[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2555 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                              July 24 (legislative day, July 21), 2003.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2555) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes, namely:

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

      TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) and executive management of the Department of 
Homeland Security, as authorized by law, $83,653,000.

              Office of the Under Secretary for Management

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management and Administration, as authorized by sections 701-704 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341-344), $167,521,000: 
Provided, That of the total amount provided, $30,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended solely for the alteration and improvement of 
facilities and for relocation costs necessary for the interim housing 
of the Department's headquarters' operations and organizations 
collocated therewith.

                 Department-Wide Technology Investments

    For development and acquisition of information technology 
equipment, software, services, and related activities for the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for the costs of conversion to 
narrowband communications, including the cost for operation of the land 
mobile radio legacy systems, $185,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                    Office of the Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $58,118,000; of which not to exceed $100,000 may be used 
for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of 
informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.

                           TITLE II--SERVICES

                  Citizenship and Immigration Services

    For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, 
including international services, as transferred by and authorized by 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271, 272), $229,377,000.

          TITLE III--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security, as authorized by Subtitle A, Title 
IV, of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201-203), 
$8,842,000.

    united states visitor and immigrant status indicator technology

    For necessary expenses for the development of the United States 
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project, as 
authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), 
$380,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project may be obligated until 
the Department of Homeland Security submits a plan for expenditure that 
has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.

                     Customs and Border Protection

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for border security, immigration, customs, 
and agricultural inspections and regulatory activities related to plant 
and animal imports, acquisition, lease, maintenance and operation of 
aircraft; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 (3,935 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
services abroad; including not to exceed $1,000,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be expended under the 
direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, 
the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security; as 
authorized by any Act enforced by the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection, $4,366,000,000, of which not to exceed $96,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2005, for inspection technology; 
of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, 
except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be 
derived from that account; of which not to exceed $150,000 shall be 
available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance 
operations; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for 
payments or advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable 
agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged 
in cooperative activities related to immigration: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated shall be available to compensate any employee 
for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $30,000, except that the 
Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security may exceed that 
amount as necessary for national security purposes and in cases of 
immigration emergencies: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor in 
fiscal year 2004, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended.
    In addition, for administrative expenses related to the collection 
of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, and 
notwithstanding section 1511 (e)(1) of Public Law 107-296, $3,000,000 
to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and 
Expenses'' under this heading.

                        automation modernization

    For expenses for Customs and Border Protection automated systems, 
$441,122,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less 
than $318,690,000 shall be for the development of the Automated 
Commercial Environment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Automated Commercial Environment may be obligated 
until the Department of Homeland Security submits a plan for 
expenditure that has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

                              construction

    For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, equip, and 
maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and 
enforcement of the laws relating to customs and immigration, 
$90,363,000, to remain available until expended.

                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs 
laws, detention and removals, investigations; purchase and lease of up 
to 1,600 (1,450 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; including 
not to exceed $1,000,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential nature, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security; as authorized by any Act enforced 
by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $2,180,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
conducting special operations pursuant to section 3131 of the Customs 
Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081), of which not less than 
$40,000,000 shall be available until expended for information 
technology infrastructure, and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall 
be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs 
associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
illegal aliens: Provided, That in addition, $424,211,000 shall be 
transferred from the revenues and collections in the General Services 
Administration, Federal Buildings Fund for the Federal Protective 
Service: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be 
available to compensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $30,000, except that the Under Secretary for Border and 
Transportation Security may waive that amount as necessary for national 
security purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided for activities to enforce 
laws against forced child labor in fiscal year 2004, not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the General Accounting Office shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information 
System (SEVIS), including an assessment of the technical problems faced 
by institutions of higher education using the system, the need for the 
detailed information collected, and an analysis of corrective action 
being taken by the Department to resolve problems in SEVIS.

  air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance and procurement

    For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of marine 
vessels, aircraft, and other related equipment of the Air and Marine 
Programs, including operational training and mission-related travel, 
and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or marine 
interdiction and demand reduction programs, the operations of which 
include the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; 
the provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and at the discretion of the 
Director of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 
provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in other 
law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts, $257,291,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                              construction

    For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, equip, and 
maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and 
enforcement of the laws relating to customs and immigration, 
$26,775,000, to remain available until expended.

                 Transportation Security Administration

                           aviation security

    For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to providing civil aviation security services 
pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 
40101 note), $4,523,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, of which $3,185,000,000 shall be available for screening 
activities and of which $1,338,900,000 shall be available for airport 
support and enforcement presence: Provided, That security service fees 
authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used 
for providing civil aviation security services authorized by that 
section: Provided further, That the sum under this heading appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as 
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2004 in 
order to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at not more than $2,453,900,000: Provided further, That 
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be treated as offsetting 
collections in fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $309,000,000 shall be available for 
physical modification of commercial service airports for the purpose of 
installing checked baggage explosive detection systems, as authorized 
by section 367 of title III of Division I of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (49 U.S.C. 47110 note); and 
$150,500,000 shall be available for procurement of checked baggage 
explosive detection systems, including explosive trace detection 
systems, as authorized by section 4490 of title 49, United States Code.

                       maritime and land security

    For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to maritime and land transportation security 
grants and services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $295,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $150,000,000 shall be available for port security 
grants, which shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions 
as provided for under Public Law 107-117; and $30,000,000 shall be 
available to execute grants, contracts, and interagency agreements for 
the purpose of deploying Operation Safe Commerce.

                              intelligence

    For necessary expenses for intelligence activities pursuant to the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
$13,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

                        research and development

    For necessary expenses for research and development related to 
transportation security, $130,200,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $45,000,000 shall be available for the research and 
development of explosive detection devices.

                             administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the Transportation 
Security Administration to carry out the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $433,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2004.

                       United States Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed five 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note); and section 
229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)) and recreation and 
welfare, $4,719,000,000, of which $340,000,000 shall be available for 
defense-related activities; and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be available for 
administrative expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in 
the United States: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, funding to operate and maintain the Coast Guard 
Research and Development Center shall continue at the fiscal year 2003 
level: Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
conduct a study, the cost of which is not to exceed $350,000, to be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, on the research and development priorities of 
the Coast Guard and a design for a new research and development 
organizational structure within the Coast Guard that ensures that the 
Coast Guard has access to the most advanced technology necessary to 
perform its missions effectively: Provided further, That the Commandant 
may seek an independent entity to conduct such a study: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided by this Act shall be available 
for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under section 12109 of 
title 46, United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected 
from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 1116(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
amounts made available under this heading may be used to make payments 
into the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
Fund for fiscal year 2004 under section 1116(a) of such title.
    In addition, of the funds appropriated under this heading in 
chapter 6 of title I of Public Law 108-11 (117 Stat. 583), $71,000,000 
are hereby rescinded.

                environmental compliance and restoration

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental 
compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14, 
United States Code, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                            reserve training

    For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and 
supplies, equipment, and services, $95,000,000.

              acquisition, construction, and improvements

    For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
aircraft, including equipment related thereto; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as 
authorized by law, $1,035,000,000, of which $23,500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $66,500,000 
shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve vessels, 
small boats, and related equipment, to remain available until expended; 
of which $178,500,000 shall be available for other equipment, including 
$3,500,000 for defense message system implementation and $1,000,000 for 
oil spill prevention efforts under the Ports and Waterways Safety 
Systems (PAWSS) program, to remain available until expended; of which 
$70,000,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits 
and related costs; of which $702,000,000 shall be available for the 
Integrated Deepwater Systems program, to remain available until 
expended; and of which $18,000,000 shall be available for alteration or 
removal of obstructive bridges, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized to 
dispose of surplus real property, by sale or lease, and the proceeds 
shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
shall be available only for Rescue 21 and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That funds for bridge alteration projects 
conducted pursuant to the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) 
shall be available for such projects only to the extent that the steel, 
iron, and manufactured products used in such projects are produced in 
the United States, unless contrary to law or international agreement, 
or unless the Commandant of the Coast Guard determines such action to 
be inconsistent with the public interest or the cost unreasonable.

                              retired pay

    For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, 
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses under the National 
Defense Authorization Act, and for payments for medical care of retired 
personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, $1,020,000,000.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 730 vehicles for police-type use, 
of which 610 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; purchase of American-made sidecar compatible motorcycles; 
hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be 
determined by the Director; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as 
may be necessary to perform protective functions; for payment of per 
diem or subsistence allowances to employees where a protective 
assignment during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee 
require an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at 
his or her post of duty; the conducting of and participating in 
firearms matches; presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service 
employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on 
such expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in 
advance from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives; for research and development; for making 
grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protective research 
and operations; not to exceed $100,000 to provide technical assistance 
and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit 
investigations; for payment in advance for commercial accommodations as 
may be necessary to perform protective functions; $1,114,737,000, of 
which $1,633,000 shall be available for forensic and related support of 
investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which 
$5,000,000 shall be available as a grant for activities related to the 
investigations of exploited children and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for protective 
travel shall remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided 
further, That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the James J. Rowley 
Training Center is authorized to provide short-term medical services 
for students undergoing training at the Center.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and 
improvement of facilities, $3,579,000, to remain available until 
expended.

           TITLE IV--ASSESSMENTS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RECOVERY

                         Counterterrorism Fund

    For necessary expenses, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse 
any Department of Homeland Security organization for the costs of 
providing support to counter, investigate, or prosecute unexpected 
threats or acts of terrorism, including payment of rewards in 
connection with these activities: Provided, That any funds provided 
under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including materials and support costs of Federal law 
enforcement basic training; purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for 
police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses for 
student athletic and related activities; the conducting of and 
participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; for 
public awareness and enhancing community support of law enforcement 
training; room and board for student interns; and services as 
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$172,736,000, of which up to $44,413,000 for materials and support 
costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall remain available 
until September 30, 2005: Provided, That in fiscal year 2004 and 
thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of 
property, both real and personal, and to accept services, for 
authorized purposes: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and 
thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept detailees from other 
Federal agencies, on a non-reimbursable basis, to staff the 
accreditation function: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, students 
attending training at any Center site shall reside in on-Center or 
Center-provided housing, insofar as available and in accordance with 
Center policy: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and 
thereafter, funds appropriated in this account shall be available, at 
the discretion of the Director, for the following: training United 
States Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police 
officers; State and local government law enforcement training on a 
space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials on 
a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this 
appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived by the Secretary 
for law enforcement training activities in foreign countries undertaken 
under section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-32); training of private sector security 
officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual costs 
to this appropriation; and travel expenses of non-Federal personnel to 
attend course development meetings and training sponsored by the 
Center: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the 
Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 
reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by the 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, 
the Center is authorized to provide short-term medical services for 
students undergoing training at the Center.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, for 
acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, and 
for ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses, 
$28,708,000, to remain available until expended.

                    Office for Domestic Preparedness

                        state and local programs

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
activities, including grants to State and local governments for 
terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, $2,888,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:
            (1) $1,750,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 1014 of 
        the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711), of which 
        $500,000,000 shall be available for State and local law 
        enforcement terrorism prevention grants: Provided, That no 
        funds shall be made available to any State prior to the 
        submission of an updated state plan to the Office for Domestic 
        Preparedness: Provided further, That the application for grants 
        shall be made available to States within 15 days after 
        enactment of this Act; and that States shall submit 
        applications within 30 days after the grant announcement; and 
        that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act on each 
        application within 15 days after receipt: Provided further, 
        That each State shall obligate not less than 80 percent of the 
        total amount of the grant to local governments within 45 days 
        after the grant award;
            (2) $30,000,000 for technical assistance;
            (3) $750,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in high-
        threat urban areas, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security: Provided, That no less than 80 percent of any grant 
        to a State shall be made available by the State to local 
        governments within 45 days after the receipt of the funds: 
        Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT 
        Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711) shall not apply to these grants; 
        and
            (4) $358,000,000 for national programs:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be used for the construction or renovation of facilities: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 
terrorism prevention grants under paragraph (1) and discretionary 
grants under paragraph (3) of this heading shall be available for 
operational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime 
associated with Office for Domestic Preparedness certified training as 
needed: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of the 
funds provided under paragraphs (1) and (3) of this heading: Provided 
further, That not later than January 1, 2004, the Office of Domestic 
Preparedness shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report detailing efforts to 
assess and disseminate best practices to emergency responders which, at 
a minimum, shall discuss (1) efforts to coordinate and share 
information with State and local officials and emergency preparedness 
organizations; and (2) steps the Department proposes to improve the 
coordination and sharing of such information, if any.

                     firefighter assistance grants

    For necessary expenses for programs authorized by section 33 of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.), $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: 
Provided, That up to 5 percent of this amount shall be available for 
program administration.

 Office of the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response

    For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Emergency Preparedness and Response as authorized by section 502 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312), $3,615,000.

                  Emergency Preparedness and Response

                           operating expenses

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate, $826,801,000, to remain available until expended, 
including activities authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 
107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 903 note), and the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading: $163,000,000 shall be for 
activities relating to Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery; 
$434,000,000 shall be for Public Health Programs, including the 
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams and the Strategic National Stockpile; 
$165,214,000 shall be for Administrative and Regional Operations; and 
$64,587,000 shall be for Urban Search and Rescue Teams.
    In addition, of the funds appropriated under this heading by Public 
Law 108-11 (117 Stat. 583), $3,000,000 are hereby rescinded.

              radiological emergency preparedness program

    The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2004, as 
authorized by the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106-377; 114 Stat. 114A-46), shall not be less than 100 
percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland 
Security necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness program 
for the next fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and collection 
of fees shall be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of 
providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting 
such fees. Fees received under this heading shall be deposited in this 
account as offsetting collections and will become available for 
authorized purposes on October 1, 2004, and remain available until 
expended.

                            disaster relief

                     (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.), 
$1,956,000,000, notwithstanding the matter under the heading ``Disaster 
Relief'' under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' of 
chapter II of title I of Public Law 102-229 (42 U.S.C. 5203), to remain 
available until expended; of which not to exceed $22,000,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Office of the 
Inspector General'' for audits and investigations: Provided, That the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response may provide 
advanced funding to authorize nonprofit entities performing duties 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) who respond to a disaster declared by the 
President if the nonprofit entity petitions the Under Secretary for 
such advanced funding and demonstrates that they would be unable to 
respond to the disaster absent such funding.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    For direct loans, as authorized by section 319 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): 
Provided, That gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost of 
modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). In addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $557,000.

                 national pre-disaster mitigation fund

    For a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pursuant to title II of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That grants made for pre-disaster mitigation shall be awarded 
on a competitive basis subject to the criteria in section 203 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133(g)): Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 203(f) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(f)), grant awards shall be made without 
reference to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based 
allocation of funds: Provided further, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation.

                      flood map modernization fund

    For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), $200,000,000, and such 
additional sums as may be provided by State and local governments or 
other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 
section 1360(f)(2) of such Act, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of 
the total appropriation.

                     national flood insurance fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), not to exceed $32,663,000 for salaries and 
expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
operations; and not to exceed $77,809,000 for flood hazard mitigation, 
to remain available until September 30, 2005, including up to 
$20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which amount shall be 
available for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until 
September 30, 2005, and which amounts shall be derived from offsetting 
collections assessed and collected pursuant to section 1307 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4014), and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses 
under this heading: Provided, That in fiscal year 2004, no funds in 
excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $565,897,000 for 
agents' commissions and taxes; and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on 
Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund.

                     national flood mitigation fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(3), and 
subsection (f) of section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), $20,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005, for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood 
damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which $20,000,000 shall 
be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund.

                emergency management performance grants

    For necessary expenses for emergency management performance grants, 
as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood 
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reductions Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.), and the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 903 
note), $165,000,000.

                       emergency food and shelter

    To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to 
title III of Public Law 100-77 (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That total administrative 
costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total appropriation.

                        cerro grande fire claims

    For payment of claims under the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act 
(Public Law 106-246; 114 Stat. 583), $38,062,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That up to 5 percent of this amount may be 
made available for administrative costs.

      Office of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and 
                       Infrastructure Protection

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection as authorized by 
section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), 
$10,460,000; of which $5,442,000 shall be for operations of the 
Department of Homeland Security Command Center: Provided, That no later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act the Under Secretary of 
Infrastructure Analysis and Infrastructure Protection shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on the vulnerability of the 250 largest sports and 
entertainment facilities (based on seating capacity).

 Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Operating Expenses

    For necessary expenses for information analysis and infrastructure 
protection as authorized by section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), $823,700,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005.

                   TITLE V--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

        Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology as authorized by section 302 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), $5,400,000.

    Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition and 
                               Operations

    For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
development, acquisition, and operations, as authorized by sections 
302, 307, and 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182, 
187, 188), $866,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
$55,000,000 is for university-based centers for homeland security as 
authorized by section 308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 188(b)(2)); and of which $70,000,000 is provided for the 
centralized Federal technology clearinghouse as authorized by section 
313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193): Provided, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $20,000,000 shall be available for 
the construction of the National Biodefense Analysis and 
Countermeasures Center: Provided further, That the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall work with the Coast Guard Research and 
Development Center regarding research priorities for the Coast Guard: 
Provided further, That there may be credited to and used for the 
purposes of this appropriation funds received from State and local 
governments, other public authorities, private sources, and foreign 
countries, for expenses incurred for research, development, testing, 
and evaluation.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 602. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ``Working Capital 
Fund'' shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security, as 
authorized by sections 503 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 313 and 557), for expenses and equipment necessary for 
maintenance and operations of such administrative services as the 
Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously as central 
services: Provided, That such fund shall hereafter be known as the 
``Department of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund''.
    Sec. 603. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ``Bequests and 
Gifts'' account shall be available to the Department of Homeland 
Security, as authorized by sections 503 and 1517 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313 and 557), for the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to accept, hold, administer and utilize gifts and 
bequests, including property, to facilitate the work of the Department 
of Homeland Security: Provided, That such fund shall hereafter be known 
as ``Department of Homeland Security, Gifts and Donations'': Provided 
further, That any gift or bequest is to be used in accordance with the 
terms of that gift or bequest to the greatest extent practicable.
    Sec. 604. No employee of the Department of Homeland Security may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency, bureau, or office funded by this 
Act to any other agency, bureau, or office of the Department for more 
than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office is 
fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and 
expenses of the employee for the period of assignment unless expressly 
so provided herein.
    Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to 
the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which: 
(1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or 
activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for 
which funds have been denied or restricted by Congress; or (4) proposes 
to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or 
Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming 
of funds.
    (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department 
of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through 
a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or 
activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved 
by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction 
in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects or activities, as approved by Congress; unless the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are 
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 
the current fiscal year to the Department of Homeland Security by this 
Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred 
between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 
percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer under this 
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsection 
(b) of this section and shall not be available for obligation unless 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
    Sec. 606. Of the funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available, not to exceed $100,000 may be used for official reception 
and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
Secretary.
    Sec. 607. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
414) during fiscal year 2004 until the date of enactment of an Act 
authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2004.
    Sec. 608. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is directed 
to establish an accrediting body that will include representatives from 
the Federal law enforcement community, as well as non-Federal 
accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training. The purpose 
of this body will be to establish standards for measuring and assessing 
the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training 
programs, facilities, and instructors.
    Sec. 609. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used for the production of customs 
declarations that do not inquire whether the passenger had been in the 
proximity of livestock.
    Sec. 610. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none of the funds 
made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for 
paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity 
or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
determination, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the 
enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
    Sec. 611. For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to allow--
            (1) the importation into the United States of any good, 
        ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured 
        by forced or indentured child labor, as determined under 
        section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); or
            (2) the release into the United States of any good, ware, 
        article, or merchandise on which there is in effect a detention 
        order under such section 307 on the basis that the good, ware, 
        article, or merchandise may have been mined, produced, or 
        manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.
    Sec. 612. Unless otherwise provided, funds may be used for purchase 
of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries, 
and for the hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 
section 1343 of title 31, United States Code: Provided, That purchase 
for police-type use of passenger vehicles may be made without regard to 
the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year.
    Sec. 613. Unless otherwise provided, funds may be used for uniforms 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current 
fiscal year.
    Sec. 614. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to adopt guidelines 
or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the 
Transportation Security Administration without cost building 
construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport 
sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to aviation security: 
Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply 
to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ``below-market'' rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost 
to the Transportation Security Administration for necessary security 
checkpoints.
    Sec. 615. (a) None of the funds provided by this or previous 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for testing (other than 
simulations), deployment, or implementation of the Computer Assisted 
Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II) that the Transportation 
Security Administration (TSA) plans to utilize to screen aviation 
passengers, until the General Accounting Office has reported to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives that--
            (1) a system of due process exists whereby aviation 
        passengers determined to pose a threat and either delayed or 
        prohibited from boarding their scheduled flights by the TSA may 
        appeal such decision and correct erroneous information 
        contained in CAPPS II;
            (2) the underlying error rate of the government and private 
        data bases that will be used both to establish identity and 
        assign a risk level to a passenger will not produce a large 
        number of false positives that will result in a significant 
        number of passengers being treated mistakenly or security 
        resources being diverted;
            (3) the TSA has stress-tested and demonstrated the efficacy 
        and accuracy of all search tools in CAPPS II and has 
        demonstrated that CAPPS II can make an accurate predictive 
        assessment of those passengers who may constitute a threat to 
        aviation;
            (4) the Secretary of Homeland Security has established an 
        internal oversight board to monitor the manner in which CAPPS 
        II is being developed and prepared;
            (5) the TSA has built in sufficient operational safeguards 
        to reduce the opportunities for abuse;
            (6) substantial security measures are in place to protect 
        CAPPS II from unauthorized access by hackers or other 
        intruders;
            (7) the TSA has adopted policies establishing effective 
        oversight of the use and operation of the system; and
            (8) there are no specific privacy concerns with the 
        technological architecture of the system.
    (b) The General Accounting Office shall submit the report required 
under paragraph (a) of this section no later than 60 days after the 
Secretary of Homeland Security has published in the Federal Register 
the Department's privacy notice for CAPPS II or no later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
    Sec. 616. Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) details the progress made in developing countermeasures 
        for commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missile systems, 
        including cost and time schedules for developing and deploying 
        such countermeasures; and
            (2) in classified form and in conjunction with airports in 
        category X and category one, an assessment of the vulnerability 
        of such airports from the threat of shoulder-fired missile 
        systems and the interim measures being taken to address the 
        threat.
    Sec. 617. Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a classified report to Congress on the security 
costs incurred by State and local government law enforcement personnel 
in each State in complying with requests and requirements of the United 
States Secret Service to provide protective services and transportation 
for foreign and domestic officials.
    Sec. 618. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the procurement 
of any articles, materials, or supplies in contravention of the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
    Sec. 619. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report in 
unclassified form to Congress on the Homeland Security Advisory System, 
which shall include--
            (1) an assessment of how the system is fulfilling its 
        missions to--
                    (A) provide a national framework for Federal, 
                State, and local governments, private industry and the 
                public to gauge threat levels;
                    (B) establish the integration of factors for 
                assignment of threat conditions;
                    (C) unify the system of public announcements, 
                allowing government officials and citizens to 
                communicate the nature and degree of terrorist threats; 
                and
                    (D) provide a tool for combating terrorism by 
                deterring terrorist activity, notifying law enforcement 
                and State and local government officials of threats, 
                informing the public about government preparations, and 
                providing such officials and the public with 
                information necessary to respond to the threat;
            (2) the average daily cost of elevating the Homeland 
        Security Advisory System by 1 threat level;
            (3) an evaluation by the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Homeland Security of the responses to each of the 
        suggested protective measures to be taken at each threat level; 
        and
            (4) a review of efforts taken by the Department of Homeland 
        Security to refine the Homeland Security Advisory System, and 
        the progress of tailoring the system so that threat alerts are 
        issued on a regional basis rather than nationally.
    Sec. 620. (a) Congress finds that--
            (1) emergency responders are the first line of defense in 
        protecting our Nation against terrorist attacks;
            (2) the Department of Homeland Security uses population as 
        a factor when allocating grant funding to States and local 
        governments for emergency responders;
            (3) population plays an important role in both formula and 
        discretionary grants, which are administered by the Department 
        of Homeland Security;
            (4) the number of people in a city or State often differs 
        from estimates by the Census Bureau;
            (5) large groups of tourists regularly visit many American 
        cities and States, but are not included in the resident 
        population of these cities and States; and
            (6) the monetary needs of emergency responders are directly 
        related to the amount of people they are responsible to 
        protect.
    (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security should take into account tourist population as a factor when 
determining resource needs and potential vulnerabilities for the 
purpose of allocating funds for discretionary and formula grants.
    Sec. 621. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response 
shall--
            (1) review the damage survey reports and project worksheets 
        relating to the damages and costs incurred by the University of 
        North Dakota as a result of the April 1997 flooding in North 
        Dakota, which is classified by Emergency Preparedness and 
        Response as DR-1174-ND; and
            (2) submit a report on the efforts of the Directorate of 
        Emergency Preparedness and Response to resolve any outstanding 
        claims by the University of North Dakota relating to the 
        reports described in paragraph (1) to the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.
    Sec. 622. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Attorney General, shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the feasibility of providing access to State and 
local law enforcement agencies to the database of the Department of 
State on potential terrorists known as the ``Tipoff'' database, 
including the process by which classified information shall be secured 
from unauthorized disclosure.
    Sec. 623. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives on the status of the 
Department's efforts to--
            (1) complete an inventory of the Department's entire 
        information technology infrastructure;
            (2) devise and deploy a secure comprehensive enterprise 
        architecture that--
                    (A) promotes interoperability of homeland security 
                information systems, including communications systems, 
                for agencies within and outside the Department;
                    (B) avoids unnecessary duplication; and
                    (C) aids rapid and appropriate information 
                exchange, retrieval, and collaboration at all levels of 
                government;
            (3) consolidate multiple overlapping and inconsistent 
        terrorist watch lists, reconcile different policies and 
        procedures governing whether and how terrorist watch list data 
        are shared with other agencies and organizations, and resolve 
        fundamental differences in the design of the systems that house 
        the watch lists so as to achieve consistency and expeditious 
        access to accurate, complete, and current information;
            (4) ensure that the Department's enterprise architecture 
        and the information systems leveraged, developed, managed, and 
        acquired under such enterprise architecture are capable of 
        rapid deployment, limit data access only to authorized users in 
        a highly secure environment, and are capable of continuous 
        system upgrades to benefit from advances in technology while 
        preserving the integrity of stored data; and
            (5) align common information technology investments within 
        the Department and between the Department and other Federal, 
        State, and local agencies responsible for homeland security to 
        minimize inconsistent and duplicate acquisitions and 
        expenditures.
    Sec. 624. No funds in this Act shall be available for any contract 
entered into after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department 
of Homeland Security with--
            (1) an inverted domestic corporation (as defined in section 
        835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 6 
        U.S.C. 395)),
            (2) any corporation which completed a plan (or series of 
        transactions) described in such section before, on, or after 
        the date of enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
        (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 395), or
            (3) any subsidiary of a corporation described in paragraph 
        (1) or (2).
    Sec. 625. It is the sense of the Senate that the Department of 
Homeland Security's Undersecretary for Science and Technology should 
take all appropriate steps to ensure the active participation of 
historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, 
Hispanic-serving institutions, and Alaskan Native serving institutions 
in Department sponsored university research.
    Sec. 626. (a) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan 
for enhancements of the operations of the Information Analysis and 
Infrastructure Protection Directorate in order to--
            (1) meet the personnel requirements of the Directorate;
            (2) improve communications between the Directorate and the 
        intelligence community; and
            (3) improve coordination between the Directorate and State 
        and local counterterrorism and law enforcement officials.
    (b) In addition to the matters specified in subsection (a), the 
plan shall include a description of the current assets and capabilities 
of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate, 
a strategy for the Directorate for the coordination and dissemination 
of intelligence and other information, and a schedule for the 
implementation of the plan required under subsection (a).
    Sec. 627. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a review and report to 
Congress on all of the data-mining programs relating to law enforcement 
and terrorism currently under development and in use in the Department 
of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 628. When establishing priorities for firefighting vehicles in 
the Firefighter Assistance Grants program, the Secretary shall take 
into consideration the unique geographical needs of individual fire 
departments.
    Sec. 629. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a study and 
submit a report with recommendations to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate regarding the status of the air traffic control 
communications voids and gaps in tethered aerostat coverage around the 
United States, such as those existing in the central Gulf of Mexico.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2004''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2555

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