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vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3
percent of the total appropriation.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2007,
as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C.
5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts
anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security nec-
essary for its radiological emergency preparedness program
for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable
and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including
administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided fur-
ther, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited
in this account as offsetting collections and will become
available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2007, and
remain available until expended.
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING
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.), $45,887,000.
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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.), $525,056,000, of which $442,547,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided,
That of the amount made available under this heading,
$20,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives the report required in House Re-
port 109–241 accompanying the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–90)
on resources necessary to implement mandatory security re-
quirements for the Nation’s chemical sector and to create
a system for auditing and ensuring compliance with the
security standards: Provided further, That not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a classified
report describing the security vulnerabilities of all rail,
transit, and highway bridges and tunnels connecting North-
ern New Jersey and New York City to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
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the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for administrative and regional
operations, $249,499,000, including activities authorized by
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001
et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.
2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan No.
3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
READINESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
For necessary expenses for readiness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery activities, $240,000,000, including ac-
tivities authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950
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(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), Reor-
ganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That of the total amount made available under this
heading, $30,000,000 shall be for Urban Search and Rescue
Teams, of which not to exceed $1,600,000 may be made
available for administrative costs: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attor-
ney General of the United States, shall conduct an assess-
ment of the models used by the Louisiana family assistance
call center and the National Center for Missing and Ex-
ploited Children in assisting individuals displaced by Hur-
ricane Katrina of 2005 in locating members of their family
to determine how these models may be modified to assist
individuals displaced in a major disaster (as that term is
defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) in
locating members of their family: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs; the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and the chairman
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and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
results of the assessment conducted under the previous pro-
viso; as well as a plan to implement the findings of such
assessment, to the maximum extent practicable.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for countering potential bio-
logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu-
lations, $33,885,000: Provided, That the total amount ap-
propriated and, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
National Disaster Medical System established under section
2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–
11(b)), including any functions of the Secretary of Home-
land Security relating to such System, shall be permanently
transferred to the Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services effective January 1, 2007.
DISASTER RELIEF
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,640,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount pro-