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related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant 
to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which 
$165,715,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, solely 
for the purpose of hiring, training, and equipping new U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection officers at ports of entry; of which not to 
exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which such sums as become available in the Customs 
User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of 
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which not 
to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space 
in connection with preclearance operations; and of which not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided, That for fiscal year 2014, the 
overtime limitation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of Feb-
ruary 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be available to compensate any employee of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection for overtime, from whatever source, 
in an amount that exceeds such limitation, except in individual 
cases determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
designee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national security 
purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigration 
emergencies: Provided further, That the Border Patrol shall main-
tain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-time 
equivalent agents protecting the borders of the United States in 
the fiscal year. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for operation and improvement of automated systems, including 
salaries and expenses, $816,523,000; of which $340,936,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016; and of which not less 
than $140,762,000 shall be for the development of the Automated 
Commercial Environment. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, and 
technology, $351,454,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That no additional deployments of technology asso-
ciated with integrated fixed towers shall occur until the Chief 
of the Border Patrol certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the first 
deployment of technology associated with integrated fixed towers 
meets the operational requirements of the Border Patrol. 
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and 
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, 
and other related equipment of the air and marine program, 
including salaries and expenses, operational training, and mission- 
related travel, the operations of which include the following: the
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interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support 
to Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or adminis-
tration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in 
other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; 
$805,068,000; of which $286,818,000 shall be available for salaries 
and expenses; and of which $518,250,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That no aircraft or other related 
equipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind 
and have been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection requirements and aircraft that have been damaged 
beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, 
department, or office outside of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity during fiscal year 2014 without prior notice to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5-year strategic 
plan for the air and marine program required under this heading 
in Public Law 112–74. 
CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, 
equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, 
and related infrastructure necessary for the administration and 
enforcement of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and 
border security, including land ports of entry where the Adminis-
trator of General Services has delegated to the Secretary of Home-
land Security the authority to operate, maintain, repair, and alter 
such facilities, and to pay rent to the General Services Administra-
tion for use of land ports of entry, $456,278,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2015 
is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, an inventory of the real property of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and a plan for each activity and project proposed for 
funding under this heading that includes the full cost by fiscal 
year of each activity and project proposed and underway in fiscal 
year 2015. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and 
customs laws, detention and removals, and investigations, including 
intellectual property rights and overseas vetted units operations; 
and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; $5,229,461,000; of which 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); of which not to exceed $11,475 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not
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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; of which not less than $305,000 shall be 
for promotion of public awareness of the Cyber Tipline and related 
activities to counter child exploitation; of which not less than 
$5,400,000 shall be used to facilitate agreements consistent with 
section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)); and of which 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: Provided, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading shall be available 
to compensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive that amount 
as necessary for national security purposes and in cases of immigra-
tion emergencies: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities to enforce laws against 
forced child labor, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, not less than $1,600,000,000 shall be available to identify 
aliens convicted of a crime who may be deportable, and to remove 
them from the United States once they are judged deportable: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
prioritize the identification and removal of aliens convicted of a 
crime by the severity of that crime: Provided further, That funding 
made available under this heading shall maintain a level of not 
less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2014: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided, not less than 
$2,785,096,000 is for detention and removal operations, including 
transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $10,300,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2015, for the Visa Security Program: 
Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall be available 
for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, including 
operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination 
Center: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used to continue a delegation of law enforce-
ment authority authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Home-
land Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the 
agreement governing the delegation of authority have been violated: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading 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 facility are less than ‘‘ade-
quate’’ or the equivalent median score in any subsequent perform-
ance evaluation system: Provided further, That nothing under this 
heading shall prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
from exercising those authorities provided under immigration laws 
(as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining 
to aliens convicted of a crime: Provided further, That without regard 
to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of 
this Act, the Secretary may propose to reprogram and transfer 
funds within and into this appropriation necessary to ensure the 
detention of aliens prioritized for removal.
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement auto-
mated systems, $34,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, equip, 
and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administra-
tion and enforcement of the laws relating to customs and immigra-
tion, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant 
to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107– 
71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $4,982,735,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2015; of which not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That of the total amount made available under this heading, not 
to exceed $3,894,236,000 shall be for screening operations, of which 
$372,354,000 shall be available for explosives detection systems; 
$103,309,000 shall be for checkpoint support; and not to exceed 
$1,088,499,000 shall be for aviation security direction and enforce-
ment: Provided further, That of the amount made available in 
the preceding proviso for explosives detection systems, $73,845,000 
shall be available for the purchase and installation of these systems: 
Provided further, That any award to deploy explosives detection 
systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance on 
other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased 
security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and increased 
cost effectiveness: Provided further, 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 available 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 collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $2,862,735,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2014, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund estab-
lished by section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may 
be used for the procurement and installation of explosives detection 
systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for 
the purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of 
such title: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
in this Act may be used for any recruiting or hiring of personnel 
into the Transportation Security Administration that would cause 
the agency to exceed a staffing level of 46,000 full-time equivalent 
screeners: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not 
apply to personnel hired as part-time employees: Provided further, 
That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the