Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the 
amount in the preceding proviso is designated by the Con-
gress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(2) For necessary expenses for management and ad-
ministration, $110,956,000, of which $14,274,000 shall 
be for mitigation activities, including activities authorized 
by the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) and the National Dam Safety Pro-
gram Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.); and of which 
$96,682,000 shall be for preparedness and protection ac-
tivities, including activities authorized by the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394), and Title VI of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133). 
(3) For the predisaster mitigation grant program 
under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), 
$54,485,000, to remain available until expended. 
(4) For necessary expenses, including administrative 
costs, under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), under sections 100215, 
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100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 
112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and under section 17 of the 
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–89, 128 Stat. 1020), $177,531,000, and 
such additional sums as may be provided by State and 
local governments or other political subdivisions for cost- 
shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(5) For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster 
Protection 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 Home-
owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $181,799,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, 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 $13,436,000 shall be available for sala-
ries and expenses associated with flood management and 
$168,363,000 shall be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping: Provided, That any additional 
fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National 
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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 total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the appropriation under this para-
graph. 
(6) For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
and other activities, $2,589,000,000, which shall be allo-
cated as follows: 
(A) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Home-
land Security Grant Program under section 2004 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), 
of which $55,000,000 shall be for Operation 
Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
2017, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 
available to local and tribal governments amounts 
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 
this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) 
of such section 2004. 
(B) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area 
Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which 
$20,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist 
attack. 
(C) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transpor-
tation Security Assistance and Railroad Security As-
sistance under sections 1406 and 1513 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135 and 1163), of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security: Provided, 
That such public transportation security assistance 
shall be provided directly to public transportation 
agencies. 
(D) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security 
Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(E) $49,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, shall be for emergent threats from 
violent extremism and from complex, coordinated 
terrorist attacks. 
(F) $690,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, shall be for necessary expenses 
for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.), of which $345,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229), 
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and $345,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
(G) $350,000,000 shall be for necessary ex-
penses for emergency management performance 
grants, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Re-
duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 6 
U.S.C. 762, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
(H) $233,000,000 shall be for training, exer-
cises, technical assistance, and other programs. 
(7) For necessary expenses of the United States Fire 
Administration and for other purposes, as authorized by 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $42,500,000. 
(8) To carry out the emergency food and shelter pro-
gram pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), 
$120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 
percent of the total amount made available by this sub-
section. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. None of the funds under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Protection and Programs Directorate — Procure-
ment, Construction, and Improvements’’ for biometric 
identity management shall be obligated until the Secretary 
submits a report to the Committees on Appropriation of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on plans 
to— 
(1) Implement a facial recognition matching capa-
bility for IDENT holdings, including the ability to search, 
store, and match, that is independent of other biometric 
modalities but scalable for future needs; 
(2) Accelerate the development of multi-modal bio-
metric capability (HART Increment 2) to ensure that full 
multi-modal capability is available for stakeholders by the 
end of fiscal year 2018; 
(3) Establish a new, equitable governance structure 
in fiscal year 2017 that ensures stakeholder mission re-
quirements are prioritized for implementation, to in-
clude— 
(A) a project plan and capability execution 
schedule for each stakeholder mission; 
(B) stakeholder management of all requests for 
services; 
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(C) a weighted on-boarding process for new re-
quirements and priorities; and 
(D) an executive stakeholder review process; 
and 
(4) Demonstrate new agile projects focused on the 
ability to fuse biographic intelligence information with bio-
metric data. 
SEC. 302. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency — Federal Assistance’’, for para-
graphs (6)(A) through (6)(D), notwithstanding section 
2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision of law, a recipi-
ent or subrecipient of a grant may use not more than 5 
percent of the amount of the grant or subgrant made 
available to them under this heading for expenses directly 
related to administration of the grant. 
SEC. 303. Applications for grants under the heading 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency — Federal As-
sistance’’ shall be made available 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 announcement, and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an application. 
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SEC. 304. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency — Federal Assistance’’, for grants 
under paragraphs (6)(A) and (6)(B), the installation of 
communications towers is not considered construction of 
a building or other physical facility. 
SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency — Federal Assistance’’, for grants 
under paragraphs (6)(A) through (6)(G), grantees shall 
provide reports on their use of funds, as determined nec-
essary by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 306. Notwithstanding section 509 of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may use the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency — Federal As-
sistance’’ in paragraph (6)(G) to acquire real property for 
the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the 
security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency training facilities. 
SEC. 307. The reporting requirements in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency — Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Public Law 114–4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2017 
with respect to budget year 2018 and current fiscal year 
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2017, respectively, by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ for 
‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 308. In fiscal year 2017, no funds shall be avail-
able 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) $147,042,000 for operating expenses and 
salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance 
operations; 
(2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes 
of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $175,061,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood 
mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4104c), 
notwithstanding 
sections 
1366(e) 
and 
1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 
Provided, 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 Insur-
ance Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood 
Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as 
available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
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Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 
1366(e), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 
1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 
4104d(b)(1)–(3)): 
Provided 
further, 
That 
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). 
SEC. 309. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency — Federal Assistance’’, for grants 
under paragraphs (6)(A) through (6)(G), the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall brief the Committees 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. 
SEC. 310. None of the funds provided in this or any 
other Act may be obligated to implement the National Pre-
paredness Grant Program or any other successor grant 
programs unless explicitly authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 311. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, grants awarded to States along the Southwest Border 
of the United States under sections 2003 or 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) 
using funds provided under the heading ‘‘Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency — Federal Assistance’’ for 
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