Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
PL 114-4 (H.R.240), enacted 03/04/2015

129 STAT. 39 
PUBLIC LAW 114–4—MAR. 4, 2015 
Public Law 114–4 
114th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of 
the Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by law, 
$132,573,000: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That 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 Immediate Office of the Sec-
retary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a 
comprehensive plan for implementation of the biometric entry and 
exit data system required under section 7208 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), 
including the estimated costs for implementation. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), 
$187,503,000, of which not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 
Deadline. 
Implementation 
plan. 
Cost estimate. 
Department of 
Homeland 
Security 
Appropriations 
Act, 2015. 
Mar. 4, 2015 
[H.R. 240] 
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129 STAT. 40 
PUBLIC LAW 114–4—MAR. 4, 2015 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $4,493,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, solely for the alteration and 
improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs 
to consolidate Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska 
Avenue Complex; and $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, for the Human Resources Information Technology 
program: Provided further, That the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment shall include in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal 
year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, a Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, which 
shall include the information required under the heading ‘‘Office 
of the Under Secretary for Management’’ under title I of division 
D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112– 
74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report not later 
than 45 days after the completion of each quarter. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $52,020,000: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security 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 2016 
is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Future Years Homeland Security Program, as authorized 
by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 454). 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology invest-
ments, $288,122,000; of which $99,028,000 shall be available for 
salaries and expenses; and of which $189,094,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, shall be available for development 
and acquisition of information technology equipment, software, serv-
ices, and related activities for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations 
coordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $255,804,000; of which 
not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; and of which $102,479,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), $118,617,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 
may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, including 
the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of 
the Inspector General. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
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129 STAT. 41 
PUBLIC LAW 114–4—MAR. 4, 2015 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to 
border security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and 
regulatory activities related to plant and animal imports, and 
transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease 
of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 
$8,459,657,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 
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 
$30,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, solely 
for the purpose of hiring, training, and equipping United States 
Customs and Border Protection officers at ports of entry; of which 
not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion 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 compensa-
tion to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That for fiscal 
year 2015, the overtime limitation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) 
of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be 
$35,000; and notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to com-
pensate any employee of United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds 
such limitation, except in individual cases determined by the Sec-
retary 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 maintain 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 United States Customs and Border 
Protection for operation and improvement of automated systems, 
including 
salaries 
and 
expenses, 
$808,169,000; 
of 
which 
$446,075,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and 
of which not less than $140,970,000 shall be for the development 
of the Automated Commercial Environment. 
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BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, and 
technology, $382,466,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and 
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, 
the Air and Marine Operations Center, 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 interdiction of narcotics and other 
goods; the provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies 
in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Depart-
ment 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 humani-
tarian efforts; $750,469,000; of which $299,800,000 shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses; and of which $450,669,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That no air-
craft or other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft 
that are one of a kind and have been identified as excess to 
United States 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 Security during fiscal year 2015 without 
prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funding 
made available under this heading shall be available for customs 
expenses when necessary to maintain or to temporarily increase 
operations in Puerto Rico: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 the heading ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, Oper-
ations, and Maintenance’’ 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, $288,821,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019. 
UNITED STATES 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; $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Strategic plan. 
Puerto Rico. 
Notification. 
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129 STAT. 43 
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$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 
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 child pornography tipline 
and 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)); of which not to exceed $40,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and 
lease hold improvements at owned and leased facilities; 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 unlaw-
fully 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 Security, 
or the designee of the Secretary, may waive that amount as nec-
essary for national security purposes and in cases of immigration 
emergencies: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
$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, 2015: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided, not less than 
$3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, and removal oper-
ations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided for Custody Oper-
ations in the previous proviso, $45,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided for the Visa Security Program and international investiga-
tions, $43,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided further, That 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: 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 materi-
ally 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 ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score in any subsequent 
Determination. 
Waiver authority. 
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performance evaluation system: Provided further, That nothing 
under this heading shall prevent United States 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: Pro-
vided 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 appro-
priation necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized 
for removal. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement auto-
mated systems, $26,000,000, 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), $5,639,095,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
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 collections are received 
during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$3,574,095,000: Provided further, That the fees deposited under 
this heading in fiscal year 2013 and sequestered pursuant to section 
251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), that are currently unavailable for obliga-
tion, are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, for 
fiscal year 2015, 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 systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree-
ments for the purpose of funding projects described in section 
44923(a) of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, mobile explosives detection equipment pur-
chased and deployed using funds made available under this heading 
may be moved and redeployed to meet evolving passenger and 
baggage screening security priorities at airports: 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 
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Security Administration that would cause the agency to exceed 
a staffing level of 45,000 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 Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a detailed report on— 
(1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and 
resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated 
passenger screening technologies for the most effective security 
of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible operating 
and acquisition costs, including projected funding levels for 
each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until project completion, 
whichever is earlier; 
(2) how the Transportation Security Administration is 
deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener 
workforce in the most cost effective manner; and 
(3) labor savings from the deployment of improved tech-
nologies for passenger and baggage screening and how those 
savings are being used to offset security costs or reinvested 
to address security vulnerabilities: 
Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, a semiannual report updating information on 
a strategy to increase the number of air passengers eligible for 
expedited screening, including: 
(1) specific benchmarks and performance measures to 
increase participation in Pre-Check by air carriers, airports, 
and passengers; 
(2) options to facilitate direct application for enrollment 
in Pre-Check through the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’s Web site, airports, and other enrollment locations; 
(3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers for expe-
dited screening; 
(4) inclusion of populations already vetted by the Transpor-
tation Security Administration and other trusted populations 
as eligible for expedited screening; 
(5) resource implications of expedited passenger screening 
resulting from the use of risk-based security methods; and 
(6) the total number and percentage of passengers using 
Pre-Check lanes who: 
(A) have enrolled in Pre-Check since Transportation 
Security Administration enrollment centers were estab-
lished; 
(B) 
enrolled 
using 
the 
Transportation 
Security 
Administration’s Pre-Check application Web site; 
(C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a participating 
airline; 
(D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their enrollment 
in a Trusted Traveler program of United States Customs 
and Border Protection; 
(E) were selectively identified to participate in expe-
dited screening through the use of Managed Inclusion in 
fiscal year 2014; and 
(F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check categories: 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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Provided further, That Members of the United States House of 
Representatives and United States Senate, including the leadership; 
the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Sec-
retary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secre-
taries of the Department of Homeland Security; the United States 
Attorney General, Deputy Attorney 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 Management and Budget, shall not be exempt 
from Federal passenger and baggage screening. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration related to surface transportation security activities, 
$123,749,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING 
For necessary expenses for the development and implementa-
tion of intelligence and vetting activities, $219,166,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration related to transportation security support pursuant to the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 
Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $917,226,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives— 
(1) a report providing evidence demonstrating that behav-
ioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who may 
pose a threat to aviation security and the plans that will 
be put into place to collect additional performance data; and 
(2) a report addressing each of the recommendations out-
lined in the report entitled ‘‘TSA Needs Additional Information 
Before Procuring Next-Generation Systems’’, published by the 
Government Accountability Office on March 31, 2014, and 
describing the steps the Transportation Security Administration 
is taking to implement acquisition best practices, increase 
industry engagement, and improve transparency with regard 
to technology acquisition programs: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Headquarters 
Administration until the submission of the reports required by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding proviso. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent 
and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of no more than 
$700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed 
a total of $31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; minor shore construction 
projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on any location; 
payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 
402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; $7,043,318,000, 
of which $553,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities, of 
which $213,000,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 and shall be available only if the President 
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress; 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)); and of which not to exceed $15,300 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act 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 this appropriation: Provided further, That 
to the extent fees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational 
vessel documentation under such section 12114, and there is a 
backlog of recreational vessel applications, then personnel per-
forming non-recreational vessel documentation functions under sub-
chapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may 
perform documentation under section 12114: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading, $85,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation for Coast Guard Headquarters Directorates 
until a future-years capital investment plan for fiscal years 2016 
through 2020, as specified under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisi-
tion, Construction, and Improvements’’ of this Act, is submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism may be allocated by program, project, and 
activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act: Provided further, 
That, without regard to the limitation as to time and condition 
of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, up to $10,000,000 
may be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay and Allowances 
in accordance with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 503. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compli-
ance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 
19 of title 14, United States Code, $13,197,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as author-
ized by law; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve 
program; personnel and training costs; and equipment and services; 
$114,572,000. 
Investment plan. 
President. 
Designation. 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, 
and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as 
authorized by law; $1,225,223,000; of which $20,000,000 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)); and of which the following amounts shall 
be available until September 30, 2019 (except as subsequently speci-
fied): $6,000,000 for military family housing; $824,347,000 to 
acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small 
boats, and related equipment; $180,000,000 to acquire, effect major 
repairs to, renovate, or improve aircraft or increase aviation capa-
bility; $59,300,000 for other acquisition programs; $40,580,000 for 
shore facilities and aids to navigation, including facilities at Depart-
ment of Defense installations used by the Coast Guard; and 
$114,996,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, for 
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs: Provided, 
That the funds provided by this Act shall be immediately available 
and allotted to contract for the production of the eighth National 
Security Cutter notwithstanding the availability of funds for post- 
production costs: Provided further, That the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, at the time the President’s budget proposal for 
fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, a future-years capital investment plan 
for the Coast Guard that identifies for each requested capital 
asset— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included in that budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion, including and clearly 
delineating the costs of associated major acquisition systems infra-
structure and transition to operations; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 
5 fiscal years or until acquisition program baseline or project 
completion, whichever is earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding levels; 
and 
(5) a current acquisition program baseline for each capital 
asset, as applicable, that— 
(A) includes the total acquisition cost of each asset, sub-
divided by fiscal year and including a detailed description of 
the purpose of the proposed funding levels for each fiscal year, 
including for each fiscal year funds requested for design, pre- 
acquisition activities, production, structural modifications, 
missionization, post-delivery, and transition to operations costs; 
(B) includes a detailed project schedule through completion, 
subdivided by fiscal year, that details— 
(i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; and 
(ii) major acquisition and project events, including 
development of operational requirements, contracting 
actions, design reviews, production, delivery, test and 
Investment plan. 
14 USC 663 note. 
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evaluation, and transition to operations, including nec-
essary training, shore infrastructure, and logistics; 
(C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, performance 
parameters, schedule, or estimated date of completion from 
the original acquisition program baseline and the most recent 
baseline approved by the Department of Homeland Security’s 
Acquisition Review Board, if applicable; 
(D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mission require-
ments by defining existing capabilities of comparable legacy 
assets, identifying known capability gaps between such existing 
capabilities and stated mission requirements, and explaining 
how the acquisition of each asset will address such known 
capability gaps; 
(E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the date 
of the estimate on which such costs are based, including all 
associated costs of major acquisitions systems infrastructure 
and transition to operations, delineated by purpose and fiscal 
year for the projected service life of the asset; 
(F) includes the earned value management system sum-
mary schedule performance index and cost performance index 
for each asset, if applicable; and 
(G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning schedule 
delineated by fiscal year for each existing legacy asset that 
each asset is intended to replace or recapitalize: 
Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
ensure that amounts specified in the future-years capital investment 
plan are consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with pro-
posed appropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, 
and activities of the Coast Guard in the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That any inconsistencies 
between the capital investment plan and proposed appropriations 
shall be identified and justified: Provided further, That the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall not delay the submis-
sion of the capital investment plan referred to by the preceding 
provisos: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall have no more than a single period 
of 10 consecutive business days to review the capital investment 
plan prior to submission: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives one day after the capital investment plan is sub-
mitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives when such 
review is completed: Provided further, That subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 6402 of Public Law 110–28 shall hereafter apply 
with respect to the amounts made available under this heading. 
Applicability. 
Notifications. 
Review. 
Time period. 
Review. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–4—MAR. 4, 2015 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by 
law; $17,892,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
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 Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That 
there may be credited to and used for the purposes of this appropria-
tion funds received from State and local governments, 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 purpose, payments 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, concurrent 
receipts, and combat-related special compensation under the 
National Defense Authorization Act, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,450,626,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type 
use for replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase 
of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services 
of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
Director of the United States Secret Service; rental of buildings 
in the District of Columbia, and 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; payment of per diem or subsistence allowances to 
employees in cases in which a protective assignment on the actual 
day or days of the visit of a protectee requires an employee to 
work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at a post of duty; 
conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation of 
awards; travel of United States Secret Service employees on protec-
tive missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures 
in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance from 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives; research and development; grants to conduct 
behavioral research in support of protective research and operations; 
and payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may 
be necessary to perform protective functions; $1,615,860,000; of 
which not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall 
be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law 
enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which 
$2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; of which $6,000,000 shall be 
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for a grant for activities related to investigations of missing and 
exploited children and shall remain available until September 30, 
2016; and of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities 
related to training in electronic crimes investigations and forensics: 
Provided, That $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That $4,500,000 
for National Special Security Events shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided further, That the United States Secret 
Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from Federal agencies and entities, 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 obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed 
total budgetary resources available under this heading at the end 
of the fiscal year: Provided further, 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 Security, or the designee 
of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national 
security purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by 
previous appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec-
tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the Director of the 
United States Secret Service may enter into an agreement to pro-
vide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available to the United States Secret 
Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be 
obligated for the purpose of opening a new permanent domestic 
or overseas office or location unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 
15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided further, That not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, a report providing evidence that the United States 
Secret Service has sufficiently reviewed its professional standards 
of conduct; and has issued new guidance and procedures for the 
conduct of employees when engaged in overseas operations and 
protective missions, consistent with the critical missions of, and 
the unique position of public trust occupied by, the United States 
Secret Service: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 
Headquarters, Management and Administration until such report 
is submitted: Provided further, That for purposes of section 503(b) 
of this Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may 
be transferred between Protection of Persons and Facilities and 
Domestic Field Operations. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, 
alteration, and improvement of physical and technological infra-
structure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019, shall be for acquisition, construction, 
improvement, and maintenance of the James J. Rowley Training 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
Waiver authority. 
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Center; and of which $44,555,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, shall be for Information Integration and Tech-
nology Transformation program execution. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, support for 
operations, and information technology, $61,651,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, shall be detailed by office, and by program, 
project, and activity level, for the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and 
information security programs and activities, as authorized by title 
II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 
$1,188,679,000, of which $225,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That if, due to delays in contract 
actions, the National Protection and Programs Directorate will not 
fully obligate funds for Federal Network Security or for Network 
Security Deployment program, project, and activities as provided 
in the accompanying statement and section 548 of this Act, such 
funds may be applied to Next Generation Networks program, 
project, and activities, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act. 
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 Protective Service: Provided, 
That the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall submit 
at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 
is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections 
to personnel requirements based on a current threat assessment. 
OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity 
Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), 
$252,056,000: Provided, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $122,150,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
Strategic plan. 
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OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and expenses 
and $86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $16,319,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016, for biosurveillance, 
chemical defense, medical and health planning and coordination, 
and workforce health protection: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, $934,396,000, including activities authorized by the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance 
Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 
107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 
405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the 
National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–53), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 
1394), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood 
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89): Provided, 
That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, $35,180,000 shall be for the 
Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which none is avail-
able for Federal Emergency Management Agency administrative 
costs: Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $30,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, for capital improvements and other expenses 
related to continuity of operations at the Mount Weather Emergency 
Operations Center: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available, $3,400,000 shall be for the Office of National Capital 
Region Coordination: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not less than $4,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related 
to modernization of automated systems. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi-
ties, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which not less than $55,000,000 
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shall be for Operation Stonegarden: Provided, That notwith-
standing subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
2015, 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 accord-
ance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004. 
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security Ini-
tiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less than $13,000,000 shall 
be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue 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. 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be 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 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 
1182), of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak 
security and $3,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Secu-
rity: Provided, That such public transportation security assist-
ance shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies. 
(4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in accord-
ance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations 
for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, 
of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, 
and tribal emergency response providers: 
Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), applica-
tions for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days 
after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after 
the receipt of an application: Provided further, That 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 grantee may not use 
more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available 
under this heading for expenses directly related to administration 
of the grant: Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is not consid-
ered construction of a building or other physical facility: Provided 
further, That grantees shall provide reports on their use of funds, 
as determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 509 of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to acquire real property 
for the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the secu-
rity buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management Agency 
training facilities. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $680,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 
shall be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
Reports. 
Grants. 
Deadlines. 
Puerto Rico. 
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2229) and $340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For emergency management performance grants, as authorized 
by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan 
No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $350,000,000. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, as 
authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 
percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland 
Security necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness pro-
gram for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology 
for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 
and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including adminis-
trative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That fees 
received under this heading shall be deposited in this account 
as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized 
purposes on October 1, 2015, and remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administra-
tion 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.), 
$44,000,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $7,033,464,494, to remain available until expended, of 
which $24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Home-
land Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investiga-
tions related to disasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives the following reports, including a specific descrip-
tion of the methodology and the source data used in developing 
such reports: 
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted 
for the budget year at the time that the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code: 
(A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over 
from the prior fiscal year to the budget year; 
Estimates. 
Reports. 
Fees. 
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(B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over 
from the budget year to the budget year plus 1; 
(C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic events 
for the budget year; 
(D) the amount of obligations for the budget year for cata-
strophic events delineated by event and by State; 
(E) the total amount that has been previously obligated 
or will be required for catastrophic events delineated by event 
and by State for all prior years, the current year, the budget 
year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year plus 2, and 
the budget year plus 3 and beyond; 
(F) the amount of previously obligated funds that will be 
recovered for the budget year; 
(G) the amount that will be required for obligations for 
emergencies, as described in section 102(1) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(1)), major disasters, as described in section 102(2) 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance 
grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), 
surge activities, and disaster readiness and support activities; 
and 
(H) the amount required for activities not covered under 
section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); Public 
Law 99–177); 
(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the following 
for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not later than the 
fifth day of each month, and shall be published by the Administrator 
on the Agency’s Web site not later than the fifth day of each 
month: 
(A) a summary of the amount of appropriations made avail-
able by source, the transfers executed, the previously allocated 
funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations, and obliga-
tions made; 
(B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated by month, 
including— 
(i) the beginning and ending balances; 
(ii) the total obligations to include amounts obligated 
for fire assistance, emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
activities; 
(iii) the obligations for catastrophic events delineated 
by event and by State; and 
(iv) the amount of previously obligated funds that are 
recovered; 
(C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and expenditures 
for catastrophic events delineated by event; 
(D) in addition, for a disaster declaration related to Hurri-
cane Sandy, the cost of the following categories of spending: 
public assistance, individual assistance, mitigation, administra-
tive, operations, and any other relevant category (including 
emergency measures and disaster resources); and 
(E) the date on which funds appropriated will be exhausted: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on the 
Agency’s Web site not later than 5 days after an award of a 
public assistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Web posting. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
Hurricane Sandy. 
Estimates. 
Deadlines. 
Web posting. 
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Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) 
the specifics of the grant award: Provided further, That for any 
mission assignment or mission assignment task order to another 
Federal department or agency regarding a major disaster, not later 
than 5 days after the issuance of the mission assignment or task 
order, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website 
the following: the name of the impacted State and the disaster 
declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the assistance 
requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost estimate, 
and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later than 
10 days after the last day of each month until the mission assign-
ment or task order is completed and closed out, the Administrator 
shall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount 
obligated: Provided further, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $6,437,792,622 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.): Provided further, That 
the amount in the preceding proviso is designated by the Congress 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under 
section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 
100246 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
(Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), $100,000,000, and such addi-
tional 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 expended. 
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 Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform 
Act of 2012 (subtitle A of title II of division F of Public Law 
112–141; 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance 
Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
$179,294,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, and 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)); which is available for salaries and expenses associ-
ated with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and 
floodplain management and additional amounts for flood mapping: 
Provided, That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be available for 
salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood 
insurance operations and $155,535,000 shall be available for flood 
plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, 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 an offsetting collection to this account, to be available for flood 
plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, That in 
fiscal year 2015, no funds shall be available from the National 
Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: 
Deadline. 
Web posting. 
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(1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses; 
(2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury bor-
rowings; and 
(4) $150,000,000, 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), notwithstanding 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 
shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supple-
ment other amounts specified as available for section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance 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 total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner 
Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 
NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 
203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), $25,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
3.5 percent of the total amount made available under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration serv-
ices, $124,435,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 
403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States 
employers with maintaining a legal workforce: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds otherwise made 
available to United States 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: Provided 
further, That the Director of United States 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. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–4—MAR. 4, 2015 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, including materials and support costs of Federal 
law enforcement basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 
vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
expenses for student athletic and related activities; the conduct 
of and participation in firearms matches and presentation of 
awards; public awareness and enhancement of community support 
of law enforcement training; room and board for student interns; 
a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to use per-
sonal mobile phones for official duties; and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; $230,497,000; of 
which up to $54,154,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016, for materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement 
basic training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until 
expended to be distributed to Federal law enforcement agencies 
for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation; and 
of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That the Center is authorized 
to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies 
receiving training sponsored by the Center, except that total obliga-
tions at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary 
resources available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That section 1202(a) of Public Law 107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), 
as amended under this heading in division F of Public Law 113– 
76, is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’: Provided further, That the Director 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule 
basic or advanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four 
training facilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center to ensure that such training facilities are operated 
at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, 
including representatives from the Federal law enforcement commu-
nity and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforce-
ment 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 enforce-
ment training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property and facili-
ties, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, 
and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, $27,841,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement 
to this appropriation from government agencies requesting the 
construction of special use facilities. 
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology and for management and administration 
of programs and activities, as authorized by title III of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $129,993,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
including advanced research projects, development, test and evalua-
tion, acquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the 
purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $973,915,000; of 
which $538,926,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017; and of which $434,989,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, solely for operation and construction of laboratory 
facilities: Provided, That of the funds provided for the operation 
and construction of laboratory facilities under this heading, 
$300,000,000 shall be for construction of the National Bio- and 
Agro-defense Facility. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and administration 
of programs and activities, $37,339,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, 
development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $197,900,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office acquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems 
in accordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, 
$72,603,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING 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. 
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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 appropriation accounts 
for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established 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 agencies in or transferred 
to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, 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 expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: 
(1) creates a new program, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
by either of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
or the House of Representatives for a different purpose; or 
(5) contracts out any function or activity for which funding 
levels were requested for Federal full-time equivalents in the 
object classification tables contained in the fiscal year 2015 
Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland Security, 
as modified by the report accompanying this Act, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees or proceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, 
projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess 
of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel 
approved by the Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds. 
(c) Not to exceed 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, but no such appropriation, 
except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any transfer 
under this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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under subsection (b) and shall not be available for obligation unless 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, 
no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
appropriations based upon an initial notification provided after 
June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently 
threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this 
section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds 
provided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropria-
tions Acts. 
SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Cap-
ital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103– 
356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a permanent 
working capital fund for fiscal year 2015: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 
the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts 
allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided further, 
That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be available 
for obligation until expended to carry out the purposes of the 
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That all departmental 
components shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 
Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds provided to 
the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for purposes consistent 
with the contributing component: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed 
at rates which will return the full cost of each service: Provided 
further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added 
to or removed from the fund: Provided further, That the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
submit a quarterly execution report with activity level detail, not 
later than 30 days after the end of each quarter. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 
at the end of fiscal year 2015, as recorded in the financial records 
at the time of a reprogramming request, but not later than June 
30, 2016, from appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2015 in this Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2016, in the account and for the purposes for which the appro-
priations were provided: Provided, That prior to the obligation 
of such funds, a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
for approval in accordance with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 
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 2015 until the enactment of 
an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to— 
(1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, other 
transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Depart-
ment of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to 
issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 
Approval request. 
Execution report. 
Deadlines. 
Notification. 
31 USC 501 note. 
Applicability. 
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(2) award 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; 
(3) make a sole-source grant award; or 
(4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items 
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered 
by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
at least 3 full business days in advance of making an award or 
issuing a letter as described in that subsection. 
(c) 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 Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. 
(d) A notification under this section— 
(1) may not involve funds that are not available for obliga-
tion; and 
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
of contract; and the account from which the funds are being 
drawn. 
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance 
of announcing publicly the intention of making an award under 
‘‘State and Local Programs’’. 
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 enforcement training without the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use 
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training that cannot be accommodated in existing Center 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 required expenses for the develop-
ment of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of 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. 
(b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 114), shall not 
apply with respect to funds made available in this Act. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 
American Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
Applicability. 
Contracts. 
Briefing. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Waiver authority. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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‘‘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 section 337 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 513. 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 Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and 
staffing report for that month that includes total obligations of 
the Department for that month for the fiscal year at the appropria-
tion and program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 
of the appropriation. Total obligations for staffing shall also be 
provided by subcategory of on-board and funded full-time equivalent 
staffing levels, respectively, and the report shall specify the number 
of, and total obligations for, contract employees for each office 
of the Department. 
SEC. 514. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, 
United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transpor-
tation Security Administration ‘‘Aviation Security’’, ‘‘Administra-
tion’’, and ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ for fiscal years 2004 
and 2005 that are recovered or deobligated shall be available only 
for the procurement or installation of explosives detection systems, 
air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to 
notification: Provided, That semiannual reports shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on any funds that are recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees 
(including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Informa-
tion Officers, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or 
Immigration Services Officers. 
SEC. 516. Any funds appropriated to ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements’’ for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 
2005, and 2006 for the 110–123 foot patrol boat conversion that 
are recovered, collected, or otherwise received as the result of nego-
tiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center instructor staff shall be classified as inherently 
governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory 
Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note). 
SEC. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
a report not later than October 15, 2015, to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants 
and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open 
competition during fiscal year 2015. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
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 Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than February 15, 2016. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds provided by this or previous appro-
priations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Budget. 
Staffing report. 
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a Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) declared disasters or emergencies unless— 
(1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official 
do not include operational functions related to incident manage-
ment, including coordination of operations, and are consistent 
with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections 503(c)(3) 
and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
319(c) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) and section 302 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5143); 
(2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of 
the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints 
the Principal Federal Official and the date on which the Presi-
dent issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the appoint-
ment of the Principal Federal Official and a description of 
the responsibilities of such Official and how such responsibil-
ities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying 
timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, 
planning and policy documents, and training and exercise proto-
cols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this section. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise made avail-
able in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452). 
SEC. 521. 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, 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. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of background 
checks required by law to be completed prior to the granting of 
the benefit have been received by United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, and the results do not preclude the granting 
of the benefit. 
SEC. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 
2014,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 30, 2015,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes 
Contracts. 
Immigration. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
Appointment. 
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(which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and 
performance). 
SEC. 525. 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-inspection laws 
pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil 
distributed from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries 
of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representa-
tives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 
measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives within 2 business days of any request for waivers 
of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 
501(b). 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
United States Customs and Border Protection may be used to 
prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription 
drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription 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 prescrip-
tion 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). 
SEC. 527. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
reduce the United States Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center 
mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels. 
SEC. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 
9703.1(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code (as added by Public 
Law 102–393) from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives approve the proposed 
transfers. 
SEC. 529. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national 
identification card. 
SEC. 530. 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 Circular A–76 for activities 
performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Docu-
mentation Center. 
SEC. 531. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except as provided in subsection (b), and 30 days after the date 
on which the President determines whether to declare a major 
Deadline. 
President. 
Determination. 
Disaster 
assistance. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
National 
identification 
card. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Exports and 
imports. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Waiver authority. 
Vessels. 
Consultation. 
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disaster because of an event and any appeal is completed, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Web site of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency a report regarding that decision that 
shall summarize damage assessment information used to determine 
whether to declare a major disaster. 
(b) The Administrator may redact from a report under sub-
section (a) any data that the Administrator determines would com-
promise national security. 
(c) In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and 
(2) the term ‘‘major disaster’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
SEC. 532. Any official that is required by this Act to report 
or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives may not delegate such authority 
to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein. 
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 
or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 
its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 535. 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. 536. (a) Any company that collects or retains personal 
information directly from any individual who participates in the 
Registered Traveler or successor program of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall hereafter safeguard and dispose of 
such information in accordance with the requirements in— 
(1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
Special Publication 800–30, entitled ‘‘Risk Management Guide 
for Information Technology Systems’’; 
(2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
Special Publication 800–53, Revision 3, entitled ‘‘Recommended 
Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and 
Organizations’’; and 
(3) any supplemental standards established by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’). 
(b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that sponsors 
the company under the Registered Traveler program shall hereafter 
be known as the ‘‘Sponsoring Entity’’. 
(c) The Administrator shall hereafter require any company 
covered by subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring Entity written 
certification that the procedures used by the company to safeguard 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
Privacy. 
49 USC 114 note. 
Khalid Sheikh 
Mohammed. 
Cuba. 
Definitions. 
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and dispose of information are in compliance with the requirements 
under subsection (a). Such certification shall include a description 
of the procedures used by the company to comply with such require-
ments. 
SEC. 537. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 
performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory perform-
ance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements 
of a contract. 
SEC. 538. In developing any process to screen aviation pas-
sengers and crews for transportation or national security purposes, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such 
processes take into consideration such passengers’ and crews’ pri-
vacy and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, 
and guidance. 
SEC. 539. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United 
States Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account, $10,000,000 may be allocated by United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services in fiscal year 2015 for the 
purpose of providing an immigrant integration grants program. 
(b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration 
may be used to provide services to aliens who have not been 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
SEC. 540. For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the 
Under Secretary for Management’’, $48,600,000, to remain available 
until expended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, 
construct, renovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve infrastruc-
ture, and occupy buildings and facilities for the department head-
quarters consolidation project and associated mission support 
consolidation: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall receive an 
expenditure plan not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of the Act detailing the allocation of these funds. 
SEC. 541. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland 
Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
is entered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle 
I of title 41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such 
contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into with-
out regard to the above referenced statutes. 
SEC. 542. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems 
modernization, $34,072,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
(b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems 
modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security between appropriations for the same purpose, notwith-
standing section 503 of this Act. 
(c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 
15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives are notified of such transfer. 
SEC. 543. Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation contained 
in section 503(c) of this Act, 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 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
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of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer. 
SEC. 544. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
Secretary of Homeland Security determines that specific United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing 
Centers or other United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment owned detention facilities no longer meet the mission need, 
the Secretary is authorized to dispose of individual Service Proc-
essing Centers or other United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement owned detention facilities by directing the Adminis-
trator of General Services to sell all real and related personal 
property which support Service Processing Centers or other United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention 
facilities, subject to such terms and conditions as necessary to 
protect Government interests and meet program requirements: Pro-
vided, That the proceeds, net of the costs of sale incurred by 
the General Services Administration and United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, shall be deposited as offsetting collec-
tions into a separate account that shall be available, subject to 
appropriation, until expended for other real property capital asset 
needs of existing United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment assets, excluding daily operations and maintenance costs, 
as the Secretary deems appropriate: Provided further, That any 
sale or collocation of federally owned detention facilities shall not 
result in the maintenance of fewer than 34,000 detention beds: 
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives shall be notified 15 days 
prior to the announcement of any proposed sale or collocation. 
SEC. 545. The Commissioner of United States Customs and 
Border Protection and the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, 
with respect to fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, at the time that the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to the requirements 
of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the information 
required in the multi-year investment and management plans 
required, respectively, under the headings ‘‘U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses’’ under title II of division 
D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112– 
74); ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security Fencing, 
Infrastructure, and Technology’’ under such title; and section 568 
of such Act. 
SEC. 546. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
enforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). 
SEC. 547. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for 
‘‘National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure 
Protection and Information Security’’, $140,525,000 for the Federal 
Network Security program, project, and activity shall be used to 
deploy on Federal systems technology to improve the information 
security of agency information systems covered by section 3543(a) 
of title 44, United States Code: Provided, That funds made available 
under this section shall be used to assist and support Government- 
wide and agency-specific efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, 
and cost-effective cybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly 
44 USC 3551 
note. 
Deadlines. 
Plans. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Detention 
facilities. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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evolving threats to information security, including the acquisition 
and operation of a continuous monitoring and diagnostics program, 
in collaboration with departments and agencies, that includes equip-
ment, software, and Department of Homeland Security supplied 
services: Provided further, That continuous monitoring and 
diagnostics software procured by the funds made available by this 
section shall not transmit to the Department of Homeland Security 
any personally identifiable information or content of network 
communications of other agencies’ users: Provided further, That 
such software shall be installed, maintained, and operated in accord-
ance with all applicable privacy laws and agency-specific policies 
regarding network content. 
(b) Funds made available under this section may not be used 
to supplant funds provided for any such system within an agency 
budget. 
(c) Not later than July 1, 2015, the heads of all Federal agencies 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives expenditure plans for necessary 
cybersecurity improvements to address known vulnerabilities to 
information systems described in subsection (a). 
(d) Not later than October 1, 2015, and semiannually thereafter, 
the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget a report on the execution 
of the expenditure plan for that agency required by subsection 
(c): Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall summarize such execution reports and annually 
submit such summaries to Congress in conjunction with the annual 
progress report on implementation of the E-Government Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–347), as required by section 3606 of title 
44, United States Code. 
(e) This section shall not apply to the legislative and judicial 
branches of the Federal Government and shall apply to all Federal 
agencies within the executive branch except for the Department 
of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
SEC. 548. (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 exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 549. 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 control the firearm at 
all times. 
SEC. 550. None of the funds provided in this or any other 
Act may be obligated to implement the National Preparedness 
Grant Program or any other successor grant programs unless explic-
itly authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 551. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, 
Firearms. 
Pornography. 
Applicability. 
Summaries. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Expenditure 
plans. 
Privacy. 
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or a successor position, within United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement. 
SEC. 552. (a) Section 559 of division F of Public Law 113– 
76 is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (f)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the end: 
‘‘Such transfer shall not be required for personal property, 
including furniture, fixtures, and equipment.’’; and 
(2) Subsection (e)(3)(b) is amended by inserting after ‘‘pay-
ment of overtime’’ the following: ‘‘and the salaries, training 
and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion officers in performing law enforcement functions at ports 
of entry, including primary and secondary processing of pas-
sengers’’. 
(b) Section 560(g) of division D of Public Law 113–6 is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘payment of overtime’’ the following: ‘‘and the 
salaries, training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection officers in performing law enforcement functions at ports 
of entry, including primary and secondary processing of passengers’’. 
(c) The Commissioner of United States Customs and Border 
Protection may modify a reimbursable fee agreement in effect as 
of the date of enactment of this Act to include costs specified 
in this section. 
SEC. 553. 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 Department of Homeland 
Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single inter-
national conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national 
interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 days 
of that determination and the basis for that determination: Pro-
vided, That 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 non-
governmental organizations. 
SEC. 554. 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. 555. With the exception of countries with preclearance 
facilities in service prior to 2013, none of the funds made available 
in this Act may be used for new United States Customs and Border 
Protection air preclearance agreements entering into force after 
February 1, 2014, unless— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that 
air preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland 
or national security benefit to the United States; 
(2) United States passenger air carriers are not precluded 
from operating at existing preclearance locations; and 
(3) a United States passenger air carrier is operating at 
all airports contemplated for establishment of new air 
preclearance operations. 
SEC. 556. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Consultation. 
Certification. 
Aircraft and air 
carriers. 
Contracts. 
Definition. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
127 Stat. 380. 
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Security Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in 
abrogation of the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, any requirement that airport opera-
tors provide airport-financed staffing to monitor exit points from 
the sterile area of any airport at which the Transportation Security 
Administration provided such monitoring as of December 1, 2013. 
SEC. 557. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Firefighter 
Assistance Grants’’, the Secretary may grant waivers from the 
requirements in subsections (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 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
SEC. 558. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 
crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern 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) BORDER CROSSING FEE DEFINED.—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. 559. The administrative law judge annuitants partici-
pating in the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed 
by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under section 
3323 of title 5, United States Code, shall be available on a tem-
porary reemployment basis to conduct arbitrations of disputes 
arising from delivery of assistance under the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency Public Assistance Program. 
SEC. 560. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States- 
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 112–42) fees collected from passengers arriving 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. 561. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 
who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the 
President’s budget submission to the Congress of the United States 
for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Sub-
committees on the Department of Homeland Security that assumes 
revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to 
user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior 
to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission 
identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in 
the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 
date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal 
year 2016 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 562. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the 
President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursu-
ant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a comprehen-
sive report on the purchase and usage of weapons, subdivided 
by weapon type. The report shall include— 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
6 USC 472. 
Canada. 
Mexico. 
Arbitration. 
Effective date. 
Grants. 
Waiver authority. 
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(1) the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of 
the preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, sub-
divided by weapon type, included in the budget request for 
each relevant component or agency in the Department of Home-
land Security; 
(2) a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns 
to each component or agency’s mission requirements for certifi-
cation, qualification, training, and operations; and 
(3) details on all contracting practices applied by the 
Department of Homeland Security, including comparative 
details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost 
and availability. 
(b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law 
enforcement personnel. 
SEC. 563. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be used for the environmental remediation of the Coast Guard’s 
LORAN support in Wildwood/Lower Township, New Jersey. 
SEC. 564. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated 
for any structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full- 
time equivalent employee 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 equivalent employee positions 
affected by such change; 
(2) funding required for such change for the current year 
and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program; 
(3) justification for such change; and 
(4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change 
that were considered by the Department. 
SEC. 565. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives in this Act, upon the determination 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 requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days 
except as otherwise specified in law. 
SEC. 566. Section 605 of division E of Public Law 110–161 
(6 U.S.C. 1404) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 567. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency may transfer up to $95,000,000 in unobligated bal-
ances made available for the appropriations account for ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 
Program’’ under section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–88; 119 Stat. 2061) or under chapter 
5 of title I of division B of the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
(110–329; 122 Stat. 3592) to the appropriations account for ‘‘Federal 
Repeal. 
Time period. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
Pay reform. 
Time period. 
Effective date. 
Notification. 
New Jersey. 
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Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund’’. Amounts 
transferred to such account under this section shall be available 
for any authorized purpose of such account. 
SEC. 568. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Gerardo 
Ismael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer employed by 
the Transportation Security Administration who died as the direct 
result of an injury sustained in the line of duty on November 
1, 2013, at the Los Angeles International Airport, shall be deemed 
to have been a public safety officer for the purposes of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 569. The Office of Management and Budget and the 
Department of Homeland Security shall ensure the congressional 
budget justifications accompanying the President’s budget proposal 
for the Department of Homeland Security, submitted pursuant to 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, include estimates 
of the number of unaccompanied alien children anticipated to be 
apprehended in the budget year and the number of agent or officer 
hours required to process, manage, and care for such children: 
Provided, That such materials shall also include estimates of all 
other associated costs for each relevant Departmental component, 
including but not limited to personnel; equipment; supplies; facili-
ties; managerial, technical, and advisory services; medical treat-
ment; and all costs associated with transporting such children from 
one Departmental component to another or from a Departmental 
component to another Federal agency. 
SEC. 570. Notwithstanding section 404 or 420 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c and 5187), until September 30, 2015, the President may 
provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with such sec-
tion 404 in any area in which assistance was provided under such 
section 420. 
SEC. 571. That without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may 
propose to reprogram within and transfer funds into ‘‘U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses’’ as nec-
essary to ensure the care and transportation of unaccompanied 
alien children. 
SEC. 572. 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 Emergency Management Agency, State and Local Pro-
grams’’ in division F of Public Law 113–76 or division D of Public 
Law 113–6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for costs, 
or reimbursement of costs, related to providing humanitarian relief 
to unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by 
an alien minor where they are encountered after entering the 
United States, provided that such costs were incurred during the 
award period of performance. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 573. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Extension date. 
Estimates. 
Alien children. 
Gerardo Ismael 
Hernandez. 
Law enforcement 
and crime. 
California. 
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Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 
99–177): 
(1) $5,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing, 
Infrastructure, and Technology’’; 
(2) $8,000,000 from Public Law 113–76 under the heading 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Oper-
ations’’ in division F of such Act; 
(3) $10,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and Facili-
ties Management’’; 
(4) $15,300,000 from ‘‘Transportation Security Administra-
tion, Aviation Security’’ account 70x0550; 
(5) $187,000,000 from Public Law 113–76 under the 
heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, Aviation 
Security’’; 
(6) $2,550,000 from Public Law 112–10 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(7) $12,095,000 from Public Law 112–74 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(8) $16,349,000 from Public Law 113–6 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(9) $30,643,000 from Public Law 113–76 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(10) $24,000,000 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 
National 
Predisaster 
Mitigation 
Fund’’ 
account 
70x0716; and 
(11) $16,627,000 from ‘‘Science and Technology, Research, 
Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account 70x0800. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 574. From the unobligated balances made available in 
the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by 
section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, (added by section 
638 of Public Law 102–393), $175,000,000 shall be rescinded. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 575. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Home-
land Security when it was created in 2003, the following funds 
are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts: 
(1) $1,317,018 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(2) $57,998 from ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, 
and Improvements’’; 
(3) $17,597 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Office of Domestic Preparedness’’; and 
(4) $82,926 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
National Predisaster Mitigation Fund’’. 
SEC. 576. The following unobligated balances made available 
to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 
(Public Law 113–76) are rescinded: 
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(1) $463,404 from ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management’’; 
(2) $47,023 from ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment’’; 
(3) $29,852 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial Officer’’; 
(4) $16,346 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Information Officer’’; 
(5) $816,384 from ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’; 
(6) $158,931 from ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; 
(7) $635,153 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(8) $65,195 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Automation Modernization’’; 
(9) $96,177 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Air and Marine Operations’’; 
(10) $2,368,902 from ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(11) $600,000 from ‘‘Transportation Security Administra-
tion, Federal Air Marshals’’; 
(12) $3,096,521 from ‘‘Coast Guard, Operating Expenses’’; 
(13) $208,654 from ‘‘Coast Guard, Reserve Training’’; 
(14) $1,722,319 from ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’; 
(15) $1,256,900 from ‘‘United States Secret Service, Salaries 
and Expenses’’; 
(16) $107,432 from ‘‘National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Management and Administration’’; 
(17) $679,212 from ‘‘National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information Secu-
rity’’; 
(18) $26,169 from ‘‘Office of Biometric Identity Manage-
ment’’; 
(19) $37,201 from ‘‘Office of Health Affairs’’; 
(20) $818,184 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(21) $447,280 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, State and Local Programs’’; 
(22) $98,841 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, United States Fire Administration’’; 
(23) $448,073 from ‘‘United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’; 
(24) $519,503 from ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(25) $500,005 from ‘‘Science and Technology, Management 
and Administration’’; and 
(26) $68,910 from ‘‘Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 
Management and Administration’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 577. Of the unobligated balances made available to ‘‘Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund’’, 
$375,000,000 shall be rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may 
be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That no amounts 
may be rescinded from the amounts that were designated by the 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 240: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Jan. 13, 14, considered and passed House. 
Feb. 26, considered in Senate. 
Feb. 27, considered and passed Senate, amended. House disagreed to Senate 
amendment. 
Mar. 3, House receded and concurred in Senate amendment. 
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 578. The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed 
in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record, 
on or about January 13, 2015, by the Chairman of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with 
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act 
as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con-
ference. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
Approved March 4, 2015. 
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