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eration 
Stonegarden: 
Provided, 
That 
notwith-
standing subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for 
fiscal year 2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
shall make available to local and tribal governments 
amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico under this paragraph in accordance with sub-
section (c)(1) of such section 2004. 
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area 
Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which 
not less than $13,000,000 shall be for organizations 
(as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a 
terrorist attack. 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transpor-
tation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assist-
ance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance 
under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 
1163, 
and 
1182), 
of 
which 
not 
less 
than 
$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and 
$3,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: 
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Provided, That such public transportation security 
assistance shall be provided directly to public trans-
portation agencies. 
(4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security 
Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current 
operations for training, exercises, technical assist-
ance, and other programs, of which $162,991,000 
shall be for training of State, local, and tribal emer-
gency response providers: 
Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through 
(4), applications for grants shall be made available to eligi-
ble applicants not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit 
applications not later than 80 days after the grant an-
nouncement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after 
the receipt of an application: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provi-
sion of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 percent 
of the amount of a grant made available under this head-
ing for expenses directly related to administration of the 
grant: Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is 
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not considered construction of a building or other physical 
facility: Provided further, That grantees shall provide re-
ports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 509 of this Act, the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to acquire 
real property for the purpose of establishing or appro-
priately extending the security buffer zones around Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency training facilities. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for programs authorized by the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), $680,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 
of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For emergency management performance grants, as 
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
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U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $350,000,000. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2015, 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, 2015, and remain available until expended. 
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.), $44,000,000. 
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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.), $7,033,464,494, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of 
Inspector General for audits and investigations related to 
disasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives the following reports, including a spe-
cific description of the methodology and the source data 
used in developing such reports: 
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall 
be submitted for the budget year at the time that 
the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 
is submitted pursuant to 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; 
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(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; 
(D) in addition, for a disaster declaration 
related to Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the fol-
lowing categories of spending: public assistance, 
individual assistance, mitigation, administrative, 
operations, and any other relevant category (in-
cluding emergency measures and disaster re-
sources); and 
(E) the date on which funds appropriated 
will be exhausted: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on 
the Agency’s Web site not later than 5 days after an 
award of a public assistance grant under section 406 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the grant 
award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment 
or mission assignment task order to another Federal de-
partment or agency regarding a major disaster, not later 
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than 5 days after the issuance of the mission assignment 
or task order, the Administrator shall publish on the 
Agency’s website the following: the name of the impacted 
State and the disaster declaration for such State, the as-
signed agency, the assistance requested, a description of 
the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obli-
gated: Provided further, That not later than 10 days after 
the last day of each month until the mission assignment 
or task order is completed and closed out, the Adminis-
trator shall update any changes to the total cost estimate 
and the amount obligated: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $6,437,792,622 shall 
be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the 
amount in the preceding proviso is designated by the Con-
gress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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), and under sections 
100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of the 
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
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(Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), $100,000,000, and 
such additional sums as may be provided by State and 
local governments 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.), the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (subtitle A of 
title II of division F of Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 
916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
$179,294,000, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2016, and shall be derived from offsetting amounts col-
lected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); which is available 
for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation 
and flood insurance operations; and floodplain manage-
ment and additional amounts for flood mapping: Provided, 
That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be available for sal-
aries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and 
flood insurance operations and $155,535,000 shall be avail-
able for flood plain management and flood mapping: Pro-
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vided further, That any additional 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 2015, no funds shall be available from the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in 
excess of: 
(1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses; 
(2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of 
agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
borrowings; and 
(4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until 
expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitiga-
tion assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding 
sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
4104c(e), 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(e) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as avail-
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able for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), 
and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): 
Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 
of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 
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), 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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. 
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $124,435,000 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 
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 
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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; $230,497,000; of which up to $54,154,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for mate-
rials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic 
training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until 
expended to be distributed to Federal law enforcement 
agencies for expenses incurred participating in training ac-
creditation; and of which not to exceed $7,180 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 section 1202(a) of Public Law 
107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as amended under this 
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heading in division F of Public Law 113–76, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’: Provided further, That the Director 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall 
schedule basic or advanced law enforcement training, or 
both, at all four training facilities under the control of the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that 
such training facilities are operated at the highest capacity 
throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, in-
cluding representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved 
in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law 
enforcement training accreditation process to continue the 
implementation of measuring and assessing the quality 
and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training pro-
grams, facilities, and instructors. 
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, $27,841,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 
the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this 
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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.), $129,993,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $7,650 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 
(6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease of not 
to 
exceed 
vehicles, 
$973,915,000; 
of 
which 
$538,926,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017; and of which $434,989,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, solely for operation and con-
struction of laboratory facilities: Provided, That of the 
funds provided for the operation and construction of lab-
oratory facilities under this heading, $300,000,000 shall 
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be for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-defense 
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, 
$37,339,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$197,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear De-
tection Office acquisition and deployment of radiological 
detection systems in accordance with the global nuclear 
detection architecture, $72,603,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
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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. 
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 2015, 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; 
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(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 2015 Budget Appendix 
for the Department of Homeland Security, as modi-
fied by the report accompanying this Act, 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. 
(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 2015, 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 
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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; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of per-
sonnel approved by the Congress; or 
(4) 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 
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-
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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 based upon an initial 
notification provided after June 30, except in extraor-
dinary 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. 
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 2015: 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 2015 budg-
et: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working 
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation until ex-
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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 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added 
to or removed from the fund: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit a quarterly execution report with ac-
tivity level detail, not later than 30 days after the end of 
each quarter. 
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 2015, as re-
corded in the financial records at the time of a reprogram-
ming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from ap-
propriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 
in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 
2016, in the account and for the purposes for which the 
appropriations were provided: Provided, That prior to the 
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obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations 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 2015 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2015. 
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, or task or de-
livery 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-
land Security funds; 
(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-
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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 
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the 
fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 
appropriated; the type of contract; 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 
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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 
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 
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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 to amend the oath of allegiance required 
by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 513. Not later than 30 days after the last day 
of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report for 
that month that includes total obligations of the Depart-
ment for that month for the fiscal year at the appropria-
tion and program, project, and activity levels, by the 
source year of the appropriation. Total obligations for 
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staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-board 
and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respec-
tively, and the report shall specify the number of, and total 
obligations for, contract employees for each office of the 
Department. 
SEC. 514. 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 semiannual reports shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on any funds 
that are recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to process or approve a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv-
ices provided by employees (including employees serving 
on a temporary or term basis) of United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services of the Department of 
Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Infor-
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mation Officers, Contact Representatives, Investigative 
Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 
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. 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. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2015, 
to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts award-
ed by any means other than full and open competition dur-
ing fiscal year 2015. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess Departmental compli-
ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 
results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later 
than February 15, 2016. 
SEC. 519. 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 
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mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer. 
SEC. 544. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that specific United States Immigration and Customs En-
forcement Service Processing Centers or other United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned de-
tention facilities no longer meet the mission need, the Sec-
retary is authorized to dispose of individual Service Proc-
essing Centers or other United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities by direct-
ing the Administrator of General Services to sell all real 
and related personal property which support Service Proc-
essing Centers or other United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities, subject 
to such terms and conditions as necessary to protect Gov-
ernment interests and meet program requirements: Pro-
vided, That the proceeds, net of the costs of sale incurred 
by the General Services Administration and United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be deposited 
as offsetting collections into a separate account that shall 
be available, subject to appropriation, until expended for 
other real property capital asset needs of existing United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement assets, ex-
cluding daily operations and maintenance costs, as the 
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