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115th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-19
 
         A REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2017

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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 A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
      AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

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                                           The White House,
                                    Washington, DC, March 16, 2017.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed appropriations request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The 
request includes an additional $30 billion for the Department 
of Defense (DOD) to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces and 
accelerate the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria (ISIS), and an additional $3 billion for the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS) for urgent border protection 
activities.
    This appropriations request would provide $24.9 billion in 
the DOD base budget for urgent warfighting readiness needs and 
to begin a sustained effort to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces. 
The request seeks to address critical budget shortfalls in 
personnel, training, maintenance, equipment, munitions, 
modernization, and infrastructure investment. It represents a 
critical first step in investing in a larger, more ready, and 
more capable military force.
    The request also includes $5.1 billion in the Overseas 
Contingency Operations budget for DOD to accelerate the 
campaign to defeat ISIS and support Operation Freedom's 
Sentinel in Afghanistan. This request would enable DOD to 
pursue a comprehensive strategy to end the threat ISIS poses to 
the United States.
    In addition, this appropriations request would provide an 
additional $3 billion for DHS implementation of my executive 
orders on border security and immigration enforcement. The 
request would fund efforts to plan, design, and construct a 
physical wall along the southern border, and make other 
critical investments in tactical border infrastructure and 
technology. The request also proposes funding to increase 
immigration detention capacity, which is necessary to ensure 
the removal of illegal aliens from the United States. Finally, 
the request funds new recruiting capacity at DHS so that it may 
hire additional immigration law enforcement officers and 
agents.
    In conjunction with this request, I recommend that the 
Congress enact non-defense discretionary reductions of $18 
billion in FY 2017, which would fully offset the amounts 
proposed for DHS and would offset half of the amounts proposed 
for DOD.
    The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.
                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

               [Estimate No. 1, 115th Cong., 1st Session]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                    Washington, DC, March 14, 2017.
The President,
The White House.
    Dear Mr. President: Submitted for your consideration is a 
request for additional appropriations to address the urgent 
needs of the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security 
(DHS) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. An additional $24.9 billion is 
included to address immediate warfighting readiness needs at 
DOD. An additional $5.1 billion, to be designated for Overseas 
Contingency Operations (OCO), is included for DOD to accelerate 
the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
(ISIS) and continue support for Operation Freedom's Sentinel 
(OFS) in Afghanistan. An additional $3 billion is requested for 
DHS to address urgent border protection activities. This 
request for additional appropriations reflects the 
Administration's commitment to strengthen our national security 
by rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces and protecting our borders.
    As the following chart illustrates, together with a 
recommended reduction of $18 billion in non-defense 
discretionary amounts in FY 2017, total funding would increase 
by $15 billion.

                                         (FY 2017, amounts in billions)
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                                                                    Current Law       Request        $ Change
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Defense Base....................................................            $551            $576            +$25
Defense OCO.....................................................             $65             $70             +$5
Nondefense......................................................            $519            $504            -$15
    DHS request.................................................  ..............  ..............             +$3
    Recommended Reductions......................................  ..............  ..............            -$18
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        Total Change............................................  ..............  ..............            +$15
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    The additional amounts requested for the DOD base budget 
would provide funding for urgent warfighting readiness needs 
that are necessary to begin a sustained effort to rebuild the 
U.S. Armed Forces. The appropriations request seeks to address 
critical budget shortfalls in personnel, training, maintenance, 
equipment, munitions, modernization, and infrastructure 
investment. The request is a first step in investing in a 
larger, more ready, and more capable force.
    The amounts requested for DOD to accelerate the campaign to 
defeat ISIS and support OFS in Afghanistan are designated as 
OCO pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. This 
request would enable DOD to support a comprehensive, whole-of-
Government strategy to stop ISIS from posing a threat to the 
United States by funding critical efforts to strike ISIS 
targets, support our partners fighting on the ground, disrupt 
ISIS's external operations, and cut off its flows of financing. 
The request also supports ongoing U.S. efforts through OFS to 
prevent threats to the U.S. homeland, our allies, and interests 
abroad from ISIS, al Qaeda, and their affiliated or associated 
groups. These investments also complement additional U.S. 
support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces 
requested on November 10, 2016.
    The amounts requested for DHS support implementation of 
your Executive Orders on border security and immigration 
enforcement. Funds requested for U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) would support high priority tactical 
infrastructure and border security technology investments, 
including efforts to plan, design, and construct a physical 
wall along the southern border. The request also includes 
funding for DHS components to begin building the administrative 
capacity necessary to recruit, hire, train, and equip an 
additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 10,000 Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents, as you 
directed. Further, the request proposes funding to increase 
daily immigration detention capacity to 45,700 detention beds 
by the end of FY 2017. This additional detention capacity is 
necessary to implement your policies for removing illegal 
aliens from the United States by enhancing interior enforcement 
efforts and ending ``catch and release'' for those apprehended 
at the border. Funding proposed for DHS would also be used to 
establish a real-time border and immigration data integration 
system within the Office of Immigration Statistics, and for 
other new border and immigration analyses.
    The enclosed materials summarize the proposed amendments to 
the FY 2017 Budget and requested supplemental appropriations, 
as well as new legal authorities that the Administration 
requires to implement these programs.
    The major categories of funding--broken out by agency--are 
highlighted below:
Department of Defense
           $977 million for military personnel costs, 
        which supports the pay and allowances associated with 
        higher military end-strength levels and the increase to 
        a 2.1 percent military pay raise in 2017, funding for 
        denied healthcare reforms, and adjustments based on 
        execution.
           $7.2 billion for operations and maintenance 
        to address urgent readiness shortfalls across the joint 
        force, including by funding additional training and 
        facility investment and supporting critical weapons 
        systems. These funds will also improve cyber and 
        intelligence capabilities.
           $13.5 billion for procurement and 
        modernization, including additional Army Apache and 
        Blackhawk helicopters, F-35 and F/A-18 fighter 
        aircraft, tactical missiles, unmanned aircraft systems, 
        and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors, 
        and the DDG-51 destroyer that the Congress partially 
        funded in FY 2016.
           $2.1 billion to accelerate priority research 
        and development efforts, including ballistic missile 
        and air defense, missile defeat, unmanned aircraft 
        systems, next generation fighter aircraft, electronic 
        warfare, anti-ship and land attack missiles, cyber 
        operations technology, and targeting and strike support 
        for special operations forces.
           $962 million for the costs of increased 
        supply stocks and critical facility repair and a 
        technical correction to transfer funds from the 
        Operation and Maintenance, Navy account to the Navy's 
        revolving funds account to support national defense 
        sealift vessels and the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
           $236 million for military construction to 
        complete previously authorized but unfinished projects, 
        such as a weapons storage facility, and for planning 
        and design for critical future projects.
Department of Defense--OCO
           $1.4 billion to support urgent operational 
        needs associated with the acceleration of Operation 
        Inherent Resolve, DOD's campaign to defeat ISIS. The 
        request includes funding for force protection, 
        precision-guided munitions, intelligence collection, 
        targeting and surveillance, defensive weapons systems, 
        and countermeasures against ISIS's lethal drone 
        program.
           $2 billion for a flexible fund that would 
        enable DOD to allocate resources in support of the new 
        counter-ISIS strategy to maximize the impact of U.S. 
        counterterrorism activities and operations.
           $626 million for a new Counter-ISIS Train 
        and Equip Fund, which consolidates DOD's counter-ISIS-
        related train and equip efforts. The request increases 
        funding for assistance to partners in Iraq and Syria, 
        while also providing the authority for DOD to work with 
        forces fighting ISIS in areas outside Iraq and Syria. 
        The enclosures accompanying this memorandum include 
        proposed legislative language for this fund.
           $1.1 billion for ongoing U.S. operations in 
        Afghanistan and support to global counterterrorism 
        activities, including resources and equipment to better 
        enable and protect our service members in their fight 
        against terrorist groups such as the Taliban, al Qaeda, 
        its affiliates, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
        Khorasan. The request also includes planning and design 
        of construction projects in support of Detention 
        Operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Department of Homeland Security
           $11 million for the Office of the Secretary 
        and Executive Management Operations and Support to 
        establish a real-time data integration system that 
        would support immigration enforcement operations, 
        benefits adjudication, policy analysis, accurate data 
        reporting, and for other border and immigration 
        modeling analyses.
           $286 million for CBP Operations and Support, 
        including $95 million to support border surge 
        operations, $65 million to build hiring capacity to 
        recruit and onboard 5,000 Border Patrol agents, $18 
        million for project management, oversight, and support 
        for the border wall, $43 million to enhance situational 
        awareness at the border, and $64 million for other 
        technology, equipment, and infrastructure investments 
        that directly contribute to the effectiveness of border 
        security operations.
           $1.4 billion for CBP Procurement, 
        Construction, and Improvements, including $999 million 
        for planning, design, and construction of the first 
        installment of the border wall, $179 million for access 
        roads, gates, and other tactical infrastructure 
        projects, and $200 million for border security 
        technology deployments.
           $1.2 billion for ICE Operations and Support, 
        including $1.15 billion to pay for detention, 
        transportation, and removal of illegal aliens, and for 
        alternatives to detention; $76 million to build hiring 
        capacity to recruit and onboard 10,000 ICE agents and 
        officers; $5 million for homeland security 
        investigations intelligence activities; and $5 million 
        to support the expansion of the Section 287(g) Program.
           $25 million for Federal Law Enforcement 
        Training Center Operations and Support for the hiring 
        and training of instructors to support law enforcement 
        officer hiring and training within CBP and ICE.
           $63 million for Federal Law Enforcement 
        Training Center Procurement, Construction, and 
        Improvements for infrastructure investments, including 
        modular dormitory and classroom buildings, which would 
        support law enforcement officer hiring and training at 
        CBP and ICE.
Recommendation
    I have reviewed this request and agree that it is necessary 
at this time. Without additional appropriations, our national 
security is at risk. This request includes critical resources 
for rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces, defeating ISIS, and 
protecting our borders.
    Therefore, I join the heads of the affected departments in 
recommending you transmit the proposals to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                             Mick Mulvaney.
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.
                     FY 2017 Appropriations Request


                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS


                       Operation and Maintenance


      COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

                   (OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 333
FY 2017 Pending Request: $0
Proposed Amendment: $1,506,400,000
Revised Request: $1,506,400,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above bureau, 
just after the Bodoni dash and immediately before the heading 
``Procurement'', insert the above new heading, the new 
subheading, the following new language, and a new Bodoni dash:)
    For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and 
Equip Fund'', $1,506,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018:
    Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; 
logistics support, supplies and services; stipends; 
infrastructure repair and renovation; construction of training 
facilities; small-scale construction of temporary facilities 
necessary to meet urgent operational or force protection 
requirements; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, 
irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or 
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 
groups:
    Provided further, That these funds may be used, in such 
amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance 
the border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas, 
including Jordan and Lebanon, resulting from actions of the 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria:
    Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide assistance only for 
activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a 
security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria, and following written notification to the congressional 
defense committees of such designation:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 
forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are 
appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 
elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 
associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 
commitments from such elements to promote respect for human 
rights and the rule of law:
    Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance 
under this heading is in addition to any other authority to 
provide assistance to foreign nations:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation 
account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the details of any such obligation:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept 
and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from 
foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other 
entities to carry out assistance authorized under this heading:
    Provided further, That contributions of funds for the 
purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other 
entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 
expended, and used for such purposes:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a 
provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and 
support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary 
determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, 
delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a 
notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committees on 
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives:
    Provided further, That the United States may accept 
equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or 
under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, 
that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or 
groups participating or preparing to participate in activities 
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by 
such forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as 
stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification 
to the congressional defense committees:
    Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train 
and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to 
security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no 
longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and 
upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, 
including, but not limited to, the number of individuals 
trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment 
provided to each group or individual, the area of operations 
for each group, and the contributions of other countries, 
groups, or individuals:
    Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    This amendment formally consolidates and increases the 
funding requests for the Iraq Train and Equip Fund (ITEF) and 
the Syria Train and Equip Fund (STEF), creating a new 
appropriation to provide $1,506.4 million to support the 
military and other security forces of or associated with the 
Government of Iraq's and the vetted Syrian opposition forces' 
operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Appropriated funds and cash contributions from foreign 
countries, international organizations, and individuals are 
deposited into this account for the Department of Defense to 
provide assistance, including training, equipment, logistics 
support, supplies and services, stipends, facility and 
infrastructure repair and renovation, and sustainment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 517
FY 2017 Pending Request: $136,451,000
Proposed Amendment: $11,304,000
Revised Request: $147,755,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'', 
$11,304,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
necessary expenses of the Office of Immigration Statistics, 
including border and immigration modeling analysis.
    This amendment would increase by $11.3 million the amount 
for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management 
Operations and Support account to establish and support a real-
time data integration system in the Office of Immigration 
Statistics, and to fund new border and immigration modeling 
analysis.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $11.3 million as a result of this amendment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 523
 FY 2017 Pending Request: $11,333,352,000
Proposed Amendment: $286,001,000
Revised Request: $11,619,353,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'', 
$286,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
necessary expenses for enforcement of laws related to border 
security, immigration, and customs.
    This amendment would increase by $286 million the total 
funding provided in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Operations and Support account to support the requirements of 
the President's January 25, 2017, border security improvements 
Executive Order. This amendment is necessary to ensure adequate 
funding for planning, operation, and support of high priority 
tactical infrastructure and border security technology 
investments, including designing and constructing a wall and 
other physical barriers on the southern border of the United 
States; and to recruit, hire, train, and equip an additional 
5,000 Border Patrol Agents.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $286 million as a result of this amendment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 527
FY 2017 Pending Request: $323,390,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,377,483,000
Revised Request: $1,700,873,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Construction, 
and Improvements'', $1,377,483,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for procurement, 
construction, and improvements required for the operational 
control of United States borders, including design and 
construction of a wall and other physical barriers on the 
southern border of the United States.
    This amendment would increase by $1.7 billion the amount 
for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements account to support the 
requirements of the President's January 25, 2017, border 
security improvements Executive Order. This amendment is 
necessary to ensure adequate funding for acquisition of high 
priority tactical infrastructure and border security technology 
investments, including designing and constructing a wall and 
other physical barriers on the southern border of the United 
States.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $1.4 billion as a result of this amendment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 532-533
FY 2017 Pending Request: $5,855,023,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,237,212,000
Revised Request: $7,092,235,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'' 
$1,237,212,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and 
customs laws, detention and removals and investigations.
    This amendment would increase by $1.2 billion the amount 
for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operations 
and Support account to support the requirements of the 
President's January 25, 2017, border and interior enforcement 
Executive Orders and higher than anticipated border 
apprehensions beginning in the late Summer of 2016. This 
amendment is necessary to ensure adequate funding for the 
detention and removal of illegal aliens, alternatives to 
detention where appropriate, the building of hiring capacity to 
begin the hiring of 10,000 ICE law enforcement officers and 
additional support staff, and expansion of the Section 287(g) 
Program.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $1.2 billion as a result of this amendment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 570
FY 2017 Pending Request: $242,518,000
Proposed Amendment: $25,000,000
Revised Request: $267,518,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'', 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center.
    This amendment would increase by $25 million the amount for 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Operations and 
Support account to support the requirements of the President's 
January 25, 2017, border and interior enforcement Executive 
Orders. This amendment is necessary to ensure adequate funding 
for the hiring and training of basic training instructors for 
new FY 2018 law enforcement officers within Customs and Border 
Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $25 million as a result of this amendment.
                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 571
FY 2017 Pending Request: $0
Proposed Amendment: $63,000,000
Revised Request: $63,000,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
    For an additional amount for ``Procurement Construction and 
Improvements'', $63,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center.
    This amendment would increase by $63 million the amount for 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements account to support the 
requirements of the President's January 25, 2017, border and 
interior enforcement Executive Orders. This amendment is 
necessary to ensure adequate classroom, dorm, and office space 
in support of the training of new FY 2018 law enforcement 
officers within Customs and Border Protection and Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement.
    The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget 
would increase by $63 million as a result of this amendment.

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