropriated in sub-
sections (4) and (5) under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be used for construction or renovation of facilities: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated in subsections 
(3) and (4) under this heading shall be available for oper-
ational costs, including personnel overtime as needed.
TITLE III—EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND 
RESPONSE 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for administrative and re-
gional operations of the Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse Directorate, $168,589,000, including activities au-
thorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 
et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404–405), Reorganization Plan 
No. 3 of 1978, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002;
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of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses.
PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY
For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, 
response, and recovery activities of the Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response Directorate, $363,339,000, in-
cluding activities authorized by the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404–405), 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, and the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002; of which $25,000,000 shall be for 
emergency operations centers grants: Provided, That the 
aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2004, as au-
thorized by Public Law 106–377, shall not be less than 
100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security necessary for its radiological 
emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year:
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surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), notwith-
standing sections 1366(b)(3)(B)–(C) and 1366(f) of such 
Act, and for a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pur-
suant to title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National 
Flood Insurance Fund, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2005: Provided, That grants made for pre-
disaster mitigation shall be awarded on a competitive basis 
subject to the criteria in section 203(g) of such title II 
(42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 203(f) of such title II (42 U.S.C. 
5133(f)), grant awards shall be made without reference 
to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based alloca-
tion of funds.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C. 
11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall 
not exceed 31⁄2 percent of the total appropriation.
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FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for programs as authorized by section 33 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), $750,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) to re-
main available through September 30, 2005: Provided, 
That up to 5 percent of this amount shall be transferred 
to ‘‘Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery’’ 
for program administration.
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.), $1,800,000,000 and, notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $22,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Office of Inspector General for audits and 
investigations.
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND
For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $200,000,000, 
and such additional sums as may be provided by State 
and local governments or other political subdivisions for
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cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of 
such Act; to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973, not to exceed $32,761,000 for salaries and expenses 
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
ations, and not to exceed $77,809,000 for flood mitigation, 
to remain available until September 30, 2005, including 
up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of 
such Act of 1968, which amount shall be available for 
transfer to Grant Programs until September 30, 2005, 
and which amounts shall be derived from offsetting collec-
tions assessed and collected pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4014, 
and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses 
under this heading: Provided, That no funds, in excess of 
$55,000,000 for operating expenses; $565,897,000 for 
agents’ commissions and taxes; and $40,000,000 for inter-
est on Treasury borrowings, shall be available from the 
National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the 
Committees on Appropriations.
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DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT
For direct loans, as authorized by section 319 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act: Provided, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That 
the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In 
addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the di-
rect loan program, $558,000.
TITLE IV—OTHER DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES 
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion
services,
including
international
services, 
$248,500,000.
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pay-
ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 
U.S.C.
402
note);
and
recreation
and
welfare; 
$4,703,530,000, of which $1,300,000,000 shall be for de-
fense-related activities; of which $25,000,000 shall be de-
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rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and of which 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this or any other Act shall be available 
for pay of administrative expenses in connection with ship-
ping commissioners in the United States: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able 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 cred-
ited to this appropriation.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast 
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended.
RESERVE TRAINING 
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation 
of
facilities;
and
supplies,
equipment,
and
services; 
$94,051,000.
ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
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thereto, $805,000,000, of which $23,500,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
$66,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2008 
to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve vessels, small 
boats, and related equipment; $138,500,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2006 for other equipment; 
$70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2005 
for personnel compensation and benefits and related costs; 
and $530,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2008 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program: Pro-
vided, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard is au-
thorized to dispose of surplus real property, by sale or 
lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and shall be available until 
September 30, 2006 only for Rescue 21 (the National Dis-
tress and Response System Modernization program): Pro-
vided further, That upon initial submission to the Con-
gress of the fiscal year 2005 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall transmit to the Con-
gress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the 
United States Coast Guard that includes funding for each 
budget line item for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, with 
total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the 
funding targets for those years as estimated and approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget.
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
obstructive bridges, $19,500,000, to remain available until 
expended.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and oper-
ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
$22,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and 
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses 
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion.
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s 
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment 
for career status bonuses under the National Defense Au-
thorization Act, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
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ents
Medical
Care
Act
(10
U.S.C.
ch.
55), 
$1,020,000,000.
INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Directorate of Infor-
mation Analysis and Infrastructure Protection of the De-
partment of Homeland Security as authorized by law, 
$776,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND 
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of activities of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in carrying out the purposes 
of title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296), for basic and applied research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation, construction, procurement, pro-
duction, modification and modernization of systems, sub-
systems, spare parts, accessories, training devices, oper-
ation of the Science and Technology Directorate and its 
organizations and activities, including the Homeland Se-
curity Advanced Research Projects Agency, for coopera-
tive programs with States and local governments to enable 
the detection, destruction, disposal, or mitigation of the
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effects of weapons of mass destruction and other terrorist 
weapons, and for the construction, maintenance, rehabili-
tation, lease, and operation of buildings and other facili-
ties, and equipment, necessary for the activities of the Di-
rectorate, $900,360,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, $1,148,700,000, including purchase of American-
made side-car compatible motorcycles; hire of aircraft; 
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be deter-
mined by the Director; rental of buildings in the District 
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 per-
form protective functions; for payment of per diem and 
subsistence allowances to employees where a protective as-
signment during the actual day or days of the visit of a 
protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per day 
or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; the con-
ducting of and participating in firearms matches; presen-
tation of awards; for travel of Secret Service employees 
on protective missions without regard to the limitation on 
such expenditures in this or any other Act; for research
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and development; for making grants to conduct behavioral 
research in support of protective research and operations; 
not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; not to exceed $100,000 to provide tech-
nical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement 
organizations in counterfeit investigations; for payment in 
advance for commercial accommodations as may be nec-
essary to perform protective functions; and for uniforms 
without regard to the general purchase limitation for the 
current fiscal year: Provided, That $1,633,000 shall be 
available for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children: Provided further, That 
$4,783,000 shall be available as a grant for activities re-
lated to the investigations of exploited children and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That up 
to $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain available 
until September 30, 2005: Provided further, That subject 
to the reimbursement of actual costs to this account, funds 
appropriated in this account shall be available, at the dis-
cretion of the Director, for the following: training United 
States Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Post-
al police officers, training Federal law enforcement offi-
cers, training State and local government law enforcement 
officers on a space-available basis, and training private 
sector security officials on a space-available basis: Pro-
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vided further, That the United States Secret Service is au-
thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from agencies and entities, as defined in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code, receiving training spon-
sored 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: Provided further, 
That the James J. Rowley Training Center is authorized 
to provide short-term medical services for students under-
going training at the Center.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alter-
ation, and improvement of facilities, $3,579,000, to re-
main available until expended.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
(TRANSFERS OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES) 
SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 
of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria-
tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 
to appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this Act. Balances so transferred may be
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merged with funds in the applicable established accounts 
and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the 
same time period as originally enacted. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
provided by previous appropriation Acts to the agencies 
in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2004, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a 
program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any 
program, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by the Congress; or (4) proposes to 
use funds directed for a specific activity by either the 
House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a dif-
ferent purpose, unless both Committees on Appropriations 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming 
of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriation Acts to the agencies in or trans-
ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that re-
main available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
2004, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of
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the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activi-
ties through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) aug-
ments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) re-
duces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by the Congress; or (3) results from any gen-
eral savings from a reduction in personnel that would re-
sult in a change in existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties, as approved by the Congress; unless the Committees 
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds. 
(c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in this Act or provided in pre-
vious appropriation Acts may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any 
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds and shall not be available for obli-
gation unless the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such transfer.
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SEC. 504. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2004 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2004 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2005, for each such account for 
the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for ap-
proval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided 
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance 
with reprogramming guidelines.
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
funds may be used for hire and purchase of motor vehicles 
as authorized by section 1343 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided, That purchase for police-type use of pas-
senger vehicles may be made without regard to the general 
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year.
SEC. 506. The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ shall be available to the 
Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by sec-
tions 503 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, for expenses and equipment necessary for mainte-
nance and operations of such administrative services as 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines may be 
performed more advantageously as central services. Such
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fund shall hereafter be known as the ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’.
SEC. 507. The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency ‘‘Bequests and Gifts’’ account shall be available 
to the Department of Homeland Security, as authorized 
by sections 503 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, for the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept, 
hold, administer, and utilize gifts and bequests, including 
property, to facilitate the work of the Department of 
Homeland Security: Provided, That such fund shall here-
after be known as ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, 
Gifts and Donations’’: Provided further, That any gift or 
bequest shall be used in accordance with the terms of that 
gift or bequest to the greatest extent practicable.
SEC. 508. Funds made available by this Act for intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
year 2004 until the enactment of the Intelligence Author-
ization Act for fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 509. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center is directed to establish an accrediting body that 
will include representatives from the Federal law enforce-
ment community, as well as non-Federal accreditation ex-
perts involved in law enforcement training. The purpose
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of this body will be to establish standards for measuring 
and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 
enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than 5 miles 
wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
Scheme
and
the
San
Francisco
Traffic
Separation 
Scheme. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant unless the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity notifies the Committees on Appropriations not less 
than 3 full business days before any grant allocation, dis-
cretionary grant award, or letter of intent totaling 
$1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
its directorates from: (1) any discretionary or formula-
based grant program of the Office of Domestic Prepared-
ness; (2) any letter of intent from the Transportation Se-
curity Administration; or (3) any port security grant: Pro-
vided, That no notification shall involve funds that are not 
available for obligation. 
SEC. 512. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any 
additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal
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law enforcement training without the advance approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations, except that the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to 
obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, 
contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be 
accommodated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 513. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center is directed to ensure that all of the training centers 
under its control are operated at their highest potential 
capacity efficiency throughout the fiscal year. In order to 
facilitate this direction, the Director is authorized to 
schedule basic and advanced law enforcement training at 
any site the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
determines is warranted in the interests of the Govern-
ment to ensure the best utilization of the Center’s total 
capacity for training, notwithstanding legislative prohibi-
tions.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the production of customs declara-
tions that do not inquire whether the passenger has been 
in the proximity of livestock.
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would
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result in a determination, regulation, or policy that would 
prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930.
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to allow—
(1) the importation into the United States of 
any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured by forced or indentured 
child labor, as determined pursuant to section 307 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); or 
(2) the release into the United States of any 
good, ware, article, or merchandise on which there is 
in effect a detention order, pursuant to such section 
307, on the basis that the good, ware, article, or 
merchandise may have been mined, produced, or 
manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.
SEC. 517. Appropriations to the Department of 
Homeland Security in this Act shall be available for pur-
chase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in 
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without re-
gard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles 
purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; 
entering into contracts with the Department of State for 
the furnishing of health and medical services to employees 
and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
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services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be used for expenses of any construction, repair, al-
teration, and acquisition project for which a prospectus, 
if required by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, has not 
been approved, except that necessary funds may be ex-
pended for each project for required expenses for the de-
velopment of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Transportation Security 
Administration without cost building construction, mainte-
nance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-
owned buildings for services relating to aviation security: 
Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does 
not apply to— 
(1) negotiations between the agency and airport 
sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ 
rates for these items, or 
(2) space for necessary security checkpoints. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provi-
sions of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
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SEC. 521. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to approve, renew, or implement any 
aviation cargo security plan that permits the transporting 
of unscreened or uninspected cargo on passenger planes. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of the Homeland Security for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS, 
MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security as authorized by section 102 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) and execu-
tive management of the Department of Homeland Security, 
as authorized by law, $83,653,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Management and Administration, as authorized 
by sections 701–704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341–344), $167,521,000: Provided, That of the
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total amount provided, $30,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended solely for the alteration and improvement 
of facilities and for relocation costs necessary for the in-
terim housing of the Department’s headquarters’ operations 
and organizations collocated therewith. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS 
For development and acquisition of information tech-
nology equipment, software, services, and related activities 
for the Department of Homeland Security, and for the costs 
of conversion to narrowband communications, including the 
cost for operation of the land mobile radio legacy systems, 
$185,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $58,118,000; of which not 
to exceed $100,000 may be used for certain confidential 
operational expenses, including the payment of informants, 
to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General. 
TITLE II—SERVICES 
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, including international services, as trans-
ferred by and authorized by the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 271, 272), $229,377,000.
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TITLE III—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security, as author-
ized by Subtitle A, Title IV, of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201–203), $8,842,000. 
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 Immigration Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), $380,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project may be ob-
ligated until the Department of Homeland Security submits 
a plan for expenditure that has been approved by the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for border security, immigra-
tion, customs, and agricultural inspections and regulatory 
activities related to plant and animal imports, acquisition, 
lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; purchase and 
lease of up to 4,500 (3,935 for replacement only) police-
type vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
services abroad; including not to exceed $1,000,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be ex-
pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of, the Under Secretary for Border and 
Transportation Security; as authorized by any Act enforced 
by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 
$4,366,000,000, of which not to exceed $96,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2005, for inspection 
technology; 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 Reconcili-
ation 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 not to exceed $5,000,000 
shall be available for payments or advances arising out of 
contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and
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local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative 
activities related to immigration: Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated shall be available to compensate any 
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of 
$30,000, except that the Under Secretary for Border and 
Transportation Security may exceed that amount as nec-
essary for national security purposes and in cases of immi-
gration emergencies: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided for activities to enforce laws against 
forced child labor in fiscal year 2004, not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses related to the 
collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Pub-
lic Law 103–182, and notwithstanding section 1511 (e)(1) 
of Public Law 107–296, $3,000,000 to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ under this heading. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for Customs and Border Protection auto-
mated systems, $441,122,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not less than $318,690,000 shall be for 
the development of the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
Act for the Automated Commercial Environment may be 
obligated until the Department of Homeland Security sub-
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mits a plan for expenditure that has been approved by 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, $90,363,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration 
and customs laws, detention and removals, investigations; 
purchase and lease of up to 1,600 (1,450 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; including not to exceed 
$1,000,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
nature, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security; as author-
ized by any Act enforced by the Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, $2,180,000,000, of which not to 
exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for con-
ducting special operations pursuant to section 3131 of the 
Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081), of 
which not less than $40,000,000 shall be available until ex-
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pended for information technology infrastructure, and of 
which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to fund 
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
illegal aliens: Provided, That in addition, $424,211,000 
shall be transferred from the revenues and collections in the 
General Services Administration, Federal Buildings Fund 
for the Federal Protective Service: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated shall be available to com-
pensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $30,000, except that the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security may waive that 
amount as necessary for national security purposes and in 
cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided for activities to enforce laws 
against forced child labor in fiscal year 2004, not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall trans-
mit to Congress a report on the implementation of the Stu-
dent and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), 
including an assessment of the technical problems faced by 
institutions of higher education using the system, the need 
for the detailed information collected, and an analysis of
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corrective action being taken by the Department to resolve 
problems in SEVIS. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE AND PROCUREMENT 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other related equip-
ment of the Air and Marine Programs, including oper-
ational training and mission-related travel, and rental 
payments for facilities occupied by the air or marine inter-
diction and demand 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 agencies in the enforcement or administration of 
laws enforced by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and at the discretion of the Director of the 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the pro-
vision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in 
other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts, 
$257,291,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, $26,775,000, 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 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $4,523,900,000, to remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2005, 
of 
which 
$3,185,000,000 shall be available for screening activities 
and of which $1,338,900,000 shall be available for airport 
support and enforcement presence: Provided, That security 
service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections and used for providing civil avia-
tion security services authorized by that section: Provided 
further, That the sum under this heading appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2004 in order to result in a final fiscal year appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$2,453,900,000: Provided further, That any security service 
fees collected in excess of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be treated as offsetting collections in fiscal 
year 2005: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $309,000,000 shall be available 
for physical modification of commercial service airports for
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the purpose of installing checked baggage explosive detection 
systems, as authorized by section 367 of title III of Division 
I of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (49 
U.S.C. 47110 note); and $150,500,000 shall be available for 
procurement of checked baggage explosive detection systems, 
including explosive trace detection systems, as authorized 
by section 4490 of title 49, United States Code. 
MARITIME AND LAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to maritime and land transpor-
tation security grants and services pursuant to the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
$295,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $150,000,000 shall be available for port secu-
rity grants, which shall be distributed under the same terms 
and conditions as provided for under Public Law 107–117; 
and $30,000,000 shall be available to execute grants, con-
tracts, and interagency agreements for the purpose of de-
ploying Operation Safe Commerce. 
INTELLIGENCE 
For necessary expenses for intelligence activities pur-
suant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note), $13,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2004.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for research and development 
related to transportation security, $130,200,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be 
available for the research and development of explosive de-
tection devices. 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Trans-
portation Security Administration to carry out the Avia-
tion and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note), $433,200,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004. 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public 
Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note); and section 229(b) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)) and recreation 
and welfare, $4,719,000,000, of which $340,000,000 shall 
be available for defense-related activities; and of which 
$25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
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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 of the total 
amount provided under this heading, funding to operate 
and maintain the Coast Guard Research and Development 
Center shall continue at the fiscal year 2003 level: Provided 
further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
conduct a study, the cost of which is not to exceed $350,000, 
to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, on the research 
and development priorities of the Coast Guard and a design 
for a new research and development organizational struc-
ture within the Coast Guard that ensures that the Coast 
Guard has access to the most advanced technology necessary 
to perform its missions effectively: Provided further, That 
the Commandant may seek an independent entity to con-
duct such a study: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided by this Act shall be available 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: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 1116(c) of title 
10, United States Code, amounts made available under this 
heading may be used to make payments into the Depart-
ment of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care
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Fund for fiscal year 2004 under section 1116(a) of such 
title. 
In addition, of the funds appropriated under this 
heading in chapter 6 of title I of Public Law 108–11 (117 
Stat. 583), $71,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s 
environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $17,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 
as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facili-
ties; and supplies, equipment, and services, $95,000,000. 
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; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of 
facilities 
and 
equipment, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$1,035,000,000, of which $23,500,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $66,500,000 
shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve 
vessels, small boats, and related equipment, to remain avail-
able until expended; of which $178,500,000 shall be avail-
able for other equipment, including $3,500,000 for defense
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message system implementation and $1,000,000 for oil spill 
prevention efforts under the Ports and Waterways Safety 
Systems (PAWSS) program, to remain available until ex-
pended; of which $70,000,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs; of which 
$702,000,000 shall be available for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems program, to remain available until ex-
pended; and of which $18,000,000 shall be available for al-
teration or removal of obstructive bridges, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop-
erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 
available only for Rescue 21 and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That funds for bridge al-
teration projects conducted pursuant to the Act of June 21, 
1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) shall be available for such 
projects only to the extent that the steel, iron, and manufac-
tured products used in such projects are produced in the 
United States, unless contrary to law or international 
agreement, or unless the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
determines such action to be inconsistent with the public 
interest or the cost unreasonable. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
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this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s 
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment 
for career status bonuses under the National Defense Au-
thorization Act, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,020,000,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 730 vehicles 
for police-type use, of which 610 shall be for replacement 
only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of 
American-made sidecar compatible motorcycles; hire of air-
craft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be 
determined by the Director; 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; for payment of per diem or subsistence 
allowances to employees where a protective assignment dur-
ing the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee require 
an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain over-
night at his or her post of duty; the conducting of and par-
ticipating in firearms matches; presentation of awards; for 
travel of Secret Service employees on protective missions
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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 Representatives; for research and development; 
for making grants to conduct behavioral research in support 
of protective research and operations; not to exceed $100,000 
to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign 
law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; 
for payment in advance for commercial accommodations as 
may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
$1,114,737,000, of which $1,633,000 shall be available for 
forensic and related support of investigations of missing 
and exploited children; and of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available as a grant for activities related to the investiga-
tions of exploited children and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for 
protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and there-
after, the James J. Rowley Training Center is authorized 
to provide short-term medical services for students under-
going training at the Center. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alter-
ation, and improvement of facilities, $3,579,000, to remain 
available until expended.
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TITLE IV—ASSESSMENTS, PREPAREDNESS, AND 
RECOVERY 
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to reimburse any Department of Homeland 
Security organization for the costs of providing support to 
counter, investigate, or prosecute unexpected threats or acts 
of terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection 
with these activities: Provided, That any funds provided 
under this heading shall be available only after the Sec-
retary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with 
section 605 of this Act. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, including materials and support 
costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; purchase 
of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses for student athletic 
and related activities; the conducting of and participating 
in firearms matches and presentation of awards; for public 
awareness and enhancing community support of law en-
forcement training; room and board for student interns;
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and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $172,736,000, of which up to $44,413,000 for 
materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement 
basic training shall remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, 
the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, 
both real and personal, and to accept services, for author-
ized purposes: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 
and thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept detailees 
from other Federal agencies, on a non-reimbursable basis, 
to staff the accreditation function: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 
2004 and thereafter, students attending training at any 
Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided 
housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center 
policy: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and 
thereafter, funds appropriated in this account shall be 
available, at the discretion of the Director, for the following: 
training United States Postal Service law enforcement per-
sonnel and Postal police officers; State and local govern-
ment law enforcement training on a space-available basis; 
training of foreign law enforcement officials on a space-
available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this 
appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived 
by the Secretary for law enforcement training activities in
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foreign countries undertaken under section 801 of the 
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–32); training of private sector security of-
ficials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of ac-
tual costs to this appropriation; and travel expenses of non-
Federal personnel to attend course development meetings 
and training sponsored by the Center: Provided further, 
That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the Center is au-
thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements 
from agencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, 
except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the 
end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That in fiscal year 
2004 and thereafter, the Center is authorized to provide 
short-term medical services for students undergoing train-
ing at the Center. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real 
property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facil-
ity improvements, and related expenses, $28,708,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
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, $2,888,000,000, which shall be 
allocated as follows: 
(1) $1,750,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 
1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
3711), of which $500,000,000 shall be available for 
State and local law enforcement terrorism prevention 
grants: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail-
able to any State prior to the submission of an up-
dated state plan to the Office for Domestic Prepared-
ness: Provided further, That the application for 
grants shall be made available to States within 15 
days after enactment of this Act; and that States shall 
submit applications within 30 days after the grant 
announcement; and that the Office for Domestic Pre-
paredness shall act on each application within 15 
days after receipt: Provided further, That each State 
shall obligate not less than 80 percent of the total 
amount of the grant to local governments within 45 
days after the grant award; 
(2) $30,000,000 for technical assistance;
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(3) $750,000,000 for discretionary grants for use 
in high-threat urban areas, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security: Provided, That no less 
than 80 percent of any grant to a State shall be made 
available by the State to local governments within 45 
days after the receipt of the funds: Provided further, 
That section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 
2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711) shall not apply to these grants; 
and 
(4) $358,000,000 for national programs: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for the construction or renovation of 
facilities: Provided further, That funds appropriated for 
State and local law enforcement terrorism prevention 
grants under paragraph (1) and discretionary grants under 
paragraph (3) of this heading shall be available for oper-
ational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime 
associated with Office for Domestic Preparedness certified 
training as needed: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 
days prior to the obligation of any amount of the funds 
provided under paragraphs (1) and (3) of this heading: 
Provided further, That not later than January 1, 2004, the 
Office of Domestic Preparedness shall submit to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report detailing efforts to assess and dissemi-
nate best practices to emergency responders which, at a 
minimum, shall discuss (1) efforts to coordinate and share 
information with State and local officials and emergency 
preparedness organizations; and (2) steps the Department 
proposes to improve the coordination and sharing of such 
information, if any. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for programs authorized by sec-
tion 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $750,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That up to 
5 percent of this amount shall be available for program ad-
ministration. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Emergency Preparedness and Response as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 312), $3,615,000. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Emergency Preparedness 
and Response Directorate, $826,801,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended, including activities authorized by the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et 
seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Fed-
eral Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq.), the Earthquake 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. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 903 
note), and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.): Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading: $163,000,000 shall be for activities relating 
to Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery; 
$434,000,000 shall be for Public Health Programs, includ-
ing the Disaster Medical Assistance Teams and the Stra-
tegic National Stockpile; $165,214,000 shall be for Adminis-
trative and Regional Operations; and $64,587,000 shall be 
for Urban Search and Rescue Teams. 
In addition, of the funds appropriated under this 
heading by Public Law 108–11 (117 Stat. 583), $3,000,000 
are hereby rescinded. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2004, 
as authorized by the Energy and Water Development Ap-
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propriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–377; 114 Stat. 
114A–46), 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. 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. Fees received under this heading 
shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collections 
and will become available for authorized purposes on Octo-
ber 1, 2004, and remain available until expended. 
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.), $1,956,000,000, notwithstanding the 
matter under the heading ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’ of chapter 
II of title I of Public Law 102–229 (42 U.S.C. 5203), to 
remain available until expended; of which not to exceed 
$22,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the ap-
propriation for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’ for audits 
and investigations: Provided, That the Under Secretary for 
Emergency Preparedness and Response may provide ad-
vanced funding to authorize nonprofit entities performing 
duties under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) who re-
spond to a disaster declared by the President if the non-
profit entity petitions the Under Secretary for such ad-
vanced funding and demonstrates that they would be unable 
to respond to the disaster absent such funding. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For direct loans, as authorized by section 319 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): Provided, That gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost of modifying 
such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). In addition, 
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, $557,000. 
NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pursuant 
to title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), 
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That grants made for pre-disaster mitigation shall 
be awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria 
in section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding section 203(f) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133(f)), grant awards shall be made without ref-
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erence to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based 
allocation of funds: Provided further, That total adminis-
trative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appro-
priation. 
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the 
National 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 
3 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. 4011 et seq.) and the Flood Disaster 
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), not to ex-
ceed $32,663,000 for salaries and expenses associated with 
flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and not 
to exceed $77,809,000 for flood hazard mitigation, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005, including up to 
$20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which 
amount shall be available for transfer to the National Flood 
Mitigation Fund until September 30, 2005, and which
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amounts shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 1307 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 4014), and shall be retained and used for necessary 
expenses under this heading: Provided, That in fiscal year 
2004, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating 
expenses; (2) $565,897,000 for agents’ commissions and 
taxes; and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on Treasury bor-
rowings shall be available from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund. 
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 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, 
for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage 
to structures pursuant to such Act, of which $20,000,000 
shall be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reductions Act of
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1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and the Reorganization Plan 
No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 903 note), $165,000,000. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C. 
11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 3.5 percent of the total appropriation. 
CERRO GRANDE FIRE CLAIMS 
For payment of claims under the Cerro Grande Fire 
Assistance Act (Public Law 106–246; 114 Stat. 583), 
$38,062,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That up to 5 percent of this amount may be made available 
for administrative costs. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION 
ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec-
tion as authorized by section 201 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), $10,460,000; of which 
$5,442,000 shall be for operations of the Department of 
Homeland Security Command Center: Provided, That no 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act the Under 
Secretary of Infrastructure Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and House of Representatives on
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the vulnerability of the 250 largest sports and entertain-
ment facilities (based on seating capacity). 
INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROTECTION, OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for information analysis and 
infrastructure protection as authorized by section 201 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), 
$823,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005. 
TITLE V—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology as authorized by section 
302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), 
$5,400,000. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology re-
search, development, acquisition, and operations, as author-
ized by sections 302, 307, and 308 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182, 187, 188), $866,000,000, 
to remain available until expended; of which $55,000,000 
is for university-based centers for homeland security as au-
thorized by section 308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act
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of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)); and of which $70,000,000 is 
provided for the centralized Federal technology clearing-
house as authorized by section 313 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193): Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $20,000,000 shall be available for the 
construction of the National Biodefense Analysis and Coun-
termeasures Center: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall work with the Coast 
Guard Research and Development Center regarding re-
search priorities for the Coast Guard: Provided further, 
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. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 602. The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ shall be available to the De-
partment of Homeland Security, as authorized by sections 
503 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 313 and 557), for expenses and equipment necessary
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for maintenance and operations of such administrative 
services as the Secretary determines may be performed more 
advantageously as central services: Provided, That such 
fund shall hereafter be known as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Working Capital Fund’’. 
SEC. 603. The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy ‘‘Bequests and Gifts’’ account shall be available to the 
Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by sec-
tions 503 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 313 and 557), for the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity to accept, hold, administer and utilize gifts and be-
quests, including property, to facilitate the work of the De-
partment of Homeland Security: Provided, That such fund 
shall hereafter be known as ‘‘Department of Homeland Se-
curity, Gifts and Donations’’: Provided further, That any 
gift or bequest is to be used in accordance with the terms 
of that gift or bequest to the greatest extent practicable. 
SEC. 604. No employee of the Department of Homeland 
Security may be detailed or assigned from an agency, bu-
reau, or office funded by this Act to any other agency, bu-
reau, or office of the Department for more than 30 days 
unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully 
reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary 
and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment 
unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 605. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2004, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the agencies funded by this Act shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
funds which: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a 
program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any 
program, project, or activity for which funds have been de-
nied or restricted by Congress; or (4) proposes to use funds 
directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate 
Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose, un-
less the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or trans-
ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2004, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to 
the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities
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through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing 
programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent 
funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Con-
gress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduc-
tion in personnel which would result in a change in existing 
programs, projects or activities, as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year to the Department of 
Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous ap-
propriations Acts may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except otherwise spe-
cifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 per-
cent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer 
under this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under subsection (b) of this section and shall not be 
available for obligation unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
SEC. 606. Of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available, not to exceed $100,000 may be
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used for official reception and representation expenses when 
specifically approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 607. Funds made available by this Act for intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2004 until the date of enactment of an Act authorizing in-
telligence activities for fiscal year 2004. 
SEC. 608. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center is directed to establish an accrediting body that will 
include representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community, as well as non-Federal accreditation experts 
involved in law enforcement training. The purpose of this 
body will be to establish standards for measuring and as-
sessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforce-
ment training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
SEC. 609. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used for 
the production of customs declarations that do not inquire 
whether the passenger had been in the proximity of live-
stock. 
SEC. 610. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be available 
for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government 
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to
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a Government employee would result in a determination, 
regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement 
of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 611. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
allow—
(1) the importation into the United States of 
any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child 
labor, as determined under section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); or 
(2) the release into the United States of any 
good, ware, article, or merchandise on which there is 
in effect a detention order under such section 307 on 
the basis that the good, ware, article, or merchandise 
may have been mined, produced, or manufactured by 
forced or indentured child labor. 
SEC. 612. Unless otherwise provided, funds may be 
used for purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles 
operated in foreign countries, and for the hire and purchase 
of motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided, That purchase for police-type 
use of passenger vehicles may be made without regard to 
the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
year.
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SEC. 613. Unless otherwise provided, funds may be 
used for uniforms without regard to the general purchase 
price limitation for the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 614. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel to adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport 
sponsors to provide to the Transportation Security Admin-
istration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to aviation security: Pro-
vided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not 
apply to negotiations between the agency and airport spon-
sors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these 
items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors 
to provide land without cost to the Transportation Security 
Administration for necessary security checkpoints. 
SEC. 615. (a) None of the funds provided by this or 
previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for testing 
(other than simulations), deployment, or implementation of 
the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System 
(CAPPS II) that the Transportation Security Administra-
tion (TSA) plans to utilize to screen aviation passengers, 
until the General Accounting Office has reported to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that—
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(1) a system of due process exists whereby avia-
tion passengers determined to pose a threat and either 
delayed or prohibited from boarding their scheduled 
flights by the TSA may appeal such decision and cor-
rect erroneous information contained in CAPPS II; 
(2) the underlying error rate of the government 
and private data bases that will be used both to estab-
lish identity and assign a risk level to a passenger 
will not produce a large number of false positives that 
will result in a significant number of passengers 
being treated mistakenly or security resources being 
diverted; 
(3) the TSA has stress-tested and demonstrated 
the efficacy and accuracy of all search tools in 
CAPPS II and has demonstrated that CAPPS II can 
make an accurate predictive assessment of those pas-
sengers who may constitute a threat to aviation; 
(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security has es-
tablished an internal oversight board to monitor the 
manner in which CAPPS II is being developed and 
prepared; 
(5) the TSA has built in sufficient operational 
safeguards to reduce the opportunities for abuse;
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(6) substantial security measures are in place to 
protect CAPPS II from unauthorized access by hack-
ers or other intruders; 
(7) the TSA has adopted policies establishing ef-
fective oversight of the use and operation of the sys-
tem; and 
(8) there are no specific privacy concerns with 
the technological architecture of the system. 
(b) The General Accounting Office shall submit the re-
port required under paragraph (a) of this section no later 
than 60 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security has 
published in the Federal Register the Department’s privacy 
notice for CAPPS II or no later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act, whichever is later. 
SEC. 616. Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report 
that—
(1) details the progress made in developing coun-
termeasures for commercial aircraft against shoulder-
fired missile systems, including cost and time sched-
ules for developing and deploying such counter-
measures; and 
(2) in classified form and in conjunction with 
airports in category X and category one, an assess-
ment of the vulnerability of such airports from the
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threat of shoulder-fired missile systems and the in-
terim measures being taken to address the threat. 
SEC. 617. Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall issue a classified report to Con-
gress on the security costs incurred by State and local gov-
ernment law enforcement personnel in each State in com-
plying with requests and requirements of the United States 
Secret Service to provide protective services and transpor-
tation for foreign and domestic officials. 
SEC. 618. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be obligated or expended 
for the procurement of any articles, materials, or supplies 
in contravention of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a 
et seq.). 
SEC. 619. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report in unclassified form to Congress on 
the Homeland Security Advisory System, which shall in-
clude—
(1) an assessment of how the system is fulfilling 
its missions to—
(A) provide a national framework for Fed-
eral, State, and local governments, private in-
dustry and the public to gauge threat levels;
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(B) establish the integration of factors for 
assignment of threat conditions; 
(C) unify the system of public announce-
ments, allowing government officials and citizens 
to communicate the nature and degree of ter-
rorist threats; and 
(D) provide a tool for combating terrorism 
by deterring terrorist activity, notifying law en-
forcement and State and local government offi-
cials of threats, informing the public about gov-
ernment preparations, and providing such offi-
cials and the public with information necessary 
to respond to the threat; 
(2) the average daily cost of elevating the Home-
land Security Advisory System by 1 threat level; 
(3) an evaluation by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security of the responses to 
each of the suggested protective measures to be taken 
at each threat level; and 
(4) a review of efforts taken by the Department 
of Homeland Security to refine the Homeland Secu-
rity Advisory System, and the progress of tailoring 
the system so that threat alerts are issued on a re-
gional basis rather than nationally. 
SEC. 620. (a) Congress finds that—
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(1) emergency responders are the first line of de-
fense in protecting our Nation against terrorist at-
tacks; 
(2) the Department of Homeland Security uses 
population as a factor when allocating grant funding 
to States and local governments for emergency re-
sponders; 
(3) population plays an important role in both 
formula and discretionary grants, which are adminis-
tered by the Department of Homeland Security; 
(4) the number of people in a city or State often 
differs from estimates by the Census Bureau; 
(5) large groups of tourists regularly visit many 
American cities and States, but are not included in 
the resident population of these cities and States; and 
(6) the monetary needs of emergency responders 
are directly related to the amount of people they are 
responsible to protect. 
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
Homeland Security should take into account tourist popu-
lation as a factor when determining resource needs and po-
tential vulnerabilities for the purpose of allocating funds 
for discretionary and formula grants.
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SEC. 621. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Emergency 
Preparedness and Response shall—
(1) review the damage survey reports and project 
worksheets relating to the damages and costs incurred 
by the University of North Dakota as a result of the 
April 1997 flooding in North Dakota, which is classi-
fied by Emergency Preparedness and Response as 
DR–1174–ND; and 
(2) submit a report on the efforts of the Direc-
torate of Emergency Preparedness and Response to re-
solve any outstanding claims by the University of 
North Dakota relating to the reports described in 
paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
SEC. 622. Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General, shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the feasi-
bility of providing access to State and local law enforcement 
agencies to the database of the Department of State on po-
tential terrorists known as the ‘‘Tipoff’’ database, including 
the process by which classified information shall be secured 
from unauthorized disclosure.
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SEC. 623. Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in collaboration with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Select Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives on the status of the Department’s efforts 
to—
(1) complete an inventory of the Department’s 
entire information technology infrastructure; 
(2) devise and deploy a secure comprehensive en-
terprise architecture that—
(A) promotes interoperability of homeland 
security information systems, including commu-
nications systems, for agencies within and out-
side the Department; 
(B) avoids unnecessary duplication; and 
(C) aids rapid and appropriate information 
exchange, retrieval, and collaboration at all lev-
els of government; 
(3) consolidate multiple overlapping and incon-
sistent terrorist watch lists, reconcile different policies
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and procedures governing whether and how terrorist 
watch list data are shared with other agencies and or-
ganizations, and resolve fundamental differences in 
the design of the systems that house the watch lists so 
as to achieve consistency and expeditious access to ac-
curate, complete, and current information; 
(4) ensure that the Department’s enterprise ar-
chitecture and the information systems leveraged, de-
veloped, managed, and acquired under such enterprise 
architecture are capable of rapid deployment, limit 
data access only to authorized users in a highly se-
cure environment, and are capable of continuous sys-
tem upgrades to benefit from advances in technology 
while preserving the integrity of stored data; and 
(5) align common information technology invest-
ments within the Department and between the De-
partment and other Federal, State, and local agencies 
responsible for homeland security to minimize incon-
sistent and duplicate acquisitions and expenditures. 
SEC. 624. No funds in this Act shall be available for 
any contract entered into after the date of enactment of this 
Act by the Department of Homeland Security with—
(1) an inverted domestic corporation (as defined 
in section 835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 395)),
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(2) any corporation which completed a plan (or 
series of transactions) described in such section before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 
395), or 
(3) any subsidiary of a corporation described in 
paragraph (1) or (2). 
SEC. 625. It is the sense of the Senate that the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’s Undersecretary for Science 
and Technology should take all appropriate steps to ensure 
the active participation of historically black colleges and 
universities, tribal colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, 
and Alaskan Native serving institutions in Department 
sponsored university research. 
SEC. 626. (a) Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a plan for enhancements of the 
operations of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection Directorate in order to—
(1) meet the personnel requirements of the Direc-
torate; 
(2) improve communications between the Direc-
torate and the intelligence community; and
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(3) improve coordination between the Directorate 
and State and local counterterrorism and law en-
forcement officials. 
(b) In addition to the matters specified in subsection 
(a), the plan shall include a description of the current assets 
and capabilities of the Information Analysis and Infra-
structure Protection Directorate, a strategy for the Direc-
torate for the coordination and dissemination of intelligence 
and other information, and a schedule for the implementa-
tion of the plan required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 627. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct 
a review and report to Congress on all of the data-mining 
programs relating to law enforcement and terrorism cur-
rently under development and in use in the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 628. When establishing priorities for firefighting 
vehicles in the Firefighter Assistance Grants program, the 
Secretary shall take into consideration the unique geo-
graphical needs of individual fire departments. 
SEC. 629. Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study and submit a report with rec-
ommendations to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropria-
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tions of the Senate regarding the status of the air traffic 
control communications voids and gaps in tethered aerostat 
coverage around the United States, such as those existing 
in the central Gulf of Mexico. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 24 (legislative day, July 21), 
2003. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary.