I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7481 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. CASE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HOYER, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. COURT-
NEY, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. DEAN 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. HIMES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT, 
INTEL-
LIGENCE, 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, 
$297,584,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Office 
of the Secretary and Executive Management, Operations 
and Support, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), except that the amount 
specified in such column for Management and Oversight, 
Office of the Secretary shall be deemed to be $0, of which 
$14,050,000 of amounts made available for Management 
and Oversight, Office of Health Security and $8,000,000 
of amounts made available for Office of Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
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Senate responses to all questions for the record for each 
hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget submission for the 
Department of Homeland Security held by such Commit-
tees prior to July 1: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for procurement, construc-
tion, and improvements, $8,911,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet 
modernization, $1,690,380,000, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ 
column for Management Directorate, Operations and Sup-
port, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appro-
priations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$58,106,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally 
owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 
Federal Protective 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 Situa-
tional 
Awareness 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$340,819,000, of which $121,274,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $3,825 shall for be official reception and representa-
tion expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available 
for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion 
centers, including improvements to buildings. 
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SEC. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last 
day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that 
includes total obligations 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. 
(b) The initial staffing report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be the baseline for which the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may increase or decrease 
staffing levels for any program, project, or activity pursu-
ant to section 503(a)(4) of this Act. 
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 
Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers 
of 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 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied of the proposed transfer. 
SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 
of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu-
rity 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 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 
Oversight List between Acquisition Decision Event and 
Full Operational Capability, 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— 
(1) a description of the purpose of the program, 
including the capabilities being acquired and the 
component(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, in-
cluding— 
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(A) the current acquisition phase by incre-
ment, 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 Depart-
ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 
schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 
and the program’s current such thresholds and ob-
jectives, if applicable; 
(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com-
parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, including— 
(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 
(B) the fiscal years included in the esti-
mate; 
(C) a breakout of the estimate for the 
prior five years, the current year, and the budg-
et year; 
(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro-
priation 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; 
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(6) a summary of the findings of any inde-
pendent verification and validation of the items to be 
acquired or an explanation for why no such 
verification and validation has been performed; 
(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro-
gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli-
gation 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 
subcontractors; and 
(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 
schedule, or performance that could result in a pro-
gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 
(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub-
mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 
programs described in this section to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than five business days after the date of 
approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 
Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 
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or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 
out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor-
mation described in subsection (c). 
(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 
available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 
or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 fol-
lowing— 
(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 
(3) an implementation plan, including mile-
stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched-
ules, including a projected end date. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple-
tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 
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