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governments, other public authorities, private sources, and 
foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, devel-
opment, testing, and evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-re-
lated special compensation under the National Defense 
Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,423,000,000 to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles 
for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the 
United States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses 
at such rates as may be determined by the Director of 
the Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
facilities on private or other property not in Government 
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ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform pro-
tective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence al-
lowances to employees in cases in which a protective as-
signment on the actual day or days of the visit of a 
protectee requires an employee to work 16 hours per day 
or to remain overnight at a post of duty; conduct of and 
participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; 
travel of United States Secret Service employees on pro-
tective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is ob-
tained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; research 
and development; grants to conduct behavioral research in 
support of protective research and operations; and pay-
ment in advance for commercial accommodations as may 
be 
necessary 
to 
perform 
protective 
functions; 
$1,556,055,000, of which not to exceed $21,250 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assist-
ance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organiza-
tions in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 
shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; and of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children and shall 
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remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That up to $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That 
up to $4,500,000 for National Special Security Events 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided 
further, That the United States Secret Service is author-
ized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements 
from Federal agencies and entities, as defined in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving 
training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen-
ter, 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 none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to compensate any employee for 
overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee 
of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for 
national security purposes: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available to the United States Secret Serv-
ice by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may 
be made available for the protection of the head of a Fed-
eral agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided further, That the Director of the United 
States Secret Service may enter into an agreement to pro-
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vide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available to 
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of 
opening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or 
location unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 
days in advance of such obligation. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
and improvement of physical and technological infrastruc-
ture, $56,750,000, of which $4,430,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, shall be for acquisition, 
construction, improvement, and maintenance of facilities, 
and of which $52,320,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, shall be for information integration and 
technology transformation project execution: Provided, 
That the Director of the United States Secret Service shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives at the time that the 
President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 is sub-
mitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, a multi-year investment 
and management plan for its Information Integration and 
Technology Transformation program that describes fund-
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ing for the current fiscal year and the following 3 fiscal 
years, with associated plans for systems acquisition and 
technology deployment. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Di-
rectorate, support for operations, and information tech-
nology, $45,321,000: Provided, That not to exceed $4,250 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection 
and information security programs and activities, as au-
thorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $1,110,430,000, of which 
$200,000,000, shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally 
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owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 
Federal Protective Service: Provided, That the Director of 
the Federal Protective Service shall include with the sub-
mission of the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget a stra-
tegic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to per-
sonnel requirements based on a current threat assessment. 
OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric 
Identity Management, as authorized by section 7208 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), $191,380,000: Provided, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, 
$156,486,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided further, That, subject to section 503 of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer 
up to $5,000,000 to U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement to support the transition of the Arrival and De-
parture Information System: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, an expenditure plan for the Office of 
Biometric Identity Management: Provided further, That of 
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the total amount made available under this heading, 
$25,000,000 may not be obligated for the Office of Bio-
metric Identity Management until the Secretary of Home-
land Security submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at 
the time that the President’s budget proposal for fiscal 
year 2014 is submitted pursuant to the requirements of 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a multi- 
year investment and management plan for the Office of 
Biometric Identity Management: Provided further, That 
such multi-year investment and management plan shall in-
clude, for the current fiscal year and the following 3 fiscal 
years, for the Office of Biometric Identity Management 
program, the following— 
(1) the proposed appropriations for each activ-
ity tied to mission requirements and outcomes, pro-
gram management capabilities, performance levels, 
and specific capabilities and services to be delivered, 
noting any deviations in cost or performance from 
the prior fiscal year expenditure or investment and 
management plan; 
(2) the total estimated cost, projected funding 
by fiscal year, and projected timeline of completion 
for all enhancements, modernizations, and new capa-
bilities proposed in such budget and underway, in-
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cluding and clearly delineating associated efforts and 
funds requested by other agencies within the De-
partment of Homeland Security and in the Federal 
Government, and detailing any deviations in cost, 
performance, schedule, or estimated date of comple-
tion provided in the prior fiscal year expenditure or 
investment and management plan; and 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance, contractor services, and program costs 
associated with the management of identity services. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af-
fairs, $132,003,000; of which $27,702,000 is for salaries 
and expenses and $85,394,000 is for BioWatch oper-
ations: Provided, That $18,907,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014, for biosurveillance, chemical de-
fense, medical and health planning and coordination, and 
workforce health protection: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided further, That the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Office of Health Affairs shall submit an ex-
penditure plan for fiscal year 2013 to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
$712,565,000 
(increased 
by 
$7,667,000), including activities authorized by the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro 
Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 
114 Stat. 583), 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. 
App.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 
et seq.), and the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 
1394): Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That for purposes of planning, coordination, exe-
cution, and decision making related to mass evacuation 
during a disaster, the Governors of the State of West Vir-
ginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or their 
designees, shall be incorporated into efforts to integrate 
the activities of Federal, State, and local governments in 
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the National Capital Region, as defined in section 882 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $27,513,000 (increased by $7,667,000) shall be for 
the Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which 
no funds may be used for administrative costs: Provided 
further, That, of the total amount made available under 
this heading, $22,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014, for capital improvements and other 
expenses related to continuity of operations at the Mount 
Weather Emergency Operations Center. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for automated systems of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, $58,048,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2015. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other 
activities, 
$1,762,589,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000), which shall be distributed, according to 
threat, vulnerability, and consequence, at the discretion of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security based on the following 
authorities: 
(1) The State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram under section 2004 of the Homeland Security 
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ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1182). 
(7) Port Security Grants in accordance with 
section 70107 of title 46, United States Code. 
(8) The Driver’s License Security Grants Pro-
gram in accordance with section 204 of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note). 
(9) The Interoperable Emergency Communica-
tions Grant Program under section 1809 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579). 
(10) Emergency Operations Centers under sec-
tion 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c). 
(11) Buffer Zone Protection Program grants. 
(12) Organizations (as described under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax section 501(a) of such code) deter-
mined by the Secretary to be at high risk of a ter-
rorist attack: 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $55,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and 
no less than $150,000,000 shall be for areas at the highest 
threat of a terrorist attack: Provided further, That 
$231,681,000 shall be to sustain current operations for 
training, exercises, technical assistance, and other pro-
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grams, of which $155,500,000 shall be for training of 
State, local, and tribal emergency response providers: Pro-
vided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) 
through (12), applications for grants shall be made avail-
able to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall 
submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant 
announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days 
after the receipt of an application: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)), or any other 
provision of law, a grantee may use not more than 5 per-
cent of the amount of a grant made available under this 
heading for expenses directly related to administration of 
the grant: Provided further, That 7.02 percent of the 
amounts provided under this heading shall be transferred 
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account for program administration: Pro-
vided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the installation of communication towers is not con-
sidered construction of a building or other physical facil-
ity: Provided further, That grantees shall provide reports 
on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That in fis-
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cal year 2013: (a) the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
may provide training to emergency response providers 
from the Federal Government, foreign governments, or 
private entities, if the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
is reimbursed for the cost of such training, and any reim-
bursement under this subsection shall be credited to the 
account from which the expenditure being reimbursed was 
made and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, 
for the purposes for which amounts in the account may 
be expended; (b) the head of the Center for Domestic Pre-
paredness shall ensure that any training provided under 
(a) does not interfere with the primary mission of the Cen-
ter to train state and local emergency response providers; 
and (c) subject to (b), nothing in (a) prohibits the Center 
for Domestic Preparedness from providing training to em-
ployees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 
existing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explo-
sives, mass casualty, and medical surge courses pursuant 
to section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, without 
reimbursement for the cost of such training. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for programs authorized by 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $670,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
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2014, of which $335,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) 
shall be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 
2229) 
and 
$335,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$2,500,000) shall be available to carry out section 34 of 
that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a): Provided, That in addition 
to the purposes otherwise authorized for SAFER grants 
in section 34 of that Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make such grants available for the retention of 
firefighters: Provided further, That subsections (a)(1)(A), 
(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of sec-
tion 34 of that Act shall not apply to amounts made avail-
able under this heading: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed 4.7 percent of the amount available under this head-
ing shall be available for program administration. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert 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.), and Re-
organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$350,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 2.7 percent of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading. 
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RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2013, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 
U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity necessary for its radiological emergency prepared-
ness program for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the 
methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be 
fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such 
services, including administrative costs of collecting such 
fees: Provided further, That fees received under this head-
ing shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collec-
tions and will become available for authorized purposes on 
October 1, 2013, and remain available until September 30, 
2015. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration and for other purposes, as authorized by the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $42,460,000. 
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DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(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.), $6,088,926,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $5,481,000,000 is for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.): Provided, That the latter amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 
177, 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)): Provided further, That of 
which $24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department 
of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for au-
dits and investigations related to disasters: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit an expenditure plan to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives detailing the use of the funds 
made available in this or any other Act for disaster readi-
ness and support not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall submit to such Committees a quarterly report de-
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tailing obligations against the expenditure plan and a jus-
tification for any changes from the initial plan: Provided 
further, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives the following reports, including a specific descrip-
tion of the methodology and the source data used in devel-
oping such reports: 
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall 
be submitted for the budget year at the time that 
the President’s budget is submitted each year under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: 
(A) the unobligated balance of funds to be 
carried over from the prior fiscal year to the 
budget year; 
(B) the unobligated balance of funds to be 
carried over from the budget year to the budget 
year plus 1; 
(C) the amount of obligations for non-cata-
strophic events for the budget year; 
(D) the amount of obligations for the 
budget year for catastrophic events delineated 
by event and by State; 
(E) the total amount that has been pre-
viously obligated or will be required for cata-
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strophic events delineated by event and by State 
for all prior years, the current year, the budget 
year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year 
plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 and beyond; 
(F) the amount of previously obligated 
funds that will be recovered for the budget 
year; 
(G) the amount that will be required for 
obligations for emergencies, as described in sec-
tion 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(1)), major disasters, as described 
in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance 
grants, as described in section 420 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge activi-
ties, and disaster readiness and support activi-
ties; 
(H) the amount required for activities not 
covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); 
Public Law 99–177); 
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(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, 
of the following for the current fiscal year shall be 
submitted not later than the fifth day of each month 
beginning with the first full month after the date of 
enactment of this Act: 
(A) a summary of the amount of appro-
priations made available by source, the trans-
fers executed, the previously allocated funds re-
covered, and the commitments, allocations, and 
obligations made; 
(B) a table of disaster relief activity delin-
eated by month, including— 
(i) the beginning and ending balances; 
(ii) the total obligations to include 
amounts obligated for fire assistance, 
emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
activities; 
(iii) the obligations for catastrophic 
events delineated by event and by State; 
and 
(iv) the amount of previously obli-
gated funds that are recovered; 
(C) a summary of allocations, obligations, 
and expenditures for catastrophic events delin-
eated by event; and 
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(D) the date on which funds appropriated 
will be exhausted. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans shall not exceed $25,000,000. 
FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses, including administrative 
costs, under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), $92,145,000, and such ad-
ditional sums as may be provided by State and local gov-
ernments or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 
mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
$171,000,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014, shall be derived from offsetting collec-
tions assessed and collected under section 1308(d) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)), and shall be available for salaries and expenses 
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
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ations; and floodplain management and flood mapping: 
Provided, That not to exceed $22,000,000 shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitiga-
tion and flood insurance operations; and not less than 
$149,000,000 shall be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That any ad-
ditional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting collection to 
this account, to be available for flood plain management 
and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 
2013, no funds shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund under section 1310 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: 
(1) $132,000,000 for operating expenses; 
(2) $1,056,602,000 for commissions and taxes 
of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $120,000,000, which shall remain available 
until expended, for flood mitigation actions; for re-
petitive insurance claims properties under section 
1323 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4030); and for flood mitigation assist-
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ance under section 1366 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwith-
standing subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection 
(b)(3) and subsection (f) of section 1366 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4104c) and notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of sec-
tion 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017): 
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 
102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4012a) and section 1366(i) of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National 
Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts speci-
fied as available for section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding subsection (f)(8) 
of such section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), and section 
1366(i) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1367(b) 
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4104c(i), 4104d(b)(2)–(3)): Provided further, That total 
administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total 
appropriation. 
NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For the predisaster mitigation grant program under 
section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5133), 
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$14,331,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the total administrative costs associated with 
such grants shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount 
made available under this heading. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total ad-
ministrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, 
AND SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $111,924,000 for the E-Verify Program, as 
described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note), to assist United States employers with main-
taining a legal workforce: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds otherwise made available 
to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up 
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to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the 
Administrator of General Services does not provide vehi-
cles for lease: Provided further, That the Director of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may 
authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to 
use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ resi-
dences and places of employment. 
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; the pur-
chase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student ath-
letic and related activities; the conduct of and participa-
tion in firearms matches and presentation of awards; pub-
lic awareness and enhancement of community support of 
law enforcement training; room and board for student in-
terns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees author-
ized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; $228,467,000; of which up to $44,758,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014, for mate-
rials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic 
training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until 
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expended to be distributed to Federal law enforcement 
agencies for expenses incurred participating in training ac-
creditation; and of which not to exceed $10,200 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in 
anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving 
training sponsored by the Center, except that total obliga-
tions 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 Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or ad-
vanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four train-
ing facilities under the control of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center to ensure that such training 
facilities are operated at the highest capacity throughout 
the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including rep-
resentatives from the Federal law enforcement community 
and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law en-
forcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement 
training accreditation process to continue the implementa-
tion of measuring and assessing the quality and effective-
ness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facili-
ties, and instructors. 
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ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa-
cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center, $27,385,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this 
appropriation from government agencies requesting the 
construction of special use facilities. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology and for manage-
ment and administration of programs and activities, as 
authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $130,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,500 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology re-
search, including advanced research projects, development, 
test and evaluation, acquisition, and operations as author-
ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
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(6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease of not 
to 
exceed 
vehicles, 
$695,971,000, 
of 
which 
$493,539,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015; and of which $202,432,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017, solely for operation and con-
struction 
of 
laboratory 
facilities: 
Provided, 
That 
$20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the 
Secretary of Homeland Security submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives an updated plan for the expenditure of 
funds for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-de-
fense Facility. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for man-
agement and administration of programs and activities, 
$38,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget proposal for fis-
cal year 2014 pursuant to the requirements of section 
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1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a strategic plan 
of investments necessary to implement the Department of 
Homeland Security’s responsibilities under the domestic 
component of the global nuclear detection architecture 
that shall— 
(1) define each departmental entity’s roles and 
responsibilities in support of the domestic detection 
architecture, including any existing or planned pro-
grams to pre-screen cargo or conveyances overseas; 
(2) identify and describe the specific invest-
ments being made by departmental components in 
fiscal year 2013, and planned for fiscal year 2014, 
to support the domestic architecture and the secu-
rity of sea, land, and air pathways into the United 
States; 
(3) describe the investments necessary to close 
known vulnerabilities and gaps, including associated 
costs and timeframes, and estimates of feasibility 
and cost effectiveness; and 
(4) explain how the Department’s research and 
development funding is furthering the implementa-
tion of the domestic nuclear detection architecture, 
including specific investments planned for each of 
fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$226,830,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-
fice acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
architecture, $51,455,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
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. 
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, may be merged with funds in the 
applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi-
nally enacted. 
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SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
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 2013, 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, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, office, or ac-
tivity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by either of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate or the House of Representatives 
for a different purpose; or 
(5) contracts out any function or activity for 
which funding levels were requested for Federal full- 
time equivalents in the object classification tables 
contained in the fiscal year 2013 Budget Appendix 
for the Department of Homeland Security, as modi-
fied by the joint explanatory statement accom-
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panying this Act, unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives are notified 15 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, 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 2013, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 
proceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, 
projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds 
in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
that: 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or reduces the 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by 
the Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel that would result in a change 
in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap-
proved by the Congress, unless the Committees on 
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Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 by this Act or provided by 
previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any 
transfer under this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under subsection (b) and shall not 
be available for obligation unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
this section, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or 
transferred between appropriations after June 30, except 
in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten 
the safety of human life or the protection of property. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 
forth in this section shall apply to any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided in previous Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Acts. 
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SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security 
Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 
403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall 
continue operations as a permanent working capital fund 
for fiscal year 2013: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 
the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and 
amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2013 budg-
et: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working 
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation until ex-
pended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That all departmental components 
shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 
Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for 
purposes consistent with the contributing component: Pro-
vided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be 
paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return 
the full cost of each service: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be subject to the require-
ments of section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2013 from 
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appropriations for salaries and expenses and operating ex-
penses for fiscal year 2013 in this Act shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2014, in the account and for 
the purposes for which the appropriations were provided: 
Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a 
request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
for approval in accordance with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 506. 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 2013 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to— 
(1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, 
contract, other transaction agreement, task or deliv-
ery order on a Department of Homeland Security 
multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent 
totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 
(2) award a task or delivery order requiring an 
obligation of funds in an amount greater than 
$10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home-
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land Security funds or a task or delivery order that 
would cause cumulative obligations of multi-year 
funds in a single account to exceed 50 percent of the 
total amount appropriated; 
(3) make a sole-source grant award; or 
(4) announce publicly the intention to make or 
award items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) includ-
ing a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary noti-
fies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives at least 3 full business days 
in advance of making an award or issuing a letter as de-
scribed in that subsection. 
(c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 
risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be 
made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than 5 full business 
days after such an award is made or letter issued. 
(d) A notification under this section— 
(1) may not involve funds that are not available 
for obligation; and 
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(2) shall include the amount of the award, the 
fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 
appropriated, and the account from which the funds 
are being drawn. 
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the 
intention of making an award under ‘‘State and Local 
Programs’’. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 
law enforcement training without the advance approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 
or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo-
dated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 
for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 
project for which a prospectus otherwise required under 
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chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been 
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 
for each project for required expenses for the development 
of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530, of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 
2074) shall apply with respect to funds made available in 
this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to 
funds made available in that Act. 
(b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 114), shall not apply with respect to funds made 
available in this Act. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provi-
sions of the Buy American Act. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means 
chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by any person other than the Privacy 
Officer appointed under subsection (a) of section 222 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142(a)) to 
alter, direct that changes be made to, delay, or prohibit 
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the transmission to Congress of any report prepared under 
paragraph (6) of such subsection. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 
by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 514. Within 45 days after the end of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a monthly budget and staffing report for that month 
that includes total obligations, on-board versus funded 
full-time equivalent staffing levels, and the number of con-
tract employees for each office of the Department. 
SEC. 515. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 
49, United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred 
to Transportation Security Administration ‘‘Aviation Se-
curity’’, ‘‘Administration’’, and ‘‘Transportation Security 
Support’’ for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that are recov-
ered or deobligated shall be available only for the procure-
ment or installation of explosives detection systems, air 
cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject 
to notification: Provided, That quarterly reports shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
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Senate and the House of Representatives on any funds 
that are recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 516. Any funds appropriated to Coast Guard 
‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ for fiscal 
years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the 110– 
123 foot patrol boat conversion that are recovered, col-
lected, or otherwise received as the result of negotiation, 
mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 517. Section 532(a) of Public Law 109–295 
(120 Stat. 1384) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 518. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center instructor staff shall be classified 
as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 
note). 
SEC. 519. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
to the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive Manage-
ment’’, the ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment’’, or the ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial Officer’’, may 
be obligated for a grant or contract funded under such 
headings by any means other than full and open competi-
tion. 
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to obligation of 
funds for a contract awarded— 
(1) by a means that is required by a Federal 
statute, including obligation for a purchase made 
under a mandated preferential program, including 
the AbilityOne Program, that is authorized under 
chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code; 
(2) pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.); 
(3) in an amount less than the simplified acqui-
sition threshold described under section 3101 (b) of 
title 41, United States Code; or 
(4) by another Federal agency using funds pro-
vided through an interagency agreement. 
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may waive the application of this sec-
tion for the award of a contract in the interest of national 
security or if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk 
to human health or welfare. 
(2) Not later than 5 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Homeland Security issues a waiver under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit notification of 
that waiver to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, including a de-
scription of the applicable contract to which the waiver 
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applies and an explanation of why the waiver authority 
was used: Provided, That the Secretary may not delegate 
the authority to grant such a waiver. 
(d) In addition to the requirements established by 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall re-
view departmental contracts awarded through means other 
than a full and open competition to assess departmental 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall review selected contracts 
awarded in the previous fiscal year through means other 
than a full and open competition: Provided further, That 
in selecting which contracts to review, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall consider the cost and complexity of the goods 
and services to be provided under the contract, the criti-
cality of the contract to fulfilling Department missions, 
past performance problems on similar contracts or by the 
selected vendor, complaints received about the award proc-
ess or contractor performance, and such other factors as 
the Inspector General deems relevant: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General shall report the results of the 
reviews to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives no later than Feb-
ruary 4, 2013. 
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SEC. 520. None of the funds provided by this or pre-
vious appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any posi-
tion designated as a Principal Federal Official (or the suc-
cessor thereto) for any Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
declared disasters or emergencies unless— 
(1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal 
Official do not include operational functions related 
to incident management, including coordination of 
operations, and are consistent with the requirements 
of section 509(c) and sections 503(c)(3) and 
503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 319(c) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) 
and section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143); 
(2) not later than 10 business days after the 
latter of the date on which the Secretary of Home-
land Security appoints the Principal Federal Official 
and the date on which the President issues a dec-
laration under section 401 or section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respec-
tively), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a notification of the appointment of the Prin-
cipal Federal Official and a description of the re-
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sponsibilities of such Official and how such respon-
sibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs Committee of the Senate; and 
(3) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a re-
port specifying timeframes and milestones regarding 
the update of operations, planning and policy docu-
ments, and training and exercise protocols, to ensure 
consistency with paragraph (1) of this section. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds provided or otherwise 
made available in this Act shall be available to carry out 
section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 452). 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services to grant an immigration benefit unless 
the results of background checks required by law to be 
completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been 
received by United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, and the results do not preclude the granting of 
the benefit. 
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SEC. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland 
Security that provide award fees link such fees to success-
ful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be speci-
fied in terms of cost, schedule, and performance). 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available to the 
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management under 
this Act may be expended for any new hires by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security that are not verified through 
the E-Verify Program as described in section 403(a) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 
to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 
a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im-
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porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 
That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre-
scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 
further, That the prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802); or 
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262). 
SEC. 527. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers 
of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of title 
31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102– 
393) from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland 
Security: Provided, That none of the funds identified for 
such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives approve the proposed transfers. 
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SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel-
oping a national identification card. 
SEC. 529. If the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration determines that an airport does 
not need to participate in the E-Verify Program as de-
scribed in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note), the Administrator shall certify to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that no security risks will result from 
such non-participation. 
SEC. 530. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law during fiscal year 2013 or any subsequent fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that the Administrator of General Services sells through 
public sale all real and related personal property and 
transportation assets which support Plum Island oper-
ations, subject to such terms and conditions as may be 
necessary to protect Government interests and meet pro-
gram requirements. 
(b) The proceeds of the sale described in subsection 
(a) shall be deposited as offsetting collections into the De-
partment of Homeland Security — Science and Tech-
nology — ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Op-
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erations’’ account and, subject to appropriation, shall be 
available until expended, for site acquisition, construction, 
and costs related to the construction of the National Bio- 
and Agro-defense Facility, including the costs associated 
with the sale, including due diligence requirements, nec-
essary environmental remediation at Plum Island, and re-
imbursement of expenses incurred by the General Services 
Administration. 
SEC. 531. Any official that is required by this Act 
to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives may 
not delegate such authority to perform that act unless spe-
cifically authorized herein. 
SEC. 532. Section 550(b) of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
109–295; 6 U.S.C. 121 note), as amended by section 550 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–83), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘on October 4, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 
4, 2013’’. 
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 
or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
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(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 
at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees 
of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 
301–10.122 through 301.10–124 of title 41, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to propose or effect a disciplinary or ad-
verse action, with respect to any Department of Homeland 
Security employee who engages regularly with the public 
in the performance of his or her official duties solely be-
cause that employee elects to utilize protective equipment 
or measures, including but not limited to surgical masks, 
N95 respirators, gloves, or hand-sanitizers, where use of 
such equipment or measures is in accord with Department 
of Homeland Security policy, and Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and Office of Personnel Manage-
ment guidance. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to employ workers described in section 
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274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 537. (a) Any company that collects or retains 
personal information directly from any individual who par-
ticipates in the Registered Traveler or successor program 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall safe-
guard and dispose of such information in accordance with 
the requirements in— 
(1) the National Institute for Standards and 
Technology Special Publication 800–30, entitled 
‘‘Risk Management Guide for Information Tech-
nology Systems’’; 
(2) the National Institute for Standards and 
Technology Special Publication 800–53, Revision 3, 
entitled ‘‘Recommended Security Controls for Fed-
eral Information Systems and Organizations,’’; and 
(3) any supplemental standards established by 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Administrator’’). 
(b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that 
sponsors the company under the Registered Traveler pro-
gram shall be known as the ‘‘Sponsoring Entity’’. 
(c) The Administrator shall require any company cov-
ered by subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days 
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after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring 
Entity written certification that the procedures used by 
the company to safeguard and dispose of information are 
in compliance with the requirements under subsection (a). 
Such certification shall include a description of the proce-
dures used by the company to comply with such require-
ments. 
SEC. 538. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 
incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 
judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform-
ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con-
tract. 
SEC. 539. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, a report that either— 
(1) certifies that the requirement for screening 
all air cargo on passenger aircraft by the deadline 
under section 44901(g) of title 49, United States 
Code, has been met; or 
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(2) includes a strategy to comply with the re-
quirements under title 44901(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, including— 
(A) a plan to meet the requirement under 
section 44901(g) of title 49, United States 
Code, to screen 100 percent of air cargo trans-
ported on passenger aircraft arriving in the 
United States in foreign air transportation (as 
that term is defined in section 40102 of that 
title); and 
(B) specification of— 
(i) the percentage of such air cargo 
that is being screened; and 
(ii) the schedule for achieving screen-
ing of 100 percent of such air cargo. 
(b) The Administrator shall continue to submit re-
ports described in subsection (a)(2) every 90 days until 
the Administrator certifies that the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration has achieved screening of 100 percent 
of such air cargo. 
SEC. 540. In developing any process to screen avia-
tion passengers and crews for transportation or national 
security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure that all such processes take into consideration 
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such passengers’ and crews’ privacy and civil liberties con-
sistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 
SEC. 541. (a) Notwithstanding section 286(n) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)), of 
the funds deposited into the Immigration Examinations 
Fee Account, $9,200,000 shall be available to United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services in fiscal year 
2013 for the purpose of providing an immigrant integra-
tion grants program. 
(b) None of the funds made available to United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services for grants for 
immigrant integration may be used to provide services to 
aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence. 
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used by the De-
partment of Homeland Security to enter into any Federal 
contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance 
with the requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United 
States Code or chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such 
contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered 
into without regard to the above referenced statutes. 
SEC. 543. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
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that specific U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities no longer 
meet the mission need, the Secretary is authorized to dis-
pose of individual Service Processing Centers or other 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned de-
tention facilities by directing the Administrator of General 
Services to sell all real and related personal property which 
support Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facili-
ties, subject to such terms and conditions as necessary to 
protect Government interests and meet program require-
ments: Provided, That the proceeds, net of the costs of 
sale incurred by the General Services Administration and 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be de-
posited as offsetting collections into a separate account 
that shall be available, subject to appropriation, until ex-
pended for other real property capital asset needs of exist-
ing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement assets, 
excluding daily operations and maintenance costs, as the 
Secretary deems appropriate: Provided further, That any 
sale or collocation of federally owned detention facilities 
shall not result in the maintenance of fewer than 34,000 
detention beds: Provided further, That the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
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atives shall be notified 15 days prior to the announcement 
of any proposed sale or collocation. 
SEC. 544. None of the funds made available under 
this Act or any prior appropriations Act may be provided 
to the Association of Community Organizations for Re-
form Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
or allied organizations. 
SEC. 545. The Department of Homeland Security 
Chief Information Officer, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, and the Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement shall, with respect to fiscal years 2013, 
2014, 2015, and 2016, submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, at the time that the President’s budget proposal for 
fiscal year 2014 is submitted pursuant to the require-
ments of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
the information required in the multi-year investment and 
management plans required, respectively, under the head-
ings ‘‘Office of the Chief Information Officer’’ under title 
I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–74), ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection — Salaries and Expenses’’ under title II of 
such division, and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
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— Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Tech-
nology’’ under such title, and section 568 of such Act. 
SEC. 546. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
ensure enforcement of immigration laws (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). 
SEC. 547. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure by submitting proposals that the fees collected 
pursuant to section 13031(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(b)(1)(A)(i)) and described in section 601 of the 
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im-
plementation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–42) shall be 
available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in fiscal 
year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years. 
(b) The President’s budget request shall include pro-
posals to completely offset any budgetary cost associated 
with the provisions of subsection (a). 
SEC. 548. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 549. (a) RESTRICTION.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Commandant and Vice 
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Commandant of the Coast Guard may not travel aboard 
any Coast Guard owned or operated fixed-wing aircraft 
after the date of the submission of the President’s budget 
request for fiscal year 2014 if the Secretary has not pro-
vided the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate the Comprehensive Acqui-
sition Strategy Report required in title I and the Com-
mandant has not provided the Capital Investment Plan, 
required in Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction and 
Improvement of title II. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply in 
the case of travel aboard an aircraft described in such sub-
section— 
(1) to respond to a major disaster or emergency 
declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170); 
(2) to respond to a discharge classified as a 
spill of national significance under part 300.323 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(3) for evacuation purposes, including for a 
medical emergency; or 
(4) to respond to emergent national security 
issues as required by the President. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate in writing not later than 5 days 
after engaging in travel prohibited in subsection (a) under 
an exception provided in subsection (b). 
SEC. 550. Notwithstanding Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–11, in a budget submission of the 
Coast Guard for Department of Homeland Security, Coast 
Guard, ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ 
for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter, costs 
related to the construction or conversion of a cutter shall 
be requested in accordance with the following guidelines: 
(1) Costs of outfitting and post-delivery activi-
ties and spare or repair parts shall be requested not 
earlier than for the first fiscal year in which it is 
necessary to incur such costs to maintain a planned 
production schedule, which may be subsequent to the 
fiscal year for which cutter end costs are requested. 
(2) Costs of long lead time items shall be re-
quested for the fiscal year in which it is necessary 
to incur such costs to maintain a planned production 
schedule, which may be in advance of the fiscal year 
for which cutter end costs are requested. 
(3) Costs of program management shall be re-
quested for each fiscal year, for the portion of pro-
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gram management costs attributable to such fiscal 
year. 
(4) For purposes of the preceding paragraphs— 
(A) the term ‘‘long lead time items’’ means 
components, parts, material, or effort with sig-
nificantly longer lead times than other elements 
of an end item; 
(B) the term ‘‘outfitting’’ means procure-
ment or installation of on board repair parts, 
other secondary items, equipage, and recreation 
items; precommissioning crew support; general 
use consumables furnished to the shipbuilder; 
the fitting out activity to fill a vessel’s initial al-
lowances; and contractor-furnished spares; 
(C) the term ‘‘post delivery activities’’ in-
cludes design, planning, Government furnished 
material, and related labor for Government-re-
sponsible defects and deficiencies identified dur-
ing builders trials, acceptance trials, and testing 
during the post-delivery period; costs of all 
work required to correct defects or deficiencies 
identified during the post-delivery period; and 
costs of all work required to correct trial card 
deficiencies on a vessel of a particular class, as 
well as on subsequent vessels of that class 
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(whether or not delivered) until the corrective 
action for that cutter class is completed; and 
(D) the term ‘‘cutter end costs’’ includes 
the cost of construction or conversion of a ves-
sel, deferred work identified prior to vessel de-
livery, and, when unrelated to a specific fix, 
normal changes authorized prior to completion 
of fitting out, advanced planning, and travel. 
SEC. 551. (a) The President, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, shall establish new procedures to administer assistance 
for debris and wreckage removal provided under sections 
403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 502(a)(5) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)(A), 5173, and 5192(a)(5)). 
(b) The new procedures established under paragraph 
(a) may include— 
(1) making grants on the basis of fixed esti-
mates to provide financial incentives and disincen-
tives for the timely or cost effective completion of 
projects under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 
502(a)(5) of such Act if the State, local government, 
or owner or operator of the private non-profit facility 
agrees to be responsible to pay for any actual costs 
that exceed the estimate; 
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(2) using a sliding scale for the Federal share 
for removal of debris and wreckage based on the 
time it takes to complete debris and wreckage re-
moval; 
(3) allowing utilization of program income from 
recycled debris without offset to grant amount; 
(4) reimbursing base and overtime wages for 
employees and extra hires of a State, local govern-
ment, or owner or operator of a private non-profit 
facility performing or administering debris and 
wreckage removal; and 
(5) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the actual costs of projects under subparagraph 
(b)(1) are less than the estimated costs thereof, the 
Administrator may permit a grantee or sub grantee 
to use all or part of the excess funds for any of the 
following purposes: 
(A) Debris management planning. 
(B) Acquisition of debris management 
equipment for current or future use. 
(C) Other activities to improve future de-
bris removal operations, as determined by the 
Administrator. 
SEC. 552. (a) Of the amounts made available by this 
Act for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—National 
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Protection and Programs Directorate—Infrastructure 
Protection and Information Security—Federal Network 
Security’’, $202,000,000 shall be used to deploy on Fed-
eral systems technology to improve the information secu-
rity of agency information systems covered by section 
3543(a) of title 44, United States Code: Provided, That 
funds made available under this section shall be used to 
assist and support Government-wide and agency-specific 
efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective 
cybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly evolving 
threats to information security, including the acquisition 
by the Department of Homeland Security of an automated 
and continuous monitoring program that includes equip-
ment, software, and Department of Homeland Security- 
supplied services: Provided further, That not later than 
January 1, 2013, and quarterly thereafter, the Under Sec-
retary of Homeland Security of the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report on the obligation and expenditure of funds 
made available under this section: Provided further, That 
automated and continuous monitoring software procured 
by the funds made available by this section shall not col-
lect or store personally identifiable information, nor mon-
itor the content of network traffic: Provided further, That 
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