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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in sub-
section (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not iden-
tify particular persons; 
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifi-
able information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with appli-
cable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is 
a system security action taken by the operator of an 
Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the 
Internet site services or to protecting the rights or prop-
erty of the provider of the Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency actions to 
implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in 
law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examinations of 
the agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing 
safety and soundness, overall financial condition, man-
agement practices and policies and compliance with ap-
plicable standards as provided in law. 
SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which in-
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cludes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, ex-
cept where the contract also includes a provision for contra-
ceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not subject 
any individual to discrimination on the basis that the indi-
vidual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contracep-
tives because such activities would be contrary to the individ-
ual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring 
the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic 
athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in 
sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research 
as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
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SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments 
and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, 
if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to 
participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated or made available under this 
or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement 
or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Con-
gressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed 
regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add 
sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal 
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (re-
lating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legis-
lative branch). 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease 
any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to exist-
ing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Fed-
eral law enforcement training without the advance approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the tem-
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porary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other 
agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in ex-
isting Centers facilities. 
SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
used by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in 
the United States, unless the story includes a clear notifica-
tion within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story 
that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by 
that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), 
and regulations implementing that section. 
SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act 
may be used for any Federal Government contract with any 
foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted do-
mestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of 
such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive sub-
section (a) with respect to any Federal Government con-
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tract under the authority of such Secretary if the Sec-
retary determines that the waiver is required in the in-
terest of national security. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary issuing 
a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance 
to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
Federal Government contract entered into before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursu-
ant to such contract. 
SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2024, for each employee 
who— 
(1) 
retires 
under 
section 
8336(d)(2) 
or 
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter 
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and re-
ceives a payment as an incentive to separate, the sepa-
rating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of 
Personnel Management’s average unit cost of processing 
a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such 
amounts shall be available until expended to the Office 
of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an 
administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of 
title 5, United States Code.
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SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any 
entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose 
any of the following information as a condition of submitting 
the offer: 
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, ex-
penditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for 
an electioneering communication that is made by the en-
tity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or 
subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office 
or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made 
with respect to any election for Federal office. 
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a pay-
ment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its 
officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidi-
aries to any person with the intent or the reasonable ex-
pectation that the person will use the funds to make a 
payment described in paragraph (1). 
(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 
‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘electioneering 
communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and ‘‘Federal of-
fice’’ has the meaning given such term in the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.). 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a por-
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trait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, in-
cluding the President, the Vice President, a Member of Con-
gress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to 
Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as de-
fined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the 
head of an office of the legislative branch. 
SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part 
of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2024, by this 
or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate em-
ployee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code— 
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of 
the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the 
previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of 
the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take ef-
fect in fiscal year 2024, in an amount that exceeds the 
rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the ap-
plicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; 
and 
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of 
fiscal year 2024, in an amount that exceeds, as a result 
of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under 
subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—
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place in fiscal year 2024 under sections 5344 and 5348 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be— 
(1) not less than the percentage received by employ-
ees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are ad-
justed pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sec-
tions 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That prevailing rate employees at locations where 
there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant 
to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States 
Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 
5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be con-
sidered to be located in the pay locality designated as 
‘‘Rest of United States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of 
title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this sub-
section; and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applica-
ble pay period beginning after September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch depart-
ment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or 
any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to 
the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity 
without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and con-
tracting procedures related to each conference held by any 
such department, agency, board, commission, or office during
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fiscal year 2024 for which the cost to the United States Gov-
ernment was more than $100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable 
period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United 
States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to 
and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to the conference; and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a com-
petitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison con-
ducted by the departmental component or office in 
evaluating potential contractors for the conference. 
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head 
of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office 
shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for
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any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, 
and number of employees attending a conference held by any 
Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or 
office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during 
fiscal year 2024 for which the cost to the United States Gov-
ernment was more than $20,000. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated 
by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for 
the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described 
in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically re-
lated to the purpose for which the grant or contract was 
awarded, such as a conference held in connection with plan-
ning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes 
related to a project funded by the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con-
ference activities that are not in compliance with Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 
11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this or 
any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, elimi-
nate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as 
proposed in the President’s budget request for a fiscal year 
until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an ap-
propriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to
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the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other 
appropriations Act. 
SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, 
or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ published by 
the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register 
on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 
SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin 
or announce a study or public-private competition regarding 
the conversion to contractor performance of any function per-
formed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative 
regulation, directive, or policy. 
SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be available 
for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity 
that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking 
to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confiden-
tiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise re-
stricting such employees or contractors from lawfully report-
ing such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative 
or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or 
agency authorized to receive such information.
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(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, 
or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency 
governing the nondisclosure of classified information. 
SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in 
Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any 
other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, 
form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: 
‘‘These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, 
conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, 
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive 
order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communica-
tions to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General 
or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, 
rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of 
funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific 
danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistle-
blower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, 
rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Execu-
tive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 
agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith-
standing the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclo-
sure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a per-
son connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intel-
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ligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of 
the United States Government, may contain provisions appro-
priate to the particular activity for which such document is 
to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, re-
quire that the person will not disclose any classified informa-
tion received in the course of such activity unless specifically 
authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such 
nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not 
bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an 
executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are es-
sential to reporting a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be imple-
mented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it 
complies with the requirements for such agreement that were 
in effect when the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into 
during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially 
similar language to that required in subsection (a). 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memo-
randum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, 
make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 
corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative rem-
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edies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not 
being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with 
the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where 
the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, un-
less a Federal agency has considered suspension or debar-
ment of the corporation and has made a determination that 
this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 
the Government. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memo-
randum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, 
make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 
corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 
where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless 
a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of 
the corporation and has made a determination that this fur-
ther action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
Government. 
SEC. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2024, on the date on 
which a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance 
with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
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Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request. 
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public website. 
SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted 
under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate 
payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2024 shall 
be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 
2023, by operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 
117–328. 
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under sec-
tion 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provi-
sion of law, the payable rate during calendar year 2024 for 
an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in 
a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an 
Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate payable for the ap-
plicable Executive Schedule level on December 31, 2023, by 
operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 117– 
328. Such an employee may not receive a rate increase dur-
ing calendar year 2024, except as provided in subsection (i). 
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of 
law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to 
subsection (b) in the same manner as other employees who 
are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
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(d)(1) This subsection applies to— 
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official 
rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or 
(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency 
appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under 
a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at 
or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule. 
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, 
United States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) 
may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 
2024, except as provided in subsection (i). 
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any em-
ployee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality based 
payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political ap-
pointment may not receive a pay rate increase during cal-
endar year 2024, except as provided in subsection (i). This 
subsection does not apply to employees in the General Sched-
ule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employ-
ees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States 
Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position
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would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 
5, United States Code, applied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
employees who do not serve under a political appointment 
from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under ap-
plicable law. 
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 
pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for 
such time as that election is in effect. 
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay enti-
tlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that election is 
in effect. 
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an em-
ployee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase 
upon an authorized movement to a different covered position 
only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre- 
established level or range of pay higher than the level or 
range for the position held immediately before the movement. 
Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and ap-
plicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on De-
cember 31, 2023, by operation of section 747 of division E 
of Public Law 117–328.
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(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
individual who is newly appointed to a covered position dur-
ing the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay 
rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable limita-
tions on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2023, 
by operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 117– 
328. 
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to 
a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2024 but 
ends in calendar year 2025, the bar on the employee’s receipt 
of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay 
period. 
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered po-
sition’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose pay 
is restricted under this section. 
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2024. 
SEC. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the 
relevant department or agency, as the case may be, shall re-
port immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a 
statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy of each re-
port shall also be transmitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and
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the Comptroller General on the same date the report is trans-
mitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the execu-
tive branch of the United States Government shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate 
congressional committees if— 
(1) an apportionment is not made in the required 
time period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(2) an approved apportionment received by the de-
partment or agency conditions the availability of an ap-
propriation on further action; or 
(3) an approved apportionment received by the de-
partment or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of 
such appropriation or the execution of a program, 
project, or activity by such department or agency. 
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional com-
mittee pursuant to this section shall contain information 
identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation name, 
and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account. 
SEC. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 
provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2024 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted 
in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
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House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or explana-
tory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed 
to be a recipient of a Federal award with respect to such 
funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, 
regarding records retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding 
access by the Comptroller General of the United States. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 
amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require-
ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described 
in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller 
General. 
SEC. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made 
available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may 
be used by that Federal agency for interagency funding for 
coordination with, participation in, or recommendations in-
volving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and 
Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical 
Research Programs and the National Institutes of Health re-
search programs. 
SEC. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 
708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and 
agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ‘‘Gen-
eral Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’
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with the approval of the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal 
year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge 
card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, shall be administered by 
the Administrator of General Services to carry out the pur-
poses of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support 
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, informa-
tion technology, procurement, and other activities, including 
services authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 
agencies to take advantage of information technology in shar-
ing information: Provided further, That the total funds trans-
ferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $29,000,000 for such 
purposes: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or 
for reimbursement of ‘‘General Services Administration, Fed-
eral Citizen Services Fund’’ during fiscal year 2024 shall re-
main available for obligation through September 30, 2025: 
Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 
plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided 
further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) 
the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this sec-
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tion and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reim-
bursed in fiscal year 2024; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the 
purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reim-
bursed pursuant to this section (including total number of 
personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are provided 
for by this section); and (iii) where applicable, a description 
of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation 
of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further, That no 
transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this 
section until 15 days following notification of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
SEC. 753. If, for fiscal year 2024, new budget authority 
provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary 
spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional 
Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending 
limit in such category for fiscal year 2024 shall be made by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 
amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted dis-
cretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal 
year.
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SEC. 754. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the unobligated balances of funds made available in division 
J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58) to any department or agency funded by this or any 
other Act may be transferred to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service 
for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 
consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, 
in connection with activities and projects funded by Public 
Law 117–58: Provided, That such transfers shall support ac-
tivities and projects executed by the department or agency 
making such transfer: Provided further, That such transfers 
shall be approved by the head of such department or agency 
making such transfer: Provided further, That each depart-
ment or agency shall provide notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate no less than 30 days prior to such transfer: Provided 
further, That any such transfers from the Department of 
Transportation, including from agencies within the Depart-
ment of Transportation, shall be from funding provided for 
personnel, contracting, and other costs to administer and 
oversee grants: Provided further, That amounts transferred 
pursuant to this section shall be in addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That the
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transfer authority provided in this section shall be in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts transferred pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget 
enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other than title 
IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be nec-
essary for making refunds and for the payment of legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or im-
plementation of any policy including boycott designed to sup-
port or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under 
this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an 
agency through a reprogramming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility 
center;
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(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically de-
nied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for 
any program, project, or responsibility center for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or re-
sponsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in 
excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel as-
signed to a specific program, project or responsibility 
center, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized 
to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests 
of local funds under this title through November 7, 2024. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices 
of United States Senator or United States Representative 
under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood 
Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3– 
171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).
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SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other 
Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the 
District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer 
or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the 
officer’s or employee’s official duties. For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ does not include travel be-
tween the officer’s or employee’s residence and workplace, ex-
cept in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department who resides in the District of Columbia 
or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Depart-
ment; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emer-
gency Medical Services Department who resides in the 
District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Depart-
ment of Corrections, an officer or employee of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides 
in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a 
day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, 
an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical
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Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and 
is on call 24 hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Home-
land Security and Emergency Management Agency, an 
officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emer-
gency Management Agency who resides in the District of 
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney 
General or any other officer or entity of the District govern-
ment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil ac-
tion which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 
representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the Dis-
trict government regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this 
Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the 
purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in 
any location that has been determined by the local public
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health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappro-
priate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to pre-
vent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive cov-
erage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Con-
gress that any legislation enacted on such issue should in-
clude a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for re-
ligious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 
regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated 
with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I 
substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by 
the District of Columbia government under any authority 
may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize 
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, 
use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 
SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or expendi-
ture by the District of Columbia government under any au-
thority shall be expended for any abortion except where the
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life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act 
of rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer 
for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the 
District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
budget in the format of the budget that the District of Co-
lumbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 
1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment for fiscal year 2024 that is in the total amount of 
the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted 
data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which 
the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia cer-
tifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated 
changes in program requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the Dis-
trict of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating
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budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that 
aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised ap-
propriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget 
that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as oper-
ating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s 
enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once trans-
ferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with 
the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized 
to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local 
funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior 
fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such 
amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain ap-
propriation authority consistent with the provisions of this 
Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not trans-
fer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived 
from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the cur-
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rent fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appro-
priations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobli-
gated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 
2024 from appropriations of Federal funds made available 
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2024 in this Act, 
shall remain available through September 30, 2025, for each 
such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a 
request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate for ap-
proval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided fur-
ther, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 
SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2025, during a pe-
riod in which neither a District of Columbia continuing reso-
lution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is 
in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided 
for any project or activity for which local funds are provided 
in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modi-
fications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the begin-
ning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) 
at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of 
the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a
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proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2025 which (sub-
ject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual budg-
et for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 
2025 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to 
be available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Colum-
bia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2025 is in effect; 
or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular Dis-
trict of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2025. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided 
under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act 
and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that 
would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover 
all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or ac-
tivity during the portion of fiscal year 2025 for which this 
section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2025 if any other provision 
of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—
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(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, 
or grants authority for such project or activity to con-
tinue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall 
be made, no funds shall be made available, or no author-
ity shall be granted for such project or activity to con-
tinue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
SEC. 817. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9– 
1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to 
any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 
means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long 
Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Poto-
mac River, including related infrastructure and other related 
projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail 
service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings 
over the Potomac River. 
SEC. 818. Not later than 45 days after the last day of 
each quarter, each Federal and District government agency 
appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the
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Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes 
total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Fed-
eral funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source 
year of the appropriation. 
SEC. 819. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in title IV 
shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title 
or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, 
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for operations and support, 
$363,582,000, of which $22,050,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits, to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, responses to all questions for the 
record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2025 budget sub-
mission for the Department of Homeland Security held by 
such Committees prior to July 1: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $30,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for procurement, construction, 
and improvements, $8,113,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026.
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FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for Federal assistance through 
grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi-
ties, $33,000,000, which shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, of 
which $18,000,000 shall be for targeted violence and ter-
rorism prevention grants and of which $15,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the Al-
ternatives to Detention Case Management pilot program. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate 
for operations and support, including vehicle fleet moderniza-
tion, $1,722,204,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate 
for 
procurement, 
construction, 
and 
improvements, 
$260,433,000, of which $87,670,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026, and of which $172,763,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028.
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FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited to 
this account shall be available until expended for necessary 
expenses related to the protection of federally owned and 
leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal Protec-
tive Service. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situational 
Awareness for operations and support, $345,410,000, of 
which $105,701,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses and not to ex-
ceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with 
secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to 
buildings. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for operations and support, $220,127,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of in-
formants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector 
General.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a report not later than October 15, 2024, to the In-
spector General of the Department of Homeland Security list-
ing all grants and contracts awarded by any means other 
than full and open competition during fiscal years 2023 or 
2024. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance 
with applicable laws and regulations and report the results of 
that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than Feb-
ruary 15, 2025. 
SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day of 
each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total obli-
gations of the Department for that month and for the fiscal 
year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity 
levels, by the source year of the appropriation. 
SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers of
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funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer may 
be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate are notified of the 
proposed transfer. 
SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use of 
Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security 
personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the 
Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available 
for the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after 
the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 ac-
quisition programs on the Master Acquisition Oversight list 
between Acquisition Decision Event and Full Operational Ca-
pability, including programs that have been removed from 
such list during the preceding quarter. 
(b) For each such program, the briefing described in 
subsection (a) shall include—
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(1) a description of the purpose of the program, in-
cluding the capabilities being acquired and the compo-
nent(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 
(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be 
acquired annually until procurement is complete under 
the current acquisition program baseline; 
(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, includ-
ing— 
(A) the current acquisition phase by increment, 
as applicable; 
(B) the date of the most recent review; and 
(C) whether the program has been paused or 
is in breach status; 
(4) a comparison between the initial Department- 
approved acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, 
and performance thresholds and objectives and the pro-
gram’s current such thresholds and objectives, if applica-
ble; 
(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for compari-
son to the Future Years Homeland Security Program, 
including— 
(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 
(B) the fiscal years included in the estimate; 
(C) a breakout of the estimate for the prior 
five years, the current year, and the budget year;
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(D) a breakout of the estimate by appropria-
tion account or other funding source; and 
(E) a description of and rationale for any 
changes to the estimate as compared to the pre-
viously approved baseline, as applicable, and during 
the prior fiscal year; 
(6) a summary of the findings of any independent 
verification and validation of the items to be acquired or 
an explanation for why no such verification and valida-
tion has been performed; 
(7) a table displaying the obligation of all program 
funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of 
funds for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the 
planned carryover of funds into the subsequent fiscal 
year; 
(8) a listing of prime contractors and major sub-
contractors; and 
(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, 
or performance that could result in a program breach if 
not successfully mitigated. 
(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall submit 
each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for pro-
grams described in this section to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not 
later than five business days after the date of approval of
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such memorandum by the Under Secretary for Management 
or the designee of the Under Secretary. 
SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior appro-
priations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or dem-
onstration unless the component or office carrying out such 
pilot or demonstration has documented the information de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made avail-
able for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot or dem-
onstration, the Under Secretary for Management shall pro-
vide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate on the information 
described in subsection (c). 
(c) The information required under subsections (a) and 
(b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the following— 
(1) documented objectives that are well-defined and 
measurable; 
(2) an assessment methodology that details— 
(A) the type and source of assessment data; 
(B) the methods for, and frequency of, col-
lecting such data; and 
(C) how such data will be analyzed; and
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(3) an implementation plan, including milestones, 
cost estimates, and implementation schedules, including 
a projected end date. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of completion 
of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection (e), the 
Under Secretary for Management shall provide a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate detailing lessons learned, actual 
costs, any planned expansion or continuation of the pilot or 
demonstration, and any planned transition of such pilot or 
demonstration into an enduring program or operation. 
(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration program is a study, demonstration, experimental 
program, or trial that— 
(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con-
ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or 
adverse events, and improve upon the design of an effort 
prior to implementation of a larger scale effort; and 
(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or obli-
gates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, but 
does not include congressionally directed programs or 
enhancements and does not include programs that were 
in operation as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or initial
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deployment phase executed under a procurement contract for 
the acquisition of information technology services or systems, 
or any pilot or demonstration carried out by a non-Federal 
recipient under any financial assistance agreement funded by 
the Department.
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TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operations and support, including the transpor-
tation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air 
and marine support to Federal, State, local, and international 
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision 
of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other 
law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the 
purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or oper-
ation of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial sys-
tems; and contracting with individuals for personal services 
abroad; $18,426,870,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for adminis-
trative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Main-
tenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwith-
standing section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $500,000,000 shall be
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available until September 30, 2025; and of which such sums 
as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 
sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Provided, That 
not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in 
connection with preclearance operations: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of com-
pensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the 
certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided 
further, That $650,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’ to 
support sheltering and related activities provided by non-Fed-
eral entities, in support of relieving overcrowding in short- 
term holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, of which not to exceed $9,100,000 shall be for the ad-
ministrative costs of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 may 
be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the main-
tenance and repair of roads on Native American reservations 
used by the U.S. Border Patrol.
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and un-
manned 
aerial 
systems, 
$850,170,000, 
of 
which 
$758,056,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026, and of which $92,114,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement for operations and support, including the 
purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; and mainte-
nance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements 
at owned and leased facilities; $9,501,542,000; of which not 
less than $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which 
$46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025; 
of which not less than $2,000,000 is for paid apprenticeships 
for participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative 
Child-Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be available for investigation of intellectual property rights 
violations, including operation of the National Intellectual 
Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less
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than $5,082,218,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and 
removal operations, including transportation of unaccom-
panied alien minors: Provided, That not to exceed $41,475 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 
(19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, 
maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully 
present in the United States. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement for procurement, construction, and im-
provements, $55,520,000, of which $35,420,000 shall remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2026, 
and 
of 
which 
$20,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for operations and support, $10,164,968,000,
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of which $600,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That security service fees authorized under section 
44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be avail-
able only for aviation security: Provided further, That the 
sum appropriated under this heading from the general fund 
shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result 
in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $6,744,968,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, $40,678,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for research and development, $14,641,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper-
ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; pur-
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chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, 
which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of 
small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a 
unit cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and serv-
ice-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; 
purchase, lease, or improvements of boats necessary for over-
seas deployments and activities; payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 
1920); and recreation and welfare; $10,054,771,000, of which 
$530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of which 
$24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of 
which $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026; of which $24,717,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028, for environmental compliance and restora-
tion; and of which $100,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, which shall only be available for vessel 
depot level maintenance: Provided, That not to exceed 
$23,000 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procure-
ment, construction, and improvements, including aids to navi-
gation, shore facilities (including facilities at Department of
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Defense installations used by the Coast Guard), and vessels 
and 
aircraft, 
including 
equipment 
related 
thereto, 
$1,413,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)(5)). 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research 
and development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, 
and operation of facilities and equipment; $7,476,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026, of which $500,000 
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That 
there may be credited to and used for the purposes of this 
appropriation funds received from State and local govern-
ments, other public authorities, private sources, and foreign 
countries for expenses incurred for research, development, 
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 Pro-
tection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career sta-
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tus bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 
of title 37, United States Code, concurrent receipts, combat- 
related special compensation, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 
of title 10, United States Code, $1,147,244,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for operations and support, including purchase of not 
to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United 
States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities 
on private or other property not in Government ownership or 
control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presen-
tation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in support 
of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance 
for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to per-
form protective functions; and payment, without regard to 
section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence ex-
penses of employees who are on protective missions, whether 
at or away from their duty stations; $3,007,982,000; of 
which $138,383,000 shall remain available until September
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30, 2025, and of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for 
activities related to investigations of missing and exploited 
children; and of which up to $24,000,000 may be for cal-
endar year 2023 premium pay in excess of the annual equiva-
lent of the limitation on the rate of pay contained in section 
5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, pursuant to section 
2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 
(5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as last amended by Public Law 118– 
38: Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assist-
ance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations 
in criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the United 
States Secret Service. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$75,598,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for research and development, $4,217,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law
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115–141), related to overtime compensation limitations, shall 
apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the 
same manner as such section applied to funds made available 
in that Act, except that ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ shall be sub-
stituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 202. Funding made available under the headings 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Sup-
port’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procure-
ment, Construction, and Improvements’’ shall be available for 
customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and 
prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sec-
tions 740 and 1406i of title 48, United States Code. 
SEC. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation 
Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected from passengers ar-
riving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant 
to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be 
available until expended. 
SEC. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, 
$31,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be re-
duced by amounts collected and credited to this appropriation 
in fiscal year 2024 from amounts authorized to be collected
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by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 
817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 
2015 (Public Law 114–125), or other such authorizing lan-
guage. 
(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such col-
lections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of 
$31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 205. None of the funds made available in this Act 
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to pre-
vent an individual not in the business of importing a prescrip-
tion drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a pre-
scription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section 
shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a 
personal-use quantity of the prescription 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).
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SEC. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall 
be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-in-
spection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, for the transportation of crude oil distributed 
from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
retaries of the Departments of Energy and Transportation 
and representatives from the United States flag maritime in-
dustry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United 
States flag vessels. 
(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate within 2 business 
days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-in-
spection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, with respect to such transportation, and the dis-
position of such requests. 
SEC. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new 
border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern
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border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; 
or 
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of 
a border crossing fee. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ means 
a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger 
of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege 
of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a 
land port of entry. 
SEC. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure plan for 
any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ 
in this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be obli-
gated prior to the submission of such plan. 
SEC. 209. Section 211 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 
116–260), prohibiting the use of funds for the construction 
of fencing in certain areas, shall apply with respect to funds 
made available in this Act in the same manner as such sec-
tion applied to funds made available in that Act.
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SEC. 210. (a) Funds made available in this Act may be 
used to alter operations within the National Targeting Center 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by 
previous appropriations Acts that remain available for obliga-
tion or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
collection of fees available to the components funded by this 
Act, may be used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting op-
erations at existing locations unless specifically authorized by 
a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 211. Of the total amount made available under 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Con-
struction, and Improvements’’, $850,170,000 shall be avail-
able only as follows: 
(1) $283,500,000 for the acquisition and deploy-
ment of border security technologies; 
(2) $380,900,000 for trade and travel assets and 
infrastructure; 
(3) $92,114,000 for facility construction and im-
provements; 
(4) $75,983,000 for integrated operations assets 
and infrastructure; and 
(5) $17,673,000 for mission support and infrastruc-
ture.
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SEC. 212. None of the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations 
and Support’’ may be used to continue a delegation of law 
enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the 
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General deter-
mines that the terms of the agreement governing the delega-
tion of authority have been materially violated. 
SEC. 213. (a) None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Op-
erations and Support’’ may be used to continue any contract 
for the provision of detention services if the two most recent 
overall performance evaluations received by the contracted fa-
cility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score 
in any subsequent performance evaluation system. 
(b) The performance evaluations referenced in subsection 
(a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility. 
SEC. 214. Without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 
may reprogram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ as 
necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for re-
moval.
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SEC. 215. The reports required to be submitted under 
section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116–260) shall 
continue to be submitted semimonthly and each matter re-
quired to be included in such reports by such section 216 
shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent dur-
ing the period described in such section 216. 
SEC. 216. The terms and conditions of sections 216 and 
217 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (division D of Public Law 116–93) shall apply to 
this Act. 
SEC. 217. Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate an obligation plan for amounts made 
available in this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement’’, delineated by level II program, project, and activ-
ity. 
SEC. 218. (a) Members of the United States House of 
Representatives and the United States Senate, including the 
leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, 
including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, 
and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland 
Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attor-
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ney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United 
States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office 
of the President, including the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal pas-
senger and baggage screening. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
collection of fees available to the components funded by this 
Act may be used to carry out legislation altering the applica-
bility of the screening requirements outlined in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 219. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2024, any funds in the 
Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 
44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used for 
the procurement and installation of explosives detection sys-
tems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for 
the purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) 
of such title. 
SEC. 220. Not later than 45 days after the submission 
of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropria-
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tions and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a single report that fulfills the following requirements: 
(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained 
and unconstrained, that includes a plan for continuous 
and sustained capital investment in new, and the re-
placement of aged, transportation security equipment; 
(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re-
quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of the 
Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (Public 
Law 113–245); and 
(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening 
Technologies report as required by the Senate Report ac-
companying the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115–283). 
SEC. 221. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations and Sup-
port’’ shall be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels 
under section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, except 
to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and 
credited to the appropriation made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations and Support’’. 
(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay ex-
penses of recreational vessel documentation under such sec-
tion 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel ap-
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plications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel docu-
mentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of 
title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation 
under section 12114. 
SEC. 222. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a future-years capital investment plan 
as described in the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Coast 
Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ in the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Public Law 114–4), which shall be subject to the require-
ments in the third and fourth provisos under such heading. 
SEC. 223. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems Cen-
ter mission or its government-employed or contract staff lev-
els. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a 
competition under Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast 
Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 
SEC. 225. Funds made available in this Act may be used 
to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of 
the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units,
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facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and 
logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except 
that none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless 
specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 226. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard 
Housing Fund in fiscal year 2024 shall be available until ex-
pended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 14, 
United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes. 
SEC. 227. (a) Notwithstanding section 2110 of title 46, 
United States Code, none of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used to charge a fee for an inspection of a tow-
ing vessel, as defined in 46 CFR 136.110, that utilizes the 
Towing Safety Management System option for a Certificate 
of Inspection issued under subchapter M of title 46, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination 
under section 815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) and, as 
necessary based on such determination, carries out the re-
quirements of section 815(b) of such Act.
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SEC. 228. The United States Secret Service is author-
ized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from 
executive agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code, for personnel receiving training sponsored by 
the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obli-
gations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total 
budgetary resources available under the heading ‘‘United 
States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 229. (a) None of the funds made available to the 
United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous ap-
propriations Acts may be made available for the protection of 
the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service 
may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a 
fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 230. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, 
up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ‘‘United 
States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 
SEC. 231. Funding made available in this Act for 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ is 
available for travel of United States Secret Service employees 
on protective missions without regard to the limitations on 
such expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of
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TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency for operations and support, 
$2,382,814,000, of which $24,424,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,825 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $489,401,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency for research and development, 
$793,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency for operations and support, $1,483,990,000:
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Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, $99,528,000, of which $63,278,000 shall remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2026, 
and 
of 
which 
$36,250,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, co-
operative agreements, and other activities, $3,497,019,369, 
which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $468,000,000 for the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which 
$81,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and 
$13,500,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security 
Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): Provided, That notwith-
standing subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fis-
cal year 2024, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall 
make available to local and tribal governments amounts 
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under
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this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of 
such section 2004. 
(2) $553,500,000 for the Urban Area Security Ini-
tiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). 
(3) $274,500,000 for the Nonprofit Security Grant 
Program under section 2009 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which $137,250,000 is 
for eligible recipients located in high-risk urban areas 
that receive funding under section 2003 of such Act and 
$137,250,000 is for eligible recipients that are located 
outside such areas: Provided, That eligible recipients are 
those described in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 
609a(b)) or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of 
a terrorist or other extremist attack. 
(4) $94,500,000 for Public Transportation Security 
Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the- 
Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 
1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 
1163, and 1182), of which $9,000,000 shall be for Am-
trak security and $1,800,000 shall be for Over-the-Road 
Bus Security: Provided, That such public transportation 
security assistance shall be provided directly to public 
transportation agencies.
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(5) $90,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accord-
ance with section 70107 of title 46, United States Code. 
(6) $648,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, of which $324,000,000 shall be for As-
sistance to Firefighter Grants and $324,000,000 shall be 
for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 
Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the Fed-
eral Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2229 and 2229a). 
(7) $319,500,000 for emergency management per-
formance grants under 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), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 762 of title 6, 
United States Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(8) $281,475,000 for necessary expenses for Flood 
Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and 
to supplement any other sums appropriated under the 
National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional 
sums as may be provided by States or other political 
subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 
section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act
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of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until 
expended. 
(9) $10,800,000 for Regional Catastrophic Pre-
paredness Grants. 
(10) $117,000,000 for the emergency food and shel-
ter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not 
to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total administrative 
costs. 
(11) $40,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning 
System. 
(12) $293,757,369 for Community Project Funding 
and Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which 
shall be for the purposes, and the amounts, specified in 
the table entitled ‘‘Homeland Security—Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ 
under the ‘‘Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally 
Directed Spending Items’’ heading in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which— 
(A) $103,189,080, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available for such purpose, is for emer-
gency operations center grants under section 614 of
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the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c); and 
(B) $190,568,289, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available for such purpose, is for pre- 
disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(e), notwithstanding 
subsections (f), (g), and (l) of that section (42 
U.S.C. 5133(f), (g), (l)). 
(13) $305,987,000 to sustain current operations for 
training, exercises, technical assistance, and other pro-
grams. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $20,261,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount 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.) and is designated by the Congress as being for 
disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection
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Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–141, 
126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Afford-
ability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
$239,983,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected 
under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $18,917,000 shall be 
available for mission support associated with flood manage-
ment; and of which $221,066,000 shall be available for flood 
plain management and flood mapping: Provided, 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 offsetting collections to this account, to 
be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: 
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024, no funds shall be 
available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under sec-
tion 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 
(1) $230,504,000 for operating expenses and sala-
ries and expenses associated with flood insurance oper-
ations; 
(2) $1,300,000,000 for commissions and taxes of 
agents;
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(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available 
until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood 
mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), not-
withstanding 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 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be deposited in the 
National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts 
specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), 
section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
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)): Pro-
vided further, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That 
up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the 
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 
U.S.C. 4033).
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Funds made available under the heading ‘‘Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations 
and Support’’ may be made available for the necessary ex-
penses of procuring or providing access to cybersecurity 
threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent agencies, 
corporations, establishments, and instrumentalities of the 
Federal Government of the United States, state, local, tribal, 
and territorial entities, fusion centers as described in section 
210A of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and In-
formation Sharing and Analysis Organizations. 
SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or 
any other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the 
amount of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through 
(5) under ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Fed-
eral Assistance’’, may be used by the recipient for expenses 
directly related to administration of the grant. 
(b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also 
apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant 
under such paragraph (3). 
SEC. 303. Applications for grants under the heading 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist-
ance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made avail-
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able to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit 
applications not later than 80 days after the grant announce-
ment, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of 
an application. 
SEC. 304. (a) Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under 
paragraphs (1) through (5) and (9), the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate 5 full business days in advance of announcing 
publicly the intention of making an award. 
(b) If any such public announcement is made before 5 
full business days have elapsed following such briefing, 
$1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support’’ 
shall be rescinded. 
SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communications 
towers is not considered construction of a building or other 
physical facility. 
SEC. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management
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Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), 
related to reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be ap-
plied in fiscal year 2024 with respect to budget year 2025 
and current fiscal year 2024, respectively— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 
2025’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘business’’ after 
‘‘fifth’’. 
SEC. 307. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for 
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may grant waivers from the requirements in sub-
sections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and 
(c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
SEC. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during fis-
cal year 2024, as authorized in title III of the Departments 
of Veterans 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 Secu-
rity to be necessary for its Radiological Emergency Prepared-
ness Program for the next fiscal year.
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(b) The methodology for assessment and collection of 
fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of pro-
viding such services, including administrative costs of col-
lecting such fees. 
(c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emer-
gency Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections 
and will become available for authorized purposes on October 
1, 2024, and remain available until expended. 
SEC. 309. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for 
Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may waive sub-
section (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). 
SEC. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appro-
priated in any prior Act for activities funded by the National 
Predisaster Mitigation Fund under section 203 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of section 1234 of division D of Public Law 115– 
254, may be transferred to and merged with funds set aside 
pursuant to subsection (i)(1) of section 203 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section.
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SEC. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Pro-
gram’’ in any prior Act may be transferred to and merged 
with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’ for nec-
essary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Anal-
ysis: Provided, That funds transferred pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be in addition to and supplement any other sums 
appropriated for such purposes under the National Flood In-
surance Fund and such additional sums as may be provided 
by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared map-
ping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain 
available until expended.
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services for operations and support, including for the 
E-Verify Program, the Refugee and International Operations 
Programs, and backlog reduction, $271,140,000: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts 
made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed 
to require any reduction of any fee described in section 
286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1356(m)): Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services for Federal assistance for the Citizenship 
and Integration Grant Program, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for operations and support, including the 
purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and
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hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $357,100,000, 
of which $66,665,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, $20,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility 
improvements and related expenses of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Centers. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for operations and support, including the pur-
chase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $369,811,000, of 
which $206,093,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$61,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for research and development, $310,823,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2026. 
COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office for operations and support, 
$163,280,000, of which $69,364,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,250 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $42,338,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office for research and development, 
$60,938,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office for Federal assistance through 
grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi-
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ties, $142,885,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. 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 vehicles for lease. 
(b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services may authorize employees who are assigned to those 
areas to use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ 
residences and places of employment. 
SEC. 402. 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 services pro-
vided by employees (including employees serving on a tem-
porary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are 
known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration 
Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative As-
sistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 
SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use
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of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services Application Support Center that is overseen virtually 
by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using 
appropriate technology. 
SEC. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal 
law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating 
in training accreditation. 
SEC. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Ac-
creditation Board, including 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 
programs, facilities, and instructors. 
SEC. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers may accept transfers to its ‘‘Procure-
ment, Construction, and Improvements’’ account from Gov-
ernment agencies requesting the construction of special use 
facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 
1535(b)). 
(b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 
shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon 
completion of such facilities.
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SEC. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as 
inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).
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TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND 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 appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to ap-
propriation accounts for such activities established pursuant 
to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applicable es-
tablished accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for as 
one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components 
in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 
the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the components funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
that— 
(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or ac-
tivity, or increases funds for any program, project, or ac-
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tivity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 
the Congress; 
(2) contracts out any function or activity presently 
performed by Federal employees or any new function or 
activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees 
in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 
for the Department of Homeland Security; 
(3) augments funding for existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 per-
cent, whichever is less; 
(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or ac-
tivity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; 
or 
(5) results from any general savings from a reduc-
tion in personnel that would result in a change in fund-
ing levels for programs, projects, or activities as ap-
proved by the Congress. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such re-
programming. 
(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland 
Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations 
Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the
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Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance 
of such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 
percent by such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 
funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
appropriations— 
(1) based upon an initial notification provided after 
June 15, except in extraordinary circumstances that im-
minently threaten the safety of human life or the protec-
tion of property; 
(2) to increase or decrease funding for grant pro-
grams; or 
(3) to create a program, project, or activity pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(1), including any new function or 
requirement within any program, project, or activity, not 
approved by Congress in the consideration of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth 
in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain 
available for obligation in the current year.
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(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 
8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations 
available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 
5 days in advance of such transfer. 
SEC. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public 
Law 115–31), related to the operations of a working capital 
fund, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this 
Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds 
made available in that Act. 
(b) Funds from such working capital fund may be obli-
gated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements from 
components of the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances re-
maining available at the end of fiscal year 2024, as recorded 
in the financial records at the time of a reprogramming noti-
fication, but not later than June 30, 2025, from appropria-
tions for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for fiscal year 2024 in 
this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2025, 
in the account and for the purposes for which the appropria-
tions were provided.
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(b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance 
with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for in-
telligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2024 
until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence activi-
ties for fiscal year 2024. 
(b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made available 
for ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness—Oper-
ations and Support’’ that exceed the amounts in such author-
ization for such account shall be transferred to and merged 
with amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Manage-
ment Directorate—Operations and Support’’. 
(c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred 
under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall brief 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on a plan for the use of such 
funds. 
SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate at least 3 full business days in advance of—
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(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant 
in excess of $1,000,000; 
(2) making or awarding a contract, other trans-
action agreement, or task or delivery order on a multiple 
award contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in 
excess of $4,000,000; 
(3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an 
obligation of funds in an amount greater than 
$10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland 
Security funds; 
(4) making a sole-source grant award; or 
(5) announcing publicly the intention to make or 
award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), in-
cluding a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
(b) 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 5 full business days after such 
an award is made or letter issued. 
(c) 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 appro-
priated; the type of contract; and the account from 
which the funds are being drawn. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to 
be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforce-
ment training without advance notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of addi-
tional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers’ 
facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
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 re-
quired expenses for the development of a proposed pro-
spectus. 
SEC. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of
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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. 
SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions 
of the Buy American Act. 
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), 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 sec-
tion 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448). 
SEC. 513. 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) 
unless explicitly authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a 
national identification card. 
SEC. 515. Any official that is required by this Act to re-
port or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate may not delegate
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such authority to perform that act unless specifically author-
ized herein. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agen-
cies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301– 
10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to employ workers described in section 
274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able 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 performance that does not meet 
the basic requirements of a contract. 
SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
changing of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local 
law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
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SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate 
the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the 
Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the 
individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement 
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or con-
trol the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of 
more than 50 employees of a single component of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United 
States, at a single international conference unless the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that 
such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate within at least 10 days of that deter-
mination and the basis for that determination. 
(b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘international 
conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of the 
United States attended by representatives of the United 
States Government and of foreign governments, international 
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 
(c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.
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(d) Employees who attend a conference virtually without 
travel away from their permanent duty station within the 
United States shall not be counted for purposes of this sec-
tion, and the prohibition contained in this section shall not 
apply to payments for the costs of attendance for such em-
ployees. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency 
for its participation in a National Special Security Event. 
SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act 
may be obligated for the implementation of any structural 
pay reform or the introduction of any new position classifica-
tion that will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs 
more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 
30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary 
of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that 
includes— 
(1) the number of full-time positions affected by 
such change; 
(2) funding required for such change for the cur-
rent fiscal year and through the Future Years Homeland 
Security Program; 
(3) justification for such change; and
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(4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of com-
pensation alternatives to such change that were consid-
ered by the Department. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if— 
(1) it was proposed in the President’s budget pro-
posal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and 
(2) funds for such change have not been explicitly 
denied or restricted in this Act. 
SEC. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available 
in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
the public website of that agency any report required to be 
submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate in this Act, upon the de-
termination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the 
national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises 
homeland or national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do 
so only after such report has been made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate for not less than 45 days except as oth-
erwise specified in law.
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SEC. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Oper-
ations and Support’’ may be used for minor procurement, 
construction, and improvements. 
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers to 
end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal 
property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property. 
SEC. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115–141) regarding primary and secondary 
schooling of dependents shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2024. 
SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Homeland Security 
by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following per-
sons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, 
any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland 
Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, or to make 
any temporary modification at any such facility that in any 
way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress 
or such designated employee, compared to what would be ob-
served in the absence of such modification: 
(1) A Member of Congress. 
(2) An employee of the United States House of 
Representatives or the United States Senate designated 
by such a Member for the purposes of this section.
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(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require 
a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent 
to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose 
of conducting oversight. 
(c) With respect to individuals described in subsection 
(a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require 
that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an 
intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 528. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to place 
restraints on a woman in the custody of the Department of 
Homeland Security (including during transport, in a deten-
tion facility, or at an outside medical facility) who is preg-
nant or in post-delivery recuperation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a preg-
nant woman if— 
(1) an appropriate official of the Department of 
Homeland Security makes an individualized determina-
tion that the woman— 
(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk can-
not be prevented by other means; or 
(B) poses an immediate and serious threat to 
harm herself or others that cannot be prevented by 
other means; or
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(2) a medical professional responsible for the care 
of the pregnant woman determines that the use of thera-
peutic restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of 
the woman. 
(c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to sub-
section (b), only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as 
determined by the appropriate medical professional treating 
the woman, may be used. In no case may restraints be used 
on a woman who is in active labor or delivery, and in no case 
may a pregnant woman be restrained in a face-down position 
with four-point restraints, on her back, or in a restraint belt 
that constricts the area of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman 
who is immobilized by restraints shall be positioned, to the 
maximum extent feasible, on her left side. 
SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other 
record pertaining to any— 
(1) death of, 
(2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated 
against, or 
(3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disrup-
tion committed by 
an individual held in the custody of the Department of 
Homeland Security.
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(b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available, in accordance with applicable laws and regu-
lations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in litigation, 
to an individual who has been charged with a crime, been 
placed into segregation, or otherwise punished as a result of 
an allegation described in paragraph (3), upon the request of 
such individual. 
SEC. 530. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114– 
113, regarding a prohibition on funding for any position des-
ignated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with re-
spect to any Federal funds in the same manner as such sec-
tion applied to funds made available in that Act. 
SEC. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the Under Secretary for Management of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the unfunded priorities, for the Department of 
Homeland Security and separately for each departmental 
component, for which discretionary funding would be classi-
fied as budget function 050. 
(b) Each report under this section shall specify, for each 
such unfunded priority—
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(1) a summary description, including the objectives 
to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in 
whole or in part); 
(2) the description, including the objectives to be 
achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or 
in part); 
(3) account information, including the following (as 
applicable): 
(A) appropriation account; and 
(B) program, project, or activity name; and 
(4) the additional number of full-time or part-time 
positions to be funded as part of such priority. 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘unfunded priority’’, in the 
case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that— 
(1) is not funded in the budget referred to in sub-
section (a); 
(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated 
with an operational or contingency plan for the Depart-
ment; and 
(3) would have been recommended for funding 
through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if— 
(A) additional resources had been available for 
the budget to fund the requirement; 
(B) the requirement has emerged since the 
budget was formulated; or
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(C) the requirement is necessary to sustain 
prior-year investments. 
SEC. 532. (a) Not later than 10 days after a determina-
tion is made by the President to evaluate and initiate protec-
tion under any authority for a former or retired Government 
official or employee, or for an individual who, during the du-
ration of the directed protection, will become a former or re-
tired Government official or employee (referred to in this sec-
tion as a ‘‘covered individual’’), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit a notification to congressional leader-
ship and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Committees on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Represent-
atives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform of the House of Representatives (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’). 
(b) Such notification may be submitted in classified 
form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the threat 
assessment, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost 
and duration of such protection.
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(c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 days 
before terminating, protection for a covered individual, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification 
regarding the extension or termination and any change to the 
threat assessment to the congressional leadership and the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the congressional leadership and the appro-
priate congressional committees, which may be submitted in 
classified form, if necessary, detailing each covered individual, 
and the scope and associated cost of protection. 
SEC. 533. (a) None of the funds provided to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be 
used by an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the 
Technology Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 
1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91)) un-
less, concurrent with the submission of an initial project pro-
posal to the Technology Modernization Board, the head of 
the agency— 
(1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate of the pro-
posed submission of the project proposal;