Senate Report 115-283 - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2019

[Senate Report 115-283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

Calendar No. 481
115th Congress } { Report
SENATE
2d Session ) { 115-283

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2019
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June 21, 2018.--Ordered to be printed

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Mrs. Capito, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 3109]

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3109)
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the
bill do pass.

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2019

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $57,190,844,000
Amount of 2018 appropriations........................... 116,252,357,000
Amount of 2019 budget estimate.......................... 55,824,438,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2018 appropriations................................ -59,061,513,000
2019 budget estimate................................ +1,366,406,000

CONTENTS

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Page
Overview and Summary of the Bill................................. 4
References....................................................... 7
Title I:
Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and
Oversight:
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management......... 8
Operations and Support............................... 8
Management Directorate................................... 15
Operations and Support............................... 16
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 20
Research and Development............................. 20
Analysis and Operations.................................. 20
Operations and Support............................... 21
Office of Inspector General.............................. 22
Operations and Support............................... 22
Title I: Administrative Provisions........................... 23
Title II:
Security, Enforcement, and Investigations:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Operations and Support............................... 25
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 40
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
Operations and Support............................... 43
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 53
Transportation Security Administration:
Operations and Support............................... 54
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 57
Research and Development............................. 59
Coast Guard:
Operations and Support............................... 61
Environmental Compliance and Restoration............. 65
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 65
Research and Development............................. 71
Health Care Fund Contribution........................ 71
Retired Pay.......................................... 71
United States Secret Service:
Operations and Support............................... 73
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 76
Research and Development............................. 76
Title II: Administrative Provisions.......................... 78
Title III:
Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery:
National Protection and Programs Directorate:
Operations and Support............................... 80
Federal Protective Service........................... 85
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 86
Research and Development............................. 87
Office of Health Affairs:
Operations and Support............................... 88
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Operations and Support............................... 89
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 92
Federal Assistance................................... 92
Disaster Relief Fund................................. 95
National Flood Insurance Fund........................ 96
Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account...... 97
Title III: Administrative Provisions......................... 98
Title IV:
Research and Development, Training, and Services:
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services:
Operations and Support............................... 99
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 100
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers:
Operations and Support............................... 101
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 102
Science and Technology:
Operations and Support............................... 103
Research and Development............................. 105
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office:
Operations and Support............................... 113
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 113
Research and Development............................. 113
Federal Assistance................................... 114
Title IV: Administrative Provisions.......................... 116
Title V: General Provisions...................................... 117
Program, Project, and Activity................................... 120
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 121
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 122
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 122
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 124
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 125

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL

This is just the 16th annual appropriations cycle for the
Department of Homeland Security, which is the youngest
department in the Federal Government. The Department's creation
in November 2002 brought together 22 different agencies from
across the Federal Government under one management structure.
Each agency brought with it unique processes, cultures, and
relationships with Congress. These agencies have evolved into
the components of the Department of Homeland Security and
include Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the
Coast Guard, the Secret Service, the National Protection and
Programs Directorate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Centers, the Science and Technology
Directorate, and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
office.
The Department is the third largest cabinet agency by
personnel, with nearly 250,000 employees. The management and
oversight challenges inherent to such a large and maturing
government organization are compounded by a complex and
volatile threat environment and an unprecedented demand on the
services the Department provides.
The Committee expects the Department to continue gaining
management and cost efficiencies by consolidating cross-
component efforts while also allowing components the
flexibility necessary to respond quickly to changing or
emergent threats. The Committee remains frustrated that the
Department is often unable to translate data, whether related
to an internal activity or an external activity, into trends or
metrics useful for critical decisionmaking.
The Committee has again included a provision prohibiting
the Department from reorganizing without Congressional action.
The Committee believes the Department could gain efficiencies
through further reorganization but expects the Department to
develop any proposal for reorganization in cooperation with the
appropriate Congressional Committees. The Committee will
consider, in conjunction with the authorizing committees of
jurisdictions as appropriate, any proposal to reorganize the
Department that is included as part of a future budget request.

BILL FUNDING PRIORITIES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2019
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Committee
Request recommendation
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Title I--Departmental 1,603,800 1,499,475
Management Operations........
Title II--Security, 38,412,342 38,683,627
Enforcement, and
Investigations...............
Title III--Protection, 12,841,850 13,763,652
Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery.....................
Title IV--Research, 1,526,602 1,641,718
Development, Training, and
Services.....................
Title V--General Provisions... -300,000 -137,472
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Total, new budget 54,084,594 55,451,000
(obligational
authority).............
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The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$57,190,844,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for
fiscal year 2019, which is $1,366,406,000 above the budget
request amount. Of this amount, $55,451,000,000 is for
discretionary programs, including $165,000,000 for Coast Guard
overseas contingency operations and $6,652,000,000 for the
Disaster Relief Fund designated by the Congress as disaster
relief pursuant to Public Law 112-25.
The Department's most indispensable assets are the people
it employs, and this bill recommends the funds necessary to
support the ability of the Department's men and women to carry
out their missions. The Department requested funding to
increase the number of personnel in many of its components. A
portion of these personnel cannot feasibility be hired or
retained in fiscal year 2019, even under the most optimistic
projections. The bill instead recommends funding levels for
salaries and benefits that are more realistic based on hiring
and attrition rates. In order to mitigate challenges related to
hiring and attrition, the bill recommends funds that will
continue to improve the Department's ability to hire and retain
qualified personnel. The Committee remains adamant, however,
that the increasing requirements for personnel must be balanced
with other investments that enable the Department's employees
to operate more effectively and efficiently. Therefore, the
Committee recommends significant capital investments to ensure
that the Department can work smarter in its allocation of
personnel, technology, and infrastructure to reduce security
risks more efficiently.
The bill recommends increases above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level for border security, law enforcement, and
aviation security. Additionally, the bill does not recommend
fee increases proposed in the budget request, and it preserves
a historic commitment to building capacity among State, Local,
Tribal, and Territorial first responders and emergency
personnel by denying the significant grant program reductions
proposed in the budget request. The bill also supports the
Department's ability to innovate in order to maintain knowledge
and technical advantages over those who seek to harm the
homeland by recommending significantly higher investments in
research and development than were proposed by the budget
request.
The recommendation continues significant funding for
securing U.S. borders and provides an increase for customs and
immigration law enforcement. The recommendation includes all
funding requested for physical barriers along the southwest
border and recognizes that physical impedance and denial of
access can be an efficient and effective form of border
security in high traffic areas with short vanishing times. The
funding recommended will allow U.S. Border Patrol to deploy
personnel and technology strategically and safely.
Transnational criminal organizations are driven by profit,
and the Committee recognizes that smugglers will improvise and
adapt as necessary to move illicit people and goods into the
United States. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes
funding for additional Customs and Border Protection and Coast
Guard assets for surveillance of the land and maritime borders
of the United States as well as the offshore waters used to
access U.S. borders. The Committee is disappointed that the
Department has not submitted a comprehensive border security
plan to address known security gaps. Until the Department
transmits such a plan, as required by Public Law 115-31, the
Committee will continue to recommend funding only for
adequately justified investments.
For aviation security, funds are recommended above the
requested level to continue the Committee's commitment to the
safety and security of aircraft and the people and institutions
that depend on them. In response to aviation security threats
that have recently heightened security standards for aircraft
and airports, the Committee has recommended funding
enhancements to many of the Transportation Security
Administration's layers of security, including Transportation
Security Officers, screening canines, local law enforcement
assistance, Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams,
and next generation checkpoint screening technology.
The Committee's recommendation strongly supports the role
of the Coast Guard to enforce Federal laws on the high seas, to
preserve life and property at sea, to assist in navigation, to
protect the marine environment, and to maintain a state of
defense readiness. The men and women of the Coast Guard are its
most important asset, and the bill recommends robust resources
to enhance recruiting, retain current force levels, and support
retirement and healthcare costs. Due in large part to the
Committee's efforts, the Coast Guard's surface and air fleets
are in the midst of unprecedented modernization. With the
expansion of the National Security Cutter fleet, continuation
of Fast Response Cutter production, beginning of the Offshore
Patrol Cutter acquisition, and initiation of the first Heavy
Polar Icebreaker acquisition in more than four decades, the
Coast Guard's cutter fleet is growing into a state-of-the-art
force adaptable to any mission.
The bill also recommends a significant level of investment
in cybersecurity, including significant funding for election
security to help States and localities guard against electronic
tampering with elections. Through the National Protection and
Programs Directorate [NPPD] and its partner components, the
Department plays a central role in securing civilian Federal
networks by providing overarching services, capabilities, and
best practices that are deployed across agencies' information
technology infrastructure. These funds are in addition to the
funds that Federal departments and agencies, including the
Department, themselves invest in protecting and upgrading their
systems.
The Committee notes the efforts of the men and women of
Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] in responses to the
recent natural disasters including hurricanes, flooding,
volcanic activity, and wildfires. FEMA deployed nearly 80
percent of its workforce to support responses in 2017 and will
remain in support of the recovery for years to come. The
dedication of emergency managers in a unique and challenging
situation demonstrates the broad-sweeping and cultural changes
that have occurred in the past decade throughout FEMA. The
Committee recommendation rejects proposals to make deep and
unjustified cuts to the Department's grant programs intended to
build security and disaster response capacity within State,
Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments.
The bill continues critical investments in the future of
Homeland Security by recommending significant restoration of
research and development [R&D] capabilities across the
Department. These capabilities ensure the Department is able to
keep pace with evolving risks, reduce interference with
legitimate commerce, and maintain a technological advantage
over those seeking to harm the United States. The recommended
funding level places the Science and Technology Directorate at
the center of the Department's R&D activities, with regard to
both investment and coordination.

References

This report refers to several Public Laws by short title as
follows: the Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Law 112-25, is
referenced as the BCA; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 110-53, is referenced as the
9/11 Act; and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, is referenced as
the Stafford Act.
Any reference in this report to the Secretary shall be
interpreted to mean the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Any reference to the Department or DHS shall be interpreted
to mean the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to a departmental component shall be
interpreted to mean offices, components, directorates or other
organizations within the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to the budget request or the request shall be
interpreted to mean the budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal
year 2019 and addendum that was proposed to Congress on
February 12, 2018.
Any reference to CAS shall mean common appropriations
structure.
Any reference to FTE shall mean full-time equivalents.
Any reference to PPA shall mean program, project, and
activity. Any reference to HSPD shall mean Homeland Security
Presidential Directive.
Any reference to GAO shall mean the Government
Accountability Office.
Any reference to OIG shall mean the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to IT shall mean information technology.
Any reference to SLTT shall mean State, Local, Tribal, and
Territorial.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

TITLE I

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
supports the Department by providing direction, management, and
policy guidance to operating components. The specific
activities funded by this appropriation include: the Office of
the Secretary; the Office of Policy; the Office of Public
Affairs; the Office of Legislative Affairs; the Office of
Partnership and Engagement; the Office of General Counsel; the
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; the Office of the
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; and the Privacy
Office.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $139,602,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 128,860,000
Committee recommendation................................ 132,904,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $132,904,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $4,044,000 above the budget request
amount and $6,698,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year
2018. Of this amount, not more than $41,731,000 is for non-pay.
Of the total amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed
$30,000 for official reception and representation expenses.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and
budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Office of the Secretary................................... 18,846 17,874 17,874
Office of Policy.......................................... 40,524 34,683 35,097
Office of Public Affairs.................................. 5,123 5,085 5,085
Office of Legislative Affairs............................. 5,000 4,992 4,992
Office of Partnership & Engagement........................ 13,373 12,656 13,475
Office of General Counsel................................. 18,501 19,463 18,419
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties............... 23,571 20,825 23,717
Office of Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsman.... 6,200 5,879 5,879
Privacy Office............................................ 8,464 7,403 8,366
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Total, Operations and Support......................... 139,602 128,860 132,904
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Quarterly Obligation Reports.--The Department shall
continue to submit quarterly obligation reports to the
Committee for all reception and representation expenses as
required in prior years. The Department shall refrain from
using funds available for reception and representation expenses
to purchase unnecessary collectibles or memorabilia.
Adequate Budget Justifications.--The Committee expects the
Department to provide complete justification materials with the
fiscal year 2020 budget request and to provide details for each
office and program, clearly describing and accounting for
current services, transfers, adjustments to base, and program
changes.
Joint Requirements Council.--The Committee remains pleased
with the progress made by the Joint Requirements Council [JRC]
since 2015 to unify and enhance departmental and component-
specific requirements development processes. The Committee
supports JRC efforts to improve the Department's ability to
acquire appropriate assets by clarifying component capability
gaps, defining asset performance metrics, and identifying
cross-component requirement commonalities. Maintaining
separation and tension between the requirements development and
acquisition processes makes the Department a more accountable
buyer. The Department is directed to continue to provide
quarterly briefings on the JRC and shall brief the Committees
on any reorganization of headquarters organizational units not
later than 60 days before any such reorganization takes place.
Public Reporting of Operational Statistics.--The Committee
continues its requirement that the Department submit quarterly
Border Security Status reports and data on the deportation of
the parents of U.S.-born children semiannually, as in prior
years.
Public Access to Federally Funded Research.--The Committee
commends the Department for issuing its Plan to Support
Increased Public Access to the Results of Research Funded by
the Federal Government on December 27, 2016. The Committee
urges the Department to continue its efforts toward full
implementation of the plan and directs that the Department
provide an update on progress made in materials accompanying
its fiscal year 2020 budget request.
The Department's Mission in Rural Areas.--Rural communities
support the homeland security mission through contributions to
border security, infrastructure protection, arresting illicit
behavior, and preparing and responding to disasters, among
other activities. The Department's grant programs that aid SLTT
governments in these efforts must account for the unique nature
of homeland security efforts in rural areas. The Secretary is
directed to review the effectiveness and proportionality of the
Department's grant activity in rural areas and to provide
recommendations to improve the Department's practices not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act.
Cooperation with Central American Nations.--The Committee
notes that illegal border crossings into the United States by
Guatemalans, El Salvadorians, and Hondurans is continuing at or
near historic highs during fiscal year 2018. The Committee
believes that the United States, in conjunction with the
Government of Mexico, should continue efforts aimed at securing
the southern border of Mexico while working with these Central
American nations to improve their civil law enforcement
capabilities to address criminal activities, which should have
a net positive impact on crime in Central America as well as
the United States. As part of these efforts, the United States
should continue to facilitate information sharing among these
nations regarding criminal history and prior orders of removal
or immigration enforcement actions.
State Police and Crime Labs.--The work of Customs and
Border Protection [CBP], Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[ICE], the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service includes
investigations and operations in communities throughout the
United States. As a result, the Department often shares
capabilities and relies upon cooperation with SLTT and foreign
law enforcement agencies, including State police crime labs.
These labs provide the Department with a number of critical
capabilities, including fingerprint, drug, and cellular
telephone analysis. Likewise, these capabilities are the same
services shared among SLTT and foreign law enforcement
agencies. Coordination among these agencies not only ensures
efficient use of resources, it also improves public safety
outcomes. To that end, the Department should continue to work
with State crime labs where available, particularly in areas
not adequately served by Department labs or other Federal
facilities. The Department should also continue to provide any
assistance that is appropriate to State police crime labs to
ensure Federal requirements do not burden State resources.
Moreover, in areas where the Department frequently relies on
State crime labs, additional support may be appropriate to
prevent the accumulation of backlogs that can slow
investigations. The Department shall report annually on its use
of, and partnerships with, State crime labs, including funds
associated with such partnerships, and should fully reimburse
State crime labs for services they provide to the Department.
REAL ID.--The REAL ID program improves the security of
State identification materials. The Secretary has the
discretion to grant a State additional time to meet the
required minimum standards if the State provides adequate
justification for delayed compliance and demonstrates
continuing progress in meeting REAL ID standards. States should
have the opportunity to consider methods of compliance
consistent with individual State values and traditions.
Sourcing of Personal Equipment.--A well-equipped workforce
is critical to the Department fulfilling its mission, and U.S.-
sourced protective equipment can enhance the Department's
personnel security. A November 2017 report by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO-18-116) found that of the
$164,600,000 used to purchase uniform items by the Department
in recent years, 58 percent was paid to foreign sources. Many
of these items could have been furnished by U.S. sources.
Policies that protect national security by ensuring that
sensitive equipment and clothing is manufactured domestically
and that also strengthen the U.S. industrial base should be
pursued to the highest degree. The Secretary shall continue to
seek to increase the share of American-made products in the
Department's procurement of personnel-related clothing and
equipment.
Wildlife Trafficking.--As noted in prior reports, the
Committee is concerned by the high level of illegal
international trade in wildlife and wildlife products. The
Committee expects the Department to work in partnership with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve cooperative
efforts to better address wildlife trafficking. The Committee
remains frustrated that the Department has failed to produce
some specific reports on these activities, as required. Such
reports should be provided to the Committee without delay.
Further, as outlined in the explanatory statements accompanying
Public Laws 114-113, 115-31, and 115-141 a similar report shall
be provided for fiscal year 2019 not later than 45 days after
the end of fiscal year 2019.
Biometric Exit.--The Committee considers implementation of
biometric exit a priority and worked to provide dedicated
funding for this purpose through Public Law 114-113. The
Department is directed to provide a spend plan for H-1B and L-1
fee revenues and any other resources being applied to biometric
exit implementation not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this act. The Committee understands that shared
U.S.-Mexico entry and exit data exchange programs are not yet
in place, due primarily to the lack of border infrastructure in
Mexico. The Committee encourages the Secretary to continue
emphasizing the importance of joint U.S.-Mexico technology
infrastructure that would support entry and exit data exchange
with the Government of Mexico in the future. The Committee
further directs the Department to brief the Committee within
180 days of the date of enactment of this act to detail ongoing
efforts to address entry and exit data collection and exchange
in the land border environment.
Visa Overstays.--The Committee remains concerned that the
large number of annual in-country alien overstays threatens
national security and the integrity of legal immigration.
Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1376, the Department is required to
collect data on nonimmigrant aliens who have overstayed their
visas and to report annual estimates to Congress. Biometric
exit remains a top priority for the Committee, even as the
Department's data systems are not linked adequately and fail to
operate in a person-centric fashion. The Committee continues to
make investments in immigration data improvements and in
underlying IT capabilities that shall be applied to enhance
information for operations, management needs, and the next
overstay report. The Committee expects that the Department will
provide the report on an annual basis. As such, the bill again
includes language directing submission of the overstay report
and withholding $13,000,000 from obligation for the Office of
the Secretary and Executive Management until this report has
been submitted. Moreover, the Committee also continues
$10,000,000 in funding dedicated to ICE enforcement efforts
related to visa overstays. As previously required in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-141, the
Department shall submit an updated report outlining its
comprehensive strategy for overstay enforcement and deterrence
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
act. The report shall detail the steps being taken to identify
aliens who have overstayed their visas, including those
necessary to improve the capabilities to report such
information; notify aliens of their required departure dates in
advance; track such overstays for enforcement action; refuse or
revoke current and future visas and travel authorization; and
otherwise deter violations or take enforcement action. The
report shall also outline the conditions under which an alien
is admitted to the United States for ``duration of status'' and
assess changes to such admission, since the required departure
requirement is vague and complicates enforcement.
Border Apprehension Report.--The Administration's policy
directing that criminal charges pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1325 be
brought against adults apprehended at the border between the
ports of entry has resulted in the separation of family units.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical
Association both oppose the separation of families while in
immigration proceedings. The Department is directed to provide
the Committee with a monthly report, which will be made public
on the Department's website, documenting when and where all
family separations occur, the ages of all minors being
separated from their family units, the nature of administrative
or criminal charges filed against adult family members, as well
as how often family units apprehended together are detained in
ICE custody, referred to the Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Refugee Resettlement [ORR], and/or deported
separately. The report shall also detail plans on the
reunification of family units. Bill language is included
withholding funds from the Office of the Secretary and
Executive Management until submission of the first monthly
report on family separation.
Transfers.--The Committee expects that the Department will,
consistent with assessments that it is in the best interest of
the child, and whenever possible, ensure that separated family
units are reunited prior to removal, release from CBP or Bureau
of Prisons custody or transferred together upon transfer to ICE
or ORR custody. The Committee understands that law enforcement
officers will make decisions on a case-by-case basis and may
opt for the use of the full spectrum of alternatives to
detention, including release on parole or recognizance or, if
needed, enrollment into a community-based alternative to
detention program, over the detention of family members in
separate facilities or in family detention facilities. The
Committee expects the Department to ensure that individuals
being transferred from CBP to ICE custody, currently in ICE
custody, or under ICE supervision, have opportunities to report
family separation incidents; to verify the status, location,
and disposition of family members; and to regularly communicate
by telephone with one another. The Department shall also ensure
that agents and officers are properly trained in child welfare
screening for child victims of trafficking, in accordance with
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.
Ending Online Child Exploitation.--The Department is
engaged in a number of commendable efforts to end human
trafficking and child exploitation. The Committee looks forward
to the briefing required in the in the Explanatory Statement
accompanying Public Law 115-141 and directs the Department to
brief the Committee semiannually on all of the required data
pertaining to Department wide efforts to combat human
trafficking and child exploitation.
Records Management.--The Committee expects the Department
to maintain records and respond to records requests, consistent
with the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, for information related to all detainees in the custody
of the Department, regardless of whether such detainees are
housed in a Federal or non-Federal detention facility. The
Committee further notes that the Department should not withhold
records from disclosure unless the Department reasonably
foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by an
exemption described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States
Code or is otherwise prohibited by law.
Competitive Pistol Procurement.--The Committee is concerned
that CBP could be failing to leverage existing and available
acquisition vehicles in a way that is consistent with the
Federal Acquisition Regulation for certain procurements. It is
critically important that CBP's acquisition efficiently provide
agents and officers with the best available equipment at a
reasonable cost. The Committee encourages CBP and the
Department to review this acquisition strategy to avoid
duplicative acquisition efforts. The Department, in conjunction
with CBP, shall brief the Committee, within 120 days of
enactment of this act, detailing whether CBP's procurement
strategies fully utilize existing contracts, when applicable
and cost-effective.
Executive Order 13780 Reports.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the Committee on
Appropriations any report submitted to the President under
section 4 of Presidential Proclamation 9645.

OFFICE OF POLICY

A total of $35,097,000 is provided for the Office of
Policy, which is $414,000 above the budget request amount and
$5,427,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This
amount includes funding for personnel the budget request
proposed be appropriated to the newly established Countering
Weapons of Mass Destruction [CWMD] office. Under the
recommendation, activities that are being carried out in the
manner established during creation of the CWMD office are
funded through their legacy appropriations structure. The
recommendation includes $600,000 for the Immigration Data
Initiative, instead of the $1,200,000 proposed, due to
repricing of full time equivalent personnel cost.

OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT

A total of $13,475,000 is provided for the Office of
Partnerships and Engagement, which is $819,000 above the budget
request amount and $102,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level.
Blue Campaign.--The Blue Campaign, a department-wide
initiative to combat human trafficking, has historically been
operated by personnel detailed from components and funded
through end-of-year contributions from components, an approach
that is not appropriate for the program's long-term
sustainment. Public Law 115-141 included direct funding of
$819,000 for the Blue Campaign to continue support of dedicated
personnel and to begin transitioning the program away from
reliance on component contributions. Unfortunately, the fiscal
year 2019 request proposed no direct funding for the program.
This recommendation again includes $819,000, the full level
authorized under Public Law 115-125, in continued direct
funding for personnel. The Department is directed to sustain
the program at not less than its total fiscal year 2016 level
of $5,150,000 in fiscal year 2019 using component contributions
to cover non-personnel program costs. Should the Department
continue to propose less than full, direct funding for the
program, a complete justification shall be included in future
budget submissions, as directed in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 115-31.

OFFICE GENERAL COUNSEL

A total of $18,419,000 is provided for the Office of
General Counsel [OGC], which is $1,044,000 below the budget
request amount and $82,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. No funding is provided for additional attorneys as
proposed in the budget request.
Budget and Impoundment Control Act.--The Committee directs
the Chief Counsel to provide a report, not later than 90 days
after enactment of this act, that identifies any instance since
October 1, 2016 when the Department violated Section 1012 or
Section 1013 of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(2 U.S.C. 684 and 685) or Code of Federal Regulations Part 550.
For each instance of violation identified, the report should
include the Department's justification for the violation and
specific actions the OGC will take to improve its understanding
of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The report
shall include a plan for strengthening internal controls
necessary to avoid violations of the Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 or regulations included in Code of Federal
Regulations Part 550. Further, the Chief Counsel, in
cooperation with the Office of Management and Budget and the
Government Accountability Office, is directed to develop
training on the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and
regulations included in Code of Federal Regulations Part 550
and to deliver the training annually to the Office of General
Counsel, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the
Chief Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of each component.

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

A total of $23,717,000 is provided for the Office for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties [OCRCL], which is $2,892,000 above
the budget request amount and $146,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. The funding above the budget request is to
accommodate the increased workload expected in fiscal year 2019
resulting from recent executive orders and changes to
immigration policies and programs. OCRCL shall maintain its
independence and oversight functions, which are vital to
monitoring and investigating complaints.

PRIVACY OFFICE

A total of $8,366,000 is provided for the Privacy Office,
which is $963,000 above the budget request amount and $98,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The funding above the
budget request is to accommodate an increased workload in
fiscal year 2019 resulting from recent executive orders and
changes to immigration policies and programs. Further, the
additional funds are available to ensure information released
by the Department does not reveal the identity or personally
identifiable information of non-citizens who may be survivors
of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human
trafficking, or other crimes. The Privacy Office must ensure
the Department's actions do not violate the Privacy Act, the
Violence Against Women Act, or other laws. The Privacy Office
is directed to provide an updated briefing to the Committees
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act on the
measures the Department will take to ensure all record systems
properly restrict information related to survivors of domestic
violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and
other crimes. The Committee directs the Privacy Office to
evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of current
regulations governing Privacy Act release requests and to
provide recommendations for changes in policy that could
streamline processes for both requestors and the Department
while preserving privacy protections.

Management Directorate

The Management Directorate has responsibility for oversight
of the management and operations of the Department. The
specific activities funded by this appropriation include the
Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management [USM],
the Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer, the Office
of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief
Security Officer, the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Office of
the Chief Information Officer.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $944,095,000 for the Management
Directorate, which is $139,223,000 below the budget request
amount and $201,684,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. A significant portion of the increase above fiscal year
2018 is associated with $105,432,000 in the consolidation of
work currently performed by the components into the Management
Directorate. The Committee continues to support the
Department's efforts to bring greater transparency to the cost
of management operations and to eliminate an inefficient,
circular reimbursement process. Of amounts recommended, the
Committee includes not to exceed $2,000 for official reception
and representation expenses.
Each year, the department floods the final days of the
fiscal year with contracts to frenetically spend funds due to
expire and be returned to the Treasury at the end of the fiscal
year. These contracts have been used to address needs that were
included in the upcoming fiscal year's budget request and
creates a vicious cycle of double-funding projects yet to be
considered by the Committee. In the interest of eliminating
duplication and waste wherever practicable, a general provision
is included requiring the Department to find savings,
particularly those derived from contracts that used fiscal year
2018 appropriations to fund activities planned for fiscal year
2019.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget
request levels:

MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 710,297 834,704 824,479
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 29,569 246,069 117,071
Research and Development.................................. 2,545 2,545 2,545
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Management Directorate....................... 742,411 1,083,318 944,095
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $710,297,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 834,704,000
Committee recommendation................................ 824,479,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $824,479,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $10,225,000 below the budget request
amount and $114,182,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. Of this amount, not more than $539,495,000 is for non-
pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget
request levels:

Component Obligation Plans.--The Department shall continue
submitting obligation plans to the Committee on a quarterly
basis, consistent with direction provided in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 114-113 and shall ensure that
the obligation plans are connected to activity-level details in
the budget justification materials. The Committee expects these
plans to be delivered in a timely manner.
Department Personnel Funding.--The budget request continues
to include funding for the pay and benefits of personnel that
do not align with hiring projections or actual FTE in the
previous fiscal year. When the Department is appropriated
funding for personnel, as requested, and then falls far short
of hiring projections, the funding appropriated for pay and
benefits is often realigned and obligated for non-pay
expenditures. This results in a loss of transparency between
actual pay and non-pay requirements. Non-pay expenditures
entered into using under-executed pay funding can mask
structural deficiencies in component budgets that, when
uncovered, require significant modifications to budget
authority to meet current services. While in some instances
these non-pay expenditures may address legitimate and unfunded
needs, realigning under-executed funding appropriated for pay
without notification undermines the Committee's ability to
holistically understand the Department's true O&S requirements
by pay and non-pay categories. In some instances, components
have used well over $100,000,000 in funding appropriated for
pay for non-pay purposes without notification. Therefore, the
Committee includes report language within O&S appropriations
for each component, limiting the amount available for non-pay
purposes.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF READINESS OFFICER

The Committee recommends $90,618,000 for the Office of the
Chief Readiness Officer [OCRO], which is $205,000 above the
budget request amount and $19,513,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. The amount provided above the request is to
enable OCRO to keep pace with hiring expected in fiscal year
2019.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER

A total of $98,391,000 is provided for the Office of the
Chief Human Capital Officer [OCHCO], which is $9,215,000 below
the budget request amount and $27,339,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. This amount does not include funding for
personnel the budget request proposes be funded in the newly
established CWMD office. Under the recommendation, activities
that are being carried out in the manner established during
creation of the CWMD office are funded through their legacy
appropriations structure.
Hiring in Rural Communities.--The components continue to
face challenges with filling vacant positions and providing for
public safety in non-contiguous and rural States. Challenges in
recruiting and retaining Federal employees has exacerbated
chronic staffing problems at U.S. ports of entry and other
areas critical to public safety. The Department is urged to
examine how small businesses--including Native American, Alaska
Native, and Native Hawaiian small businesses--could help the
Department fill its unmet needs in communities and encouraged
to explore existing opportunities to fill vacancies where
possible. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this act,
the Department is directed to provide a report to the Committee
on the challenges it faces recruiting and retaining Federal
employees in non-contiguous and rural States. The report shall
include a clear description of the obstacles related to using
small businesses, information about rates of attrition, the
number of unfilled positions, and the duration of time those
positions have remained vacant. The report shall also provide
an assessment of the effect these vacancies have on the ability
of components to accomplish their statutory and administrative
responsibilities.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $64,873,000 for Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, as requested, which is $1,139,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The Chief Financial
Officer is directed to ensure that fiscal year 2020 budget
justification materials for classified and unclassified budgets
of all components are submitted, concurrent with the
President's budget submission to the Congress.
The justifications shall include:
--Detailed data and explanatory descriptions for each request
and for each PPA, including offices that have been
identified as PPAs, reflected in the table at the end
of this report. Information should be presented in
quantifiable terms with specific breakdowns of the
funding.
--Tables that compare prior year actual appropriation and
obligations, estimates of current year appropriations
and obligations, and the projected budget year
appropriations and obligations for all PPAs, sub-PPAs,
and FTE, including identifying each adjustment to base,
transfer, program increase, program decrease and
staffing change proposed in fiscal year 2020.
--Year-to-year changes described in terms that are clear and
unambiguous, excluding nonspecific terms such as
``technical adjustment'' or ``administrative change''
unless accompanied by a detailed explanation.
Explanations of adjustments to base funding, whether
increases or decreases, should be specific and compared
to prior year activity level, not just the entire PPA
level. All requested increases shall be justified with
measurable outcomes above the current baseline of
activity. If the Department does not have a current
measure of such baseline activity, the Department shall
establish one before requesting an increase.
--For each operations and support PPA or sub-PPA reflected in
the table at the end of this report, a breakdown, for
fiscal year 2019 enacted amounts and fiscal year 2020
requested amounts, of pay and non-pay amounts.
--For investment end items with severable unit costs in
excess of $250,000 or a lifecycle cost in excess of
$300,000,000, the project description, justification,
total cost, and scope; key acquisition milestones from
the prior year, year of execution, and budget year; the
funding history by fiscal year, to include prior
enacted appropriations, obligations, and expenditures;
contract information to include contract number,
contractor, type, award date, start date, end date,
earned value management potential in the contract, and
total contract value; and significant changes to the
prior year enacted budget, project schedule, and
estimated time to completion.
--For severable end items, the quantity of each item by prior
years, current year, budget year, and out-year; the
quantity of units delivered on contract, funded but not
yet on contract, and planned but unfunded; and the
delivery schedule by quarter for the end item,
delineated by fiscal year funding.
--Information by appropriation and PPA on all reimbursable
agreements and significant uses of the Economy Act for
each fiscal year.
--An accurate, detailed table identifying the last year that
authorizing legislation was enacted into law for each
appropriation, including the amount of the
authorization, when the authorization expires, and the
appropriation in the last year of authorization.
--The text and citation of all Department appropriations
provisions enacted to date that are permanent law.
--Explanations and justifications for all proposed
legislative changes, whether they are new or amend
existing law and whether they are substantive or
technical in nature, with an annotated comparison of
proposed versus existing language.
--A report on the status of overdue Committee-required
reports, plans, or briefings for each of fiscal years
2018 and 2019.
Any significant new activity that has not been explicitly
justified to the Committee or for which funds have not been
provided in appropriations acts requires the submission of a
reprogramming or transfer request.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee is pleased
that numerous components are undertaking efforts to mitigate
the threat of hostile unmanned aerial systems [UAS] and directs
the Department to include an estimate of Department-wide
counter-UAS funding within the request, by PPA, in the
justification materials accompanying the fiscal year 2020
budget request. In addition, within 60 days of the date of
enactment of this act, the Department shall brief the Committee
on its estimated funding needs, including those not addressed
within the fiscal year 2020 budget request, for fiscal years
2020 through 2024 to research, test, acquire, and deploy
counter-UAS capabilities.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

The Office of the Chief Information Officer [OCIO] is
responsible for oversight of information technology [IT]
systems and infrastructure development, acquisitions oversight,
including that at Data Center 1 [DC1] and Data Center 2 [DC2],
to support the missions and activities of the Department. The
Committee recommends $380,802,000 for OCIO Operations and
Support which is $1,215,000 below the budget request amount and
$60,744,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
Data Center Consolidation.--The Committee is pleased with
OCIO's continued leadership in data center consolidation, which
is enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of the
Department's IT enterprise. Further, the Committee commends
OCIO for its efforts to collaborate with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration to gain efficiencies by
establishing IT operations centers at DC1 and by encouraging
other Federal partners to co-locate with the Department at its
data centers. The Committee shares OCIO's concerns with
attracting, developing, and maintaining a qualified IT and
cybersecurity workforce and looks forward to collaborating to
develop workforce pipelines and workforce retention incentives.
In addition to budget justification materials and obligation
plans, OCIO shall provide semiannual briefings to the Committee
on the execution of its major initiatives and investment areas.
Such briefings shall include details regarding cost, schedule,
and the transfer of systems to or from Department data centers
or external hosts.
Joint Wireless Program Management Office.--The Committee
supports the activities of the Joint Wireless Program
Management Office and provides $543,000 for this purpose, which
is $1,215,000 below the request due to repricing of full time
equivalent personnel costs.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $29,569,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 246,069,000
Committee recommendation................................ 117,071,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $117,071,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $128,998,000
below the budget request amount and $87,502,000 above the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level. A general provision in title V
of the bill includes $39,000,000 for Financial Systems
Modernization, which was proposed under this appropriation in
the budget request.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

DHS Headquarters Consolidation.--The recommendation
includes $81,151,000 for development at St. Elizabeths. This
amount is $89,998,000 below the budget request amount. The
Committee notes that the budget request is inconsistent with
the most recent master plan for St. Elizabeths provided to the
Committee. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this act,
the Department shall provide the Committee with an updated
master plan for St. Elizabeths certified by the Secretary or
with a report detailing the rationale for submitting a budget
request for activities inconsistent with its current master
plan.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $2,545,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 2,545,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,545,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,545,000 for Research and
Development [R&D], as requested, which is the same as the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level.

Analysis and Operations

The Analysis and Operations appropriation supports
activities to improve the analysis and sharing of threat
information and includes activities of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis [I&A] and the Office of Operations
Coordination.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $245,905,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 253,253,000
Committee recommendation................................ 254,476,000

Please reference the classified Analysis and Operations
annex for further information.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $254,476,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $1,223,000 above the budget request
amount and $8,571,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
Of this amount, not more than $128,356,000 is for non-pay. The
details of these recommendations are included in a classified
annex accompanying this report. This amount includes funding
for personnel the budget proposed be appropriated to the newly
established CWMD office. Under the recommendation, activities
that are being carried out in the manner established during
creation of the CWMD office are funded through their legacy
appropriations structure.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget
request levels:

Annual Budget Justification Materials.--The Committee
directs that the fiscal year 2020 budget justification
materials for the classified budget shall include the same
level of detail required for other appropriations and PPAs.
Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Department's Chief
Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committee on the
I&A expenditure plan for fiscal year 2019 within 180 days of
the date of enactment of this act. The plan shall include the
following:
--fiscal year 2019 expenditures and staffing allotted for
each program as compared to fiscal years 2016 through
2018;
--all funded versus on-board positions, including FTE,
contractors, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable
detailees;
--a plan for all programs and investments, including dates or
timeframes for achieving key milestones;
--allocation of funding within each PPA for individual
programs and a description of the desired outcomes for
fiscal year 2019; and
--items outlined in the classified annex accompanying this
report.
State and Local Fusion Centers.--The Committee is
encouraged by the Department's previous reporting that
commended the outreach of the Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center
[KIFC] to critical infrastructure operators and encourages the
Department to continue collaboration with KIFC. The KIFC
mission and unique partnerships should continue to be leveraged
as a State-based Center of Excellence for multi-agency, multi-
discipline public-private partnership that enhances threat
information sharing and collaboration. Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this act, the Department shall
brief the committee on KIFC's timely intelligence reporting at
the Top Secret and Secret classification levels on threat
detection, metrics that quantitatively demonstrate which
reporting and at what levels KIFC's reporting was utilized by
the Intelligence Community [IC] at the IC member level, and the
Department's long-term strategy for prioritizing deployed field
personnel to the KIFC for the purpose of Intelligence
Information Report production in keeping with KIFC's mission.
Upon conclusion of the assessment, the Committee directs the
Department to work with KIFC senior leadership to address these
issues proactively.

Office of Inspector General

The OIG conducts audits, inspections, investigations, and
other reviews of the Department's programs and operations. OIG
promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the
Department, with the goal of preventing and detecting fraud,
waste and abuse.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $168,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 138,369,000
Committee recommendation................................ 168,000,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $168,000,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $29,631,000 above the budget request
and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget
request levels:

Inspectors General across the government, including the
Department's OIG, perform a critical function in behalf of the
Congress and the American public. OIG estimates that its work
to deter waste, fraud, and abuse saves the Department $10.80
for every $1.00 appropriated to support OIG operations.
Expenditure Plan.--The Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 and
previous reports required that OIG submit a detailed
expenditure plan with its fiscal year 2019 budget justification
documents. The Committee expects that the information
accompanying OIG's fiscal year 2020 budget request shall
include information that breaks down proposed expenditures by
focus area and activity type.
Acquisition Fraud.--The Committee shares OIG's concern with
the increasing sophistication of those seeking to commit
acquisition fraud. Advanced analytical capabilities are needed
to carry out highly complex investigations into acquisition
fraud, which could involve corruption within the Department.
For these reasons, the Committee continues funding for
combatting increased sophistication in acquisition fraud.
Custody Operations Reporting.--OIG shall continue its
program of unannounced inspections of immigration detention
facilities. OIG shall publish its final report regarding the
inspections within 180 days of the date of enactment of this
act. The Secretary shall ensure that the results of the
inspections, and other reports and notifications related to
custody operations activities are posted on a publicly
available website.

TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

Section 101. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution
and staffing reports within 30 days after the close of each
month.
Section 102. The Committee continues a provision regarding
grants or contracts awarded by means other than full and open
competition and requires OIG to review them and report the
results to the Committee.
Section 103. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Secretary to link all contracts that provide award fees to
successful acquisition outcomes.
Section 104. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Treasury,
to notify the Committees of any proposed transfers from the
Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency at the
Department.
Section 105. The Committee continues a provision related to
official travel costs of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
Section 106. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Secretary to submit reports on visa overstay data and to
post border security metrics on its website.

TITLE II

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] is responsible for
enforcing laws regarding the admission of foreign-born persons
into the United States and for ensuring that all goods and
persons entering and exiting the United States do so legally.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $14,256,394,000 for CBP, which is
$31,262,000 above the budget request amount and $238,872,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The budget request
assumed CBP would retain $157,484,000 in additional collections
for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization [ESTA] to
offset costs for CBP activities. Assuming this fee proposal in
advance of its authorization allowed the budget request to
propose programmatic growth that is not founded in reality. The
Committee cannot afford the luxury of this assumption and is
required to fill this gap.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 11,485,164 12,119,643 11,963,581
Small Airport User Fee................................ 9,001 8,941 8,941
Columbia Free Trade Collections....................... 242,000 255,000 255,000
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Customs and Border Protection................ 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394
=====================================================
Estimated fee collections:
Immigration inspection user fee....................... 732,834 769,636 769,636
Immigration enforcement fines......................... 1,000 676 676
ESTA.................................................. 62,480 218,900 61,417
Land border inspection fee............................ 48,476 53,512 53,512
COBRA fee............................................. 562,151 594,978 594,978
APHIS inspection fee.................................. 534,515 539,325 539,325
Global entry user fee................................. 159,000 165,961 165,961
Puerto Rico Trust Fund................................ 92,500 31,941 31,941
Virgin Island fee..................................... 11,170 7,795 7,795
Customs Unclaimed Goods............................... 5,992 1,461 1,461
9/11 Response and Biometric Account................... 90,550 71,000 71,000
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Estimated fee collections.................... 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702
=====================================================
Reimbursable Preclearance................................. 39,000 39,000 39,000
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Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, available 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394
funding............................................
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Opioid Enforcement Activities.--The Committee notes CBP's
key role in stopping the flow of opioids into the United
States. Office of Field Operations [OFO] and U.S. Border Patrol
[USBP] personnel seizures of illicit fentanyl, which is a
particularly potent opioid, have increased significantly from
approximately 2 lbs. seized in fiscal year 2013 to
approximately 1,131 lbs. seized in fiscal year 2017. These
seizures have been aided by enhancements to both personnel and
technology enabled by this Committee, and these investments
have resulted in approximately 1,218 lbs. of fentanyl seizures
in so far in fiscal year 2018. In furtherance of CBP's efforts,
the recommendation includes a total of $98,400,000 for opioid
enforcement activities, including $68,400,000 within the
Operations and Support appropriation and $30,000,000 within the
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements appropriation.
These are described in further detail under each of those
headings.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $11,485,164,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 12,119,643,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,963,581,000

The CBP Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides
funds for border security, immigration, customs, agricultural
inspections, regulating and facilitating international trade,
collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. In
addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections
are available for the operations of CBP from the following
sources:
Immigration Inspection User Fee.--CBP collects user fees to
fund the costs of international inspections activities at
airports and seaports, as authorized by the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee.--CBP
collects fees to cover the cost of operating and implementing a
system to pre-screen visitors from countries participating in
the Visa Waiver Program prior to their arrival in the United
States to avoid security risks, as authorized by section
711(h)(3)(B) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Act (Public Law 110-53).
Immigration Enforcement Fine.--CBP collects fines from
owners of transportation lines and from other persons for
unauthorized landing of aliens, as authorized by the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
Land Border Inspection Fee.--CBP collects fees for
processing applications for the Dedicated Commuter Lanes
program, the Automated Permit Ports program, Canadian Border
Boat Landing permits, Mexican Non-Resident Alien Border
Crossing Cards, FAST, SENTRI and NEXUS application fees, as
authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356).
Public-Private Partnership Reimbursements.--CBP is
authorized by the Cross Border Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-279) to enter into mutually beneficial
agreements with stakeholders at select ports of entry whereby
CBP is reimbursed for enhanced customs and agricultural
processing, border security, and immigration inspection-related
services.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA]
Fee.--CBP collects fees for inspection services involving
customs-related functions. The COBRA user fee statutory
authority (19 U.S.C. 58c) specifies the types of covered
expenses.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection
Fee.--CBP receives as a transfer a distribution of agriculture
inspection fees collected by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. The user fees, as authorized by the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C.
136), are charged to offset costs for the services related to
the importation, entry, or exportation of animals and animal
products.
Global Entry User Fee.--CBP collects fees to cover the cost
of a registered traveler program to expedite screening and
processing of international passengers as authorized under
section 565(3)(B) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
U.S. Virgin Islands Fee Fund.--The U.S. Virgin Islands
[USVI] are an unincorporated territory of the United States,
and although a U.S. territory, the USVI is expressly excluded
from the definition of customs territory of the United States.
The importation of goods into the USVI is governed by Virgin
Islands law. CBP collects duties on behalf of the USVI and
deposits them into the USVI Fee Fund. The account is managed
annually as a reimbursable account with any remaining funds
remitted back to the USVI at the conclusion of the fiscal year.
Puerto Rico Trust Fund.--Customs duties, taxes, and fees
collected in Puerto Rico by CBP are deposited in the Puerto
Rico Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of
administering CBP activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining
amounts are transferred to the Treasurer of Puerto Rico
pursuant to sections 740 and 795 of title 48, U.S. Code.
Small Airport User Fee.--The User Fee Airports Program
under section 58b of title 19, United States Code and
administered under section 58c(b)(9)(A](i) of Title 19, United
States Code authorizes inspection services to be provided to
participating small airports on a fully reimbursable basis. The
fees charged under this program are set forth in memoranda of
agreement between small airport facilities and CBP and may be
adjusted annually as costs and requirements change.
Unclaimed Goods.--Any goods entered or un-entered
merchandise (except merchandise under section 557 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1557), but including
merchandise entered for transportation in bond or for
exportation) that remain in Customs custody for 6 months from
the date of importation or a lesser period for special
merchandise as provided by section 127.28(c), (d), and (h) of
title 19, United States Code, and without all estimated duties
and storage or other charges having been paid, are considered
unclaimed and abandoned. This account represents the proceeds
from the liquidation of that account.
Preclearance Reimbursements.--The authorization of
preclearance activities under the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-125), included
authority for CBP to both collect and spend reimbursements,
including spending in anticipation of reimbursements.
9/11 Response and Biometric Exit Account.--Title III of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113)
authorized amounts of up to $1,000,000,000 to be collected
through fee surcharges over a period of 10 years for the
implementation of a biometric exit program.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,963,581,000 for O&S, which is
$156,062,000 below the budget request amount and $478,417,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this amount, not
more than $3,888,968,000 is for non-pay. The total includes
$3,274,000 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and
$2,548,000,000 from the merchandise processing fee. Reductions
to the requested pay adjustments due to the under-execution of
planned hiring in fiscal year 2018 are reflected in the
appropriate PPAs.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Trade and Travel Operations:
Office of Field Operations:
Domestic Operations............................ 2,818,122 2,780,958 2,932,276
International Operations....................... 130,270 156,669 150,213
Targeting Operations........................... 211,797 253,492 248,029
Assets and Support............................. 870,657 876,866 902,174
Office of Trade.................................... 234,201 272,118 267,687
Office of Training and Development................. 49,195 47,268 50,093
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Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations............ 4,314,242 4,387,371 4,550,472

Integrated Operations:
Air and Marine Operations:
Operations..................................... 291,479 310,176 305,290
Assets and Support............................. 535,046 531,231 525,867
Air and Marine Operations Center............... 38,149 45,846 37,637
Office of International Affairs.................... 35,176 44,244 41,677
Office of Intelligence............................. 53,794 64,696 65,693
Office of Training and Development................. 6,110 5,633 5,706
Operations Support................................. 106,225 109,762 120,622
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.................. 1,102,491 1,111,588 1,102,492

Mission Support:
Enterprise Services................................ 1,426,209 1,508,632 1,471,764
(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund)................ (3,274) (3,274) (3,274)
Office of Professional Responsibility.............. 182,131 224,871 202,692
Executive Leadership and Oversight................. 100,760 108,074 107,347
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Subtotal, Mission Support........................ 1,709,100 1,841,577 1,781,803
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Total, Operations and Support.................. 11,485.164 12,119,643 11,963,581
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Resource Prioritization.--The Committee notes that the
majority of CBP's seizures of currency, opioids, and
methamphetamines continue to occur at the ports of entry [POE],
and that transnational criminal organizations will likely
continue to attempt to conceal high value contraband amongst
flows of legitimate commerce because CBP cannot possibly
perform secondary screening on every person and vehicle
crossing U.S. borders. The Committee recognizes that the Office
of Field Operations [OFO] has a robust workload staffing model.
Despite the Committee's requesting similar analyses for several
years, Air and Marine Operations [AMO] and USBP have not
completed such analyses. The budget's request for new Border
Patrol agents was not supported by a CBP-wide or Department-
wide, let alone Federal Government-wide, review of workload and
capability gaps that would be necessary to evaluate the
benefits of the proposal as weighed against adding staff at the
POEs. CBP-wide analyses should inform daily decision-making,
and longer-term resource planning at CBP. The Committee directs
CBP to brief the Committee quarterly on efforts to evaluate
CBP-wide workload, capabilities, and gaps, and to use the
results of the quarterly analyses to support the fiscal year
2020 budget request.
Recruitment, Hiring and Retention.--The Committee has
invested heavily in efforts to enhance the hiring and retention
of CBP law enforcement personnel, both by recommending direct
funding for specific requested enhancements and by enabling CBP
to reallocate unused salary funding to a new human resources
contract. The Committee recognizes CBP's continued hiring
challenges and recommends $28,600,000 of the human resource
enhancements requested within the Mission Support PPA but notes
that CBP must continually evaluate the efficacy of all lines of
effort to determine which are worth continuing, which should be
modified, and which should be terminated in favor of activities
that are more effective. CBP entered into a substantial new
hiring contract in 2017 and has indicated that offering
retention and relocation benefits as well as targeted digital
advertising provide the greatest returns on investment.
However, it remains unclear to the Committee whether these
discrete efforts are truly components of a larger strategy.
Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall
brief the Committee on a comprehensive recruitment and
retention strategy, including an assessment of the costs and
outcomes from each major line of effort as well as options to
address human capital requirements.
CBP continues to struggle to hire and retain funded levels
of agents and officers, particularly in rural and remote
locations along the northern and southern borders. CBP is
directed to work with the Office of Personnel Management, as
necessary, to utilize available incentives to recruit,
relocate, and retain employees in these locations and to
evaluate the potential impact of offering additional career
path enhancements to personnel who choose these locations. CBP
is encouraged to work with community, local, and Tribal
colleges to assist with recruitment efforts. In addition, CBP
should continue collaborating with the Department of Defense,
as required by the Border Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law
114-68), to facilitate the recruitment of personnel exiting the
military.
The Committee notes that it remains critically important
that staffing levels be determined by border security risks and
needs. Prior to completion of a workforce staffing model, CBP
is directed to maintain its previously determined minimal
staffing presence of 2,212 agents along the northern border.
CBP is expected to increase the number of agents along the
northern border based on risk, threats, and trade and tourism
trends.
High-Speed Internet Access.--High-speed Internet has become
a basic utility for families across the United States. Distance
learning, retail purchases, and basic functions of daily life
now depend on functioning high-speed Internet. Increasingly
relevant to the recruitment and retention of CBP officers and
Border Patrol agents is the availability of schools, family
activities, and quality of life. While most households across
the United States have access to affordable and reliable high-
speed Internet, many CBP personnel located in remote locations
along U.S. borders do not always have access to affordable,
reliable high-speed Internet. In some cases, reliable high-
speed Internet is available to surrounding communities, but not
to CBP personnel in their homes. The Committee requests that
CBP seek to increase recruitment and retention efforts for CBP
officials by conducting a cost and feasibility study of high-
speed Internet availability at CBP-owned residential
properties. For this study, CBP shall prioritize particularly
remote locations along the northern and southern borders and
shall provide the Committee with an analysis of currently
available high-speed Internet options, nearby high-speed
Internet availability, and any locations with no nearby high-
speed Internet providers. CBP shall consult with residents and
their families throughout the course of the study.
Law Enforcement Suitability Analysis.--The Committee
appreciates CBP's progress in evaluating the Test for
Espionage, Sabotage, and Corruption, a screening tool designed
for the intelligence community that focuses on serious crimes,
and that CBP believes meets its needs for pre-employment
screening for law enforcement personnel. The Committee
appreciates that polygraph tests administered by CBP continue
to elicit admissions of serious criminal conduct by prospective
CBP law enforcement employees but remains concerned with the
higher-than-average polygraph failure rate for potential CBP
hires. Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act,
CBP shall provide a report to the Committee on the
effectiveness of polygraph tests. The report shall include data
comparing CBP's failure rates to those of other Federal law
enforcement agencies; a list of admissions elicited during
polygraph tests since CBP implemented a mandatory polygraph
test requirement and details regarding the total and annualized
number of such admissions and types of admissions;
recommendations on whether modifications to CBP's current
polygraph waiver authority are warranted; and an analysis of
how any such modifications could be implemented without
lowering the standards expected for all new hires. The
recommendation includes requested enhancements, including pre-
employment screenings certified by the National Center for
Credibility Assessment, for the Office of Professional
Responsibility to help uphold the highest standards for both
new hires and current personnel.
Northern Border.--The Committee remains concerned about the
northern border and notes that the northern border threat
analysis required by Public Law 114-267 provided information on
how best to deploy resources along the northern border, but it
lacked specificity regarding the targeted deployment of
personnel and resources. The Committee notes the Department
submitted the results of its close review of the northern
border threat analysis, which states it will develop a northern
border strategic implementation plan within 180 days, on June
12, 2018. The Committee looks forward to reviewing that
implementation plan and expects the fiscal year 2020 budget
request will detail specific northern border staffing
requirements and will request funding for implementation of
planned northern border enforcement initiatives.
The Committee recognizes that CBP has experienced
significant challenges in hiring and retaining agents along the
northern border. Moreover, the Committee recognizes the
employment challenges facing certain Native American military
veterans who return to their communities. Whereas certain
northern border Tribal communities have intergovernmental
agreements, arrangements, and memoranda of understanding
currently unavailable to Federal law enforcement that affords
them unique access to public lands and National Parks, the
Committee seeks to explore employment opportunities for
returning Native American military veterans, including within
the ranks of CBP. The Committee directs the Undersecretary for
Management [USM] to conduct a feasibility study for a program
unique to Native American veterans, including a possible
Tribal-specific branch of the Border Patrol, to make use of the
potential for unique authorities across Tribal-controlled areas
of the northern border. In conducting this study, the USM
should solicit input from Tribes located along the northern
border. The results of this study shall be submitted to the
Committee as soon as they become available.
Advanced Training Center.--CBP's Advanced Training Center
[ATC] in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, trains and educates CBP
personnel and agency partners through the delivery of mission-
specific programs designed to meet emerging tactical and
strategic homeland security challenges at and beyond U.S.
borders. The ATC campus facilities were used to train more than
6,300 students in fiscal year 2017 and include classrooms and
scenario-based training venues that incorporate operational
environments that CBP Officers and Agents are exposed to in the
field. More than 16,500 students and visitors, including local,
State and Federal law enforcement officers, will have utilized
the ATC by the end of fiscal year 2018. The ATC also provides
access to firearms and tactical ranges along with business and
leadership meeting space. The Committee understands that CBP's
future training requirements will likely necessitate continued
growth of the ATC campus and supports efforts to ensure the ATC
adequately meets CBP's training needs.

BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,528,814,000 for Border Security
Operations, which is $250,293,000 below the budget request
amount and $132,971,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. This total includes the funding required to hire 375 new
Border Patrol agents. The budget request assumed the employment
of hundreds of agents the Border Patrol was unable to onboard
in fiscal year 2018 due to continued challenges with hiring and
retention, and the Committee's recommendation reduces the
request to match current staffing. To help support the Border
Patrol's efforts to address its workforce challenges, the
recommendation includes $45,098,000, the same as the budget
request amount, for Border Patrol recruitment and retention
enhancements and directs the Border Patrol to continue the
retention program funded in fiscal year 2018.
Land Mobile Radio Coverage.--The Committee encourages the
Border Patrol to efficiently and expeditiously modernize its
land mobile radio equipment to address coverage and
interoperability gaps on both the northern and southern
borders. Further, the Committee encourages CBP to ensure that
it leverages the full range of available, proven commercial
capabilities, including secure use of the long term evolution
wireless spectrum, the high frequency spectrum, and commercial
satellite networks when more efficient than other
infrastructure, and to evaluate the costs and benefits of
deploying proven commercial mobile spectrum management and
secure communications infrastructure to high-priority areas
with inadequate radio coverage. The recommendation includes
$24,793,000 for Tactical Air, Land, and Marine Enterprise
Communication.
Border Patrol Staffing Model.--A Border Patrol Staffing
model has yet to be completed. Senate Report 114-264 and the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) directed the
development of a workforce staffing model to validate
requirements for all U.S. borders, and the Joint Explanatory
Statement accompanying Public Law 115-141 noted that the model
had not been completed. A robust workforce staffing model is
needed to support any necessary changes, and as such, the
Committee directs CBP to brief weekly on efforts to develop and
utilize a Border Patrol workforce staffing model and to
continue these briefings until the model is mature and used to
allocate personnel.
Border Access.--The Committee urges CBP to analyze the
needs of specialty units, including those utilizing horses and
off-road vehicles, along the U.S.-Mexico border to better
disperse resources or identify additional needs. The Committee
further urges CBP to work with counties along the U.S.-Mexico
border to identify unimproved county roads that are used
predominantly by Border Patrol and that provide critical access
to the border region for the purpose of maintaining security.
The Committee further urges CBP to incorporate the maintenance
and repair of the identified high-priority access roads into
its Tactical Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair program.
Border Patrol Assets and Support.--The recommendation
continues robust funding of $60,000,000 for replacement of
patrol vehicles, and the Committee encourages the Border Patrol
to evaluate the benefits of operating more rugged and capable
vehicles and to consider entire life-cycle costs when
recapitalizing vehicles. The recommendation includes
$44,367,000, as requested, for Border Patrol Enforcement
Systems [BPES]. BPES consist of critical systems, services and
equipment, all of which are in the operations and maintenance
phase, that are used to effectively manage resources and to
detect, deter, identify, classify, and resolve illegal border
activity.
Temporary Facilities.--The Committee reminds CBP that its
temporary shelter facilities, including POEs and Border Patrol
stations, while not designed for nor intended to be used as
longer term shelters, must meet all appropriate care standards
for special populations, especially children. Within 60 days of
the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall report to the
Committee on the number of detainees currently being held by
CBP for longer than 48 hours and for longer than 72 hours in
these facilities. The list should be updated monthly and should
include a list of all CBP facilities used for holding
detainees, including the year-to-date average daily population
and the daily population at these facilities at the time of
publication.
Roving Patrol Stops.--The Committee directs CBP to provide
the Committee with data pertaining to the number and efficacy
of roving patrol stops and to release this data publicly on a
semiannual basis. All personally identifiable information about
specific individuals shall be redacted from these reports. The
report shall include a description of CBP policies governing
enforcement actions of this nature; the total number of roving
patrol stops made by CBP personnel, including the number
resulting in arrest; and the date, location, duration, type of,
and reason for each roving patrol stop and each resulting
arrest.

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,232,692,000 for the Office of
Field Operations, which is $164,707,000 above the budget
request amount and $201,846,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level. This total includes funding above the request to
hire 375 new OFO officers and provides enhancements to help
stop the flow illicit drugs and other dangerous items through
POEs.
Opioid Enforcement.--The Committee supports OFO's opioid
enforcement activities, and the recommendation includes a total
of $68,400,000 within O&S specifically targeted to these
activities. The Committee expects OFO to enhance both law
enforcement and scientific staffing and to deploy technology at
POEs as required to help stop the flow of opioids into the
United States. Of this total, $2,000,000 is for 15 additional
canine teams and $13,700,000 is to enhance laboratory staffing
and scientific equipment under the Integrated Operations,
Operations and Support PPA.
International Mail and Express Consignment Facilities.--
While most illicit drug smuggling attempts occur at southern
land border POEs, the smuggling of illicit narcotics through
international mail facilities [IMFs] and express consignment
carrier [ECC] locations poses a significant threat. In fiscal
year 2017, CBP made 118 seizures of illicit fentanyl totaling
approximately 240 lbs. in the ECC environment and 227 seizures
totaling approximately 92 lbs. of illicit fentanyl at IMFs. The
majority of illicit fentanyl at IMFs and ECC locations is
shipped in purities of over 90 percent, whereas the majority of
fentanyl seized within the land border environment is seized in
purities of less than 10 percent. The Committee supports CBP's
efforts to reduce the entry of illicit drugs via IMFs and
encourages continued collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service
and the Food and Drug Administration [FDA]. Within the total
recommended, $30,000,000 is to improve CBP capacity in support
of enforcement activities at international IMFs and ECC
locations by enhancing scientific and laboratory staffing,
increasing law enforcement staffing and canines, improving
facilities, deploying technology to locate targeted packages,
enhancing detection and testing equipment, and improving
interoperability with FDA detection equipment.
Field Operations Staffing.--The Committee recommendation
includes $48,885,000 for 375 new OFO officers. Funding for the
new officers will help address unmet workload staffing
requirements and is recommended in recognition of wait times at
certain POEs as well as the volume of illicit drugs passing
through POEs.
Targeting.--The Committee supports pre-arrival targeting
activities, as effective targeting results in frontline
officers focusing on the highest threat people and cargo.
Targeting occurs at the National Targeting Center and at POEs
throughout the United States. Targeting activities at CBP have
grown at a rapid pace over the last several fiscal years, and
the Committee is pleased that CBP has begun to quantify the
benefits of targeting. The recommendation includes enhancements
as requested for targeting and directs CBP to prioritize new
activities and facilities enhancements based on risk and in
coordination with other components. The Committee directs CBP
to brief the Committee within 90 days of the date of enactment
of this act on current and proposed targeting metrics and
milestones, impacts on frontline staffing requirements, and the
proposed end state for these activities.
Northern Border Land Ports of Entry.--The Committee
encourages CBP to continue to work with the General Services
Administration and the Office of Management and Budget on the
annual 5-year land border POE modernization plan, which is
based on CBP's operational priorities and should include plans
to complete the modernization of pre-9/11 POEs along the
northern border. Specific attention shall be paid to the
health, safety, and welfare needs of CBP Field Operations
Officers. Additionally, the Committee encourages CBP to
increase the use of NEXUS at land POEs where the program is in
use at the companion Canadian POE around the clock. Further,
the Committee expects CBP to examine ways to increase awareness
and enrollment in the NEXUS program, including through special
enrollment events and the deployment of signage in
collaboration with State agencies of transportation. The
Committee anticipates expansion of this program and directs CBP
to consider projected volume at land POEs when developing the
5-year plan for port modernization projects. CBP shall report
to the Committee within 120 days of the date of enactment of
this act on an assessment of staffing resources and funding
that would be needed to expand NEXUS operations at land POEs
along the northern border where NEXUS lanes are only staffed
part-time. The report should include assessments for staffing
NEXUS operations for 12 hour, 16 hour, and 24 hour periods.
Maritime Ports of Entry.--The Committee continues to
support robust staffing levels at both cargo and passenger
seaports and strongly encourages CBP to work with seaports and
associated stakeholders to improve clearance operations. The
Committee notes that scanning equipment at maritime ports is
reaching its expected normal performance life and that CBP
should provide as much information about equipment replacement
events as practicable to port owners and operators so that
recapitalization can be performed in a consistent and
transparent manner. CBP's requirements for space in new
facilities can add significant costs to projects, and the
Committee directs CBP to engage thoughtfully with ports when
negotiating agreements with port owners and operators.
Scheduling Efficiency and Effectiveness.--CBP's fiscal year
2013 Resource Optimization Report described that implementing
automated scheduling and timekeeping solutions could return CBP
Officers and Agricultural Specialists to their frontline
inspectional and law enforcement duties. With OFO's current
Resource Optimization Report noting the need for additional
Officers and Agricultural Specialists, it is unclear why CBP
has not taken steps to automate this activity. The Committee
directs CBP to continue to evaluate commercially-available
automated scheduling tools and to deploy such solutions if it
is determined that the benefits of a solution outweigh the
costs.
Technology and Personnel at Ports of Entry.--The Committee
has repeatedly noted that license plate reader [LPR] equipment
used to analyze vehicular traffic crossing U.S. land borders is
nearing the end of its life cycle and should be improved. The
Committee continues to direct CBP to utilize the latest, most
effective, and most accurate LPR technology within CBP's
Integrated Travel Initiative program in order to improve
situational awareness, facilitate efficient cross-border
commerce and travel, and improve CBP's operational efficiency
at land POEs.
The Committee recognizes that CBP is taking steps to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its automated cargo
processing system for tractor-trailers crossing U.S. land
borders, including by launching a proof-of-concept pilot at the
Laredo Juarez-Lincoln POE. The Committee praises CBP's efforts
to utilize the most accurate and effective technology available
to reduce cross-border wait times for tractor trailers without
compromising security or customs enforcement. The Committee
urges CBP to continue efforts to eliminate inefficient manual
processes and directs CBP to provide the Committee with a
briefing on its efforts to improve automated cargo processing
for tractor trailers at land-based POEs not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this act.
Large Airport Staffing Requirements.--Border security
efforts must not be limited to the contiguous United States,
and effective border security cannot be achieved without an
appropriate focus on all POEs, including those at airports. CBP
should assess and ensure that hiring practices and procedures
reflect and meet the needs of large U.S. international airports
in States that do not share a contiguous land border with
Mexico or Canada to ensure that such airports are appropriately
staffed. In doing so, CBP should consider the per capita number
of international tourist passenger enplanements each year. Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, CBP
shall submit to the Committee a workload staffing model
detailing the process and criteria used to determine the number
of personnel assigned to POEs at all airports and shall include
specific information relevant to determinations at large U.S.
international airports in States that do not share a contiguous
land border with Mexico or Canada. In addition, CBP shall brief
the Committee if legislation is necessary to improve hiring and
retention at these airports.
The Committee is concerned by multiple reports that CBP's
airport staffing decisions are opaque and artificially
constrain growth at airports. The Committee directs CBP to
brief the Committee within 90 days of the date of enactment of
this act regarding ways it is improving the staffing model or
otherwise ensuring that agency staffing decisions are
impartial, predictable, and allow for growth at airports with
opportunities to expand into new international air passenger
markets.
Small Airport Inspection Services.--The Committee is
concerned that rigid CBP policies are precluding many small
airports that lack a business case for constructing a Federal
Inspection Station from adding international flights, despite
the existence of secure General Aviation Facilities already
used by CBP for intermittent international clearance of
corporate and private aircraft. Accordingly, the Committee
encourages CBP to consider modifying relevant policies and
operations and to work creatively with such airports, including
Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport in Wisconsin,
to facilitate international service in a manner consistent with
CBP security and resource requirements and informed by
airports' fiscal constraints and existing facilities.
Agricultural Inspections.--The Committee is concerned that
delay in the pest inspection process at POEs, particularly
those on the southwest border, can result in perishable goods
expiring while steps are being taken to identify pests and
seeds and implement remediation options for when these threats
to U.S. agriculture are suspected to be present in cargo. The
Committee understands that CBP has worked with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to develop more timely analysis of
these goods and directs CBP to continue efforts to further
enhance this collaboration and brief the Committee within 180
days of the enactment of the act on these efforts.
Illicit Movement of Financial Instruments and Firearms.--
The Committee is concerned that monetary instruments and
firearms continue to be smuggled from the United States into
Mexico, fueling transnational criminal organization activities,
including drug trafficking and violent crime. One effective
means to combat trafficking is to stop the flow of resources
that enable illicit activity. The Committee encourages CBP to
continue to collaborate with domestic and international
partners to identify and apprehend smugglers and directs CBP to
brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this act if frontline law enforcement personnel
need additional authorities or resources to improve the
efficacy of enforcement operations.
Land Ports of Entry Hours of Operation.--The Committee is
concerned that reducing hours of operation at land POEs could
unduly impede cross-border travel and negatively affect local
and regional economic activity. The Committee directs CBP to
refrain from reducing the hours of operation at any POE unless
CBP can demonstrate that the reduction in hours will benefit
regional commerce without impeding local resident traffic and
has consulted with elected officials at all levels, community
members, and industry prior to making changes to hours of
operation. CBP shall notify the Committee 30 days in advance of
any proposed changes.
Jones Act Enforcement.--The Committee notes improvements to
CBP's enforcement of the Jones Act on the Outer Continental
Shelf. However, the Committee urges CBP to take more aggressive
enforcement action and to issue swift, transparent, and
meaningful penalties to deter violations. The Committee again
directs CBP to continue tracking Jones Act violation data,
including findings of fact, parties determined to be at fault,
amounts of penalty assessments, and status of collections, and
to make information available to the public and the Committee
on a quarterly basis. Additionally, CBP must establish specific
timeframes for internal review and actions, cooperate with the
industry to investigate potential violations, and dedicate
adequate resources to vigorously enforcing the Jones Act on the
Outer Continental Shelf. The Committee recognizes the need for
uniform application and enforcement of the coastwise laws
across the United States and directs CBP to continue to
dedicate additional resources to its Jones Act Division of
Enforcement in New Orleans. An administrative provision is
continued prohibiting funds from being used to issue future
waivers related to a release from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve until the Secretary has consulted with the Departments
of Energy and Transportation and representatives of the
maritime industry and taken adequate steps to ensure
enforcement of the Jones Act. The Secretary shall notify the
Committee within 2 business days of any request for a Jones Act
waiver. The Committee shall be informed on a timely basis of
the disposition of each waiver request.
Preclearance.--The Department shall prioritize successful
implementation of expanded preclearance operations, as outlined
in the Department's Beyond the Border Action Plan, between the
United States and Canada for land, marine, rail, and air
entries. The Committee appreciates progress on efforts to
establish preclearance to the mutually agreed upon sites of
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Quebec City Jean Lesage
International Airport, Montreal Rail, and Rocky Mountaineer,
with the understanding that such expansion is contingent upon
each site meeting all terms and conditions of the agreement.
The Committee directs CBP to continually evaluate the security
benefits of both existing and prospective preclearance
agreements.
The Committee encourages CBP to meet the objectives for
preclearance activities, including obligations in advance of
reimbursement, as authorized by the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [TFTEA], and provides the funding
necessary to both collect and expend reimbursements, including
spending in anticipation of reimbursements, for preclearance
activities. With Canada's adoption of companion legislation,
CBP is expected to make progress in negotiations with the
Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, and Public
Safety Canada on expanding preclearance activities in Canada.
Electronic Visa Update System [EVUS].--EVUS allows certain
non-immigrant visa holders to provide updated biographic and
travel-related information through a public website and enables
CBP to facilitate admissibility determinations after issuance
of a visa but before passengers initiate travel to the United
States. The non-visa immigrant visa holders who benefit from
this program, not U.S. taxpayers, should pay for the operation
and maintenance of EVUS.
Improved International Travel Data.--The Committee notes
that the release of international visitor data by the
Department of Commerce was suspended in April 2018 because of
anomalies in the data, and the Committee expects CBP to assist
the Department of Commerce in developing a report on the cause
of the anomalies as well as a timeline and course of action for
correcting the data. Once the anomalies are addressed, the
Committee expects CBP to continue providing timely, accurate
data to the Department of Commerce, categorized by the
residency of the traveler, as opposed to citizenship of the
traveler, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Department of
Commerce's National Travel & Tourism Office and the U.S. Travel
& Tourism Advisory Board.

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF TRADE

The Committee recommends $267,687,000 for the Office of
Trade, which is $4,431,000 below the budget request amount and
$33,486,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The
Committee supports continued hiring of additional staff
necessary to implement TFTEA mandates in a timely manner and
recommends the continuation of data integration programs
initiated in fiscal year 2018.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties.--The Committee
directs CBP to continue reporting on antidumping and
countervailing duties, as required in Senate Report 114-264.
The Committee recognizes that CBP ranks second among Federal
agencies with regard to revenue collection, and the Committee
is concerned about uncollected antidumping duties. The
Committee also recognizes that the United States is the only
major user of antidumping and countervailing duties that
processes payments in a retrospective manner. The Committee
directs GAO to conduct a study and report to the Committee
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act, on the
advantages and disadvantages of this retrospective duty system
in comparison to the advantages and disadvantages of a
prospective duty system, with the goal of minimizing
uncollected duties.
The Committee notes that, in Executive Order 13785, the
President directed CBP to focus on collecting long due
antidumping and countervailing duties [AD/CVD]. According to
CBP data, the majority of these uncollected duties are owed on
imports from China of honey, canned mushrooms, crawfish tail-
meat, and fresh garlic. Under U.S. law, much of the revenue
from these duties and the interest on them is passed on to
domestic producers. The Committee again reminds CBP of its
obligation to collect these duties.
The Committee is concerned that the intent of Congress
under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Act [CDSOA] is being
diluted by CBP's requests that domestic industries that
received prior, incorrect payments of collected duties under
CDSOA return those payments due to CBP's various collections
litigation setbacks, settlements, or administrative errors. As
most of these payments were made several years ago and have
been reinvested by the recipients as CDSOA intended, the
Committee views this policy as counter to the clear intent of
the statute. By recouping revenue paid to domestic companies,
and assessing interest charges, CBP is counteracting the intent
to allow industries the opportunity to rehire and reinvest. The
Committee instructs CBP to determine the impact of this
practice on U.S. producers and to notify the Committee prior to
recouping such payments or reducing future payments. The
Committee further directs CBP to develop strategies that will
allow for more accurate payment of CDSOA benefits and that will
provide domestic companies with alternative payment options
where incorrect payments have occurred.
Coordination to Combat Trade Fraud and Duty Evasion.--The
Committee remains focused on the need for all Federal agencies
involved in international trade to enforce existing trade laws
aggressively. Government analysis provides strong evidence that
trade fraud and duty evasion are widespread in many commodity
sectors, especially steel and aluminum. There are specific
actions that CBP and ICE, together with the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the U.S. International Trade
Commission, the U.S. Trade Representative, and other agencies,
can take now. The Committee directs CBP to coordinate with the
International Trade Commission and other agencies, as
appropriate, and report to the Committee if legislative
remedies are required to support a U.S. Government-wide
strategy to combat trade fraud and evasion. These unfair trade
practices are harmful to the U.S. economy and can be
devastating to small and rural communities that are facing
economic hardship.
Combatting Transshipment.--The Committee is aware of the
efforts by some foreign traders to circumvent U.S. trade laws
and evade duty payments by transshipping products through third
party countries. This practice causes lasting damage to U.S.
companies, which are forced to dedicate significant resources
to initiating subsequent trade cases while foreign companies
continue evasion. Therefore, the Committee directs CBP to
modify targeting criteria and make other changes necessary to
provide CBP with better information and the administrative
flexibility required to identify transshipped products.
Section 232 Tariffs.--Beginning on March 8, 2018, several
proclamations were issued adjusting imports of steel and
aluminum into the United States, under section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The
Committee recognizes the difficulty of implementing immediate
import tariffs on a wide range of steel and aluminum products
from numerous countries and understands that physical
inspections are the only truly effective means of preventing
certain fraudulent activities, like festooning shipments with
falsified Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes. CBP shall submit a
report, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
act, on the resources needed to effectively implement new
section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The report shall
include estimates on any increased demands on manpower and
system infrastructure resulting from the additional inspections
and any other recommendations on how to ensure the effective
implementation of the section 232 tariffs.
Customs Data Integration Pilot.--The Committee understands
that CBP has piloted the use of a platform that integrates and
synthesizes Customs data with external data sources. The pilot
is designed to provide CBP with a complete picture of the
history, operations, credit, and security risk of regulated
parties. It has enabled the Office of Trade to improve Importer
of Record oversight, to protect fair trade by combatting forced
labor and the AD/CVD collections and enforcement gap, and to
foster an environment conducive to U.S. innovation through the
enforcement of intellectual property rights. The recommendation
includes $16,000,000 to continue the pilot.
Live Entry Summaries.--U.S. industry, including paper and
forest products producers, suffers as a result of transshipment
and mislabeling of foreign products to avoid the payment of AD/
CVD. In order to address this issue, the Committee recommends
that CBP allocate funds as necessary to require live entry
summaries for imports of all targeted products, including paper
and forest products, currently subject to AD/CVD duty orders in
instances where CBP has reason to believe or suspect that the
country listed as the country of origin for the imported
product does not produce the product or the imported product
has been misclassified, misidentified, or mislabeled. The entry
summaries shall include documentation of the country of origin
of the product.
Shrimp Safety.--The Committee directs CBP to continue
coordinating with the FDA, including through the Commercial
Targeting and Analysis Center to improve the safety of shrimp
imports into the United States by enhancing shrimp-related
targeting and inspection processes. The Committee directs CBP
to brief the Committee semiannually on the outcomes of these
efforts.
Automated Commercial Environment [ACE].--The Committee
directs CBP to cooperate with the private sector, through the
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee and other
channels, to prioritize ACE enhancements and further directs
CBP to work with Partner Government Agencies to establish a
sustainable cost-sharing process for ACE and International
Trade Data System enhancements.

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

Air and Marine Operations.--The recommendation includes
requested funding for depot level maintenance of two P-3
aircraft and $3,000,000 to continue AMO hiring and retention
efforts. The Committee strongly supports ensuring that CBP's
aircraft and vessels based near the northern border are fully
capable of operating in all northern border weather conditions.
Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS].--The Committee is concerned
that CBP lacks sufficient capacity to provide airborne border
surveillance and that, due to a lack of qualified pilots, CBP's
existing fleet of unmanned aircraft remains under-utilized. The
recommendation includes $10,000,000 above the request to
augment CBP's existing unmanned aerial border surveillance
capabilities with contractor instructor pilots and two mobility
ground control stations for its current fleet. The Committee
directs CBP to analyze the cost of its UAS operations and to
analyze whether contractor-owned, contractor-operated aircraft
can further augment CBP surveillance requirements and report on
the results of this analysis to the Committee within 180 days
of the date of enactment of this act.
Marine Operations.--The Committee directs CBP to continue
collaboration with Canada in areas along the northern border
with large numbers of recreational boaters. Detecting smuggling
in heavily-trafficked waterways can be particularly challenging
when using radar and vessel tracking technologies based only in
the United States. Canada has invested significant resources in
vessel tracking technology and smuggling detection analytics,
and AMO may benefit from access to such capabilities. The
Committee supports the deployment of improved vessel tracking
radar systems and encourages CBP to work with Canada to explore
such opportunities to improve U.S. law enforcement on these
waterways.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $2,281,357,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,841,548,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,028,872,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,028,872,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $187,324,000
above the budget request amount and $252,485,000 below the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Border Security Assets and Infrastructure................. 1,741,701 1,647,304 1,652,304
Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure................ 263,640 44,237 182,690
Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Airframes and Sensors................................. 190,035 83,241 112,612
Watercraft............................................ 8,573 ................ 14,500
Other Systems and Assets.............................. 1,200 ................ ................
Construction and Facility Improvements.................... 59,775 48,222 48,222
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure................. 16,433 18,544 18,544
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872
Improvements.......................................
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Physical Barriers and Tactical Infrastructure.--Border
security is critically important to the national security of
the United States, and the Committee is committed to providing
appropriations to secure U.S. borders. On January 25, 2018, the
President directed the Department to develop long-term
requirements to improve border security, including through the
construction of physical barriers along parts of the southern
border, and to prepare corresponding budget requests. The
recommendation includes $1,600,000,000, the amount included in
the budget request, for approximately 65 miles of pedestrian
fencing in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas. As a physical
barrier is but one component of a border security system, the
Committee believes it is imperative to integrate appropriate
sensor technology, including fiber optics and camera systems,
with the barrier system.
The Committee continues to believe that a detailed plan is
necessary to accurately estimate future costs of a physical
barrier along parts of the southern border and includes bill
language requiring an updated risk-based plan for improving
security along the borders of the United States. In addition,
the Committee directs CBP to provide, within 180 days of the
date of enactment of the act, a detailed plan describing how to
secure each border sector, including any updates to the
estimated costs and types of physical barrier or technology
necessary for each mile of the border.
Border Security Technology.--The recommendation includes
continued funding for border security technology to increase
situational awareness along the northern and southern borders.
The recommendation includes $1,977,000 for Integrated Fixed
Towers Systems, $43,727,000 for Remote Video Surveillance
Systems, and $1,600,000 for Mobile Video Surveillance Systems.
In addition, the Committee is aware of the successful
delivery and performance of the Mobile Surveillance Capability
[MSC]. The MSC provides CBP with a mobile surveillance tower
that includes integrated radar and an infrared camera, which
improve detection and provide greater situational awareness,
particularly in rugged terrain. Given the success of this
program, the Committee directs CBP to expand the surveillance
capability of MSCs by integrating Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems [SUAS], which could allow for the distribution of real-
time aerial surveillance data to agents in the field. The
recommendation includes $4,000,000 above the request to conduct
a technical demonstration of and develop requirements and a
concept of operations for an MSC with integrated SUAS
capabilities.
Border Technology Evaluation and Metrics.--In line with
GAO's recommendations included in GAO-17-765T, the Committee
again directs CBP to develop complete performance metrics for
all technologies deployed, to begin using data to evaluate the
individual and collective contributions of specific
technologies, to assess its progress in implementing planned
technologies, and to determine when mission benefits have been
fully realized. CBP must complete this effort in order to
assess its progress in deploying technology and to determine
when mission benefits have been fully realized.
Cross Border Tunnel Threat.--The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 above the budget request amount for the Cross Border
Tunnel Threat program. This initiative should involve continued
collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer
Research and Development Center.
Non-Intrusive Inspection.--The recommendation includes
$174,237,000 for recapitalization and acquisition of non-
intrusive inspection [NII] and related equipment. The Committee
is encouraged by the Department's ongoing efforts to enhance
border security and to promote the efficient flow of legitimate
commerce at U.S. land POEs and consequently recommends a
$130,000,000 funding increase above the budget request amount
for advanced detection equipment and technology to maintain
robust cargo, commercial conveyance, and vehicle inspection
regimes at land POEs. The Committee stresses the importance of
deploying innovative large and small scale NII equipment at the
highest-volume POEs to support the detection and prevention of
illicit drugs, currency, weapons, radioactive materials, and
other illegal contraband from entering the United States. The
Committee directs CBP to allocate not less than $30,000,000 for
equipment necessary to identify opioids at POEs.
Automated Commercial Environment [ACE].--The recommendation
includes $8,453,000 for CBP to continue ACE program
enhancements in fiscal year 2019, and the Committee directs CBP
to provide details related to engagement with industry and
other stakeholders to prioritize the projects funded with the
enhancement recommended in this act.
Aircraft Recapitalization.--The Committee understands that
CBP is developing documentation supporting the recapitalization
of the light enforcement helicopter fleet and notes that the
procurement of a common airframe would allow CBP to avoid
duplicating significant costs associated with training,
tooling, publications, and non-recurring costs for the
development of new supplemental type certificates for the
unique CBP mission.
The Committee notes that CBP intends to optimize the
remaining twelve Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft [MEA] within
the current program of record for air-to-ground surveillance.
The Committee strongly supports this effort and directs CBP to
ensure that the next six MEA aircraft procured in the air-to-
ground configuration are equipped with an appropriate air-to-
ground radar. Within 120 days of enactment of this act, CBP
shall submit to the Committee a report outlining CBP's plan to
accelerate the MEA air-to-ground capability. The recommendation
includes $86,112,000 to procure three MEA aircraft and
integrate one vehicle and dismount exploitation radar on an
aircraft.
The Committee also recommends requested aircraft sensor
upgrades, Federal Aviation Administration Next Generation
equipment, and cost associated with Prototype Integration
Facility labor to complete the updated UH-60 helicopter
configuration, including non-recurring engineering services as
performed under the interagency agreement with the U.S. Army.
Coastal Interceptor Vessel [CIV].--The recommendation
includes $14,500,000 above the budget request amount to
transition the CIV from low rate initial production to full
rate production and to stay on pace to meet the 52-vessel CIV
acquisition objective. Further, the Committee encourages the
Department to request additional funding in fiscal year 2020 to
maintain full rate production levels and achieve the CIV
acquisition objective prior to fiscal year 2021.
Border Patrol and OFO Facilities.--The recommendation
includes $33,400,000 for the Freer Station, as requested, and
$14,775,000 for other OFO facilities.
Revenue Modernization.--The recommendation includes
$18,544,000 for revenue modernization. Within 120 days of the
date of enactment of this act, CBP shall provide the Committee
with estimated costs and a timeline for the elimination of cash
transactions at POEs.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is the
principal investigative agency within the Department of
Homeland Security. ICE is responsible for securing the Nation's
borders, enforcing U.S. immigration laws, and safeguarding
cyberspace through the enforcement of Federal laws that govern
trade and travel, including but not limited to narcotics
enforcement, financial crimes, child exploitation, and human
smuggling.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of
$7,210,273,000 for ICE, which is $1,080,783,000 below the
budget request amount and $134,399,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. This amount is in addition to estimated fee
collections of $318,000,000.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Operations and Support.................................... 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 81,899 70,431 70,431
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Total............................................... 7,075,874 8,291,056 7,210,273
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... 6,993,975,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 8,220,625,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,139,842,000

The ICE Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides
for the enforcement of immigration and customs laws, related
intelligence activities, and the detention and removal of
illicit people and goods. In addition to directly appropriated
resources, funding is derived from the following offsetting
collections:
Immigration Inspection User Fee.--ICE derives funds from
user fees to support the costs of detention and removals in
connection with international inspection activities at airports
and seaports, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
Student Exchange Visitor Program Fee.--ICE collects fees
from foreign students, exchange visitors, schools, and
universities to certify, monitor and audit participating
exchange programs.
Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.--ICE derives
funds from the recovery of breached cash and surety bonds in
excess of $8,000,000, as authorized by the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356), and from a portion of fees
charged under section 245(i) of the that act to support the
cost of the detention of aliens.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,139,842,000 for O&S, which is
$1,080,783,000 below the budget request amount and $145,867,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The recommendation
includes funding levels needed to continue services provided
for in fiscal year 2018 and makes necessary adjustments to
salaries and other expenses required to comport with the
routine evolution of ongoing operations.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Enforcement and Removal Operations:
Custody Operations................................ 3,075,686 3,519,932 2,897,534
Fugitive Operations............................... 158,805 255,864 138,520
Criminal Alien Program............................ 319,440 619,109 258,492
Alternatives to Detention......................... 187,205 184,446 176,009
Transportation and Removal Program................ 369,201 511,058 366,686
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Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations........ 4,110,337 5,090,409 3,837,241

Mission Support........................................... 458,558 1,214,436 1,187,760
Office of Principal Legal Advisor......................... 272,318 305,513 252,180
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Subtotal, Operations and Support.................... 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842
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Immigration Data Improvements.--The Committee commends ICE
for its efforts to continue to develop and execute an
enterprise data management strategy in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan for Immigration Data Improvements and
recommends $6,000,000 to continue these activities. The
Committee supports ICE's data governance pilot, which includes
participants from multiple Enforcement and Removal Operations
[ERO] program offices, ICE's Office of the Chief Information
Officer, the Department's Office of Immigration Statistics,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS], and the
United States Border Patrol. The Committee encourages ICE to
make useful, incremental system improvements rather than
adopting risky, costly, complex, enterprise-wide solutions. As
ICE improves data collection, the Committee directs ICE to
collect data on enforcement activities both along the borders
and in the interior of the United States in an effort to
improve operational transparency and resource allocation
decisions.

HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,862,661,000 for Homeland
Security Investigations [HSI], which is $252,394,000 above the
budget request amount and $290,101,000 below the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. ICE is directed to sustain enhancements for
programs of ongoing congressional interest, as described in the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141).
Opioid Investigations.--HSI performs an essential role in
detecting, investigating, and preventing the sale and
distribution of opioids via the Internet, which is the key
domain facilitating the trafficking of the most potent opioids,
including fentanyl, and the Committee recommends $41,000,000
above the budget request amount to enhance those activities.
With its cyber analytics and trained cyber investigators and
analysts, HSI has the ability to uncover the identities of
entire supply chains from manufacturer to distributor, and, in
many cases, to the end user. The Committee recognizes that HSI
is leading cyber investigations to uncover online marketplaces,
including those on the ``dark web,'' that facilitate the
purchase and illicit shipment of opioids to the United States.
HSI also leverages its many Border Enforcement Security
Taskforces [BESTs] as the primary platforms to investigate
international opioid and methamphetamine manufacturing,
smuggling, and distribution. BESTs are HSI-led multi-agency
task forces situated at key international ports of entry that
exploit the various authorities of their respective members to
investigate and interdict transnational criminal organizations
at and near the border. In direct response to increasing opioid
overdoses, HSI established new BESTs at international mail
facilities and express consignment carrier facilities where
they can more closely target opioid shipments and more
regularly attempt controlled deliveries. The recommendation
includes $2,000,000 to continue the operations of 10 BESTs at
international mail facilities and enhance HSI's counter-opioid
capacity.
Cyber Crime Investigative Capabilities and Staff
Development.--The Committee understands the importance of
enhancing HSI's and its partners' capacity to investigate
opioid-related criminal activity on the Internet to combat
opioids by hiring additional data scientists, cyber
investigators, and intelligence research specialists; to train
State and local law enforcement personnel in opioid cyber
investigations; and to establish educational capacity in key
regions. The Committee directs that not less than $3,000,000 of
the amount prescribed in the previous paragraph for this
purpose shall be for HSI to establish a partnership with a
university co-located with a state law enforcement agency
serving in an area disproportionately affected by the opioid
crisis. The purpose of this partnership shall be to cultivate
expertise in ``dark web'' investigative capabilities, including
training, technology assessment, as well as a co-op program for
students to build investigative research skills and technical
expertise on targeting the ``dark web'' opioid trafficking
networks. Graduates from the program could transition to HSI or
other law enforcement agencies that are working to combat
opioid trafficking. Further, the Committee directs HSI to work
with the university or educational institution to develop
training for State and local law enforcement personnel on
``dark web'' opioid investigative tactics and strategies to be
used in conjunction with ICE cybercrime centers. HSI shall
brief the Committee not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this act on these activities.
Child Exploitation Investments.--The recommendation
continues enhancements provided in fiscal year 2018, including
$5,000,000 for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit at
the Cyber Crimes Center.
International Investigations and Visa Security Program.--
The recommendation annualizes growth to overseas operations
funded in fiscal year 2018, because the Committee understands
the benefits of interrupting the illicit movement of people and
goods prior to their arrival in the United States. The
Committee looks forward to reviewing HSI's modeling of the
costs and benefits of adding or redeploying staff and directs
HSI to ensure staff distribution is right-sized by workload and
by location.
International Megan's Law.--The recommendation includes the
$5,000,000 enhancement provided in fiscal year 2018 to continue
ICE's implementation of International Megan's Law. In fiscal
year 2017, a total of 2,060 Angel Watch referrals were sent to
more than 80 countries as a preemptive notification to foreign
law enforcement in the fight to stop child sex tourism. These
referrals resulted in 1,276 denials of entry to these
countries. For fiscal year 2018, the Angel Watch Center is on
pace to send approximately 3,200 referrals to more than 100
countries with approximately 1,600 denials of entry and to
refer over 1,000 registered child sex offenders to the
Department of State.
Gang Member Information Sharing.--The recommendation
includes $3,000,000 to bridge current information gaps by
providing cross-jurisdictional information sharing capabilities
among ICE, CBP, and other Federal agencies to improve
investigations. The Committee believes doing so will enhance
collaboration among Federal, State, and local law enforcement
entities and enable them to better understand gangs and gang
sets, their relationships, trafficking patterns, incidents,
arrests, incarcerations, locations, vehicles, weapons, and any
other entity that is associated with members.
Human Exploitation Rescue Operative.--The recommendation
includes not less than $4,400,000 for Human Exploitation Rescue
Operative [HERO] Child-Rescue Corps, a partnership among HSI,
U.S. Special Operations Command, and the National Association
to Protect Children. The Committee directs ICE to sustain prior
year enhancements for dedicated personnel and funding for the
HERO program and related computer forensic analyst positions
focused on child exploitation investigations. In addition, at a
minimum, ICE should continue to train at least one class of
HEROs annually through the program and should employ HERO
graduates at ICE or should help place them with other agencies
or organizations with related missions as deemed appropriate by
ICE. The Committee continues to support the concept of
instituting a paid apprenticeship in lieu of the current unpaid
internship for HERO participants and directs ICE to brief the
Committee not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this act on options for establishing paid apprenticeships.
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement.--The
recommendation includes $15,000,000 for intellectual property
enforcement through the work of HSI and the National IPR
Center. ICE shall also ensure that the National IPR Center is
adequately staffed with both ICE and interagency staff in order
to facilitate continued enforcement actions against theft,
particularly via the Internet, of U.S. intellectual property.
Based on a new wave of digital copyright piracy involving
devices and software that connect consumers' televisions
directly to illicit websites, the Committee directs ICE to
increase investigation and enforcement to thwart illegal
streaming that involves media boxes and televisions.
Forced Child Labor.--The recommendation includes not less
than $15,770,000 for investigations and other activities
related to forced labor law violations, to include forced child
labor. ICE shall submit to the Committee an annual report on
the expenditures and performance metrics associated with forced
labor law enforcement activities.
International Mobile Subscriber Identity Catchers.--As
required by Senate Report 114-264, a report is due detailing
the number of times International Mobile Subscriber Identity
[IMSI] Catchers and similar technology devices have been
deployed, how many individuals have been apprehended using
these types of devices, and how many times IMSI Catchers and
related technologies have been used to gather evidence relevant
to a case against apprehended individuals. The Committee
expects the Department to submit this report immediately.
Investigative Support Staff.--The Committee is concerned
that HSI could lack adequate staff to support the number of
onboard special agents. The Committee directs ICE to brief the
Committee not later than 90 days of the date of enactment of
this act on the current ratio of support staff to agents and to
present this data in comparison to the ratios at other large
Federal law enforcement agencies.
Human Rights Violators.--There are reports that ICE has
devoted insufficient resources to hold suspected foreign human
rights violators accountable. The Committee directs ICE to
continue its efforts to investigate, remove, and prosecute
individuals who have committed human rights abuses, including
persecution, genocide, severe violations of religious freedom,
torture, extrajudicial killing, use or recruitment of child
soldiers, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. For this
purpose, the recommendation includes not less than $5,300,000
for hiring additional personnel in the Office of the Principle
Legal Advisor's Human Rights Law Section and Human Rights
Violators and War Crimes Unit and for their training,
transportation, and other related activities.
Gulf Coast Coordination.--The Committee is aware of the
ongoing efforts to develop ICE's Tactical Intelligence Center
[TIC] into a Regional Intelligence Integration Center that
includes other Federal and non-Federal entities in the region.
Additional collection, reporting, and dissemination capacity at
this location will interrupt the illicit movement of people and
goods into the United States through the Gulf of Mexico region,
and the Committee directs the Department to report on efforts
to enhance the TIC's capacity within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this act.

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS

Efficiency and Coordination.--The Committee understands
that significant detention bed space is required for the
processing, adjudication, and removal of aliens but is
concerned that Enforcement and Removal Operations [ERO] and its
partners along the immigration enforcement continuum have done
little to improve throughput, which could reduce the average
length of stay of detainees and reduce detention capacity
requirements. Recent changes to immigration enforcement
policies will likely modify ICE's detention space requirements,
but it is unclear whether such changes were contemplated with
interagency partners prior to making such changes. The
Committee directs ICE to work with Federal partners, including
those within the Department of Justice and Department of Health
and Human Services, to ensure that aliens are treated fairly
while expeditiously moving through the immigration enforcement
process and to jointly brief the Committees quarterly on
process improvements and coordination efforts.
Custody Operations.--The recommendation includes
$2,897,534,000 for Custody Operations, which is the level
required to maintain ICE's fiscal year 2018 funded average
daily population [ADP] throughout fiscal year 2019. The
Committee notes ICE's progress in developing and refining its
ADP forecast model. The model analyzes time series data from
which it extracts meaningful patterns, including moving
averages, seasonality, and trends. It also uses patterns that
it aggregates into a final daily population to forecast the
detained population derived from all major CBP and ICE
arresting programs. Should the ADP level included in the fiscal
year 2020 budget request deviate from the level suggested by
the forecast model, ICE shall provide the Committee with a
detailed explanation and justification for the difference.
The Committee notes that on April 6, 2018, the Department
of Justice announced a change in policy relative to the
implementation of section 1325 of title 8, United States Code
that changed presumptive charges against those who are caught
crossing U.S. borders between ports of entry from
administrative to criminal. This change in policy will cause
changes to requirements for detention across the Federal
government, including for ICE, the Department of Justice, and
the Department of Health and Human Services. To date, ICE has
not responded to the Committee's requests for a detailed
analysis of how this policy, which was announced after the
submission of the budget request, will change the detention
requirements outlined in that request. Absent updated
information, the Committee is unable to make a recommendation
for detention capacity that incorporates the most recent and
relevant analysis.
The Committee expects that funding made available to ICE
shall be used to maintain the number of detention beds needed
to detain those individuals who are considered a flight risk or
danger to the community, based on an individualized assessment
which fully considers less-costly custody alternatives. ICE is
directed to continue to evaluate the efficacy of the use of
alternatives to detention as a means to reducing costs and
better managing resources. The Committee stresses the
importance of fiscal discipline and ensuring there is
sufficient transparency in the way ICE obligates and expends
its appropriations. It must operate within the funding levels
provided by the Congress. The Committee notes that ICE is
currently well above the ADP funded in fiscal year 2018 and
above the ADP level at the time that bill was enacted. While
operating requirements can certainly change, it is clear that
ICE does not view as binding the funding levels provided in
law. The Committee worked diligently in preparing the fiscal
year 2018 appropriation to provide ICE with a significant
increase over fiscal year 2017 just to maintain its current
level of services, yet ICE continues to spend at an
unsustainable rate. In light of the Committee's persistent and
growing concerns about ICE's lack of fiscal discipline, whether
real or manufactured, and its inability to manage detention
resources within the appropriations made by law without the
threat of anti-deficiency, the Committee strongly discourages
transfer or reprogramming requests to cover ICE's excesses. The
Committee will only consider such requests if they are
accompanied by transparent and publically-available evidence
that the need for contingency funds results from circumstances,
like a presidentially-declared immigration emergency, that are
truly beyond ICE's control. The Committee will continue to
evaluate whether ICE is prudently using the authorities enabled
under section 503 of this act. The Committee directs ICE to
continue the policy of fully reimbursing the costs and expenses
associated with agreements entered into with other entities,
including Federal agencies, to house ICE detainees.
Detention Standards.--The Committee reiterates direction
provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31)
regarding detention standards and understands that ICE intends
to increase the percentage of detainees held in facilities
meeting the most recent Performance Based National Detention
Standards [PBNDS] and requirements under PREA. The Committee
directs ICE to develop a timeline detailing steps the agency
will take to recruit additional contracting personnel required
for negotiating detention contracts and to brief the Committee
on its plan not later than 60 days after the enactment of this
act.
The Committee further directs ICE to post on its website,
within 60 days of enactment of this act, a schedule for
achieving 100 percent compliance with PREA requirements and
PBNDS 2011, as revised in 2016 and which were in effect on
January 1, 2017, for all detainees. The Committee further
directs ICE to post on its website, within 60 days of enactment
of this act, the results of completed PREA audits, an
assessment of whether the standards are effective in protecting
vulnerable populations, and all reports to the Committee
required under the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying,
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2071 (Public Law 115-31),
regarding contracting and detention standards. The report shall
also identify the resource requirements needed to achieve PREA
compliance for the facilities that are currently not PREA
compliant but have PBNDS 2011, Standard 2.11, or PBNDS 2008
protections.
Reporting Requirements.--ICE is directed to make public all
final detention facility inspection reports within 60 days of
inspection; complete and make public an initial report
regarding any in-custody death within 30 days of such death,
with subsequent reporting to be completed and released within
60 days of the initial report unless additional time is
required for redacting personally identifiable information;
make public a full list, updated monthly, of all facilities in
use for detention of adults or children, including the average
daily population, the type of contract, the governing detention
standards, and the complement of on-board medical and mental
health personnel; ensure that non-governmental organizations
are provided with independent and timely access to all
facilities for the purpose of providing representation, legal
education, and programming, and for purposes of monitoring and
visitation; and update detainee location information in the ICE
Detainee Online Locator system within 48 hours of detention and
24 hours of completion of any transfer.
Pregnant Women.--The Committee notes that ICE has ended the
presumption of release, absent extraordinary circumstances, for
pregnant women apprehended by or transferred to ICE. The
Committee directs ICE to conduct a weekly review of all
pregnant and postpartum women who remain in detention.
Additionally, the Committee directs ICE to provide semiannual
reports on the total number of pregnant women in ICE custody,
including detailed justification of the circumstances
warranting each pregnant detainee's continued detention and the
length of her detention. These anonymized reports should be
made publically available on the ICE website.
Criminality Reporting.--ICE shall provide quarterly reports
to the Committee on the levels of criminality for its detained
population, including the number and percentage of the detainee
population who are gang members and the number and percentage
of the detainee population who are members of MS-13.
Cost of Providing Healthcare to Immigrants in Detention.--
Recognizing the increasing cost of providing healthcare in
general, the Committee directs ICE to provide an annual report
on the cost of administering healthcare in the detention
system. The report shall include the number of instances that
detainees were transported to hospitals, emergency rooms, or
other healthcare facilities and shall note instances of serious
medical or mental health conditions, pregnancy, or disability.
Further, the report shall detail the number and type of
position of medical and mental health staff at each ICE
detention facility and note any position that has been vacant
for 30 or more days.
Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizen Children.--The
Committee continues its requirement that the Department submit
data on the deportation of parents of U.S. citizen children
semiannually, as in prior years.
Mobile Criminal Alien Teams.--The Committee directs ICE to
continue operating Mobile Criminal Alien Teams and to brief the
Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this act if additional such teams are required to identify and
remove violent criminal aliens.
Visa Overstay Enforcement.--The Committee directs ICE to
continue to direct $10,000,000 to investigative and support
activities required to identify and remove aliens who have
overstayed their visas and to brief the Committee semiannually
on the results of these efforts.
Law Enforcement Support Center.--The recommendation
includes $34,500,000 to support an authorized level of 257
full-time law enforcement specialists and officers at the Law
Enforcement Support Center [LESC], which serves a critical
function in the Federal government's efforts to identify and
locate undocumented immigrants with serious felony records. In
order to promote efficiency, the Committee directs ICE to take
steps to ensure that current operations performed by the LESC
remain centralized at the LESC facility in Williston, Vermont
and that these operations are not unnecessarily duplicated
elsewhere. The Committee looks forward to receiving immediately
the report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
regarding LESC funding, operations, and staffing. The
Department is also directed to submit for Committee approval
the reallocation of any resources currently intended for LESC
operations in Vermont. It is expected that no such reallocation
will be made without Committee concurrence.
The Committee notes that, despite an increasing workload
and the availability of recruitment and retention incentives,
the LESC has not hired to authorized position levels. The
Committee directs ICE to ensure that the LESC has the resources
and approvals necessary to fully utilize its recruitment
incentives program and to include details about this program in
the spend plan it is required to provide to the Committee. The
LESC is also encouraged to utilize hiring campaigns, education,
and outreach, including coordination with nearby community,
technical, and State colleges and universities. Further, LESC
is encouraged to utilize available direct hire authorities to
accelerate the hiring of qualified applicants.
Sex Offender Release Notifications.--The Committee
understands that ICE is currently notifying law enforcement
authorities and State regulatory organizations through the Sex
Offender Registration and Notification Act exchange portal when
ICE releases into their jurisdictions individuals who have a
registration requirement. The Committee recommends $2,000,000
to continue to identify any potential information gaps within
this system and to address these gaps in a manner that ensures
that data on ICE detainees with sex or violent offender records
are provided in real time to jurisdictions where such detainees
will reside.
Kiosks for Non-Detained Appearances.--The Committee is
concerned about the size of ICE's non-detained docket and
directs ICE to continue its pilot project to enable certain
aliens on the non-detained docket to report via self-service
kiosks at ERO field offices. The recommendation includes
$3,000,000 for this pilot and directs ICE to evaluate the
potential of expanding these activities if it is found that the
pilot reduces the time and resources that deportation officers
devote to managing encounters and recurring check-ins with
applicable aliens.
Alternatives to Detention.--The recommendation includes
$176,009,000 for Alternatives to Detention [ATD] as requested,
and directs ICE to ensure they are used as effectively as
possible. ICE shall brief the Committee on its discussions with
the contractors handling the ATD--ISAP III contract, about
implementing a ``Know Your Rights'' [KYR] program for new
participants. The brief shall indicate whether these
discussions determined whether a KYR program was deemed
reasonable to be provided at the time of the initial full
enrollment or orientation or as soon as reasonably possible
after that time. ICE shall continue exploring the use of
available ATD models on an ongoing basis, shall prioritize the
use of such detention alternatives for immigrant children and
their families, where appropriate, and shall seek the release
of individuals and their family members who pass credible fear
screening and do not present a public safety or flight risk.
The ATD program shall evaluate the efficacy and cost-
benefit of continuing the type of case management services
provided under the Family Case Management Pilot [FCMP]. Given
the pilot's high compliance rates, the Committee believes
exploring the potential benefits of a program similar to the
FCMP pilot or an equivalent ATD program that facilitates access
to social and legal services for enrollees. To promote
transparency and further understanding of ATD, the Committee
directs ICE to publish annually the following policies and data
relating to ATD: guidance for referral, placement, escalation
and de-escalation decisions; enrollment by Field Office;
information on the length of enrollment broken down by type of
ATD; and a breakdown of enrollment by type and point of
apprehension.
Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee providing
analysis of each active program within the last 5 years under
the Alternatives to Detention account. This report shall
include compliance with court appearances, immigration
appointments, and removal orders, cost per individual served,
response times to requests for legal counsel, family contact,
and medical treatment (including mental health services).
287(g) Agreements.--The Committee observes that OIG
recommended ICE collect data on the race and ethnicity of
individuals arrested or apprehended under the 287(g) program,
but in 2010 ICE declined to accept this recommendation,
claiming that the program does not raise concerns about racial
profiling. The Committee directs ICE to publish applications
for new or renewed 287(g) agreements on its website eight weeks
prior to entering into any such agreement. ICE shall ensure
thorough vetting of 287(g) applicants in an effort to minimize
detention conditions that do not fully comply with the PBNDS
and PREA standards.
The Committee directs ICE to provide its officers with
guidance and training for engaging with victims of crime and
witnesses of crime and to clarify policy guidance on
enforcement actions in sensitive locations, including
courthouses. The Committee directs ICE, not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this act, to report on steps
taken to minimize the effect immigration enforcement activity
has on victims of crime and witnesses of crime and to provide
monthly notifications to the Committee on enforcement actions
that take place in sensitive locations, including courthouses.
Privacy Waivers.--The Committee recognizes that Federal
agencies are prohibited from releasing information concerning
an individual to a third party under the Privacy Act of 1974.
However, the Committee is concerned by reports that detainees,
their attorneys, and their family members have faced difficulty
receiving and submitting the ICE ``Privacy Waiver Authorizing
Disclosure to a Third Party'' form. Without this form, members
of Congress cannot make successful inquiries in behalf of their
constituents. The Committee advises ICE to provide every
detainee, upon entering ICE custody, with a copy of the
``Privacy Waiver Authorizing Disclosure to a Third Party'' form
in order to facilitate Congressional inquiries.
Public Access.--ICE is directed to report to the Committee
within 120 days after the date of enactment of this act
detailing how it complies with Federal law requiring equal
public access to Federal buildings where ICE offices are
located. Specifically, ICE is directed to detail its policy for
determining when it permanently denies an individual or group's
entrance to a public Federal building or portion thereof, what
specific security concerns or other criteria it uses to justify
each denial and what procedures ICE field officers must follow
to ensure compliance with this policy. ICE is further directed
to include in this report an analysis of how its Boston Field
Office has implemented this policy over the past 18 months to
include each instance of denied entry, to whom entry was
denied, and what security or other justifications were used as
the denial's basis.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $81,899,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 70,431,000
Committee recommendation................................ 70,431,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $70,431,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvement [PC&I], which is the same as the
budget request amount and $11,468,000 below the fiscal year
2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

The recommendation supports significant information system
enhancements across ICE, to include the migration to
Consolidated ICE Financial Solution from the current
proprietary financial system and improve efficiency for ICE and
its customers. Additionally, ICE will invest in Critical
Foundational Infrastructure to perform a technical refresh of
ICE mission critical and mission essential IT assets that
reached the end of their useful life. The Committee recognizes
that funding requested for some of these efforts could be
obligated more slowly than was assumed in materials provided to
the Committee in support of the budget request. The Committee
directs ICE to provide a briefing on proposed PC&I spending
plans not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this act.

Transportation Security Administration

The Transportation Security Administration [TSA] is charged
with ensuring security across U.S. transportation systems,
including aviation, railways, highways, pipelines, and
waterways; and safeguarding the freedom of movement of people
and commerce.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $8,002,563,000 and a
net of $4,842,678,000 for TSA.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Operations and Support................................. 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455
Aviation Passenger Security Fees....................... (2,470,000) (2,670,000) (2,670,000)
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (net)........... 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 167,314 139,629 189,629
Research and Development............................... 20,190 20,594 20,594
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs.................... 240,559 239,885 239,885
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Total, Transportation Security Administration.... 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678
(Discretionary Funding)...................... 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678
(Discretionary Appropriation)............ 7,395,355 7,236,173 7,512,678
(Offsetting Collections)................. (2,470,000) (2,670,000) (2,670,000)
(Offsetting Collections, Legislative ................. (520,000) .................
Proposals)..............................
Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory)............. 250,000 250,000 250,000
Fee Funded Programs.................................... 240,559 239,885 239,885
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Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration 7,885,914 7,726,058 8,002,563
(gross).........................................
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Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678
(net)...........................................
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $4,737,851,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 3,885,950,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,632,455,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,302,455,000
for Operations and Support [O&S], which is $226,505,000 above
the budget request amount and $94,604,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. This amount is partially offset by
$2,670,000 in estimated aviation security fee collections that
are credited to this appropriation, as authorized, resulting in
net discretionary appropriation of $4,632,455,000. Of this
amount, not more than $2,099,814,000 is for non-pay.
The Committee understands that TSA will submit a request to
the appropriate Congressional authorizing committees for
legislative changes to the aviation security fee structure. The
Committee directs TSA to once again heed Committee guidance to
avoid submitting budget requests that assume revenues that have
not been authorized by law.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year enacted 2018 and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Other Operations and Enforcement:
Inflight Security:
Federal Air Marshals........................... 779,000 779,210 779,210
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training.. 19,514 19,539 19,539
Aviation Regulation............................ 218,535 171,905 218,185
Air Cargo...................................... 102,721 103,572 103,572
Intelligence and TSOC.......................... 79,790 79,524 79,524
Surface Programs............................... 129,316 73,818 129,455
Vetting Programs............................... 60,215 52,770 52,770
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Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement....... 1,389,091 1,280,338 1,382,255

Mission Support........................................ 869,258 907,133 907,133
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (gross)......... 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455
Aviation Passenger Security Fees....................... (2,470,000) (2,670,000) (2,670,000)
Offsetting Collections, Legislative Proposals.......... ................. (520,000) .................
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (net)........... 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455
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Screening Partnership Program.--The recommendation
maintains necessary funds for security at airports where
private screening contracts are in place and includes
$7,000,000 above the request to accommodate increases in
airport screening costs.
The Committee acknowledges that the Screening Partnership
Program [SPP] provides TSA airports with an alternative to
request private screening support instead of Federal screeners.
Commensurate with the Committee's interest in this program, TSA
shall notify the Committee within 10 days of any change to a
private screening contract, including any new award under the
SPP or any transition from privatized screening into Federal
screening.
Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits.--The
recommendation includes $103,000,000 above the budget request,
which is made up of $26,000,000 to fund an additional 360 front
line screener personnel to support an increase in passenger
volume and $77,00,000 to continue exit lane staffing in
accordance with section 603 of Public Law 114-74. The Committee
supports and encourages TSA to continue efforts to develop and
install appropriate exit-lane monitoring technology where
feasible and appropriate. With regard to remodeling and
modernization efforts undertaken by airports at existing exit
lanes that TSA was responsible for monitoring on December 1,
2013, TSA shall continue to be responsible for monitoring those
exit lanes after the remodeling or modernization efforts are
completed.
Airport Management.--The recommendation includes funding
for: the workforce to support TSA Federal Security Directors;
Bomb Appraisal Officers; Explosives Security Specialists; the
Transportation Security Operations Center; airport rent and
furniture; a vehicle fleet; airport parking; and employee
transit benefits.
The Committee recognizes that Transportation Security
Officers [TSO] are the front line for aviation security and
their proficiency at screening carry-on baggage at airport
checkpoint can have a direct impact on the safety of the
public. The Committee encourages TSA to continue to develop and
field adaptive x-ray baggage screening training tools to
improve TSO performance on existing screening systems and of
the next generation of Computed Tomography [CT] systems.
Canines.--The recommendation includes $162,404,000 for the
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program [NEDCTP],
which will support 1,097 teams led by local law enforcement and
TSA. Within this amount, $10,178,000 is included above the
budget request amount to establish 50 new NEDCTP teams for
passenger screening. Passenger screening canine teams provide
an effective layer of security against explosive threats. These
additional canine teams will not only enhance security
effectiveness inside and outside secure areas of airports, but
will also increase passenger screening efficiency. TSA shall
use risk-based methodology to allocate the additional teams to
the highest risk airports. In addition, TSA is to consider
strategies to extend canine explosive screening capabilities to
medium and small airports and shall brief the Committee not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act on
the feasibility of implementing such a strategy.
Even with these additional canine teams, the Committee
urges TSA to continue to evaluate and pursue means of meeting
additional demand. In doing so, TSA should consider, among
other strategies, increasing the throughput of the canine teams
at the canine training center at Joint Base San Antonio-
Lackland.

OTHER OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

Federal Air Marshals.--The recommendation includes
$779,210,000 for the Federal Air Marshal Service [FAMS], which
is the same as the budget request amount. This amount includes
funding for FAMS to continue protection of the air
transportation system against terrorist threats, sabotage, or
other acts of violence.
The Committee directs TSA to continue submitting quarterly
reports on FAMS mission coverage, staffing levels, and hiring
rates as it has done in prior years.
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training
Programs.--The recommendation includes $19,539,000 for the
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training programs,
which is the same as the budget request amount.
Law Enforcement Reimbursement Program.--The recommendation
includes $46,280,000 for the Law Enforcement Officer [LEO]
Reimbursement Program. The Committee recognizes the important
role that the LEO reimbursement program has played in helping
airports meet federally mandated airport security requirements.
The Committee directs TSA to maintain and fund the LEO Program.
Visible Intermodal Prevention Response [VIPR] Teams.--The
recommendation includes $55,637,000 to maintain 31 Visible
Intermodal Prevention Response teams. VIPR teams work in
collaboration with Federal, State, and local transportation
stakeholders to prevent and deter acts of terrorism against
transportation systems, including commercial aviation, air
cargo, general aviation, mass transit, maritime, freight rail,
highway, and pipeline systems.
Risk-Based Security [RBS] Initiatives.--The Committee
continues to support TSA's screening evolution from one-size-
fits-all security to an intelligence-driven, risk-based
approach that focuses limited security resources on unknown
travelers and baggage while increasing the throughput of known
travelers. In particular, the Committee expects TSA to continue
cooperating with OIG to address vulnerabilities in the RBS and
PreCheck programs.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $167,314,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 139,629,000
Committee recommendation................................ 189,629,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $189,629,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which $50,000,000 above
the budget request amount and $22,315,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Aviation Screening Infrastructure:
Checkpoint Support................................. 68,019 74,422 74,422
Checked Baggage.................................... 83,004 35,367 85,367
Infrastructure for Other Operations:
Vetting Programs................................... 16,291 29,840 29,840
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 167,314 139,629 189,629
Improvements....................................
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Checkpoint Support.--Funds provided for Checkpoint Support
will be used to continue field-testing and deploying equipment
for passenger screening, carry-on baggage screening, checkpoint
reconfiguration, electronic surveillance of checkpoints, and
operational integration of systems. Currently deployed
technologies include walk-through metal detectors, explosives
trace detection machines, bottled liquid scanners, chemical
analysis devices, advanced technology systems, and Advanced
Imaging Technology [AIT]. Purchases of equipment with a unit
cost of less than $250,000 will continue to be made with
Operations and Support funds.
The Committee is aware of AIT in use internationally since
2015. TSA is directed to report, not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this act, on the suitability of this
technology for use in U.S. airports and on any plans to test
and evaluate the technology, which shall include a timeline
toward qualification for procurement.
Advanced Integrated Screening Technologies.--TSA is
directed to submit a detailed report on passenger and baggage
screening technologies not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this act. The report shall include a useful
description of existing and emerging technologies capable of
detecting threats concealed on passengers and in baggage, as
well as projected funding levels for each technology identified
in the report for the next five fiscal years.
Quarterly Briefings.--TSA is to provide quarterly briefings
on its investment plans for checkpoint security and Explosives
Detection Systems [EDS] refurbishment, procurement, and
installation on an airport-by-airport basis. These briefings
shall include information on specific technologies for
purchase, program schedules, major milestones, obligation
schedules, recapitalization priorities, status of operational
testing for each passenger screening technology under
development, and a table detailing actual versus anticipated
unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year. These
briefings shall also include details on checkpoint screening
pilot programs and public-private partnerships that are in
progress or being considered for implementation. Information in
this portion of the briefing is to include for each pilot
program or public-private partnership: a summary; a description
of its goals; potential capabilities and benefits of the
program; the airports where the pilots or partnerships will
take place; funding commitments; and plans for future
expansion. The Committee expects these briefings to include
detailed program schedules for passenger screening
technologies, and these schedules should include all milestones
from the issuance of a request for proposal to deployment.
Computed Tomography.--The recommendation includes
$71,500,000 for the purchase and installation of 145 CT
machines for passenger checkpoints at the highest-risk airports
in the United States. This effort is part of a larger effort to
recapitalize aging screening equipment, add detection
capabilities, and improve performance in order to mitigate
emerging threats to aviation security. The Committee encourages
TSA to remain innovative in its efforts to enhance threat
detection.
Explosives Detection Systems.--The recommendation includes
$85,367,000 for EDS, including $50,000,000 for TSA to continue
reimbursement of airports that incurred costs associated with
the development of a partial or completed in-line baggage
system prior to August 3, 2007. As directed in the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 114-113 and
Public Law 115-141, TSA has validated project cost information
submitted by airports to determine allowable and allocable
expenses. TSA is directed to brief the Committee on its updated
timeline and allocation plan for these funds not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this act. The brief shall
include a plan for how TSA will address the remaining balance
of reimbursement claims in future budget requests.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $20,190,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 20,594,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,594,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,594,000 for Research and
Development, which is the same as the budget request amount and
$404,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Innovation Task Force [ITF].--The Committee supports TSA's
efforts to develop and deploy next generation screening
solutions rapidly to assist screeners in detecting and
deterring threats to aviation security.
TSA established the ITF to foster innovation in aviation
security, address the threat landscape, improve the passenger
screening experience, and deliver a next-generation curb-to-
gate screening capability. The Committee encourages the ITF to
engage with industry in pursuit of future capabilities that can
support TSA's mission.

Coast Guard

The primary responsibilities of the Coast Guard include:
the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on the high seas
and other waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States; promotion of safety of life and property at sea;
assistance to navigation; protection of the marine environment;
and maintenance of a state of readiness to function as a
specialized service of the Navy in time of war, as authorized
by sections 1 and 2 of title 14, U.S. Code. The Commandant of
the Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of Homeland
Security.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,934,411,000 for the Coast
Guard, which is $496,210,000 above the budget request amount
and $173,313,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. When
costs for Overseas Contingency Operations [OCO] are excluded,
the recommendation for the Coast Guard is $11,769,411,000. The
bill adopts new appropriations accounts for the Coast Guard,
which more closely align its funding structure with that of the
other components. For purposes of consistency, fiscal year 2018
enacted levels are displayed using the new appropriations
accounts in the following manner: ``Operating Expenses'' is now
displayed as ``Operations and Support''; ``Acquisition,
Construction, and Improvements'' is now displayed as
``Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''; and
``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation'' is now
displayed as ``Research and Development''. Activities funded
within the ``Reserve Training'' account are realigned to the
``Operations and Support'' [O&S] account. The recommendation
does not reflect the proposed realignment of ``Environmental,
Compliance, and Restoration'' [EC&R] functions into the O&S
account, because the current authorization for these functions
(14 U.S.C. 692) requires that any funding appropriated for them
to be transferred into an EC&R account, regardless of the
account to which such funds are appropriated.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

COAST GUARD
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Operations and Support.................................... 7,373,313 7,579,709 7,792,409
Environmental Compliance and Restoration\1\............... 13,397 13,429 13,429
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260
Research and Development.................................. 29,141 19,109 20,109
Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite 204,136 199,360 199,360
Appropriations)..........................................
Retired Pay............................................... 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844
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Total, Coast Guard.................................. 12,107,724 11,438,201 11,934,411
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(Defense, less OCO)................................. 340,000 340,000 340,000
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\1\Environmental Compliance and Restoration funding was requested within Operations and Support but is not
recommended within the Operations and Support account and is shown separately for comparability

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $7,373,313,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 7,579,709,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,792,409,000

The O&S appropriation provides funds for the salaries and
benefits of both military and civilian personnel and the
operation and maintenance of multipurpose vessels, aircraft,
and shore units strategically located along the coasts and
inland waterways of the United States and in selected areas
overseas. The program activities of this appropriation include:
search and rescue; aids to navigation; marine safety; marine
environmental protection; enforcement of laws and treaties;
Arctic and Antarctic operations; and defense readiness.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,792,409,000 for O&S, which is
$212,700,000 above the budget request amount and $419,096,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this amount, not
more than $3,352,112,000 is for non-pay. The total includes
$24,500,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and
$505,000,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, of
which $165,000,000 is for OCO. The Committee has also
recommended funding to meet the air facility operation
obligations laid out in section 676a of title 14, United States
Code.
Based on recent reporting pursuant to Public Law 94-254,
the Committee is aware of increasing Coast Guard costs that
will result in diminished resources for other statutory
missions. The Coast Guard shall appropriately account for these
needs in its fiscal year 2020 budget request.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Military Pay and Allowances............................... 3,716,444 3,851,095 3,866,095
Civilian Pay and Benefits................................. 847,678 929,385 929,385
Training and Recruiting................................... 191,015 187,991 188,338
Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance................ 897,171 907,894 925,447
Centrally Managed Accounts................................ 142,788 143,641 165,441
Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance.................. 1,415,217 1,442,048 1,435,048
Reserve Training.......................................... 114,875 117,655 117,655
Overseas Contingency Operations........................... 163,000 ................ 165,000
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Total, Operations and Support....................... 7,373,313 7,579,709 7,792,409
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Arctic Program Office.--Recognizing the growing national
security imperatives for an enhanced U.S. presence in the
Arctic, the Committee is pleased that the Coast Guard has
established an Arctic Strategy, an Arctic Strategy
Implementation Plan, and an Arctic Program Office. This office
has furthered the Nation's national defense and security
interests in the Arctic through its extensive participation,
coordination, and collaboration with other international,
Federal, and SLTT partners to improve awareness, broaden
partnerships, and modernize governance in the Arctic. Most
recently, the office supported the completion of the Bering
Strait Port Access Route Study, a study that resulted in a
joint recommendation by the United States and the Russian
Federation to the International Maritime Organization [IMO] to
establish a common vessel traffic measure. Recently approved by
the IMO, the traffic measure is the first IMO-approved measure
for navigation safety in polar waters. The Coast Guard is to
report to the Committee if additional resources are needed for
the Arctic Program Office to further its important mission.
Military Personnel.--The recommendation includes
$15,000,000 above the request for 250 additional military
personnel to bolster the Coast Guard's workforce and to help
carry out the its 11 statutory missions. This increase is
reflective of the Coast Guard's most recent personnel
projections, which indicates significant improvements in
military accessions.
Crew Rotation Concept.--The request assumed $31,700,000 in
savings associated with the elimination of the Crew Rotation
Concept [CRC] and the recommendation reflects these savings.
The Committee believes the concept disproportionately increased
operational costs while providing only marginal increases in
time on station. Continuing the CRC would have significant
negative impacts on cutter crews and maintenance while
increasing requirements for capital investments at certain
ports.
Small Boats.--The Committee understands that the Coast
Guard plans to purchase 15 additional small response boats in
fiscal year 2019 and notes that the bill includes long-standing
language to allow O&S funds to be used for the purchase or
lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements.
Child Care Subsidy.--The Committee recognizes that the
availability of childcare is critically important for Coast
Guard families, especially those living in high cost-of-living
areas. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to increase
childcare subsidy availability and $500,000 to complete a
survey of personnel, required by the Joint Explanatory
Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2018, regarding the cost and availability of childcare and
their effects on retention.
Fishing Safety Training.--The Committee supports an
agreement between the Coast Guard and the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH] to efficiently
administer Fishing Safety Training and Research Grant Programs.
The Committee notes that a small percentage of the funds
appropriated for these grant programs may be used, if
necessary, to cover the Federal costs associated with NIOSH's
administration of the programs. The recommendation includes
$6,000,000 to continue these grants in fiscal year 2019, and
the Committee recognizes the need to consult with relevant
fishing safety training experts in the development of program
guidelines.
Minor Shore Infrastructure.--The bill includes long-
standing language to allow funds for operations to be used for
the sustainment, repair, replacement, and maintenance of shore
infrastructure projects, including projects to correct
deficiencies in code compliance or to mitigate against threats
to life, health, or safety, with costs not exceeding 50 percent
of a building's or structure's replacement value. Additionally,
Operations and Support funds can be used for contingent,
emergent, or other unspecified minor construction projects,
which include new construction, procurement, development,
conversion, rebuilding, improvement, or an extension of any
facility not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost at any location
for planned or unplanned operational needs.
Minor construction projects funded from the O&S
appropriation can be combined with depot level maintenance
projects for the sake of administrative and economic
efficiency. The Coast Guard is to provide a report to the
Committee not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this act detailing such projects and any fiscal year 2019
sustainment, repair, replacement, or maintenance projects
costing more than $1,000,000. For fiscal year 2020, such
information shall be included in the justification materials
accompanying the budget request. The recommendation includes
requested funding to complete shore facility follow-on, as
detailed in the Coast Guard's justification materials.
Coast Guard Yard.--The Committee has urged the Coast Guard
to expedite planning for facility and equipment upgrades
necessary for service life extensions of the Fast Response
Cutter [FRC] and other vessels at the Coast Guard Yard at
Curtis Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. The nearest travel lift of
sufficient size and capacity to service the FRC is in Hampton
Roads, Virginia. Transporting the travel lift between Hampton
Roads and Baltimore is a costly and time consuming procedure
that removes the lift from service during transport. The
recommendation includes funding within the PC&I appropriation
to acquire necessary equipment and make physical modifications
to wharves or other parts of the Coast Guard Yard facility to
accommodate FRCs and other vessels.
Bridge Review.--Currently, the single lane bridge over Lake
Pend Oreille, Idaho does not sufficiently accommodate its
traffic volume. During peak agricultural and harvest times,
shipments of U.S. agriculture come to a stop as they wait for
clearance to cross this bridge. The Committee believes that the
current proposal to construct a second bridge over Lake Pend
Oreille would provide a significant reduction to this
congestion. The Committee urges the Coast Guard to work closely
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all local and state
stakeholders to conduct a thorough and timely review and
analysis of this proposal.
Executive Transportation Aircraft.--The Coast Guard is
directed to notify the Committee prior to making any changes to
the type, number, or flight hours of command and control
aircraft.
Asset Colocation.--In establishing homeports for new
vessels in the northeast United States, the Coast Guard is
directed to partner with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the U.S. Navy to leverage existing assets
and new investments at Naval Station Newport.
Coast Guard Museum.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000
for the National Coast Guard Museum, which is authorized under
section 98(b) of title 14, United States Code. Funds may be
used to preserve and protect Coast Guard artifacts, or for the
design, fabrication, or installation of exhibits or displays
for these artifacts.
Wind Energy.--The Coast Guard shall continue to consult and
collaborate with the Department of the Interior and other
maritime stakeholders to minimize areas of incompatibility
between maritime navigation and offshore energy development.
Maritime Asset Protection.--The Committee recognizes that
waterborne threats pose a significant challenge to protecting
Coast Guard assets in port. Waterborne marine barrier systems
play an important role in securing waterfront and offshore
facilities from these threats. Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this act, the Coast Guard shall submit
to the Committee a report detailing the capabilities of current
waterborne marine barrier systems at Coast Guard facilities and
shall include an assessment of their ability to adequately
deter and defend against a waterborne attack.
Maritime Law Enforcement.--The Coast Guard shall report to
the Committee within 180 days of the enactment of this act with
an assessment of the Coast Guard's ability to conduct maritime
law enforcement activities on the high seas in support of
international partners. Specifically, the assessment should
address the following elements of the Coast Guard's current
capabilities, capacity, and legal authority to conduct maritime
law enforcement activities outside of United States territorial
waters: human trafficking; forced labor; illegal, unreported,
or unregulated fishing; and other illicit activity at sea. The
report should detail: technical coordination with partner
nations, non-governmental organizations, and the U.S. Navy to
improve tracking and detection of vessels engaged in such
activities; Coast Guard requirements, including materiel,
personnel, logistic, and administrative requirements, for
support from the U.S. Navy (either direct support requests, or
through Geographic Combatant Commanders and the Global Force
Management process) and partner nations, specifying any unmet
resource demands; any limiting factors that constrain the Coast
Guard's ability to fully resource this mission, including legal
authorities; and legislative proposals for mitigating these
limitations.
Alternative Planning Criteria.--The Committee is concerned
that the Coast Guard is taking too long to approve Alternative
Planning Criteria plans as required by regulations promulgated
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)
for the Captain of the Port Zone that includes the Arctic. The
Committee encourages the Coast Guard to quickly approve
Alternative Planning Criteria plans to ensure that all vessels
transiting the Captain of the Port Zone that includes the
Arctic and required to have a vessel response plan are covered
when transiting in the Zone. Furthermore, the Committee
encourages the Coast Guard to consider approved Alternative
Planning Criteria plans for the Captain of the Port Zone that
includes the Arctic to be valid for a period of not less than 3
years from the date of approval.
Jupiter Island Property Disposition.--The Committee
understands that the Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island,
Florida is being considered for inclusion in Hobe Sound
National Wildlife Refuge and directs the Coast Guard to work
expediently with both Federal and non-Federal partners to
evaluate the potential costs and benefits of this transaction.

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $165,000,000 for Coast Guard
operations in support of OCO. While funding for these
activities is requested in the Department of Defense budget for
the U.S. Navy, the Committee adopted a practice, beginning in
fiscal year 2009, of recommending these amounts be appropriated
directly to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard shall brief the Committee, not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of this act, on any changes
to OCO amounts expected during fiscal year 2019 and on
projected transition costs expected in fiscal year 2020 to
support OCO.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $13,397,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 13,429,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,429,000

The EC&R appropriation provides funds to address
environmental problems at former and current Coast Guard units
as required by applicable Federal, State, and local
environmental laws and regulations. Uses for these funds
include: major upgrades to petroleum and regulated substance
storage tanks; restoration of contaminated ground water and
soils; remediation efforts at hazardous substance disposal
sites; and initial site surveys and actions necessary to bring
Coast Guard shore facilities and vessels into compliance with
environmental laws and regulations.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $13,429,000 for EC&R as requested.
The Committee notes that EC&R funding cannot be readily
executed within the O&S account, as requested, due to
requirements under section 692 of title 14 United States Code
related to the period of funding availability for the program.
The Coast Guard is directed to include in its annual budget
justification materials a list of the activities projected to
be funded via the EC&R appropriation.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $2,694,745,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,886,750,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,169,260,000

This appropriation supports the Procurement, Construction,
and Improvement [PC&I] of vessels, aircraft, information
management resources, shore facilities, aids to navigation, and
military housing required to execute the Coast Guard's missions
and achieve its performance goals.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,169,260,000 for PC&I, which is
$282,510,000 above the budget request amount and $525,485,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The recommendation
includes $20,000,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Vessels:
Survey and Design--Vessel and Boats................... 4,500 500 5,500
In-Service Vessel Sustainment......................... 60,500 63,250 63,250
National Security Cutter.............................. 1,241,000 65,000 72,600
Offshore Patrol Cutter................................ 500,000 400,000 400,000
Fast Response Cutter.................................. 340,000 240,000 240,000
Cutter Boats.......................................... 1,000 5,000 5,000
Polar Ice Breaking Vessel............................. 19,000 750,000 750,000
Inland Waterways and Western Rivers Cutter............ 26,100 5,000 5,000
Polar Sustainment..................................... ................ 15,000 15,000
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Subtotal, Vessels................................... 2,192,100 1,543,750 1,556,350

Aircraft:
HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment......................... ................ 17,000 17,000
HC-27J Conversion /Sustainment........................ 70,000 80,000 80,000
HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment............ 100,600 ................ ................
HH-65 Conversion/Sustainment.......................... 22,000 20,000 20,000
MH-60T Sustainment.................................... 2,500 25,000 175,000
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems....................... 500 6,000 6,000
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Subtotal, Aircraft.................................. 195,600 148,000 298,000

Other Acquisition Programs:
Other Equipment and Systems........................... 4,000 3,500 3,500
Program Oversight and Management...................... 15,000 20,000 20,000
C4ISR................................................. 22,000 23,300 23,300
CG-Logistics Information Management System............ 9,800 13,200 13,200
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Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs................ 50,800 60,000 60,000

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation:
Major Construction, ATON, and Survey and Design....... 42,400 30,000 74,510
Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure.............. 87,100 100,000 175,400
Minor Shore........................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000
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Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation... 134,500 135,000 254,910

Personnel and Related Support 121,745 ................ ................
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Total, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.. 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260
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Capital Investment Plan.--The Coast Guard continues to
struggle with the timely submission of a Capital Investment
Plan [CIP]. The CIP is essential for the Committee to carry out
its oversight of the Coast Guard, especially at a time when
recapitalization of aging assets has become so critical for the
service. Therefore, bill language is continued requiring the
CIP submission with the annual budget request, and the
Committee retains a withholding of O&S funds in order to
facilitate timeliness. The information required by the
Committee is in accordance with the Coast Guard's Major Systems
Acquisition Manual or applicable Departmental management
directives. The fiscal year 2020-2024 CIP is to be submitted
with the fiscal year 2020 budget justification materials.
Quarterly Acquisition Briefings.--The Coast Guard is to
continue to brief the Committee quarterly on all major
acquisitions. In addition to the information normally provided
for each asset, these briefings shall include: the top five
risks for each acquisition; the objective for operational hours
the Coast Guard expects to achieve with each acquisition; the
gap between that objective, current capabilities, and stated
mission requirements; and how the acquisition of the specific
asset closes those gaps. The information presented at these
briefings shall also include a discussion of how the Coast
Guard calculated the operational hours, an explanation of risks
to mission performance associated with the current shortfall,
and the operational strategy to mitigate such risks. Finally,
the briefings are to include a chart listing the status of all
shore construction projects that have not been completed. For
each construction project, the chart is to include the
project's status with regard to funding, design, procurement,
and construction.
Drug Interdiction.--The Committee is concerned that cocaine
overdose deaths in the United States increased by more than 52
percent between 2015 and 2016. The Committee is further
concerned with the use of the maritime domain to traffic
cocaine, which typically originates in Colombia, into the
United States. Despite interdicting a record 224 metric tons of
cocaine in 2017, the Coast Guard is only able to respond to a
fraction of the intelligence it receives, largely due to a lack
of vessels and aircraft. The recommendation includes
significant funding to enhance the Coast Guard's ability to
pursue additional interdiction missions.
Full-Funding Policy.--The Committee again directs an
exception to the administration's current acquisition policy
that requires the Coast Guard to attain the total acquisition
cost for a vessel, including long lead time materials [LLTM],
production costs, and post-production costs, before a
production contract can be awarded. This policy has the
potential to make shipbuilding less efficient, to force delayed
obligation of production funds, and to require post-production
funds far in advance of when they will be used. The Department
should position itself to acquire vessels in the most efficient
manner within the guidelines of strict governance measures. The
Committee expects the administration to adopt a similar policy
for the acquisition of the Offshore Patrol Cutter [OPC] and
heavy polar icebreaker.
Domestic Content.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Coast Guard is directed to utilize components that are
manufactured in the United States when contracting for new
vessels. Such components include: auxiliary equipment, such as
pumps for shipboard services; propulsion equipment including
engines, reduction gears, and propellers; shipboard cranes; and
spreaders for shipboard cranes.
National Maritime Center.--The Committee applauds the work
of the National Maritime Center in issuing credentials to
qualified mariners in the most effective way. The Committee is
eager to learn how systems modernization, if beneficial, could
enhance and improve the capabilities for its workforce.

VESSELS

Survey and Design--Vessels and Boats.--To enhance
icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes, the Committee
continues to support the acquisition of an icebreaker that is
at least as capable as USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30). Therefore, the
Committee includes $5,000,000 above the budget request amount
to continue survey and design work for this vessel.
National Security Cutter.--Legend Class National Security
Cutters [NSCs] are replacing the legacy High Endurance Cutters,
built between 1967 and 1972. In fiscal year 2017, the Coast
Guard interdicted 2,512 illegal migrants and removed 224 metric
tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of over
$6,600,000,000, which surpassed the previous record amount of
cocaine removal set the previous fiscal year. Of the 224 metric
tons of cocaine removed, four NSCs interdicted 72.6 metric tons
of cocaine with an estimated street value of $2,144,000,000. In
a single deployment, the USCGC JAMES (WMSL-754) removed 16.8
metric tons of uncut cocaine with a street value in excess of
$496,000,000. The Committee recommends $72,600,000 for the NSC
program including $7,600,000 for advance purchase of several
systems for the tenth and eleventh NSCs, including wind
indicating and measurement systems, homing beacons for
aircraft, and navigation and sensor data distribution systems.
The Committee worked diligently to ensure resources were
provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to
construct a tenth and eleventh NSC. The Committee is pleased
that the Coast Guard has indicated that contracts for these
NSCs are on track to be awarded on time. The Committee
continues to believe that the Coast Guard's fleet of twelve
High Endurance Cutters should be replaced with twelve NSCs. The
Committee intends to continue to work with the Coast Guard to
understand the costs, operational benefits of, and recommended
schedule for acquisition of a twelfth NSC.
Offshore Patrol Cutter.--The OPC will replace the fleet of
Medium Endurance Cutters and further enhance the Coast Guard's
layered security strategy. The recommendation includes
$400,000,000 for the OPC program. This funding will provide for
production of a second OPC, LLTM for a third OPC, program
activities, test and evaluation, government furnished
equipment, and training aids. The Committee encourages the
Coast Guard to evaluate the requirements for a sensitive
compartmented information facility and a multimodal radar
system onboard the OPC and determine whether and when these
requirements should be incorporated into revised design and
construction.
Fast Response Cutter.--The Committee recommends
$240,000,000 to acquire four FRCs, as requested.
Polar Ice Breaking Vessel.--The recommendation includes
$750,000,000, as requested, to maintain the accelerated
acquisition schedule for a new class of heavy polar icebreakers
that was established in fiscal year 2018. These funds will be
used to request proposals and award contracts for detail design
and construction near the beginning of fiscal year 2020. Heavy
polar icebreakers are essential to securing the national
security and economic interests of the United States in the
Arctic and Antarctic. To ensure the United States is able to
achieve this objective in the most expeditious and efficient
manner possible, the Coast Guard should explore block buy
pricing for the heavy polar icebreakers. Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Coast
Guard shall submit a report to the Committee on the feasibility
of block buy contracting for the acquisition of heavy polar
icebreakers.
Polar Star.--The recommendation includes $15,000,000 to
carry out a service life extension program [SLEP] for the POLAR
STAR to extend its service life so that it remains operational
until the delivery of the second new heavy polar icebreaker.
The Coast Guard's two existing heavy polar icebreakers are over
45 years old and well past their planned service life.
Currently, only one heavy polar icebreaker is in active service
[POLAR STAR], and the other vessel [POLAR SEA] is in an
inactive status serving to provide specialty parts to help
sustain POLAR STAR. Continued funding for its SLEP will ensure
the POLAR STAR can meet and support national interests and
provide assured surface presence in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Inland Waterways and Western River Tenders.--The Committee
continues to be concerned with the Coast Guard's fleet of
inland river tenders which help ensure the integrity of the
structures, beacons and buoys that support the United State's
Marine Transportation System. In addition to age concerns and
equipment obsolesce issues, the fleet is unable to accommodate
mixed-gender crews and presents other challenges, including
crew health. The recommendation includes $5,000,000, the same
as the budget request, to continue accelerating the Inland
Waterways and Western River Tenders acquisition. The Department
is directed to provide, not less than 90 days after the
enactment of this act, the Committee an acquisition plan and
requirements document that detail the Coast Guard's plans to
acquire new vessels to replace the current fleet.
52-Foot Heavy Weather Boats.--The Committee is concerned
that there is not a recapitalization plan for the Coast Guard's
52-Foot Heavy Weather Boats, which are all over 50 years old.
The Committee directs the Coast Guard to submit a report to the
Committee, not 180 days after the enactment of this act, that
analyzes acquisition timeline for replacing the 52-Foot Heavy
Weather Boat and that includes an assessment of the capacity of
other active small boat assets to meet the Coast Guard's
extreme heavy weather requirements.

AIRCRAFT

HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment.--The fiscal
year 2019 CIP outlines a total need of 22 HC-130J's, yet the
administration routinely fails to include these aircraft in its
budget requests. The Committee continues to support the
recapitalization of this fleet and expects funds for additional
aircraft to be included in future budget requests.
Coast Guard MH-60 Recapitalization.--The Committee strongly
supports efforts to sustain the Coast Guard's MH-60 rotary wing
aircraft. The Committee recognizes that the Coast Guard MH-60
fleet has more flight hours per aircraft than any other U.S.
MH-60 fleet in service. As such, the Committee does not support
risky, experimental options being considered by the Coast Guard
as a means to extend fleet service life. The recommendation
instead includes $175,000,000 for the safest and most reliable
feasible option for extending MH-60 service life until the
Coast Guard can receive planned deliveries from of the joint
Future Vertical Lift program. The chosen option must present
the least risk to operational flight hours during the service
life extension period. In addition, MH-60 recapitalization
options must be considered in the context of the Coast Guard's
aging rotary wing fleet, which includes the MH-65. More robust
service life extension options that could yield 20,000 total
flight hours for each MH-60 would allow for a staggered
approach to recapitalization, with MH-65 fleet replacement
occurring in the mid-2030s, followed by MH-60 fleet replacement
thereafter.

SHORE FACILITIES AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Unfunded Priorities List [UPL].--The Committee directs the
Coast Guard to provide to the Committee, at the time of the
fiscal year 2020 budget request submission, a list of approved
but unfunded Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed for
each.
Shore Construction.--The recommendation includes funding
above the budget request amount for the two highest priorities
on the Coast Guard's UPL that will support operational assets
and maritime commerce. These include the highest priority
realignment of aids to navigation, and the replacement of an
outdated pier. In addition, the recommendation includes funding
for utility upgrades required to support a previously funded
hangar, which is the top priority on the Coast Guard's UPL for
addressing facility deficiencies.
Shore Construction Report.--The Committee understands the
Coast Guard is drafting a report on shore-side infrastructure
improvements required in Alaska, as required by the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018, and expects that the report will
detail any dock improvements needed to accommodate Coast Guard
cutters and any housing construction or improvements needed to
appropriately accommodate new cutters' crew members and their
families. Further, the report shall include a timeline for when
funding is needed to implement these improvements.
Alaska Maritime Communications.--The Committee expects the
report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 on plans to provide
communications throughout the entire Coastal Western Alaska
Captain of the Port Zone will also articulate the costs of
implementing the plans.
Critical Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure [MASI]
Investments.--The recommendation includes funding above the
budget request amount for the three highest priority MASI
projects on the Coast Guard's UPL. These include construction
of a cutter maintenance building, an FRC maintenance travel
lift, and floating piers for FRC homeports. The Committee
recommendation also includes $5,000,000 for survey and design
work associated with the Coast Guard's top UPL aircraft
facility priority.
Homeport of New Vessels.--The Committee supports the
current and planned homeport locations for National Security
Cutters. However, the Committee recognizes the challenges that
replacing the 378-foot Hamilton-class cutter with 418-foot NSCs
has imposed on Coast Guard facilities where waterfront space is
limited and reiterates the importance of pier availability for
Coast Guard cutters and other surface vessels to minimize
operational delays or other unnecessary costs that would
undermine the Coast Guard's ability to conduct its missions.
Therefore, not later than 180 days after enactment of this act,
the Coast Guard shall report to the Committee on infrastructure
requirements associated with the homeporting of new vessels. At
a minimum, the Coast Guard shall assess if major acquisition
system infrastructure is required, identify associated funding
needs, and provide a plan to address these requirements to the
Committee.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $29,141,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 19,109,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,109,000

The Coast Guard's Research and Development [R&D]
appropriation provides funds to develop techniques, methods,
hardware, and systems that contribute directly to increasing
the productivity and effectiveness of the Coast Guard's
operational missions. This appropriation also provides funds to
operate and maintain the Coast Guard Research and Development
Center.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,109,000 for R&D, which is the
same as the budget request amount and $9,032,000 below the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
Bromine-Free Water Purification Systems.--The Committee
remains concerned with the continued use of bromine for
shipboard water purification on certain classes of cutter, as
bromine is toxic and requires special hazardous material
handing processes that are time consuming and expensive. The
Committee urges the Coast Guard to explore the use of water
purification processes that do not require the use of bromine,
including those used by the U.S. Navy. The Committee notes that
newer, less hazardous technology has recently been scaled to
support ships that are the size of Coast Guard cutters and
includes $1,000,000 to evaluate these systems and support a
pilot demonstration of bromine-free systems aboard the NSC,
FRC, or OPC.

HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $204,136,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 199,360,000
Committee recommendation................................ 199,360,000

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office,
the Coast Guard will pay $199,360,000 in fiscal year 2019 to
the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund for the costs of
military Medicare-eligible health benefits earned by its
uniformed service members. The contribution is funded by
permanent indefinite discretionary authority pursuant to Public
Law 108-375.

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $1,676,117,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,739,844,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,739,844,000

The Retired Pay account provides for: the pay of retired
military personnel of the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, and
members of the former Lighthouse Service; annuities payable to
beneficiaries of retired military personnel under the retired
serviceman's family protection plan (10 U.S.C. 1431-1446) and
survivor benefit plan (10 U.S.C. 1447-1455); payments for
career status bonuses under the National Defense Authorization
Act; continuation pay, and payments for medical care of retired
personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical
Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55).

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,739,844,000 for Retired Pay as
requested, which is $63,727,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.

United States Secret Service

The United States Secret Service's [USSS] appropriation
provides funds for: the protection of the President, the Vice
President, and other dignitaries and designated individuals;
enforcement of laws relating to obligations and securities of
the United States; enforcement of laws relating to financial
crimes, that include, but are not limited to, access device
fraud, financial institution fraud, identity theft, and
computer fraud; mitigation against computer-based attacks on
financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure; and
protection of the White House and other buildings within the
Washington, DC metropolitan area. The agency also provides
support for investigations related to missing and exploited
children and for digital forensics investigative training for
State and local cybersecurity task forces.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,179,715,000 for USSS, which is
$28,091,000 above the budget request amount and $173,191,000
above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The Committee recognizes the successes of USSS in the face
of persistent protection requirements and increasing global
investigations. The Committee continues to be pleased with the
agency's reinvigorated approach to hiring new personnel, but
work remains to ensure the agency is properly staffed,
especially during Presidential election cycles, and to return
the agency to its expected level of mission effectiveness.
The Committee understands that the protection mission often
yields unexpected expenses, but the Committee continues to be
concerned with the level of detail contained within USSS budget
justification documents. USSS must improve its ability to plan,
track, and report employee-level cost allocations and
obligations across both the protection and investigative
missions in order to achieve an optimal workforce.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget
request levels:

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 90,480 64,816 83,531
Research and Development.................................. 250 2,500 2,500
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, USSS......................................... 2,006,524 2,151,624 2,179,715
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $1,915,794,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 2,084,308,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,093,684,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,093,684,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $9,376,000 above the budget request
amount and $177,890,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. Of this amount, not more than $698,100,000 is for non-
pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protective Operations:....................................
Protection of Persons and Facilities.................. 711,227 747,201 734,961
Protective Countermeasures............................ 46,862 55,309 55,903
Protective Intelligence............................... 47,814 48,239 48,239
Presidential Campaigns and National Security Special 4,500 28,500 28,500
Events...............................................
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Subtotal, Protective Operations..................... 810,403 879,249 867,603
Field Operations:
Domestic and International Field Operations........... 596,478 627,687 627,687
Support for Missing and Exploited Children 6,000 6,000 6,000
Investigations.......................................
Support for Computer Forensics Training............... 18,778 4,000 25,022
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Field Operations.......................... 621,256 637,687 658,709
Basic and In-Service Training and Professional Development 64,212 101,854 101,854
Mission Support........................................... 419,923 465,518 465,518
Subtotal, Operations and Support.................... 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS

Protection of Persons and Facilities.--The Committee
recommends $734,961,000, which is 12,240,000 below the budget
request amount and $23,734,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level. The reduction of $12,240,000 is reflective of a
vehicle recapitalization funded instead under Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I]. While USSS Special
Agents provide protection of permanent protectees, the
Uniformed Division is authorized to protect any building in
which Presidential offices are located. The uneventful visits
and safe departures of Federal employees and USSS protectees do
not go unnoticed by the Committee.
Protective Countermeasures.--The Committee recommends
$55,903,000 for Protective Countermeasures, including amounts
above the budget request to perform deferred maintenance at the
White House complex, and for enhancements to capabilities to
protect the President and Vice President against emerging
explosive, chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber
threats. The Committee has a long history of supporting these
enhancements, including its support for advanced protective
countermeasures designed to address both established and
evolving threats.
Protective Intelligence.--The Committee recommends
$48,239,000, which is the same as the budget request amount.
This level of funding will ensure that protective intelligence
processes, policies, and systems provide quality information
and services, including counter-intelligence investigations of
individuals, groups, or activities that pose threats to
protectees and protected events.
Presidential Campaigns and National Security Special
Events.--The Committee recommends $28,500,000, as requested,
which is $24,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level,
to support currently planned and unanticipated National
Security Special Events [NSSE], many of which could be related
to the 2020 presidential campaign. The Committee directs the
USSS to provide semiannual briefings to the Committee on the
use of these funds, with the first briefing to occur not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act. The
Committee notes that on May 16, 2018, the Secretary designated
the 73rd United Nations General Assembly as a NSSE. The
Committee appreciates the Secretary making such designations as
far in advance as is practicable. Also included in the
recommendation is a general provision prohibiting funds from
being used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for
its participation in an NSSE.

FIELD OPERATIONS

Domestic and International Field Operations.--The Committee
recommends $627,687,000 for Domestic and International Field
Operations, which is the same as the budget request amount and
$31,209,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. In
addition to directly supporting the Department's strategic goal
to protect critical infrastructure, which includes protecting
U.S. currency and financial systems from threats originating
abroad, the USSS investigates violations of laws related to the
counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the United
States. This mission involves investigating and coordinating a
comprehensive international response to threats to the
integrity of U.S. currency and to other transnational financial
crimes, including financial institution fraud, identity theft,
access device fraud, and money laundering. As criminals develop
and exploit new technologies, USSS field operations must adjust
to meet the changing threat.
Support for Missing and Exploited Children
Investigations.--The recommendation includes $6,000,000 for
grants in support of missing and exploited children. The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC] was
created in 1984 to serve as a national resource on missing and
sexually exploited children. USSS has provided grant funding,
which is currently responsible for approximately 17 percent of
the organization's Federal funding, to NCMEC since 1997 and
currently provides support for NCMEC's forensics unit. NCMEC
provides assistance to law enforcement for: long-term missing
persons cases; identification of signs of facial reconstruction
procedures; outreach and prevention programs for children,
their families, and the public; assistance to victims of child
sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation; and other
critical operations.
Support for Computer Forensics Training.--The Committee
recommends $25,022,000, which is $21,022,000 above the budget
request amount and $6,244,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level, to continue training in computer forensics and
to expand in response to unmet training needs. These resources
are in support of the National Computer Forensics Institute,
which trains State and local law enforcement and legal and
judicial professionals in computer forensics and cyber
investigations. This training is critical to bolstering State
and local cyber capabilities and supports USSS Electronic
Crimes Task Forces.

BASIC AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

USSS hiring improvements have resulted in additional
training requirements at its Rowley Training Center [RTC] and
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers' [FLETC]
campuses in Glynco, Georgia and Artesia, New Mexico. Therefore,
the Committee fully funds the necessary FLETC training courses
and RTC courses, including the 20 Special Agent training
courses, 12 Uniformed Division training courses, and 2 Mixed
Basic training courses, planned for fiscal year 2019.

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee continues to be concerned with the prolonged
workforce affects stemming from USSS reliance on overtime pay
to fill personnel gaps between protective and investigative
operations. The effects of this reliance stem from the
extensive 2016 presidential campaign and a subsequent increase
in provisional and non-provisional protectees. The USSS must
institute long-term policy and management techniques to reach
benchmarks of 7,150 employees in fiscal year 2019 and 7,600
employees in fiscal year 2020.
Operational Mission Support.--Operational Mission Support
[OMS] underpins nearly every USSS protective mission, from the
screening of people and vehicles to physical infrastructure
improvements, including vehicle barriers, cameras and the White
House fence. OMS is also responsible for the Next Generation
Presidential Limousine. The Committee directs the USSS to
provide the Committee with quarterly updates on the contract
progress for this acquisition and to detail progress in efforts
to meet agreed upon delivery deadlines. The Committee further
directs a briefing on all sensor technologies, including fiber
optics, in use or otherwise under consideration for perimeter
or other security.
Strategic Human Capital Plan.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this act, USSS shall brief the
Committee on its strategic human capital plan for 2020 through
2023. This plan shall address how USSS is progressing against
hiring goals, particularly with respect to Special Agents and
Uniformed Division officers. The plan shall also address the
annual cost of and participation rate in various hiring and
retention initiatives, including the Uniformed Division
Retention Bonus.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $90,480,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 64,816,000
Committee recommendation................................ 83,531,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $83,531,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements, which is $18,715,000 above the
budget request amount and $6,949,000 below the fiscal year 2018
enacted level. This amount includes $6,475,000 for deferred
maintenance and investments at the White House complex and
$12,240,000 for vehicle recapitalization requested under O&S.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protection Assets and Infrastructure...................... 65,462 52,971 71,686
Operational Communications/Information Technology......... 25,018 8,845 8,845
Construction and Facility Improvements.................... ................ 3,000 3,000
...........
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 90,480 64,816 83,531
Improvements.......................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
act, the USSS shall brief the Committee on the rationale behind
requesting fully armored vehicle recapitalization within O&S
instead of PC&I.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $250,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,500,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for Research and
Development for innovations that mitigate threats to U.S.
financial systems, critical infrastructure, and persons and
facilities protected by USSS. This amount is the same as the
budget request amount and $2,250,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research and Development.................................. 250 2,500 2,500
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 250 2,500 2,500
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TITLE II

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 201. The Committee continues a provision regarding
overtime compensation.
Section 202. The Committee continues a provision allowing
CBP to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico with
appropriated funds.
Section 203. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the availability of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 fee revenue.
Section 204. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision allowing CBP access to certain reimbursements for
preclearance activities.
Section 205. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the importation of prescription drugs by an individual for
personal use.
Section 206. The Committee continues a provision regarding
waivers of the Jones Act.
Section 207. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the establishment of a new border crossing fee.
Section 208. The Committee continues a provision allowing
the Secretary to reprogram funds within and transfer funds to
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and
Support'' to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for
removal.
Section 209. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support''
for a 287(g) program agreement if the terms of the agreement
governing the delegation of authority have been materially
violated.
Section 210. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support''
to contract for detention services provided by a facility that
receives less than ``adequate'' ratings in two consecutive
performance evaluations.
Section 211. The Committee continues a provision clarifying
that certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt
from Federal passenger and baggage screening.
Section 212. The Committee continues a provision requiring
risk-based TSA awards for EDS.
Section 213. The Committee continues a provision
authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital
Fund for the procurement and installation of EDS or for other
purposes authorized by law.
Section 214. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting TSA from requiring airports to finance exit point
monitoring at additional locations.
Section 215. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds made available by this act under
the heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' for
recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are
collected from owners of yachts and credited to this
appropriation.
Section 216. The Committee continues a provision allowing
up to $10,000,000 to be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay
and Allowances within ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support''.
Section 217. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Coast Guard submit a future years capital investment plan.
Section 218. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting funds from being used to reduce the staff or
mission at the Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center.
Section 219. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the Coast Guard from performing an Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 study at the Coast Guard
National Vessel Documentation Center.
Section 220. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the Coast Guard from reducing operations within the
Civil Engineering program.
Section 221. The Committee continues a provision allowing
Overseas Contingency and Global War on Terror funding to be
reallocated without regard to Department-wide reprogramming
restrictions.
Section 222. The Committee continues a provision allowing
USSS to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursement to
personnel receiving training.
Section 223. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds made available to USSS for the
protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the
Department of Homeland Security, unless the Director has
entered into a reimbursable agreement for such protection
services.
Section 224. The Committee continues a provision providing
flexibility to address travel anomalies as a result of
protective travel.
Section 225. The Committee continues a provision allowing
for funds made available for ``United States Secret Service--
Operations and Support'' to be available for travel of
employees on protective missions without regard to limitations
on such expenditures in this or any other act after
notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE III

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

National Protection and Programs Directorate

The National Protection and Programs Directorate [NPPD]
aims to foster better integration of national approaches among
strategic homeland security programs, to facilitate
infrastructure protection, to ensure broad emergency
communications capabilities, and to safeguard Federal buildings
and facilities.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of
$3,476,732,000, including offsetting fee collectives totaling
$1,527,110,000, for NPPD, which is $128,471,000 above the
budget request amount and $89,275,000 above the amount provided
in fiscal year 2018. The Committee recognizes that NPPD works
with many other Federal agencies on needed projects but is
concerned that some projects are not properly validated. NPPD
is directed to ensure that all programs and projects completed
in conjunction with other Federal agencies undergo a
requirements assessment and are clearly justified to the
Committees to ensure only the highest priority projects are
funded.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support................................. 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718
Federal Protective Service............................. (1,476,055) (1,527,110) (1,527,110)
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 414,111 302,964 369,778
Research and Development............................... 15,126 47,847 11,126
--------------------------------------------------------
Total, National Protection and Programs (3,387,457) (3,348,261) (3,476,732)
Directorate (gross).............................

(Offsetting Collections)............................... (1,476,055) (1,527,110) (1,527,110)
--------------------------------------------------------
Total, National Protection and Programs 1,911,402 1,821,151 1,949,622
Directorate.....................................

(Defense).............................................. (1,621,793) (1,505,620) (1,613,621)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $1,482,165,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,470,340,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,568,718,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,568,718,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $98,378,000 above the budget request
amount and $86,553,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. Of this amount, not more than $1,197,973,000 is for non-
pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Infrastructure Protection:
Infrastructure Capacity Building................... 121,776 129,182 135,224
Infrastructure Security Compliance................. 72,440 76,853 76,853
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection.............. 194,216 206,035 212,077

Emergency Communications:
Emergency Communications Preparedness.............. 54,501 51,785 53,785
Priority Telecommunications Services............... 63,955 63,911 63,911
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Emergency Communications............... 118,456 115,696 117,696

Integrated Operations:
Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis.................. 56,410 44,683 54,921
Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness...... 21,222 23,429 23,429
(Defense)...................................... (19,312) (21,320) (21,320)
Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements............ 50,583 45,127 48,827
(Defense)...................................... (45,525) (40,614) (43,944)
Strategy, Policy and Plans......................... 14,448 13,931 13,931
(Defense)...................................... (9,536) (9,194) (9,194)
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Integrated Operations.................. 142,663 127,170 141,108

Office of Biometric Identity Management:
Identity and Screening Program Operations.......... 68,826 69,590 69,590
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology..... 150,603 160,691 160,691
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Office of Biometric Identity Management 219,429 230,281 230,281

Mission Support........................................ 84,493 78,103 78,103
(Defense).......................................... (26,193) (24,212) (24,212)
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Operations and Support................. 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CYBERSECURITY

The recommendation includes $789,453,000 for Cybersecurity,
which is $76,398,000 above the budget request amount and
$66,545,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The total
amount for cybersecurity recommended in fiscal year 2019 for
NPPD, including in Operations and Support; Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements; and Research and Development,
is $1,076,488,000, which is $86,391,000 above the budget
request amount and $13,282,000 below the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
The fiscal year 2019 budget request proposes an increase of
$36,721,000 for NPPD cybersecurity research and development
while concurrently reducing Science & Technology [S&T]
cybersecurity research by nearly $60,000,000. Without this de
facto transfer, the fiscal year 2019 request for cybersecurity
operations represents a $28,000,000 net decrease from the
fiscal year 2018 request. While the Committee believes S&T must
more closely align its cybersecurity research efforts with NPPD
requirements, the Committee is disappointed the Department, in
coordination with Office of Management and Budget, would
request such a drastic shift to obfuscate real costs and stoke
intra-Departmental jurisdictional squabbles rather than develop
a serious strategy to manage a serious national security
challenge.
Election Security.--The Committee includes a total of
$33,000,000 above the request, across several PPAs as described
in this report, to provide as-needed assistance to States and
localities in their efforts to secure electronic
infrastructure.
Cyber Readiness and Response.--The recommendation includes
$279,981,000 for the National Cybersecurity and Communications
Integration Center [NCCIC], of which $186,776,000 is for
Computer Emergency Response Teams.
Of the total, $29,379,000 is for election security through
NCCIC activities, including vulnerability scans and incident
detection and response.
Of the total provided, $3,000,000 is for the continuation
of pilot programs to explore and evaluate the most effective
methods for cybersecurity information sharing, focusing on
regional information sharing; communications and outreach;
training and education; and research and development for the
improvement of SLTT government capabilities and capacity. NPPD
is directed to provide a report on the results of each pilot
not later than 270 days after its completion.
The NCCIC is directed to continue providing technical
assistance to other Federal agencies, upon request, on
preventing and responding to data breaches involving
unauthorized access to personally identifiable information.
Cybersecurity Education.--The recommendation includes a
total of $14,393,000 for cybersecurity education and awareness,
which is $4,291,000 above the budget request amount and the
same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The Committee notes
the critical and growing shortages of qualified national
cybersecurity professionals and remains concerned about the
development of the current and future cybersecurity workforce.
The recommendation includes $4,300,000 for the Cybersecurity
Education and Training Assistance Program and rejects the
proposed elimination of the program. The Committee encourages
the Department to emphasize scalability through delivery of
education via the Internet and through the development of
industry-proven training techniques that may be deployed
nationwide to engage industry partners, K-12 students,
teachers, counselors, and post-secondary institutions. This
effort would encourage students to pursue degrees and careers
in cybersecurity. As stated in previous years, any proposed
reductions to cybersecurity education will not be considered
unless NPPD provides a clear plan for how the previously funded
activities would be fully realigned within other agencies in a
manner that sustains the objectives of this critical effort.
Federal Cybersecurity.--The recommendation includes
$467,029,000 for Federal Cybersecurity, including the
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation [CDM] program and the
National Cybersecurity Protection System [NCPS], including
EINSTEIN.
The Committee is concerned with the lack of progress in
developing EINSTEIN into a more dynamic, adaptive network
intrusion detection tool capable of keeping up with constantly
evolving threats. The Committee encourages NPPD to thoroughly
review innovative capabilities deployed by other government and
commercial entities to determine how best to upgrade,
supplement, or supplant EINSTEIN's intrusion detection
capability.
NPPD is directed to brief the Committee on the updated
timeline and acquisition strategy of the CDM Program, including
the accelerated deployment of Phase 4 data protection
capabilities (Digital Rights Management, Data Masking, Micro-
Segmentation, Enhanced Encryption, Mobile Device Management)
across all ``.gov'' civilian agencies. Of the total amount
recommended, $3,600,000 above the budget request amount is
included for 22 positions and necessary activities to expedite
implementation of CDM.
Within the total, an additional $4,829,000 above the budget
request amount is included for the Federal Protective Service
to expedite and implement urgent cyber and physical assessments
regarding the security of networks in Federal buildings
connected to industrial control systems.
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Support.--The
Committee notes the role of the National Guard and State
Critical Infrastructure Assessment teams in cybersecurity
initiatives. NPPD is encouraged to work with both to disrupt
attacks on the continuity of State governments.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

The recommendation includes $212,077,000 for Infrastructure
Protection, which is $6,042,000 above the budget request amount
and $17,861,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of
the total, $1,121,000 is for election security activities,
including establishment of information sharing protocols and
routine operations.
Office of Bombing Prevention.--The recommendation includes
$16,842,000 for the Office of Bombing Prevention [OBP], which
is $2,090,000 above the budget request amount. Amounts
recommended above the request will sustain needed training,
information sharing, and awareness for State, local, and
private sector entities about how terrorists use explosives.
The additional amount will also provide for needed analysis of
counter-explosives requirements, capabilities, and gaps. The
Committee is aware of OBP's efforts to work with the National
Guard on training and encourages OBP to analyze efficiencies
that could be gained through further coordination with the
National Guard.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

The recommendation includes $117,696,000 for Emergency
Communications, which is $2,000,000 above the budget request
amount and $760,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The Office of Emergency Communications provides essential
public safety communications technical assistance to State and
local agencies to help them implement best practices for the
use of new technologies. The increase above the request is for
elections security activities, including communications
products for stakeholders.

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

The recommendation includes $141,108,000 for Integrated
Operations [IO], which is $13,938,000 above the budget request
amount and $1,555,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The IO program ensures domain and situational awareness in
support of multiple mission programs.
The Committee encourages the Department to continue sharing
declassified information in a timely manner with U.S. critical
infrastructure owners and operators, who interface with NPPD
through Information Sharing and Analysis Centers in order to
make more informed and impactful decisions.
Within the total and above the request, $500,000 is to
better understand the risk related to election security,
$1,700,000 is for NPPD's software assurance program, and
$2,000,000 is to continue efforts to ensure the integrity of
supply chains.
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.--Of
the total amount recommended for IO, not less than $18,650,000
is for the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis
Center [NISAC], which is $9,738,000 above the budget request
amount and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
NISAC plays an important role in the Department's understanding
of the potential impact and cascading effects of infrastructure
failures and disruptions. The Committee recognizes the
important mission of NISAC and encourages NPPD to ensure that
the NISAC remains mission-focused with a vision toward the
future and an ability to articulate return on investment.

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

The recommendation includes $230,281,000 for the Office of
Biometric Identity Management [OBIM], which is the same as the
budget request amount and $10,852,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level. OBIM is an enterprise-level biometric
identity service provider that has cross-cutting responsibility
to serve and coordinate with the components and other Federal
agencies. The Committee is aware of proposals that would
transfer OBIM to the Management Directorate, and the Committee
would be supportive of such a transfer should it be authorized
by law.
Semi-Annual Briefings.--OBIM is directed to continue
briefing the Committee on a semiannual basis on its workload,
service levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other
operations.
Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology [HART]
Acquisition.--As development of the HART system continues, OBIM
is expected to develop a system that is truly useful to the
Department and its partners. OBIM is expected to work with the
components and other agencies, including the Management
Directorate, the Office of Policy, TSA, CBP, and the Department
of Defense, as requirements are refined and executed. OBIM
shall brief the Committee monthly on the outcomes of this
coordination until it is clear to the Committee that this
coordination is robust and fruitful.
The Department is encouraged to work cooperatively with the
Departments of Justice, Defense, and State to standardize and
share biometric information. The Committee directs OBIM to
continue to brief the Committee semiannually on progress toward
integrating systems, including Unique Identity, across these
agencies. The briefings should describe capability gaps and
strategies to close them. Further, the Committee encourages
OBIM to continue to improve data sharing and connectivity with
the Intelligence Community.

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $1,476,055,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,527,110,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,527,110,000

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for:
the security and protection of Federal property under the
control of the General Services Administration [GSA]; the
enforcement of laws pertaining to the protection of persons and
designated property; the prevention of breaches of peace; and
enforcement of any rules and regulations made and promulgated
by the GSA Administrator or the Secretary. The FPS authority
can also be extended by agreement to any area with a
significant Federal interest. The FPS account provides funds
for the salaries, benefits, travel, training, and other
expenses of the program.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,527,110,000 for FPS, as
requested, and these amounts are offset by collections paid by
GSA tenants and credited to the account.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FPS Operations......................................... 360,079 359,196 359,196
Countermeasures........................................ 1,115,976 1,167,914 1,167,914
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Subtotal, Federal Protective Service............. 1,476,055 1,527,110 1,527,110

Offsetting fee collections............................. (1,476,055) (1,527,110) (1,527,110)
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Federal Protective Service Data System.--FPS relies on fee
collection for funding. In January 2017, an NPPD risk
assessment found that the data system FPS uses to assess and
collect fees presents an unacceptable level of risk to agency
operations. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this act, FPS shall brief the Committee on this assessment
and its strategy to address these concerns.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $414,111,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 302,964,000
Committee recommendation................................ 369,778,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $369,778,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $66,814,000
above the budget request amount and $44,333,000 below the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cybersecurity:
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.............. 246,981 125,548 172,262
National Cybersecurity Protection System........... 115,186 110,078 110,078
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity.......................... 362,167 235,626 282,340

Emergency Communications:
Next Generation Networks Priority Services......... 48,905 42,551 42,551
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Subtotal, Emergency Communications............... 48,905 42,551 42,551

Biometric Identity Management:
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology..... ................. 20,000 40,100
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Subtotal, Biometric Identity Management.......... ................. 20,000 40,100

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Modeling Capability Transition Environment......... 500 ................. .................
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and 500 ................. .................
Infrastructure..................................

Infrastructure Protection:
Infrastructure Protection [IP] Gateway............. 2,539 4,787 4,787
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection................ 2,539 4,787 4,787
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 414,111 302,964 369,778
Improvements....................................
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The recommendation includes $46,714,000 above the budget
request amount to support evolving requirements to include
acceleration of CDM capabilities, concurrent work across all
CDM phases, and increased agency adoption. Additional funds
will also improve usability and effectiveness of the CDM
dashboard, expand CDM Phase 1 and 2 capabilities to all
agencies currently not participating in the program, and
accelerate cloud and mobile asset management capabilities by
one full year.
The recommendation also includes $20,100,000 above the
budget request amount to reinvigorate the HART acquisition due
to a delay in the overall program schedule in fiscal year 2018.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $15,126,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 47,847,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,126,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,126,000 for Research and
Development [R&D], which is $36,721,000 below the budget
request amount and $4,000,000 below the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cybersecurity............................................. 4,695 41,416 4,695
Infrastructure Protection................................. 6,431 2,431 2,431
Integrated Operations..................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 15,126 47,847 11,126
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CYBERSECURITY

As requested, the Committee recommends funding for
development and use of standards to ensure reliable,
interoperable, and effective technologies and processes in
close cooperation with cybersecurity partners and standard
setting organizations. The Committee notes NPPD's role in
addressing cybersecurity challenges by collaborating with the
private sector, Federal departments and agencies, and SLTT
governments to address cybersecurity risks, opportunities, and
solutions. As noted under O&S, the recommendation does not
include the significant increase to cybersecurity research and
development proposed by the budget request. Instead, it
requires that S&T refine its approach to cybersecurity to
better meet NPPD requirements and requires that S&T devote no
less than the increase suggested by the budget request for NPPD
cybersecurity research to this purpose.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

As requested, the Committee recommends funding to support
research, development, and application of innovative
technologies for community-based critical infrastructure
protection and the protection of critical infrastructure
against terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

As requested, the Committee recommends funding to develop
capabilities to model, simulate, and conduct other advanced
analytics of disruptions to cyber and infrastructure networks.

Office of Health Affairs

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $121,569,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 121,569,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $121,569,000 for Operations and
Support, the same amount that was provided in fiscal year 2018.
Of this amount, not more than $104,376,000 is for non-pay. The
Committee recognizes that the Department used authorities under
section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-296) to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
[CWMD] office, which largely represents a consolidation of
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO] and the OHA. The
Committee supports efforts to gain efficiencies and improve the
Department's biological, radiological, chemical, and nuclear
defense posture. The Committee notes, however, that the CWMD
office has yet to be explicitly authorized by law. As such, the
Committee recommends funding some activities being carried out
by CWMD through the legacy OHA appropriations and PPA structure
and includes a general provision that would provide the
Department with significant flexibility to transfer funds from
the OHA appropriation to CWMD accounts if the office is
authorized. Regardless of such authorization, the Committee is
committed to working with the Department to enable CWMD to
execute its missions via the current appropriations and PPA
structure. To this end, the Committee directs the Department to
provide a report, not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this act that details the links between legacy
DNDO and OHA appropriations and PPA structures to the account
structure proposed for CWMD by the budget request. This report
should specify how activities funded under the legacy
structures will be enhanced, improved, or made more efficient
under the proposed account structure.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency [FEMA] is to reduce the loss of life and property and to
protect United States from all hazards, including natural
disasters, acts of terror, and other manmade disasters, through
a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of
preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,692,461,000 for FEMA, which is
$671,762,000 above the budget request amount and $616,578,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support................................. 1,030,135 1,036,282 1,054,838
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 85,276 103,349 128,349
Federal Assistance..................................... 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939
Disaster Relief Fund (regular)......................... 7,900,720 7,234,000 7,234,000
Base............................................... (534,720) (582,000) (582,000)
Disaster Relief Cap................................ (7,366,000) (6,652,000) (6,652,000)
(transfer to Office of Inspector General).......... ................. (24,000) .................
National Flood Insurance Fund.......................... 203,500 201,691 201,691
--------------------------------------------------------
Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program................ ................. 3,000 3,000
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program............ (1,024) (665) (665)
--------------------------------------------------------
Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency....... 12,512,539 11,198,390 11,692,461

Offsetting Fee Collections............................. (203,500) (201,691) (201,691)
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $1,030,135,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 1,036,282,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,054,838,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,054,838,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $18,556,000 above the budget request
amount and $24,703,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year
2018. Of this amount, not more than $499,872,000 is for non-
pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

(Defense).................................... (42,945) (42,213) (42,213)
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The Committee notes that SLTT emergency management programs
in the United States vary in size, scope, and approach.
Improvements and a comprehensive understanding of capability
can be gained when these programs are evaluated and recognized
for compliance with voluntary standards. FEMA, in coordination
with its stakeholders, is directed to brief the Committee not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act on
the utilization of existing assessment programs, the potential
for development of new tools, and the obstacles to using such
programs.
FEMA is directed to provide a report to the Committee, not
later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this act,
regarding its plans to support disaster relief and resiliency
in the event of catastrophic storms on islands. This report
should include a plan to address communications challenges and
guidance on long-term housing solutions, as well as best
practices for strong coordination between Federal agencies and
SLTT governments.

MITIGATION

Of the total recommendation for Mitigation, not less than
$8,765,000 is for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program. Additionally, within the total, not less than
$9,188,000 is for the National Dam Safety Program, which
provides assistance to states to prevent dam failures and
improve their dam safety programs through training and
implementation of best practices.

PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION

A permanent provision included in Public Law 113-6 requires
the inclusion of the Governors of the State of West Virginia
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the decision-making
process for mass evacuations of the National Capital Region.
However, concerns remain that planning for the evacuation of
the National Capital Region during a disaster has not
incorporated all of the appropriate officials from the affected
States and local communities, including counties and
municipalities along evacuation routes and their tributaries.
The Office of National Capital Region Coordination, in
conjunction with State and local partners, shall brief the
Committee on the status of evacuation planning not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of this act.
FEMA shall develop criteria and a process for ensuring that
SLTT governments improve participation in Integrated Public
Alert and Warning System [IPAWS]. In developing these criteria,
FEMA shall consider the hardware and software that such
governments use to originate alerts and warnings to the public;
training of emergency management professionals on initiation of
alerts and warnings to the public; the cyber security
vulnerability of IPAWS-related hardware and software; the
ability to plan and exercise protective action plans specific
to alerts and warnings sent to the public; and any costs of
associated improvements.
The Committee encourages FEMA to increase communications,
including communications with national and regional Tribal
emergency management organizations, about training
opportunities for Tribal communities through FEMA's Regional
Tribal Liaisons and Tribal Consultation Coordinators. The
Committee directs FEMA, in consultation with the National
Tribal Affairs Advisor, Regional Tribal Liaisons, and Tribal
Consultation Coordinators, to develop recommendations and
guidelines to assist emergency responders working with Tribal
responders and Tribal governments.
The Committee encourages FEMA to evaluate the need for new
technologies, including an inventory of atmospheric water
generation machines, to better prepare for a disaster response.

RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

FEMA shall review its reimbursement policy, including in
relation to Small Business Loans, for expenses incurred as a
result of a major disaster or emergency by self-employed or
freelance workers for tool repair or replacement, specialized
or protective clothing, or other required equipment, for
fairness in relation to other reimbursement policies. The
review shall include a cost estimate that assumes such
reimbursements were eligible for disasters that have occurred
in the last 3 years. The Committee expects a report on the
review not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this act.

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $495,662,000 for mission support,
which is $10,000,000 above the budget request amount. Funding
recommended above the budget request is to expedite FEMA's
Grants Management Modernization [GMM] program. FEMA processes
over $10,000,000,000 in grant funding through more than 40
programs each year and is in need of a modern system to manage
this funding and ensure taxpayers' dollars are not wasted.
As detailed in OIG-16-10, serious concerns exist about the
long-term consequences of FEMA's aging information technology
across all programs. The Committee encourages FEMA to quickly
implement OIG's findings and to incorporate information
technology improvements in its 2018-2022 strategic plan.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $85,276,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 103,349,000
Committee recommendation................................ 128,349,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $128,349,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $25,000,000
above the budget request amount and $43,073,000 above the
fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

(Defense).................................... (53,262) (57,166) (62,166)
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Of the amount recommended, $20,000,000 above the request is
for capital improvements at the Center for Domestic
Preparedness and $5,000,000 above the request is for capital
improvements at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center.

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $3,293,932,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 2,644,733,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,272,939,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,272,939,000 for Federal
Assistance, which is $628,206,000 above the budget request
amount and $20,993,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted
level. Of the recommended amount, $228,000,000 is derived by
transfer. Of this amount, $150,000,000 is for the Predisaster
Mitigation Fund and $78,000,000 is for Flood Hazard Mapping and
Risk Analysis.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grants:
State Homeland Security Grant Program.............. 507,000 349,362 512,000
(Operation Stonegarden)........................ (85,000) ................. (90,000)
(Non-Profit Security).......................... (10,000) ................. (10,000)
Urban Area Security Initiative..................... 630,000 448,844 605,000
(Non-Profit Security).......................... (50,000) ................. (25,000)
Public Transportation Security Assistance.......... 100,000 36,358 100,000
(Amtrak Security).............................. (10,000) ................. (10,000)
(Over-the-Road Bus Security)................... (2,000) ................. (2,000)
Port Security Grants............................... 100,000 36,358 100,000
Assistance to Firefighter Grants................... 350,000 344,344 350,000
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 350,000 344,344 350,000
[SAFER] Grants....................................
Emergency Management Performance Grants............ 350,000 279,335 350,000
Competitive Preparedness Grants Program............ ................. 522,000 .................
Predisaster Mitigation Fund........................ 249,200 39,016 250,000
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program 262,531 100,000 250,000
[RiskMAP].........................................
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness................. ................. ................. 15,000
High Risk Dam Safety............................... ................. ................. 15,000
Emergency Food and Shelter......................... 120,000 ................. 100,000
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Subtotal, Grants................................. 3,018,731 2,499,961 2,997,000

Education, Training, and Exercises:
Center for Domestic Preparedness................... 63,939 63,756 65,939
Center for Homeland Defense and Security........... 18,000 ................. 18,000
Emergency Management Institute..................... 20,569 18,876 21,000
U.S. Fire Administration........................... 42,900 43,493 44,000
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.......... 101,000 ................. 101,000
Continuing Training Grants......................... 8,000 ................. 8,000
National Exercise Program.......................... 20,793 18,647 18,000
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Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises..... 275,201 144,772 275,939
========================================================
Total, Federal Assistance........................ 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939
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New technology has the potential to significantly reduce
the loss of life and property by contributing to predisaster
mitigation in natural and built environments. In developing
grant criteria and making grant awards, FEMA shall ensure
barriers do not exist for applicants to use grant funds for
proven technology, including artificial intelligence
capabilities, cloud computing solutions, audio sensing and
alerting technologies, and other technologies.
The Committee expects to receive the report required by the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 regarding the factors and data
included in the FEMA Preparedness grant formula, methods for
anticipating future threats in financial assistance
distribution, and specific processes for adjudicating formula
concerns expressed by applicants as required in fiscal year
2018 without delay.
FEMA shall continue to consult with stakeholders on the
Threat Hazard Identification Risk Assessment process and on
providing clear, descriptive reasoning for disaster declaration
denials.
The Committee encourages FEMA, in conjunction with NPPD, to
support community organized water and wastewater emergency
response activities and mutual aid networks as part of its
wider, focus on improving the security, resilience, response,
and recovery capabilities of critical utilities. Water and
wastewater systems would also benefit from NPPD's vulnerability
assessments and technical assistance. Such engagements could
inform enhancements to facility-level and system-level security
and resilience plans for these systems.
When awarding grants, the Administrator shall consider the
needs of emergency medical services facilities along evacuation
routes, especially those where high traffic congestion is
likely.
FEMA is encouraged to provide assistance, when requested,
to States in updating mitigation plans, to ensure such plans
take into account the needs of communities with multiple recent
Presidentially declared disasters.
The Committee urges FEMA to maximize support available
through Federal Assistance for demonstration projects focused
on improved emergency planning for elderly, disabled, and
homeless individuals and to develop best practices that can be
implemented nationwide using lessons learned, including those
from the 2017 fast-moving wildfires.
Urban Area Security Initiative [UASI] Risk Assessment.--The
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Act requires FEMA to
conduct a risk assessment of the 100 most populous metropolitan
areas in the United States on an annual basis. All such areas
are eligible for UASI funding based on threat, vulnerability,
and consequence. FEMA shall therefore justify all funding
decisions on the basis of risk.
Predisaster Mitigation.--Predisaster mitigation is
important to prevent the loss of life and protect property.
From low frequency, high consequence areas like the Cascadia
Subduction Zone and the New Madrid Seismic Zone to areas that
experience more regular disaster activity, mitigation grants
can aid in reducing the impact of the consequences.
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program.--The
Committee recognizes that natural and man-made catastrophes
continue to pose significant risks that need to be mitigated at
the regional level. FEMA's Regional Catastrophic Preparedness
Grant Program, last funded in fiscal year 2011, provided a
unique and valuable means of promoting a more cohesive approach
to catastrophic planning by a region's relevant SLTT, non-
profit, and private sector partners. The recommendation
includes $15,000,000 for the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness
Grant Program. In carrying out this program, FEMA is directed
to: prioritize funding for efforts that capitalize on existing
working groups or incentivize the formalization of new working
to continue effective coordination; ensure synchronization of
plans and shared best practices; implement citizen and
community preparedness campaigns; or pre-position needed
commodities and equipment. FEMA is further directed to take
into account the needs of both the area at risk of natural and
man-made catastrophe and likely host communities for evacuees.
Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams.--The
Committee recommends $15,000,000 for this newly authorized
program enacted in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for
the Nation Act of 2016, Public Law 114-322.
Center for Domestic Preparedness.--The Committee is aware
that on August 26, 2017, FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery
established a Personnel Mobilization Center [PMC] operation at
the Center for Domestic Preparedness in response to the 2017
hurricanes and wildfires, which allowed 1,434 FEMA Responders
and 3,870 Surge Capacity Force [SCF] volunteers to be
processed, trained, and subsequently deployed to support field
operations. The Committee notes that section 763a of Title 6,
United States Code requires CDP to ensure that Federal training
programs do not have a deleterious effect on the capacity of
CDP to provide its usual suite of training opportunities for
our Nation's first responders, emergency management
professionals, law enforcement officers, and health care
professionals. The Committee expects the Office of Response and
Recovery to be mindful of this statutory requirement of CDP.
Center for Homeland Defense and Security.--The
recommendation includes full funding for this Center and
rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate the program.
The Committee notes the Center's critical mission to provide
leadership development curriculum to improve how public safety
officials view an increasingly complex homeland security
mission.
Emergency Management Institute.--The recommendation
includes $21,000,000, an increase of $431,000 above the fiscal
year 2018 amount, for the Institute to keep pace with training
demands of emergency managers across the United States.
United States Fire Academy [USFA].--The recommendation
includes $44,000,000 for USFA, which is $507,000 above the
budget request amount, to ensure the Academy can fulfill its
mission of providing training and professional development
without reducing its ability to carry out other important
responsibilities. FEMA is directed to continue its traditional
funding for the congressionally mandated National Fallen
Firefighters Memorial.
National Exercise Program.--The recommendation includes
$18,000,000, which is $2,793,000 below the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
Ensuring Rail Security.--The Committee recognizes
challenges faced by rural and volunteer emergency responders in
preparing for rail accidents involving crude oil or other
hazardous materials. When distributing Federal Assistance, FEMA
should consider the unique needs of first responders in meeting
these challenges.

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Appropriations (regular), 2018.......................... $7,900,720,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 7,234,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,234,000,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,234,000,000 for the Disaster
Relief Fund [DRF], of which $6,652,000,000 is provided under
the disaster relief adjustment pursuant to Public Law 112-25.
The recommendation continues to include bill language regarding
the monthly spending reporting requirements set forth in Public
Law 144-4.
FEMA is directed to review its assessment and Public
Assistance eligibility determination processes with regard to
subsurface infrastructure, which can be affected during
disasters, including wildfires. FEMA shall provide a briefing
on its findings to the Committee not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment.
The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 directed FEMA to brief
the Committees on policy changes under consideration related to
the criteria that determine declarations pursuant to section
401 of the Stafford Act. In that briefing, FEMA shall outline
the weight given to State population when evaluating disaster
impact and how certain data is accounted for in such
declarations. Such data should include: the local assessable
tax base; the local sales tax; the median income as it compares
to that of the State; the poverty rate of the local affected
area as it compares to that of the State; and the economy of
the State, including factors such as the unemployment rate of
the State as compared to the unemployment rate of the United
States.

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $203,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 201,691,000
Committee recommendation................................ 201,691,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $201,691,000 for National Flood
Insurance Fund [NFIF] activities related to floodplain
management, flood mapping and mitigation, and flood insurance
operations.
Community Rating System.--Since 1990, the Community Rating
System [CRS] has encouraged voluntary community flood plain
management activities in excess of NFIP minimum standards. As a
community takes mitigation actions, local residents become
eligible for NFIP policy discounts. In recent years, the
Committee has repeatedly provided direction to FEMA to utilize
existing partnerships with public-private, higher education,
not-for-profit, and other institutions with expertise in the
CRS program to provide technical assistance to communities and
to ensure that all affected communities are aware of its
benefits. The Committee encourages FEMA to consider how to
better leverage these partnerships through competitive grant
programs or other incentives.
The Committee notes the importance of the long-term
financial stability of the NFIF and recognizes FEMA's recent
efforts to publish a quarterly ``Watermark'' report on the
NFIF's finances. The Committee encourages FEMA to continue its
commitment to quarterly reporting on the NFIF in a public and
transparent manner while complying with other reporting
requirements in statute.
The Committee urges FEMA to implement the final
recommendations and goals of recent Technical Mapping Advisory
Council's annual reports. These recommendations and goals
include: transitioning to current and future condition risk
scores, analyzing structure-specific flood risk, incorporating
high-resolution topographic data into flood risk maps, and
better communicating current and future direct and residual
flood risk to property owners. FEMA should coordinate with
state agencies and other entities with mapping and modeling
expertise that may be useful in FEMA's efforts to better
predict future conditions.

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018....................................................
Budget estimate, 2019................................... $3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000

The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for administrative
expenses to carry out the disaster assistance direct loan
program.

TITLE III

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 301. The Committee continues a provision limiting
expenses for the administration of grants.
Section 302. The Committee continues a provision specifying
time frames for grant applications and awards.
Section 303. The Committee continues a provision requiring
five day advance notification for certain grant awards under
``FEMA--Federal Assistance''.
Section 304. The Committee continues a provision that
addresses the availability of certain grant funds for the
installation of communications towers.
Section 305. The Committee continues a provision requiring
a report on the expenditures of the DRF.
Section 306. The Committee continues a provision providing
for the receipt and expenditure of fees collected for the
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, as authorized by
Public Law 105-276.

TITLE IV

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS]
carries out activities necessary for the administration of laws
and the provision of services related to people seeking to
enter, reside, work, and naturalize in the United States. In
addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections
are available for the operations of USCIS.
Immigration Examinations Fees.--USCIS collects fees from
persons applying for immigration benefits to support the
adjudication of applications, as authorized by the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.--USCIS
collects fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary's initial
grant of H-1B or L nonimmigrant classification or those
petitioners seeking to change a beneficiary's employer within
those classifications (Public Law 108-447).
H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.--USCIS collects fees
from petitioners under the H-1B program (Public Law 108-447).

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of
$131,919,000 for USCIS, which is the same as the budget request
amount and $594,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 108,856 109,081 109,081
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 22,657 22,838 22,838
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Total............................................... 132,513 131,919 131,919
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $108,856,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 109,081,000
Committee recommendation................................ 109,081,000

The Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides for
ongoing operations, mission support, and management and
administration costs for the Employment Status Verification [E-
Verify] program, which allows businesses to determine the
eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $109,081,000 in discretionary
funding for O&S, which is the same amount as the budget request
amount and $225,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
Of this amount, not more than $61,414,000 is for non-pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

H-2B Visa Distribution.--The Committee is concerned that
the current semiannual distribution of H-2B visas on April 1
and October 1 of each year unduly disadvantages employers that
need H-2B workers to begin work later in a semiannual period
than other employers participating in that period. The
Committee directs the Department, in consultation with the
Department of Labor, to review options to ameliorate this
problem consistent with the H-2B provisions of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and to report to the Committee on these
options not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this act.
Processing Backlogs.--The Committee is concerned about the
prolonged delays at USCIS processing centers. Therefore, the
Committee directs USCIS to provide a briefing to the Committee
on specific actions, if any, that the agency is taking to
reduce the backlog of asylum applications while ensuring that
asylum applicants are properly reviewed for security purposes.
Fee Study.--As USCIS undertakes its biennial fee study, the
Committee urges the agency to determine, and to include in its
final report and in publications to the Federal Register,
information regarding the total revenue or appropriations
needed to clear backlogs of applications for temporary status,
adjustment of status, and naturalization, and to limit future
wait times from submission to initial adjudication to no more
than 1 year for all petitions and applications processed by the
agency.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $22,657,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 22,838,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,838,000

The Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I]
appropriation provides for the planning and acquisition costs
of the E-Verify program. The growth in E-Verify use by
employers has significantly increased from fewer than 25,000
employers in fiscal year 2007 to more than 790,800 in fiscal
year 2018, with an average of more than 1,540 new employers
enrolling per week. E-Verify processed more than 36 million
queries in fiscal year 2017, a more than nine-fold increase
from the 4.0 million cases processed in fiscal year 2007. In
fiscal year 2018, E-Verify processed more than 26.6 million
cases, as of May 2018.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $22,838,000 for PC&I, which is the
same as the budget request amount and $181,000 above the fiscal
year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

The recommendation includes additional funding requested to
support system design enhancements, including enhanced
authentication technology, required to prepare the E-Verify
system for use by additional employers.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers [FLETC] serve
as an interagency law enforcement training organization for
more than 90 Federal agencies and certain SLTT and
international law enforcement agencies on a space-available
basis.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $254,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 296,557,000
Committee recommendation................................ 275,666,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $275,666,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $21,666,000 above the fiscal year 2018
enacted level and $20,891,000 below the request. Of this
amount, not more than $139,318,000 is for non-pay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Funding above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level is
provided to meet a projected increase in basic training
requirements. The Committee expects FLETC to maintain training
at or near facility capacity before entering into new leases or
establishing new partnerships with training organizations. To
that end, the Committee directs FLETC to provide a cost
analysis detailing, at minimum, each training center's maximum
instructional capacity by course and measured against its
annual student occupancy.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018....................................................
Budget estimate, 2019................................... $85,577,000
Committee recommendation................................ 85,577,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $85,577,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is the same as the
budget request amount and $85,577,000 above the fiscal year
2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

Funding is provided for identified facility construction,
expansion, and renovation efforts, including modular
classrooms, skid ranges, shooting ranges, and training centers
on various campuses necessary to meet training increases.

Science and Technology

The mission of Science and Technology [S&T] is to conduct,
stimulate, and enable homeland security research, development,
and testing and to facilitate the timely transition of
capabilities to the Department's components and, as
practicable, to other Federal and SLTT end users.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $813,116,000 for S&T, which is
$229,833,000 above the budget request amount and $27,827,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and
budget request levels:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2018 Fiscal year 2019 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 331,113 271,803 308,520
Research and Development.................................. 509,830 311,480 504,596
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Total, Science and Technology....................... 840,943 583,283 813,116
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $331,113,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 271,803,000
Committee recommendation................................ 308,520,000

The Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation funds the
management functions necessary to facilitate the research and
development mission of S&T.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $308,520,000 for O&S, which is
$36,717,000 above the budget request amount and $22,593,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This level of funding
will continue support for fiscal year 2018 personnel levels and
enable S&T to hire 25 new FTE, representing the first time in
many years S&T will be able to hire a significant number of new
FTEs. Not more than $221,448,000 shall be for non-pay. Of the
amount provided, the Committee recommends not to exceed $20,000
for official reception and representation expenses. Funds
provided in excess of the amount provided in fiscal year 2018
for this purpose are to accommodate S&T's increasing engagement
with international partners.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

LABORATORY FACILITIES

The recommendation includes $121,952,000 for Laboratory
Facilities operations, which is $11,433,000 above the budget
request amount and $28,164,000 below the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
Reductions to the fiscal year 2018 level reflect a
realignment of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
operations to the United States Department of Agriculture
[USDA], as requested, and a partial realignment of funding for
the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
[NBACC] operations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as
requested. The Committee notes that funding provided in fiscal
year 2018 for NBAF operations remains unobligated and
acknowledges the Department's ongoing contribution to NBAF
operations as it works to complete construction of the
facility. While the budget request suggested discontinuing the
operations of the Chemical Security and Analysis Center [CSAC]
and the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory [NUSTL],
the recommendation fully funds the operations of these
facilities by including $1,900,000 for CSAC operations and
$3,400,000 for NUSTL operations. The recommendation also
includes a total of $28,689,000 for NBACC operations the
Department's full share.
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility [NBAF].--The
Department will maintain responsibility for construction of
NBAF through its full operational capability, scheduled for
December 31, 2022. Upon its completion, NBAF will serve as the
Nation's primary research facility to counter foreign animal
diseases and will enable the phase out of the Plum Island
Animal Disease Center [PIADC]. The budget request suggested
transferring operations of NBAF to the USDA. In fiscal year
2018, the Committee directed the Department to maintain the
ability to readily execute a management, operations, and
research support contract through the end of fiscal year 2018
should the Department or USDA determine that such a contract's
utilization would expedite or enhance NBAF's ability to be
fully operational by December 31, 2022. While the Committee
appreciates that a transition team comprised of representatives
from the Department and USDA has identified and scheduled key
transition milestones needed to address all requirements for
the timely operational capability of NBAF, the Committee is
concerned that some key transition questions remained
unanswered. Specifically, the Committee remains concerned that
ongoing indecision is introducing unnecessary risk related to
certain mission-critical hiring and commissioning milestones
scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. As such,
the Committee recommendation permits the Department to either
obligate or transfer to USDA remaining for fiscal year 2018
balances NBAF operations funding for the purpose of reducing
these risks through existing construction or operations
contracts modifications or the execution of a new support
contract. S&T shall notify the Committee on its planned use of
these balances prior to obligation or transfer.

ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

The Committee recommends $48,510,000 for Acquisition
Operations and Analysis, which is $5,958,000 above the budget
request amount and $2,265,000 above the amount provided in
fiscal year 2018.
Requirements Development.--The Committee is pleased with
S&T's continued support of the Joint Requirements Council
[JRC]. The Committee encourages S&T to continue to make its
Department-wide perspective and technical expertise available
to the JRC and USM to support efforts to determine component
capability gaps, the maturity of technologies that could fill
such gaps, and the feasibility of cross-component solutions. To
support these activities, the Committee recommendation includes
$3,773,000 for JRC Support and $2,396,000 for Operational Test
and Evaluation, the same as the amounts provided in fiscal year
2018.
Systems Engineering.--The Committee is encouraged with the
Department's efforts to establish systems engineering policies
and processes to improve its acquisition programs through
systems engineering research and development. The
recommendation includes $5,364,000 for Systems Engineering, and
the Committee encourages S&T to continue to leverage
partnerships with Federal entities with expertise in this area.
Standards.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
Standards. This level of funding will enable S&T to update
aging standards and to develop new standards in a manner that
enables quality, consistency, and certainty to researchers,
developers, manufacturers and consumers across the Homeland
Security Enterprise. During fiscal year 2019, the Committee
expects S&T will utilize these funds for planned standards
development related to robotics, explosives, screening
equipment, and technology to combat the flow of opioids.
Knowledge Management and Tech Foraging.--The recommendation
does not include funding for Knowledge Management and Tech
Foraging, as this activity is provided for via the Research and
Development appropriation's new Innovative Industry
Collaboration and Outreach effort, which is a cornerstone of
S&T's recent revitalization plan.
SAFETY Act.--The recommendation includes $10,000,000 for
the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies
[SAFETY] Act program. This program encourages anti-terrorism
preparedness and mitigation by providing liability protections
for technologies or processes the program certifies or
designates as meeting certain anti-terrorism standards.
Applications for certification and designation are rising by an
estimated 15 percent annually, and applications increased by 36
percent between fiscal years 2015 and 2016 alone. This
recommended level of funding will allow S&T to hire 3 FTE to
help manage this increasing workload for the program.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $509,830,000
Budget estimate, 2019................................... 311,480,000
Committee recommendation................................ 504,596,000

S&T supports the mission of the Department through basic
and applied research, fabrication of prototypes, R&D to
mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction, and
acquiring and field testing equipment.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $504,596,000 for R&D, which is
$193,116,000 above the budget request amount and $5,234,000
below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The Committee directs S&T to continue to prioritize applied
research activities that provide innovative solutions to the
Department, its components, and their most integral
stakeholders. Despite the inclusion of R&D appropriations for
each component under the CAS, S&T should be the central
component for departmental R&D, including R&D for other
components. Ensuring that S&T is the principle R&D component
will contribute to the goal of departmental unity of effort, a
goal shared by the Committee and the Department. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary to notify the Committee not
less than 60 days in advance of any reduction, discontinuation,
or transfer from the custody of the Undersecretary for Science
and Technology, any research and development activity that is
being carried out by S&T as of the date of enactment of this
act.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION

Apex Engines.--The recommendation includes funding to
continue all Apex Engines funded in fiscal year 2018, including
the new Biometrics Technology Engine and Chemical and
Biological Characterization Engine. Apex Engines provide S&T
with a persistent, multi-program, baseline repository of
research and development expertise and capability. The
recommendation includes $4,500,000 for the Biometrics
Technology Engine, and the Committee directs S&T to utilize
funding above the budget request for this engine to leverage
existing biometric expertise by developing a long-term
cooperative relationship with a research entity that has a
history of successfully collaborating with other Federal
agencies that utilize biometrics and that offers degrees in
biometric systems. These types of cooperative relationships can
be leveraged to assist S&T and the Office of Biometric Identity
Management in making use of the latest advances in technology
to improve and adapt Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology
to the needs of the Homeland Security Enterprise. Additionally,
the Committee is pleased with S&T's work and cooperation with
the other components in social media and open source analytics,
which have the potential of significantly increasing the
Department's capabilities across its mission areas including
screening, vetting, soft target defense, infrastructure
monitoring, disaster preparedness & response, and other
critical homeland security missions. The recommendation
includes $5,211,337 for the Data Analytics Engine, and the
Committee encourages S&T to seek strategic partnerships to
advance the Department's technical capabilities and mature this
practice area.
Apex Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure.--The
recommendation includes $8,000,000 for the Apex Next Generation
Cyber Infrastructure program. The Committee notes S&T's
cooperation with the private sector through this program and
that use of cyber-event gaming tools for the financial sector
has improved cybersecurity among key operators and decision-
makers. The Committee directs that not less than $3,000,000 of
amounts provided for Apex Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure
shall be used to expand simulation-based cyber event gaming
tools for the financial sector into the transportation sector.
Cargo and Port-of-Entry Security.--The Committee supports
continued development and deployment of technologies to ensure
the safety and integrity of cargo shipments. Therefore, the
Committee recommendation includes not less than $31,705,000 to
continue Cargo Security and Port of Entry programs. The
Committee is aware of Presidential Determination No. 2017-09,
which identifies a critical item shortfall of industrial
capacity related to secure composite shipping containers, and
concurs with this determination. To remedy this shortfall, the
Committee encourages S&T to continue its work with the Defense
Production Act Title III program to develop thermoplastic
composite materials that reduce costs and improve intrusion
sensor integration and includes $2,000,000 for this purpose. In
addition, the Committee continues to understand the important
role S&T can play in improving the data analytics and
visualization tools available to the Department to track and
inspect cargo entering and exiting the United States.
Therefore, the recommendation for Cargo Security includes
$6,000,000 to develop algorithms for cargo imaging equipment
and to pursue advanced analytics for targeting and determining
criminal networks on the basis of cargo movement.
Air Based Technologies.--The recommendation includes
$12,878,963 for Air Based Technologies. The Committee
recognizes that air domain awareness along the northern border
is an important border security challenge, as identified by the
Northern Border Threat Analysis, and that existing surveillance
systems often fail to detect low, and often slow, flying
aircraft that are facilitating illegal cross-border migration
and smuggling, particularly in unpopulated and remote areas.
The Committee believes that S&T, adhering to the requirements
of CBP Air and Marine Operations, can play a critical role in
developing solutions in this area and directs S&T to prioritize
continued testing and evaluation of technology solutions,
including those enabled by the Federal Aviation
Administration's Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar
[SENSR] program, that can improve air domain awareness along
all borders. Therefore, within amounts for Air Based
Technologies, the recommendation includes $6,000,000 for
deployment of an operational array of sensors and associated
test events along the northern border that will enable
operational testing, including within mountainous and rugged
terrains. The purpose of these operational tests shall be to
validate the suitability of available sensor technologies and
provide measurable results that can inform future operations
and investments. The Committee encourages S&T to collaborate
with qualified research universities as it carries out these
efforts.
Port and Coastal Surveillance.--The recommendation includes
$16,750,000 for Port and Coastal Surveillance. The Committee is
aware of threats posed by submersible and semisubmersible
watercraft and concerned with the technical challenges
associated of maintaining persistent maritime domain awareness
in a scalable and affordable manner. The Committee is also
aware of an ongoing analysis of alternatives that will inform
S&T's understanding of meeting these challenges. Within the
amount included for Port and Coastal Surveillance, the
Committee includes $8,000,000 for research, development, test,
and evaluation of existing unmanned, self-powered maritime
sensor platforms capable of detecting surface and subsurface
threats. In carrying out this activity, S&T shall consider how
multiple such platforms could be operationally deployed and
shall strongly consider the current and future requirements of
the Coast Guard. Within 60 days of enactment of this act, S&T
shall brief the Committee on its plan to implement this
directive.
Opioid/Fentanyl Detection.--Transnational criminal
organizations are trafficking deadly heroin, fentanyl, and
other opioids across U.S. borders, through U.S. ports of entry,
and via mail shipments, distributing them across a
sophisticated transportation network, and pushing them onto the
streets of American communities. The Department is working to
slow the flow of these substances domestically, at the borders,
and internationally, but the substances and the networks that
distribute them can be difficult to detect using current
technology. In its fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill, the
Committee worked successfully to provide funding dedicated
specifically to opioid and fentanyl detection, for the first
time. This funding is being used to develop new tools for the
Department and its partners to use to improve their capability
to stop the flow of opioids. This recommendation includes
$8,500,000, an increase of $2,500,000 over fiscal year 2018, to
continue this effort in fiscal year 2019. This recommendation
also includes $41,000,000 above the budget request amount under
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operations and Support
appropriation to improve Homeland Security Investigations'
[HSIs] capacity to disrupt the criminal networks that are
trafficking opioids, including by partnering with an
appropriate university. Within amounts provided for Opioid/
Fentanyl Detection, $1,500,000 is for S&T to collaborate with
HSI and its university partner in this effort by developing
opioid-related investigative, training, analytical, and other
capabilities.
Laboratory Facilities Research and Development.--In
addition to including full funding to continue the operations
of NBACC, CSAC, and NUSTL, the recommendation also includes
sufficient funding to wholly continue research and development
activities at these laboratories. Specifically, the
recommendation includes: $3,099,000 for Multifunction
Detectors; $18,427,000 for Bio-Threat Characterization;
$4,393,000 for CSAC Research and Development; $5,682,000 for
Bio-Forensics Research and Development; and $5,000,000 for
Explosives and Radiation/Nuclear Attack Resiliency.
Detection Canine.--The recommendation includes not less
than $12,269,000 for Detection Canine, whose purpose is to
collaborate with end users to provide a central focal point for
the Department's canine research and development and test and
evaluation; promote intra-Department and interagency
coordination to drive the development of canine technologies
with broad application for the whole of the Homeland Security
Enterprise; and provide a specific focus on the Person Borne
Improvised Explosive Device [PBIED] detection canine. Within
the amount provided for this purpose, not less than $7,000,000
is to continue scientifically validated canine mobile sensing
technology for explosives detection, to be developed in
collaboration with academia, that integrates best scientific
practices in genetics, genomics, breeding, olfaction, behavior,
training, physiology, and metrology.
Soft Target and Crowded Places.--The Committee recognizes
the evolving nature of terrorist threats and believes that S&T
should continue its focus on funding for Soft Target and
Crowded Places research. The Committee notes that the
Department's May 2018 Soft Targets and Crowded Places Security
Plan Overview, called for research and development to identify
novel ways to develop and transition to operational use
affordable and scalable technologies that reduce risk and that
work within a free and open society that values individual
rights and privacy. This could include enhanced detection,
screening, and countermeasures. The recommendation includes
$7,000,000 for this activity in fiscal year 2019, a $2,000,000
increase over the fiscal year 2018 enacted level, to allow S&T,
in collaboration with NPPD, to address identified needs and
requirements for soft target protection.
Explosives Threat Assessment.--Within the amount
recommended, not less than $18,200,000 is for Explosives Threat
Assessment. The Committee is aware of S&T's robust and ongoing
partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
Terrorist Explosive Device Analysis Center to better understand
and characterize home made explosives and encourages S&T to
continue to seek ways to fully utilize and expand this
important partnership. The Committee is also pleased with S&T's
outreach to other Federal research laboratories, including
those operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, that have
relevant expertise in high performance computing, computer-
aided and interdisciplinary engineering, computer science, and
instrumentation systems.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee strongly
supports continued investments in research, development,
testing, and evaluation of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
[Counter-UAS] technology. However, the Committee is extremely
disappointed that the Department is unable to carry out many
such activities because it does not currently have the
necessary legal authorities to do so. The recommendation
includes $13,000,000 for Counter-UAS, but the Committee is
committed to recommending enhancements to this amount should
the Department be granted these authorities.
Enabling Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee is pleased
that S&T has established and is utilizing a common site for
demonstration and research of small unmanned aircraft systems
[SUAS demonstration site]. In January 2018, the Coast Guard
utilized the site for a maritime sensor demonstration. In April
and May 2018, Customs and Border Protection utilized the site
for a border sensor demonstration. The Committee is pleased
further demonstrations are planned for the coming months and is
pleased S&T has made the SUAS demonstration site available to
other Federal partners. Of the amount recommended, not less
than $4,000,000 shall be for Enabling UAS Technologies, of
which not less than $2,000,000 shall be to test sensors as
parts of systems to solve more complex maritime problems. To
the greatest extent practicable, these funds should be used to
harness the resources and expertise at the SUAS demonstration
site and the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] UAS Center
of Excellence.
Silicon Valley Innovation Program.--While the Committee
worked to extend and improve the Department's Other Transaction
Authority in fiscal year 2018, which enables innovation through
non-traditional government contracting, the Committee is
concerned with the output of the Silicon Valley Innovation
Program, which benefits from this authority. While the program
has been touted as a streamlined means to deliver innovative
products to the Department's operators, approximately
$9,900,000 has been expended by the program to date, and only 1
awardee has reached its final phase of development. None have
reached the Department's operators. The Committee expects this
program to deliver rapid results with fiscal year 2018 funds
and recommends $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this act, S&T shall
brief the Committee on the program's current and projected
return on investment.
Cybersecurity Research.--The Committee notes that the
budget request sought to eliminate a vast majority, nearly
$60,000,000, in S&T cybersecurity research, including research
performed under Apex Programs and Network and System Security
and Investigations. Concurrently, the budget request suggested
increasing cybersecurity research performed by the Department's
operational cyber security component, the National Protection
and Programs Directorate [NPPD], by $36,721,000, or nearly 800
percent. While the Committee strongly believes that S&T should
refocus its cybersecurity research to align much more closely
with NPPD requirements, the Committee does not believe that the
Department should limit its cybersecurity research to NPPD
requirements alone, nor does the Committee believe that de
facto transfers of research and development resources from S&T
to operational components contribute to an efficient or unified
Department. Therefore, the Committee directs that not less than
$70,000,000 of amounts provided for research and development
under Apex Programs, Network and System Security and
Investigations, and Natural Disaster Resiliency be for
cybersecurity research. Additionally, the Committee directs
that not less than $36,721,000 of this amount shall be carried
out in response to NPPD cybersecurity requirements, including
support for NCPS Cybersecurity Architecture Analysis to assist
NPPD's efforts to secure the .gov space. The Committee also
directs S&T to continue Software Assurance research and that
not less than $3,000,000 shall be for self-adapting security
mechanisms that utilize data analytics-driven scoring to
measure weaknesses in software design.
Natural Disaster Resiliency.--The recommendation includes a
total of $105,194,990 for Natural Disaster Resiliency projects.
Within this amount, $5,000,000 is for S&T to enter into an
Educational Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and one or more educational institutions with
expertise in sedimentation and experience with collaborating
with relevant Federal agencies, including U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service [NRCS],
for the purpose of developing capabilities for maintaining and
improving the integrity U.S. levee and dams systems.
Cyber Physical Systems.--The recommendation includes not
less than $6,165,000 for Cyber Physical Systems. Of this
amount, not less than $1,582,000 shall be for S&T to continue
collaborating with the Department of Energy on Cybersecurity of
Energy Delivery Systems, which utilizes critical large scale
electric power transmission test facilities and relies on
active cooperation and integration with operational utility
providers. The Committee expects that the technologies
developed through this program will ultimately be transitioned
to industry for commercialization and deployment of more
resilient electric grid components and systems.
Partnership Intermediary Agreements.--The Committee
supports the Department's efforts to establish Partnership
Intermediaries, as defined under section 3715 of title 15,
United States Code, to support its ability to seek out, assess,
and engage non-traditional small business vendors for the
Department's development and acquisition efforts. The Committee
provides $7,000,000 for Partnership Intermediary Agreements.
These funds will enable components across the Department to
engage immediately on technology transfer and transition
activities with Partnership Intermediaries. The Committee
expects the Department to include similar funding for
Partnership Intermediaries in future budget submissions.
Binational Cooperative Pilot.--The Committee is pleased
that S&T has been engaged in a three-year binational research
and development pilot. The recommendation includes $2,000,000
for continuation of this pilot. The pilot should continue its
focus on border security, maritime security, biometrics,
cybersecurity, and video analytics among other topics. Within
180 days of the enactment of this act, S&T shall provide a
report to the Committee on the results of each grant awarded
through the pilot and on any commercialization or transition to
practice that has resulted from the pilot's projects.
Technology Transfer.--The Committee supports S&T's efforts
to promote the transfer of innovative technologies to the
commercial market in order to address major areas of focus
within the department, including explosives, border security,
cybersecurity, biological and chemical defense, and first
responders. S&T should coordinate with the Office of University
Programs to accelerate the transition and commercialization of
technologies developed in support of the components at the
university-based Centers of Excellence.
Work for Others.--The Committee fully supports the budget
request's proposal to expand the Work for Others [WFO] program
within NBACC. The Committee directs S&T to provide a briefing
within 30 days of enactment of this act and annually hereafter,
on the process established to document, streamline and approve
WFO projects to include the following performance metrics:
number of projects and total revenue generated for each of the
next 5 fiscal years.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

The recommendation includes $40,500,000 for University
Programs, of which $37,103,562 is for Centers of Excellence.
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Centers of
Excellence program to generate basic and applied research that
delivers innovative technologies to the homeland security
enterprise. The recommendation wholly maintains the established
plan for Centers of Excellence despite the budget request's
suggestion to reduce their funding by more than half to
$18,349,562.

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $335,440,000 for DNDO, the same
amount that was provided in fiscal year 2018. The Committee
recognizes that the Department used authorities under section
872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296)
to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office
[CWMD], which largely represents a consolidation of DNDO and
the Office of Health Affairs [OHA]. The Committee supports
efforts to gain efficiencies and improve the Department's
biological, radiological, chemical, and nuclear defense
posture. The Committee notes, however, that the CWMD office has
yet to be explicitly authorized by law. As such, the Committee
recommends funding some activities being carried out by CWMD
through the legacy DNDO appropriations and PPA structure and
includes a general provision that would provide the Department
with significant flexibility to transfer funds from DNDO
appropriations to CWMD accounts if the office is authorized.
Regardless of such authorization, the Committee is committed to
working with the Department to enable CWMD to execute its
missions via the current appropriations and PPA structure. To
this end, the Committee directs the Department to provide a
report, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this act, that details the links between legacy DNDO and OHA
appropriations and PPA structures to the account structure
proposed for CWMD by the budget request. This report should
specify how activities funded under the legacy structures will
be enhanced, improved, or made more efficient under the
proposed account structure.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019
Fiscal year 2018 budget Committee
enacted request\1\ recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 54,664 ................ 54,664
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 89,096 ................ 89,096
Research and Development.................................. 145,661 ................ 145,661
Federal Assistance........................................ 46,019 ................ 46,019
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office............ 335,440 ................ 335,440
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Funding for DNDO operations and support activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to
prior years.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $54,664,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 54,664,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $54,664,000 for Operations and
Support, which is $54,664,000 above the budget request amount
and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this
amount, not more than $29,535,000 is for non-pay.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $89,096,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 89,096,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $89,096,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements, which is $89,096,000 above the
budget request amount and the same as the fiscal year 2018
enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019
Fiscal year 2018 budget Committee
enacted request\1\ recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Large Scale Detection Systems............................. 64,524 ................ 64,524
Human Portable Rad/Nuc Systems............................ 24,572 ................ 24,572
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 89,096 ................ 89,096
Improvements.......................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Funding for DNDO procurement, construction, and improvements activities was requested for the CWMD office and
not comparable to prior years.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $145,661,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 145,661,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $145,661,000 for Research and
Development, which is $145,661,000 above the budget request
amount and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019
Fiscal year 2018 budget Committee
enacted request\1\ recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Architecture Planning and Analysis........................ 15,937 ................ 15,937
Transformational Research and Development................. 62,081 ................ 62,081
Detection Capability Development.......................... 15,155 ................ 15,155
Detection Capability Assessments.......................... 34,127 ................ 34,127
Nuclear Forensics......................................... 18,361 ................ 18,361
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 145,661 ................ 145,661
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Funding for DNDO research and development activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to
prior years.

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018.................................... $46,019,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 46,019,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $46,109,000 for Federal
Assistance, which is $46,019,000 above the budget request
amount and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and
fiscal year 2019 budget request levels:

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019
Fiscal year 2018 budget Committee
enacted request\1\ recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Support.... 24,884 ................ 24,884
Securing the Cities....................................... 21,135 ................ 21,135
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Federal Assistance........................ 46,019 ................ 46,019
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Funding for DNDO Federal assistance activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to prior
years.

Active Interrogation Systems.--The Committee is aware of
the limits of passive detection systems to effectively detect
special nuclear material, conventional explosives, and
narcotics that can be smuggled though ports and transportation
hubs and therefore recommends $1,500,000 for DNDO for research
and development of an active neutron interrogation system.
Semiconductor Materials.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of radiation detection technology in emergency
response to enhance mission performance and save lives. The
Committee understands that the development and deployment of
highly efficient radiation detectors is necessary to adequately
support proper identification and interdiction of radiological
and nuclear threats. Therefore, the recommendation includes
funding be continued for research and development of new
generation semiconductor materials.

TITLE IV

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 401. The Committee continues a provision allowing
USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five
vehicles under certain scenarios.
Section 402. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting USCIS from granting immigration benefits unless the
results of background checks are completed prior to the
granting of the benefit and the results do not preclude the
granting of the benefit.
Section 403. The Committee continues a provision limiting
the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
Section 404. The Committee continues a provision making
immigration examination fee collections explicitly available
for immigrant integration grants, which are not to exceed
$10,000,000, in fiscal year 2019.
Section 405. The Committee continues a provision
authorizing FLETC to distribute funds for incurred training
expenses.
Section 406. The Committee continues a provision directing
the FLETC Accreditation Board to lead the Federal law
enforcement training accreditation process to measure and
assess Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities,
and instructors.
Section 407. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision establishing the ``Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers--Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''
appropriation, and allowing for the acceptance of transfers
from government agencies into this appropriation.
Section 408. The Committee continues a provision
classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental
for certain considerations.
Section 409. The Committee includes a provision permitting
the Department to transfer unobligated funds for the operations
of the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 501. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
no part of any appropriation shall remain available for
obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly
provided.
Section 502. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with
new appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose,
subject to reprogramming guidelines.
Section 503. The bill includes a provision that provides
authority to reprogram appropriations within an account and to
transfer up to 5 percent between accounts with 15-day advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations. A detailed
funding table identifying each Congressional control level for
reprogramming purposes is included at the end of this
statement. These reprogramming guidelines shall be complied
with by all departmental components funded by this act.
The Committee expects the Department to submit
reprogramming requests on a timely basis and to provide
complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including
detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any
specific impact the proposed changes will have on the budget
request for the following fiscal year and future-year
appropriations requirements. Each request submitted to the
Committees should include a detailed table showing the proposed
revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level
to the funding and staffing FTE levels for the current fiscal
year and to the levels required for the following fiscal year.
The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs
and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee
reminds the Department that reprogramming or transfer requests
should be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable
emergency or a situation that could not have been predicted
when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal
year. When the Department submits a reprogramming or transfer
request to the Committees on Appropriations and does not
receive identical responses from the House and Senate, it is
the responsibility of the Department to reconcile the House and
Senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is
not possible, to consider the reprogramming or transfer request
unapproved.
The Department shall not propose a reprogramming or
transfer of funds after June 30 unless there are extraordinary
circumstances that place human lives or property in imminent
danger. To the extent that any reprogramming proposals are
required, the Department is strongly encouraged to submit them
well in advance of the June 30 deadline.
Section 504. The bill includes a provision relating to the
Department's Working Capital Fund [WCF] that: extends the
authority of the WCF in fiscal year 2019; prohibits funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department from
being used to make payments to the WCF, except for the
activities and amounts allowed in the budget request; makes WCF
funds available until expended; ensures departmental components
are only charged for direct usage of each WCF service; makes
funds provided to the WCF available only for purposes
consistent with the contributing component; and requires the
WCF to be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates that will
return the full cost of each service. The WCF table included in
the justification materials accompanying the budget request
shall serve as the control level for quarterly execution
reports submitted to the Committee not later than 30 days after
the end of each quarter. These reports shall identify any
activity added or removed from the fund.
Section 505. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances recorded not
later than June 30 from appropriations made for salaries and
expenses in fiscal year 2019 shall remain available through
fiscal year 2020, subject to reprogramming.
Section 506. The bill includes a provision providing that
funds for intelligence activities are specifically authorized
during fiscal year 2019 until the enactment of an act
authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2019.
Section 507. The bill includes a provision requiring
notification to the Committees 3 business days before any grant
allocation, grant award, contract award (including Federal
Acquisition Regulation-covered contracts), other transaction
agreement, a task or delivery order on a DHS multiple award
contract, letter of intent, or public announcement of the
intention to make such an award totaling in excess of
$1,000,000. If the Secretary determines that compliance would
pose substantial risk to health, human life, or safety, an
award may be made without prior notification, but the
Committees shall be notified within 5 full business days after
such award or letter is issued. Additionally, FEMA is required
to brief the Committees 5 full business days prior to
announcing publicly the intention to make an award under
certain grant programs. The 3-day notification requirement also
pertains to task or delivery order awards greater than
$10,000,000 from multi-year funds as well as for any sole-
source grant awards.
Section 508. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease additional
facilities for Federal law enforcement training without the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
Section 509. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
none of the funds provided by this act may be used for any
construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for
which a prospectus, if required under chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, has not been approved. The bill excludes
funds that may be required for development of a proposed
prospectus.
Section 510. The bill includes a provision that
consolidates and continues by reference prior-year statutory
bill language into one provision. These provisions concern
contracting officers' training and Federal building energy
performance.
Section 511. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
none of the funds provided by this act may be used in
contravention of the Buy American Act.
Section 512. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to amend the oath of allegiance required
under section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1448).
Section 513. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to carry out section 872 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002.
Section 514. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to plan, test, pilot, or develop a
national identification card.
Section 515. The bill includes a provision directing that
any official required by this act to report or certify to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives may not delegate such authority unless
expressly authorized to do so in this act.
Section 516. The bill includes a provision extending
current law concerning individuals detained at the Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Section 517. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds provided by this act to be used for first-class travel.
Section 518. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds provided by this act to be used to employ workers in
contravention of section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
Section 519. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to
pay for award or incentive fees for contractors with below
satisfactory performance or performance that fails to meet the
basic requirements of the contract.
Section 520. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for
the Department to enter into a Federal contract unless the
contract meets requirements of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 or chapter 137 of title 10,
United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute without
regard to this section.
Section 521. The bill recommends $39,000,000 for financial
systems modernization and includes a provision allowing the
Secretary to transfer these funds between appropriations for
the same purpose after notifying the Committees 15 days in
advance.
Section 522. The bill includes a provision requiring the
Secretary to reduce administrative expenses from certain
accounts.
Section 523. The bill includes a provision regarding
restrictions on electronic access to pornography.
Section 524. The bill includes a provision regarding the
transfer of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement
officer to an agent of a drug cartel.
Section 525. The bill includes language regarding the
number of employees permitted to attend international
conferences.
Section 526. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds made available by this act to reimburse any Federal
department or agency for its participation in an NSSE.
Section 527. The bill includes a provision on structural
pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or
costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year.
Section 528. The bill includes a provision directing the
Department to post on a public website reports required by the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives unless public posting compromises homeland or
national security or contains proprietary information.
Section 529. The bill continues a provision allowing
Operations and Support funding to be used for certain
activities.
Section 530. The bill includes a provision related to the
Arms Trade Treaty.
Section 531. The bill includes a provision related to
schooling for certain overseas dependents.
Section 532. The bill includes a provision related to user
fee proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to
submission of the budget request.
Section 533. The bill includes a new provision providing
authority for the Department to establish new programs,
projects, and activities for the CWMD office, but only
subsequent to the enactment of legislation explicitly
authorizing the establishment of such office.
Section 534. The bill rescinds unobligated balances from
prior year appropriations.
Section 535. The bill permanently rescinds $120,000,000
from the unobligated balances in the Department of the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund.

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

In fiscal year 2018, for purposes of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177),
as amended, the following information provides the definition
of the term ``program, project, and activity'' for the
components of the Department of Homeland Security under the
jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the
Committee on Appropriations. The term ``program, project, and
activity'' shall include the most specific level of budget
items identified in the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2018, the House and Senate Committee
reports, and the conference report and the accompanying Joint
Explanatory Statement of the managers of the committee of
conference.
If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing
that reduction, components of the Department of Homeland
Security shall apply any percentage reduction required for
fiscal year 2018 to all items specified in the justifications
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives in support of the fiscal year 2018
budget estimates, as amended, for such components, as modified
by congressional action.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.
The Committee recommends funding for the following programs
or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal
year 2019:
Analysis and Operations: Operations and Support.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Operations and Support;
and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Operations and
Support; and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
Transportation Security Administration: Operations and
Support; Procurement Construction and Improvements; and
Research and Development.
Coast Guard: Operations and Support; Procurement
Construction and Improvements; and Research and Development;
and Retired Pay.
National Protection and Programs Directorate: Operations
and Support; Procurement Construction and Improvements; and
Research and Development.
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Operations and
Support; Procurement, Construction and Improvements; and
Federal Assistance Programs.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 21, 2018,
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.
3109) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes, provided that the bill be subject to amendment
and that the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and
provided that the Chairman of the Committee or his designee be
authorized to offer the substance of the original bill as a
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House
companion measure, by a recorded vote of 26-5, a quorum being
present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Shelby Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. McConnell Mr. Durbin
Mr. Alexander Mr. Udall
Ms. Collins Mr. Merkley
Ms. Murkowski Mr. Schatz
Mr. Graham
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Daines
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Rubio
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Leahy
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Coons
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015, PUBLIC LAW
114-4

TITLE III

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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 Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for
audits and investigations 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 description 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]
fiscal year 2020 is submitted pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:

* * * * * * *

(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of
the following for the current fiscal year shall be
submitted not later than the fifth business 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:

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority Outlays
-------------------------------------------------------
Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2019: Subcommittee on Homeland Security:
Mandatory........................................... 1,740 1,740 1,736 \1\1,736
Discretionary....................................... 48,334 55,151 58,138 \1\58,598
Security........................................ 2,058 2,223 NA NA
Nonsecurity..................................... 46,276 52,928 NA NA

Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2019................................................ ............ ............ ............ \2\32,655
2020................................................ ............ ............ ............ 9,350
2021................................................ ............ ............ ............ 6,483
2022................................................ ............ ............ ............ 2,376
2023 and future years............................... ............ ............ ............ 5,023
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 3,557 NA \2\208
2019...................................................

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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.

NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster funding and for overseas contingency
operations and in accordance with subparagraphs (D) and (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985,
the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee
on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $6,817,000,000 in budget authority plus associated
outlays.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2019
[In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2018 Budget estimate Committee ---------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2018
appropriation Budget estimate
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, &
OVERSIGHT

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

Operations and Support:
Office of the Secretary........................................ 18,846 17,874 17,874 -972 ...............
Office of Policy............................................... 40,524 34,683 35,097 -5,427 +414
Office of Public Affairs....................................... 5,123 5,085 5,085 -38 ...............
Office of Legislative Affairs.................................. 5,000 4,992 4,992 -8 ...............
Office of Partnership and Engagement........................... 13,373 12,656 13,475 +102 +819
Office of General Counsel...................................... 18,501 19,463 18,419 -82 -1,044
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.................... 23,571 20,825 23,717 +146 +2,892
Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman... 6,200 5,879 5,879 -321 ...............
Privacy Office................................................. 8,464 7,403 8,366 -98 +963
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 139,602 128,860 132,904 -6,698 +4,044
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Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management...... 139,602 128,860 132,904 -6,698 +4,044
====================================================================================
Management Directorate

Operations and Support:
Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management......... 6,770 7,730 7,730 +960 ...............
Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer.................. 71,105 90,413 90,618 +19,513 +205
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer...................... 71,052 107,606 98,391 +27,339 -9,215
Office of the Chief Security Officer........................... 74,963 78,868 78,868 +3,905 ...............
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer........................ 102,615 103,197 103,197 +582 ...............
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.......................... 63,734 64,873 64,873 +1,139 ...............
Office of the Chief Information Officer........................ 320,058 382,017 380,802 +60,744 -1,215
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 710,297 834,704 824,479 +114,182 -10,225

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... ............... 171,149 81,151 +81,151 -89,998
(From DRF unobligated balance)............................. ............... ............... (72,000) (+72,000) (+72,000)
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 29,569 74,920 35,920 +6,351 -39,000
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 29,569 246,069 117,071 +87,502 -128,998

Research and Development........................................... 2,545 2,545 2,545 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 2,545 2,545 2,545 ............... ...............
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Total, Management Directorate................................ 742,411 1,083,318 944,095 +201,684 -139,223
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Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination

Operations and Support............................................. 245,905 253,253 254,476 +8,571 +1,223
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 245,905 253,253 254,476 +8,571 +1,223
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Total, Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination... 245,905 253,253 254,476 +8,571 +1,223
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Office of Inspector General

Operations and Support............................................. 168,000 138,369 168,000 ............... +29,631
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 168,000 138,369 168,000 ............... +29,631
(Transfer from Disaster Relief Fund)..................... ............... (24,000) ............... ............... (-24,000)
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Total, Office of Inspector General........................... 168,000 138,369 168,000 ............... +29,631
(By transfer)............................................ ............... (24,000) ............... ............... (-24,000)
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Gross Budget Authority, Office of Inspector General.......... (168,000) (162,369) (168,000) ............... (+5,631)
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Total, Title I, Departmental Management, Operations, 1,295,918 1,603,800 1,499,475 +203,557 -104,325
Intelligence, and Oversight.................................
(By transfer)............................................ ............... (24,000) ............... ............... (-24,000)
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TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Operations and Support:
Border Security Operations:
U.S. Border Patrol:
Operations............................................. 3,706,547 3,987,892 3,820,785 +114,238 -167,107
Assets and Support..................................... 625,151 708,952 646,082 +20,931 -62,870
Office of Training and Development......................... 64,145 82,263 61,947 -2,198 -20,316
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Subtotal, Border and Security Operations..................... 4,395,843 4,779,107 4,528,814 +132,971 -250,293

Trade and Travel Operations:
Office of Field Operations:
Domestic Operations........................................ 2,818,122 2,780,958 2,932,276 +114,154 +151,318
International Operations................................... 130,270 156,669 150,213 +19,943 -6,456
Targeting Operations....................................... 211,797 253,492 248,029 +36,232 -5,463
Assets and Support......................................... 870,657 876,866 902,174 +31,517 +25,308
Office of Trade................................................ 234,201 272,118 267,687 +33,486 -4,431
Office of Training and Development............................. 49,195 47,268 50,093 +898 +2,825
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Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations........................ 4,314,242 4,387,371 4,550,472 +236,230 +163,101

Integrated Operations:
Air and Marine Operations:
Operations................................................. 291,479 310,176 305,290 +13,811 -4,886
Assets and Support......................................... 535,046 531,231 525,867 -9,179 -5,364
Air and Marine Operations Center........................... 38,149 45,846 37,637 -512 -8,209
Office of International Affairs................................... 35,176 44,244 41,677 +6,501 -2,567
Office of Intelligence............................................. 53,794 64,696 65,693 +11,899 +997
Office of Training and Development................................. 6,110 5,633 5,706 -404 +73
Operations Support................................................. 106,225 109,762 120,622 +14,397 +10,860
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.......................... 1,065,979 1,111,588 1,102,492 +36,513 -9,096

Mission Support
Enterprise Services............................................ 1,426,209 1,508,632 1,471,764 +45,555 -36,868
(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund)............................ (3,274) (3,274) (3,274) ............... ...............
Office of Professional Responsibility.......................... 182,131 224,871 202,692 +20,561 -22,179
Executive Leadership and Oversight............................. 100,760 108,074 107,347 +6,587 -727
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Subtotal, Mission Support.................................... 1,709,100 1,841,577 1,781,803 +72,703 -59,774
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 11,485,164 12,119,643 11,963,581 +478,417 -156,062

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Border Security Assets and Infrastructure...................... 1,741,701 1,647,304 1,652,304 -89,397 +5,000
Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure..................... 263,640 44,237 182,690 -80,950 +138,453
Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Airframes and Sensors...................................... 190,035 83,241 112,612 -77,423 +29,371
Watercraft................................................. 8,573 ............... 14,500 +5,927 +14,500
Other Systems and Assets................................... 1,200 ............... ............... -1,200 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 59,775 48,222 48,222 -11,553 ...............
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 16,433 18,544 18,544 +2,111 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872 -252,485 +187,324

CBP Services at User Fee Facilities (Small Airport) (Permanent 9,001 8,941 8,941 -60 ...............
Indefinite Discretionary).....................................
Fee Funded Programs:
Immigration Inspection User Fee................................ (732,834) (769,636) (769,636) (+36,802) ...............
Immigration Enforcement Fines.................................. (1,000) (676) (676) (-324) ...............
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Fee.......... (62,480) (218,900) (61,417) (-1,063) (-157,483)
Land Border Inspection Fee..................................... (48,476) (53,512) (53,512) (+5,036) ...............
COBRA Passenger Inspection Fee................................. (562,151) (594,978) (594,978) (+32,827) ...............
APHIS Inspection Fee........................................... (534,515) (539,325) (539,325) (+4,810) ...............
Global Entry Fee............................................... (159,000) (165,961) (165,961) (+6,961) ...............
Puerto Rico Trust Fund......................................... (92,500) (31,941) (31,941) (-60,559) ...............
Virgin Island Fee.............................................. (11,170) (7,795) (7,795) (-3,375) ...............
Customs Unclaimed Goods........................................ (5,992) (1,461) (1,461) (-4,531) ...............
9-11 Response and Biometric Exit Account....................... (90,550) (71,000) (71,000) (-19,550) ...............
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702 -2,966 -157,483

Administrative Provisions:
Colombia Free Trade Act Collections............................ 242,000 255,000 255,000 +13,000 ...............
Reimbursable Preclearance...................................... 39,000 39,000 39,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Adminstrative Provisions (Gross)................... 281,000 294,000 294,000 +13,000 ...............

Reimbursable Preclearance (Offsetting Collections)............. -39,000 -39,000 -39,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Adminstrative Provisions (Net)..................... 242,000 255,000 255,000 +13,000 ...............
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Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.................... 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394 +238,872 +31,262
(Non-Defense)............................................ (14,017,522) (14,225,132) (14,256,394) (+238,872) (+31,262)
(Discretionary Appropriation)............................ (14,056,522) (14,264,132) (14,295,394) (+238,872) (+31,262)
(Offsetting Collection).................................. (-39,000) (-39,000) (-39,000) ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs........................................ 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702 -2,966 -157,483
Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Customs and Border Protection... 16,357,190 16,719,317 16,593,096 +235,906 -126,221
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Operations and Support:
Homeland Security Investigations:
Domestic Investigations.................................... 1,898,542 1,385,777 1,621,187 -277,355 +235,410
International Investigations............................... 169,178 150,691 167,330 -1,848 +16,639
Intelligence............................................... 85,042 73,799 74,144 -10,898 +345
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Subtotal, Homeland Security Investigations................... 2,152,762 1,610,267 1,862,661 -290,101 +252,394

Enforcement and Removal Operations:............................
Custody Operations......................................... 3,075,686 3,519,932 2,897,534 -178,152 -622,398
Fugitive Operations........................................ 158,805 255,864 138,520 -20,285 -117,344
Criminal Alien Program..................................... 319,440 619,109 258,492 -60,948 -360,617
Alternatives to Detention.................................. 187,205 184,446 176,009 -11,196 -8,437
Transportation and Removal Program......................... 369,201 511,058 366,686 -2,515 -144,372
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Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations................. 4,110,337 5,090,409 3,837,241 -273,096 -1,253,168

Mission Support............................................ 458,558 1,214,436 1,187,760 +729,202 -26,676
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor...................... 272,318 305,513 252,180 -20,138 -53,333
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842 +145,867 -1,080,783

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Operational Communications/Information Technology.............. 21,839 30,859 30,859 +9,020 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 29,000 34,872 34,872 +5,872 ...............
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 31,060 4,700 4,700 -26,360 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 81,899 70,431 70,431 -11,468 ...............

Fee Funded Programs:
Immigration Inspection User Fee................................ (135,000) (135,000) (135,000) ............... ...............
Breached Bond/Detention Fund................................... (55,000) (55,000) (55,000) ............... ...............
Student Exchange and Visitor Fee............................... (186,610) (128,000) (128,000) (-58,610) ...............
Immigration Examination Fee Account............................ ............... (207,600) ............... ............... (-207,600)
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ 376,610 525,600 318,000 -58,610 -207,600
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Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.............. 7,075,874 8,291,056 7,210,273 +134,399 -1,080,783
(Non-Defense)............................................ (7,075,874) (8,291,056) (7,210,273) (+134,399) (-1,080,783)
(Discretonary Appropriation)........................... (7,075,874) (8,291,056) (7,210,273) (+134,399) (-1,080,783)
Fee Funded Programs........................................ 376,610 525,600 318,000 -58,610 -207,600
Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Immigration and Customs 7,452,484 8,816,656 7,528,273 +75,789 -1,288,383
Enforcement...............................................
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Transportation Security Administration

Operations and Support:
Aviation Screening Operations:
Screening Workforce:
Screening Partnership Program.......................... 184,936 181,382 188,382 +3,446 +7,000
Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits......... 3,229,026 3,191,783 3,294,783 +65,757 +103,000
Screener Training and Other............................ 232,985 218,738 220,738 -12,247 +2,000
Airport Management............................................. 646,053 647,541 649,951 +3,898 +2,410
Canines........................................................ 151,764 152,226 162,404 +10,640 +10,178
Screening Technology Maintenance............................... 397,882 382,927 382,927 -14,955 ...............
Secure Flight.................................................. 106,856 113,882 113,882 +7,026 ...............
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Subtotal, Aviation Screening Operations...................... 4,949,502 4,888,479 5,013,067 +63,565 +124,588

Other Operations and Enforcement:
Inflight Security:
Federal Air Marshals....................................... 779,000 779,210 779,210 +210 ...............
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training.............. 19,514 19,539 19,539 +25 ...............
Aviation Regulation............................................ 218,535 171,905 218,185 -350 +46,280
Air Cargo...................................................... 102,721 103,572 103,572 +851 ...............
Intelligence and TSOC.......................................... 79,790 79,524 79,524 -266 ...............
Surface programs............................................... 129,316 73,818 129,455 +139 +55,637
Vetting Programs............................................... 60,215 52,770 52,770 -7,445 ...............
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Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement................... 1,389,091 1,280,338 1,382,255 -6,836 +101,917

Mission Support................................................ 869,258 907,133 907,133 +37,875 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (Gross)..................... 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455 +94,604 +226,505

Aviation Passenger Security Fees (offsetting collections)...... -2,470,000 -2,670,000 -2,670,000 -200,000 ...............
Passenger Security Fee Increase (offsetting ............... -520,000 ............... ............... +520,000
collections)(legislative proposal)............................
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (Net)....................... 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455 -105,396 +746,505

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Aviation Screening Infrastructure:
Checkpoint Support......................................... 68,019 74,422 74,422 +6,403 ...............
Checked Baggage................................................ 83,004 35,367 85,367 +2,363 +50,000
Infrastructure for Other Operations Vetting Programs........... 16,291 29,840 29,840 +13,549 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 167,314 139,629 189,629 +22,315 +50,000

Research and Development........................................... 20,190 20,594 20,594 +404 ...............
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 20,190 20,594 20,594 +404 ...............

Fee Funded Programs:
TWIC Fee....................................................... (64,449) (65,535) (65,535) (+1,086) ...............
Hazardous Materials Endorsement Fee............................ (20,200) (18,500) (18,500) (-1,700) ...............
General Aviation at DCA Fee.................................... (560) (700) (700) (+140) ...............
Commercial Aviation and Airports Fee........................... (8,000) (8,000) (8,000) ............... ...............
Other Security Threat Assessments Fee.......................... (50) (50) (50) ............... ...............
Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program Fee................ (5,200) (5,000) (5,000) (-200) ...............
TSA PreCheck Fee............................................... (136,900) (136,900) (136,900) ............... ...............
Alien Flight School Fee........................................ (5,200) (5,200) (5,200) ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ (240,559) (239,885) (239,885) (-674) ...............

Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory)......................... (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) ............... ...............
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Total, Transportation Security Administration................ 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678 -82,677 +796,505
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-2,470,000) (-2,670,000) (-2,670,000) (-200,000) ...............
(Offsetting Collections) (Legislative Proposals)......... ............... (-520,000) ............... ............... (+520,000)
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 240,559 239,885 239,885 -674 ...............
Gross Budget Authority, Transportation Security 7,885,914 7,726,058 8,002,563 +116,649 +276,505
Administration..............................................
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Coast Guard

Operations and Support:
Military Pay and Allowances.................................... 3,716,444 3,851,095 3,866,095 +149,651 +15,000
Civilian Pay and Benefits...................................... 847,678 929,385 929,385 +81,707 ...............
Training and Recruiting........................................ 191,015 187,991 188,338 -2,677 +347
Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance..................... 897,171 907,894 925,447 +28,276 +17,553
Centrally Managed Accounts..................................... 142,788 143,641 165,441 +22,653 +21,800
Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance....................... 1,415,217 1,442,048 1,435,048 +19,831 -7,000
Reserve Training............................................... ............... 117,655 117,655 +117,655 ...............
Environmental Compliance and Restoration....................... ............... 13,429 ............... ............... -13,429
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 163,000 ............... 165,000 +2,000 +165,000
(Defense).....................................................
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 7,373,313 7,593,138 7,792,409 +419,096 +199,271
(Defense)................................................ (503,000) (340,000) (505,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on (163,000) ............... (165,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
Terrorism)..........................................
(Other Defense)...................................... (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............
Environmental Compliance and Restoration........................... 13,397 ............... 13,429 +32 +13,429
Reserve Training................................................... 114,875 ............... ............... -114,875 ...............

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Vessels:
Survey and Design-Vessels and Boats........................ 4,500 500 5,500 +1,000 +5,000
In-Service Vessel Sustainment.............................. 60,500 63,250 63,250 +2,750 ...............
National Security Cutter................................... 1,241,000 65,000 72,600 -1,168,400 +7,600
Offshore Patrol Cutter..................................... 500,000 400,000 400,000 -100,000 ...............
Fast Response Cutter....................................... 340,000 240,000 240,000 -100,000 ...............
Cutter Boats............................................... 1,000 5,000 5,000 +4,000 ...............
Polar Ice Breaking Vessel.................................. 19,000 750,000 750,000 +731,000 ...............
Inland Waterways and Western River Cutters................. 26,100 5,000 5,000 -21,100 ...............
Polar Sustainment.......................................... ............... 15,000 15,000 +15,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Vessels............................................ 2,192,100 1,543,750 1,556,350 -635,750 +12,600

Aircraft:
HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment.............................. ............... 17,000 17,000 +17,000 ...............
HC-27J Conversion/Sustainment.............................. 70,000 80,000 80,000 +10,000 ...............
HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment................. 100,600 ............... ............... -100,600 ...............
HH-65 Conversion/Sustainment Projects...................... 22,000 20,000 20,000 -2,000 ...............
MH-60T Sustainment......................................... 2,500 25,000 175,000 +172,500 +150,000
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems............................ 500 6,000 6,000 +5,500 ...............
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Subtotal, Aircraft........................................... 195,600 148,000 298,000 +102,400 +150,000

Other Acquisition Programs:
Other Equipment and Systems................................ 4,000 3,500 3,500 -500 ...............
Program Oversight and Management............................... 15,000 20,000 20,000 +5,000 ...............
C4ISR.......................................................... 22,000 23,300 23,300 +1,300 ...............
CG-Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS)........... 9,800 13,200 13,200 +3,400 ...............
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Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs......................... 50,800 60,000 60,000 +9,200 ...............

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation:
Major Construction; Housing; ATON; and Survey and Design... 42,400 30,000 74,510 +32,110 +44,510
Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure................... 87,100 100,000 175,400 +88,300 +75,400
Minor Shore................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation............ 134,500 135,000 254,910 +120,410 +119,910

Personnel and Related Support Costs................................ 121,745 ............... ............... -121,745 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260 -525,485 +282,510

Research and Development........................................... 29,141 19,109 20,109 -9,032 +1,000
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 29,141 19,109 20,109 -9,032 +1,000

Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Discretionary). 204,136 199,360 199,360 -4,776 ...............
Mandatory:
Retired Pay (Mandatory)........................................ 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844 +63,727 ...............
Administrative Provisions:
Coast Guard Continuation of Pay............................ 2,000 ............... ............... -2,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Administrative Provisions.......................... 2,000 ............... ............... -2,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Mandatory.......................................... 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844 +63,727 ...............
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Total, Coast Guard........................................... 12,107,724 11,438,201 11,934,411 -173,313 +496,210
(Non-Defense)............................................ (9,928,607) (9,358,357) (9,689,567) (-239,040) (+331,210)
(Defense)................................................ (503,000) (340,000) (505,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on (163,000) ............... (165,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
Terrorism ).........................................
(Other Defense)...................................... (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............
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United States Secret Service

Operations and Support:
Protective Operations:.........................................
Protection of Persons and Faciities........................ 711,227 747,201 734,961 +23,734 -12,240
Protective Countermeasures................................. 46,862 55,309 55,903 +9,041 +594
Protective Intelligence.................................... 47,814 48,239 48,239 +425 ...............
Presidential Campaigns and National Special Security Events 4,500 28,500 28,500 +24,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Protective Operations.............................. 810,403 879,249 867,603 +57,200 -11,646

Field Operations:
Domestic and International Field Operations................ 596,478 627,687 627,687 +31,209 ...............
Support for Missing and Exploited Children Investigations...... 6,000 6,000 6,000 ............... ...............
Support for Computer Forensics Training........................ 18,778 4,000 25,022 +6,244 +21,022
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Subtotal, Field Operations................................... 621,256 637,687 658,709 +37,453 +21,022

Basic and In-Service Training and Professional Development..... 64,212 101,854 101,854 +37,642 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 419,923 465,518 465,518 +45,595 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684 +177,890 +9,376

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Protection Assets and Infrastructure........................... 65,462 52,971 71,686 +6,224 +18,715
Operational Communications/Information Technology.............. 25,018 8,845 8,845 -16,173 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... ............... 3,000 3,000 +3,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 90,480 64,816 83,531 -6,949 +18,715

Research and Development........................................... 250 2,500 2,500 +2,250 ...............
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 250 2,500 2,500 +2,250 ...............
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Total, United States Secret Service.......................... 2,006,524 2,151,624 2,179,715 +173,191 +28,091
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Total, Title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations... 40,132,999 40,152,186 40,423,471 +290,472 +271,285
(Non-Defense)............................................ (37,953,882) (38,072,342) (38,178,627) (+224,745) (+106,285)
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-2,509,000) (-2,709,000) (-2,709,000) (-200,000) ...............
(Offsetting Collections)(Legislative Proposals).......... ............... (-520,000) ............... ............... (+520,000)
(Defense)................................................ (503,000) (340,000) (505,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism) (163,000) ............... (165,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
(Other Defense).......................................... (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............
Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory)............... 250,000 250,000 250,000 ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 2,917,837 3,220,670 2,855,587 -62,250 -365,083
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Title III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

National Protection and Programs Directorate

Operations and Support:
Cybersecurity:
Cyber Readiness and Response:
NCCIC Operations....................................... 136,439 140,049 157,890 +21,451 +17,841
(CERT)............................................. (104,689) (117,556) (117,556) (+12,867) ...............
NCCIC Planning and Exercises........................... 107,553 84,347 122,091 +14,538 +37,744
(CERT)............................................. (69,220) (64,297) (69,220) ............... (+4,923)
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Subtotal, Cyber Readiness and Response....................... 243,992 224,396 279,981 +35,989 +55,585

Cyber Infrastructure Resilience:...........................
Cybersecurity Advisors................................. 14,693 6,860 14,693 ............... +7,833
Enhanced Cybersecurity Services........................ 17,157 13,097 13,357 -3,800 +260
Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.................. 14,393 10,102 14,393 ............... +4,291
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Subtotal, Cyber Infrastructure Resilience................ 46,243 30,059 42,443 -3,800 +12,384

Federal Cybersecurity:
Federal Network Resilience............................. 42,766 49,834 54,663 +11,897 +4,829
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.................. 102,681 112,089 115,689 +13,008 +3,600
National Cybersecurity Protection System............... 287,226 296,677 296,677 +9,451 ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Cybersecurity.............................. 432,673 458,600 467,029 +34,356 +8,429
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity...................................... 722,908 713,055 789,453 +66,545 +76,398

Infrastructure Protection:
Infrastructure Capacity Building:
Sector Risk Management................................. 47,612 55,859 56,980 +9,368 +1,121
Protective Security Advisors........................... 35,677 39,114 39,114 +3,437 ...............
Bombing Prevention..................................... 16,199 14,752 16,842 +643 +2,090
Infrastructure Information and Sensitive Data 22,288 19,457 22,288 ............... +2,831
Protection............................................
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Subtotal, Infrastructure Capacity Building................... 121,776 129,182 135,224 +13,448 +6,042

Infrastructure Security Compliance......................... 72,440 76,853 76,853 +4,413 ...............
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Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection.......................... 194,216 206,035 212,077 +17,861 +6,042

Emergency Communications:
Emergency Communications Preparedness...................... 54,501 51,785 53,785 -716 +2,000
Priority Telecommunications Service GETS/WPS/SRAS/TSP...... 56,319 56,293 56,293 -26 ...............
Next Generation Networks Priority Services............. 7,636 7,618 7,618 -18 ...............
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Subtotal, Priority Telecommunications Service................ 63,955 63,911 63,911 -44 ...............
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Subtotal, Emergency Communications........................... 118,456 115,696 117,696 -760 +2,000

Integrated Operations:
Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis:
National Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center 18,650 8,912 18,650 ............... +9,738
(NISAC)...............................................
Infrastructure Analysis................................ 37,760 35,771 36,271 -1,489 +500
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Subtotal, Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis.................. 56,410 44,683 54,921 -1,489 +10,238

Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness.............. 21,222 23,429 23,429 +2,207 ...............
(Defense).............................................. (19,312) (21,320) (21,320) (+2,008) ...............
Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements.................... 50,583 45,127 48,827 -1,756 +3,700
(Defense).............................................. (45,525) (40,614) (43,944) (-1,581) (+3,330)
Strategy, Policy and Plans................................. 14,448 13,931 13,931 -517 ...............
(Defense).............................................. (9,536) (9,194) (9,194) (-342) ...............
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.......................... 142,663 127,170 141,108 -1,555 +13,938

Office of Biometric Identity Management:
Identity and Screening Program Operations.................. 68,826 69,590 69,590 +764 ...............
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology............. 150,603 160,691 160,691 +10,088 ...............
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Subtotal, Office of Biometric Identity Management............ 219,429 230,281 230,281 +10,852 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 84,493 78,103 78,103 -6,390 ...............
(Defense).................................................. (26,193) (24,212) (24,212) (-1,981) ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718 +86,553 +98,378

Federal Protective Service:
FPS Operations:
Operating Expenses......................................... 360,079 359,196 359,196 -883 ...............
Countermeasures:
Protective Security Officers............................... 1,071,286 1,121,883 1,121,883 +50,597 ...............
Technical Countermeasures.................................. 44,690 46,031 46,031 +1,341 ...............
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Subtotal, Countermeasures.................................... 1,115,976 1,167,914 1,167,914 +51,938 ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Protective Service (Gross)................. 1,476,055 1,527,110 1,527,110 +51,055 ...............

Offsetting Collections..................................... -1,476,055 -1,527,110 -1,527,110 -51,055 ...............
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Cybersecurity:
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation...................... 246,981 125,548 172,262 -74,719 +46,714
National Cybersecurity Protection System................... 115,186 110,078 110,078 -5,108 ...............
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity...................................... 362,167 235,626 282,340 -79,827 +46,714

Emergency Communications:
Next Generation Networks Priority Services................. 48,905 42,551 42,551 -6,354 ...............
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Subtotal, Emergency Communications........................... 48,905 42,551 42,551 -6,354 ...............

Biometric Identity Management:
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology............. ............... 20,000 40,100 +40,100 +20,100
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Subtotal, Biometric Identity Management...................... ............... 20,000 40,100 +40,100 +20,100

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Modeling Capability Transition Environment................. 500 ............... ............... -500 ...............
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure.... 500 ............... ............... -500 ...............

Infrastructure Protection:
Infrastructure Protection (IP) Gateway..................... 2,539 4,787 4,787 +2,248 ...............
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure.... 2,539 4,787 4,787 +2,248 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 414,111 302,964 369,778 -44,333 +66,814

Research and Development Cybersecurity............................. 4,695 41,416 4,695 ............... -36,721
Infrastructure Protection...................................... 6,431 2,431 2,431 -4,000 ...............
Integrated Operations.......................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 15,126 47,847 11,126 -4,000 -36,721
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Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate.......... 1,911,402 1,821,151 1,949,622 +38,220 +128,471
(Non-Defense)............................................ (289,609) (315,531) (336,001) (+46,392) (+20,470)
(Offsetting Collections)............................. (-1,476,055) (-1,527,110) (-1,527,110) (-51,055) ...............
(Defense)................................................ (1,621,793) (1,505,620) (1,613,621) (-8,172) (+108,001)
Gross Budget Authority, National Protection and Programs 3,387,457 3,348,261 3,476,732 +89,275 +128,471
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Office of Health Affairs

Operations and Support:
Chemical and Biological Readiness.............................. 79,130 ............... 79,130 ............... +79,130
Health and Medical Readiness................................... 4,620 ............... 4,620 ............... +4,620
Integrated Operations.......................................... 9,400 ............... 9,400 ............... +9,400
Mission Support................................................ 28,419 ............... 28,419 ............... +28,419
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 121,569 ............... 121,569 ............... +121,569
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Total, Office of Health Affairs.............................. 121,569 ............... 121,569 ............... +121,569
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Federal Emergency Management Agency

Operations and Support Regional Operations......................... 156,417 158,439 158,439 +2,022 ...............
Mitigation..................................................... 36,141 36,011 36,011 -130 ...............
Preparedness and Protection.................................... 131,981 132,823 132,823 +842 ...............
Response and Recovery:
Response................................................... 182,893 174,337 182,893 ............... +8,556
(Urban Search and Rescue).............................. (35,180) (27,513) (35,180) ............... (+7,667)
Recovery................................................... 46,694 49,010 49,010 +2,316 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 476,009 485,662 495,662 +19,653 +10,000
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 1,030,135 1,036,282 1,054,838 +24,703 +18,556
(Defense)................................................ (42,945) (42,213) (42,213) (-732) ...............
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements Operational 12,018 11,670 11,670 -348 ...............
Communications/Information Technology.............................
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 44,519 46,996 71,996 +27,477 +25,000
Mission Support, Assets, and Infrastructure.................... 28,739 44,683 44,683 +15,944 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 85,276 103,349 128,349 +43,073 +25,000
(Defense)................................................ (53,262) (57,166) (62,166) (+8,904) (+5,000)

Federal Assistance:
Grants:........................................................
State Homeland Security Grant Program...................... 507,000 349,362 512,000 +5,000 +162,638
(Operation Stonegarden)................................ (85,000) ............... (90,000) (+5,000) (+90,000)
(Nonprofit Security)................................... (10,000) ............... (10,000) ............... (+10,000)
Urban Area Security Initiative............................. 630,000 448,844 605,000 -25,000 +156,156
(Nonprofit Security)................................... (50,000) ............... (25,000) (-25,000) (+25,000)
Public Transportation Security Assistance.................. 100,000 36,358 100,000 ............... +63,642
(Amtrak Security)...................................... (10,000) ............... (10,000) ............... (+10,000)
(Over-the-Road Bus Security)........................... (2,000) ............... (2,000) ............... (+2,000)
Port Security Grants....................................... 100,000 36,358 100,000 ............... +63,642
Assistance to Firefighter Grants........................... 350,000 344,344 350,000 ............... +5,656
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) 350,000 344,344 350,000 ............... +5,656
Grants....................................................
Emergency Management Performance Grants.................... 350,000 279,335 350,000 ............... +70,665
Competitive Preparedness Grants Program.................... ............... 522,000 ............... ............... -522,000
National Predisaster Mitigation Fund....................... 249,200 39,016 250,000 +800 +210,984
(From DRF unobligated balance)......................... ............... ............... (150,000) (+150,000) (+150,000)
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program............. 262,531 100,000 250,000 -12,531 +150,000
(From DRF unobligated balance)......................... ............... ............... (78,000) (+78,000) (+78,000)
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness......................... ............... ............... 15,000 +15,000 +15,000
High Risk Dam Safety....................................... ............... ............... 15,000 +15,000 +15,000
Emergency Food and Shelter................................. 120,000 ............... 100,000 -20,000 +100,000
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Subtotal, Grants............................................. 3,018,731 2,499,961 2,997,000 -21,731 +497,039

Education, Training, and Exercises Center for Domestic 63,939 63,756 65,939 +2,000 +2,183
Preparedness..................................................
Center for Homeland Defense and Security................... 18,000 ............... 18,000 ............... +18,000
Emergency Management Institute............................. 20,569 18,876 21,000 +431 +2,124
U.S. Fire Administration................................... 42,900 43,493 44,000 +1,100 +507
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.................. 101,000 ............... 101,000 ............... +101,000
Continuing Training Grants................................. 8,000 ............... 8,000 ............... +8,000
National Exercise Program.................................. 20,793 18,647 18,000 -2,793 -647
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Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises................. 275,201 144,772 275,939 +738 +131,167
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Subtotal, Federal Assistance................................. 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939 -20,993 +628,206

Disaster Relief Fund:
Base Disaster Relief....................................... 534,720 582,000 582,000 +47,280 ...............
Disaster Relief Category................................... 7,366,000 6,652,000 6,652,000 -714,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Gross)....................... 7,900,720 7,234,000 7,234,000 -666,720 ...............
(Transfer to Office of Inspector General)................ ............... (-24,000) ............... ............... (+24,000)
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Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Net)......................... 7,900,720 7,210,000 7,234,000 -666,720 +24,000

National Flood Insurance Fund:
Floodplain Management and Mapping.............................. 189,927 187,907 187,907 -2,020 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 13,573 13,784 13,784 +211 ...............
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Subtotal, National Flood Insurance Fund...................... 203,500 201,691 201,691 -1,809 ...............

Offsetting Fee Collections..................................... -203,500 -201,691 -201,691 +1,809 ...............
Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program............................ ............... 3,000 3,000 +3,000 ...............
Administrative Provisions:
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.................... -1,024 -665 -665 +359 ...............
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Subtotal, Administrative Provisions.......................... -1,024 -665 -665 +359 ...............
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Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency................... 12,309,039 11,020,699 11,692,461 -616,578 +671,762
(Non-Defense)............................................ (-96,207) (-99,379) (-104,379) (-8,172) (-5,000)
(Discretionary Appropriations)........................... (5,050,332) (4,471,011) (5,137,773) (+87,441) (+666,762)
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-203,500) (-201,691) (-201,691) (+1,809) ...............
(Disaster Relief Category)............................... (7,366,000) (6,652,000) (6,652,000) (-714,000) ...............
(Defense)................................................ (96,207) (99,379) (104,379) (+8,172) (+5,000)
Gross Budget Authority, Federal Emergency Management Agency.. 12,512,539 11,198,390 11,894,152 -618,387 +695,762
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Total, Title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response, and 14,342,010 12,841,850 13,763,652 -578,358 +921,802
Recovery....................................................
(Non-Defense)............................................ (12,624,010) (11,236,851) (12,045,652) (-578,358) (+808,801)
(Offsetting Collections)............................. (-1,679,555) (-1,728,801) (-1,728,801) (-49,246) ...............
(Disaster Relief Category)........................... (7,366,000) (6,652,000) (6,652,000) (-714,000) ...............
(Defense)................................................ (1,718,000) (1,604,999) (1,718,000) ............... (+113,001)
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TITLE IV--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Operations and Support:
Employment Status Verification................................. 108,856 109,081 109,081 +225 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 108,856 109,081 109,081 +225 ...............

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........................ 22,657 22,838 22,838 +181 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 22,657 22,838 22,838 +181 ...............

Fee Funded Programs:
Immigration Examinations Fee Account:
Adjudication Services:
District Operations.................................... (1,805,941) (1,938,508) (1,938,508) (+132,567) ...............
(Immigrant Integration Grants)..................... (10,000) (10,000) (10,000) ............... ...............
Service Center Operations.............................. (687,491) (767,263) (767,263) (+79,772) ...............
Asylum, Refugee, and International Operations.......... (345,100) (356,206) (356,206) (+11,106) ...............
Records Operations..................................... (137,526) (150,941) (150,941) (+13,415) ...............
Premium Processing (Including Transformation).......... (642,746) (643,423) (643,423) (+677) ...............
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Subtotal, Adjudication Services.............................. (3,618,804) (3,856,341) (3,856,341) (+237,537) ...............

Information and Customer Services:
Operating Expenses..................................... (108,146) (112,493) (112,493) (+4,347) ...............
Administration:
Operating Expenses..................................... (504,615) (519,002) (519,002) (+14,387) ...............
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE]...... (36,774) (37,514) (37,514) (+740) ...............
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Subtotal, Immigration Examinations Fee Account............... (4,268,339) (4,525,350) (4,525,350) (+257,011) ...............

H1-B Non-Immigrant Petititioner Account:
Adjudication Services:
Service Center Operations.............................. (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) ............... ...............
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Subtotal, H-1B Non-Immigrant Petitioner Account.............. (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) ............... ...............

Fraud Prevention and Detection Account:
Adjudication Services:
District Operations........................................ (45,101) (27,178) (27,178) (-17,923) ...............
Service Center Operations.................................. (21,778) (19,815) (19,815) (-1,963) ...............
Asylum and Refugee Operating Expenses...................... (308) (308) (308) ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Fraud Prevention and Detection Account............. (67,187) (47,301) (47,301) (-19,886) ...............
Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ (4,350,526) (4,587,651) (4,587,651) (+237,125) ...............

Administrative Provisions:
Immigration Authorization Extensions........................... 1,000 ............... ............... -1,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Administrative Provisions.......................... 1,000 ............... ............... -1,000 ...............
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Total, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.... 132,513 131,919 131,919 -594 ...............
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 4,350,526 4,587,651 4,587,651 +237,125 ...............
Gross Budget Authority, United States Citizenship and 4,483,039 4,719,570 4,719,570 +236,531 ...............
Immigration Services........................................
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

Operations and Support:............................................
Law Enforcement Training....................................... 225,966 267,749 246,858 +20,892 -20,891
Mission Support................................................ 28,034 28,808 28,808 +774 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 254,000 296,557 275,666 +21,666 -20,891

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... ............... 85,577 85,577 +85,577 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ ............... 85,577 85,577 +85,577 ...............
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Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.............. 254,000 382,134 361,243 +107,243 -20,891
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Science and Technology Directorate

Operations and Support:
Laboratory Facilities.......................................... 150,116 110,519 121,952 -28,164 +11,433
Acquisition and Operations Analysis............................ 46,245 42,552 48,510 +2,265 +5,958
Mission Support................................................ 134,752 118,732 138,058 +3,306 +19,326
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Subotal, Operations and Support.............................. 331,113 271,803 308,520 -22,593 +36,717
Research and Development:
Research, Development, and Innovation.......................... 469,330 289,734 464,096 -5,234 +174,362
University Programs............................................ 40,500 21,746 40,500 ............... +18,754
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Subotal, Research and Development............................ 509,830 311,480 504,596 -5,234 +193,116
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Total, Science and Technology................................ 840,943 583,283 813,116 -27,827 +229,833
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Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

Operations and Support:
Mission Support................................................ 54,664 ............... 54,664 ............... +54,664
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 54,664 ............... 54,664 ............... +54,664

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Large Scale Detection Systems.................................. 64,524 ............... 64,524 ............... +64,524
Human Portable Rad/Nuclear Detection Systems................... 24,572 ............... 24,572 ............... +24,572
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Subotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements......... 89,096 ............... 89,096 ............... +89,096
Research and Development:
Architecture Planning and Analysis............................. 15,937 ............... 15,937 ............... +15,937
Transformational Research and Development...................... 62,081 ............... 62,081 ............... +62,081
Detection Capability Development............................... 15,155 ............... 15,155 ............... +15,155
Detection Capability Assessments............................... 34,127 ............... 34,127 ............... +34,127
Nuclear Forensics.............................................. 18,361 ............... 18,361 ............... +18,361
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 145,661 ............... 145,661 ............... +145,661

Federal Assistance:
Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Support......... 24,884 ............... 24,884 ............... +24,884
Securing the Cities............................................ 21,135 ............... 21,135 ............... +21,135
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Subtotal, Federal Assistance................................. 46,019 ............... 46,019 ............... +46,019
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Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office..................... 335,440 ............... 335,440 ............... +335,440
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Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Operations and Support:
Capability and Operations Support.............................. ............... 125,943 ............... ............... -125,943
Mission Support................................................ ............... 83,321 ............... ............... -83,321
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. ............... 209,264 ............... ............... -209,264

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements:
Assets and Infrastructure Acquisition.......................... ............... 74,896 ............... ............... -74,896
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Subotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements......... ............... 74,896 ............... ............... -74,896
Research and Development:
CWMD Research and Development.................................. ............... 80,443 ............... ............... -80,443
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... ............... 80,443 ............... ............... -80,443

Federal Assistance:
Capability Building............................................ ............... 64,663 ............... ............... -64,663
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Subtotal, Federal Assistance................................. ............... 64,663 ............... ............... -64,663
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Total, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction................ ............... 429,266 ............... ............... -429,266
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Total, Title IV, Research and Development, Training, and 1,562,896 1,526,602 1,641,718 +78,822 +115,116
Services....................................................
(Non-Defense)............................................ (1,562,896) (1,526,602) (1,641,718) (+78,822) (+115,116)
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 4,350,526 4,587,651 4,587,651 +237,125 ...............
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TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Financial Systems Modernization.................................... 41,800 ............... 39,000 -2,800 +39,000
Presidential Residence Protection Assistance....................... 41,000 ............... ............... -41,000 ...............
Analysis and Operations (Public Law 115-31) (Rescission)........... -4,307 ............... ............... +4,307 ...............
TSA Operations and Support (Public Law 115-31) (FY17) (Rescission). -44,557 ............... ............... +44,557 ...............
Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 114-113) (FY16) (Rescission).......... -25,000 ............... ............... +25,000 ...............
Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 115-31) (FY17) (Rescission)........... ............... ............... -17,472 -17,472 -17,472
Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 108-334) (FY05) -1,786 ............... ............... +1,786 ...............
(Rescission)......................................................
Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 109-90) (FY06) -1,920 ............... ............... +1,920 ...............
(Rescission)......................................................
Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 109-295) (FY07) -1,791 ............... ............... +1,791 ...............
(Rescission)......................................................
Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 110-61) (FY08) -3,222 ............... ............... +3,222 ...............
(Rescission)......................................................
Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 111-83) (FY10) -3,681 ............... ............... +3,681 ...............
(Rescission)......................................................
S&T RDA&O (Public Law114-113) (FY16) (Rescission).................. -2,000 ............... ............... +2,000 ...............
S&T O&S (Public Law115-31) (FY17) (Rescission)..................... -2,000 ............... ............... +2,000 ...............
S&T R&D (Public Law115-31) (FY17) (Rescission)..................... -6,000 ............... ............... +6,000 ...............
DHS administrative savings......................................... ............... ............... -39,000 -39,000 -39,000
Legacy Funds (Rescission).......................................... -100 ............... ............... +100 ...............
DHS Lapsed Balances (Rescission)................................... -27,980 ............... ............... +27,980 ...............
Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund (Rescission)........................ -364,162 ............... -120,000 +244,162 -120,000
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) (Rescission)....................... ............... -300,000 ............... ............... +300,000
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Total, Title V, General Provisions........................... -405,706 -300,000 -137,472 +268,234 +162,528
(Rescissions/Cancellations).............................. (-488,506) (-300,000) (-176,472) (+312,034) (+123,528)
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OTHER APPROPRIATIONS

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF
REQUIREMENTS, 2017 (PUBLIC LAW 115-72)

Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund 18,670,000 ............... ............... -18,670,000 ...............
(emergency).......................................................
National Flood Insurance Fund (debt cancellation) (Sec. 308) 16,000,000 ............... ............... -16,000,000 ...............
(emergency).......................................................
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Total, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 34,670,000 ............... ............... -34,670,000 ...............
Relief Requirements (Public Law 115-72).....................
(emergency).............................................. 34,670,000 ............... ............... -34,670,000 ...............
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Office of Inspector General:
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 25,000 ............... ............... -25,000 ...............
U.S. Customs and Border Support
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 104,494 ............... ............... -104,494 ...............
Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency)....... 45,000 ............... ............... -45,000 ...............
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Subtotal, U.S. Customs and Border Support.................... 149,494 ............... ............... -149,494 ...............

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement:
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 30,905 ............... ............... -30,905 ...............
Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency)....... 33,052 ............... ............... -33,052 ...............
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Subtotal, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.......... 63,957 ............... ............... -63,957 ...............

Transportation Security Administration:............................
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 10,322 ............... ............... -10,322 ...............
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Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration............. 10,322 ............... ............... -10,322 ...............

Coast Guard:
Operating Expenses (emergency)................................. 112,136 ............... ............... -112,136 ...............
Environmental Compliance and Restoration (emergency)........... 4,038 ............... ............... -4,038 ...............
Acquisistion, Construction, and Improvements (emergency)....... 718,919 ............... ............... -718,919 ...............
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Subtotal, Coast Guard........................................ 835,093 ............... ............... -835,093 ...............

Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 58,800 ............... ............... -58,800 ...............
Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency)....... 1,200 ............... ............... -1,200 ...............
Disaster Relief Fund (emergency)............................... 23,500,000 ............... ............... -23,500,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Emergency Management Agency................ 23,560,000 ............... ............... -23,560,000 ...............

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers:
Operations and Support (emergency)............................. 5,374 ............... ............... -5,374 ...............
Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency)....... 5,000 ............... ............... -5,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers........... 10,374 ............... ............... -10,374 ...............
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Total, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018......................... 24,654,240 ............... ............... -24,654,240 ...............
(Defense)................................................ 1,200 ............... ............... -1,200 ...............
(Emergency).............................................. 24,654,240 ............... ............... -24,654,240 ...............
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Total, Other Appropriations.................................. 59,324,240 ............... ............... -59,324,240 ...............
(Emergency appropriations)............................... 59,324,240 ............... ............... -59,324,240 ...............
(Defense)................................................ 1,200 ............... ............... -1,200 ...............
(Nondefense)............................................. 59,323,040 ............... ............... -59,323,040 ...............
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Grand Total.................................................. 116,252,357 55,824,438 57,190,844 -59,061,513 +1,366,406
(Non-Defense)............................................ (112,355,240) (52,139,595) (53,228,000) (-59,127,240) (+1,088,405)
(Emergency Appropriations)............................... (59,324,240) ............... ............... (-59,324,240) ...............
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-4,188,555) (-4,437,801) (-4,437,801) (-249,246) ...............
(Offsetting Collections)(Legislative Proposals).......... ............... (-520,000) ............... ............... (+520,000)
(Disaster Relief Category)............................... (7,366,000) (6,652,000) (6,652,000) (-714,000) ...............
(Rescissions)............................................ (-488,506) (-300,000) (-176,472) (+312,034) (+123,528)
(Defense)................................................ (2,221,000) (1,944,999) (2,223,000) (+2,000) (+278,001)
(Overseas Contingency on Operations/Global War on (163,000) ............... (165,000) (+2,000) (+165,000)
Terrorism)..............................................
(Other Defense).......................................... (2,058,000) (1,944,999) (2,058,000) ............... (+113,001)
Aviation Security Capital Fund........................... 250,000 250,000 250,000 ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 7,268,363 7,808,321 7,443,238 +174,875 -365,083
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