[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1535-H1552]
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        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to take from the Speaker's table the 
bill (H.R. 240) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Denham). The Clerk will report the 
Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:
  Senate amendment:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:

     the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of 
     Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2015, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
     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, $132,573,000:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That all official 
     costs associated with the use of government aircraft by 
     Department of Homeland Security personnel to support official 
     travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be 
     paid from amounts made available for the Immediate Office of 
     the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
     a comprehensive plan for implementation of the biometric 
     entry and exit data system required under section 7208 of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 
     U.S.C. 1365b), including the estimated costs for 
     implementation.

              Office of the Under Secretary for Management

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), 
     $187,503,000, of which not to exceed $2,250 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
     $4,493,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     solely for the alteration and improvement of facilities, 
     tenant improvements, and relocation costs to consolidate 
     Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue 
     Complex; and $6,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, for the Human Resources Information 
     Technology program:  Provided further, That the Under 
     Secretary for Management shall include in the President's 
     budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a 
     Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, which shall include 
     the information required under the heading ``Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Management'' under title I of division D 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-
     74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report not 
     later than 45 days after the completion of each quarter.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $52,020,000:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, at the time the President's budget proposal 
     for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) 
     of title

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     31, United States Code, the Future Years Homeland Security 
     Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107-296 
     (6 U.S.C. 454).

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-
     wide technology investments, $288,122,000; of which 
     $99,028,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; and 
     of which $189,094,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, shall be available for development and acquisition 
     of information technology equipment, software, services, and 
     related activities for the Department of Homeland Security.

                        Analysis and Operations

       For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and 
     operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 
     $255,804,000; of which not to exceed $3,825 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and of which 
     $102,479,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $118,617,000; of which not to exceed 
     $300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational 
     expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended 
     at the direction of the Inspector General.

                                TITLE II

               SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

              United States Customs and Border Protection

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to 
     border security, immigration, customs, agricultural 
     inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
     animal imports, and transportation of unaccompanied minor 
     aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for 
     replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with 
     individuals for personal services abroad; $8,459,657,000; of 
     which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the 
     collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 
     9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
     9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, 
     solely for the purpose of hiring, training, and equipping 
     United States Customs and Border Protection officers at ports 
     of entry; of which not to exceed $34,425 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; of which such 
     sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, 
     except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of 
     which not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment 
     for rental space in connection with preclearance operations; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of 
     compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under 
     the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security:  
     Provided, That for fiscal year 2015, the overtime limitation 
     prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 
     (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act shall be available to compensate any employee of 
     United States Customs and Border Protection for overtime, 
     from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such 
     limitation, except in individual cases determined by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
     Secretary, to be necessary for national security purposes, to 
     prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigration 
     emergencies:  Provided further, That the Border Patrol shall 
     maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 
     full-time equivalent agents protecting the borders of the 
     United States in the fiscal year.

                        automation modernization

       For necessary expenses for United States Customs and Border 
     Protection for operation and improvement of automated 
     systems, including salaries and expenses, $808,169,000; of 
     which $446,075,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2017; and of which not less than $140,970,000 shall be for 
     the development of the Automated Commercial Environment.

        border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology

       For expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, 
     and technology, $382,466,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017.

                       air and marine operations

       For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and 
     procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft 
     systems, the Air and Marine Operations Center, and other 
     related equipment of the air and marine program, including 
     salaries and expenses, operational training, and mission-
     related travel, the operations of which include the 
     following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the 
     provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in 
     the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the 
     Department of Homeland Security; and, at the discretion of 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of 
     assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law 
     enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; $750,469,000; 
     of which $299,800,000 shall be available for salaries and 
     expenses; and of which $450,669,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That no aircraft or 
     other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft that 
     are one of a kind and have been identified as excess to 
     United States Customs and Border Protection requirements and 
     aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be 
     transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 
     office outside of the Department of Homeland Security during 
     fiscal year 2015 without prior notice to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives:  Provided further, That funding made 
     available under this heading shall be available for customs 
     expenses when necessary to maintain or to temporarily 
     increase operations in Puerto Rico:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5-year strategic 
     plan for the air and marine program required under the 
     heading ``Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, and 
     Maintenance'' in Public Law 112-74.

                 construction and facilities management

       For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, 
     renovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain 
     buildings, facilities, and related infrastructure necessary 
     for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 
     to customs, immigration, and border security, $288,821,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019.

           United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and 
     customs laws, detention and removals, and investigations, 
     including intellectual property rights and overseas vetted 
     units operations; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 
     (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
     $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for conducting special operations 
     under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 
     U.S.C. 2081); of which not to exceed $11,475 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; of which not 
     to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
     informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not less than 
     $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the 
     child pornography tipline and activities to counter child 
     exploitation; of which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used 
     to facilitate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); of 
     which not to exceed $40,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and 
     lease hold improvements at owned and leased facilities; and 
     of which not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund 
     or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
     with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
     aliens unlawfully present in the United States:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds made available under this heading 
     shall be available to compensate any employee for overtime in 
     an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except that the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
     Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national 
     security purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies:  
     Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
     $15,770,000 shall be for activities to enforce laws against 
     forced child labor, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That of 
     the total amount available, not less than $1,600,000,000 
     shall be available to identify aliens convicted of a crime 
     who may be deportable, and to remove them from the United 
     States once they are judged deportable:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize the 
     identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by 
     the severity of that crime:  Provided further, That funding 
     made available under this heading shall maintain a level of 
     not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 
     2015:  Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
     not less than $3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, 
     and removal operations, including transportation of 
     unaccompanied minor aliens:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided for Custody Operations in the previous 
     proviso, $45,000,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2019:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided for the Visa Security Program and international 
     investigations, $43,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of 
     intellectual property rights violations, including operation 
     of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination 
     Center:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
     under this heading may be used to continue a delegation of 
     law enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the 
     Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines 
     that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of 
     authority have been materially violated:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided under this heading may be 
     used to continue any contract for the provision of detention 
     services if the two most recent overall performance 
     evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than 
     ``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any subsequent 
     performance evaluation system:  Provided further, That 
     nothing under this heading shall prevent United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement from exercising those 
     authorities provided under immigration laws (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to 
     aliens convicted

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     of a crime:  Provided further, That without regard to the 
     limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this 
     Act, the Secretary may propose to reprogram and transfer 
     funds within and into this appropriation necessary to ensure 
     the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.

                        automation modernization

       For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement 
     automated systems, $26,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017.

                 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 (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
     $5,639,095,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; 
     of which not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception 
     and representation expenses:  Provided, That any award to 
     deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, 
     the airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, 
     lobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, 
     high injury rates, airport readiness, and increased cost 
     effectiveness:  Provided further, That security service fees 
     authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
     collections and shall be available only for aviation 
     security:  Provided further, That the sum appropriated under 
     this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
     dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are 
     received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
     not more than $3,574,095,000:  Provided further, That the 
     fees deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2013 and 
     sequestered pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), 
     that are currently unavailable for obligation, are hereby 
     permanently cancelled:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United States 
     Code, for fiscal year 2015, any funds in the Aviation 
     Security Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of 
     title 49, United States Code, may be used for the procurement 
     and installation of explosives detection systems or for the 
     issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose of 
     funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such title: 
      Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, mobile explosives detection equipment purchased and 
     deployed using funds made available under this heading may be 
     moved and redeployed to meet evolving passenger and baggage 
     screening security priorities at airports:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
     for any recruiting or hiring of personnel into the 
     Transportation Security Administration that would cause the 
     agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-time 
     equivalent screeners:  Provided further, That the preceding 
     proviso shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time 
     employees:  Provided further, That not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
     the Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a detailed report on--
       (1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and 
     resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated 
     passenger screening technologies for the most effective 
     security of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible 
     operating and acquisition costs, including projected funding 
     levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until 
     project completion, whichever is earlier;
       (2) how the Transportation Security Administration is 
     deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener 
     workforce in the most cost effective manner; and
       (3) labor savings from the deployment of improved 
     technologies for passenger and baggage screening and how 
     those savings are being used to offset security costs or 
     reinvested to address security vulnerabilities:

       Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the 
     Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, a semiannual report 
     updating information on a strategy to increase the number of 
     air passengers eligible for expedited screening, including:
       (1) specific benchmarks and performance measures to 
     increase participation in Pre-Check by air carriers, 
     airports, and passengers;
       (2) options to facilitate direct application for enrollment 
     in Pre-Check through the Transportation Security 
     Administration's Web site, airports, and other enrollment 
     locations;
       (3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers for 
     expedited screening;
       (4) inclusion of populations already vetted by the 
     Transportation Security Administration and other trusted 
     populations as eligible for expedited screening;
       (5) resource implications of expedited passenger screening 
     resulting from the use of risk-based security methods; and
       (6) the total number and percentage of passengers using 
     Pre-Check lanes who:
       (A) have enrolled in Pre-Check since Transportation 
     Security Administration enrollment centers were established;
       (B) enrolled using the Transportation Security 
     Administration's Pre-Check application Web site;
       (C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a participating 
     airline;
       (D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their enrollment in a 
     Trusted Traveler program of United States Customs and Border 
     Protection;
       (E) were selectively identified to participate in expedited 
     screening through the use of Managed Inclusion in fiscal year 
     2014; and
       (F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check categories:

       Provided further, That Members of the United States House 
     of Representatives and United States Senate, including the 
     leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, 
     including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, 
     and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland 
     Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney 
     General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States 
     Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the 
     President, including the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and 
     baggage screening.

                    surface transportation security

       For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
     Administration related to surface transportation security 
     activities, $123,749,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016.

                        intelligence and vetting

       For necessary expenses for the development and 
     implementation of intelligence and vetting activities, 
     $219,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                    transportation security support

       For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
     Administration related to transportation security support 
     pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act 
     (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
     $917,226,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) a report providing evidence demonstrating that 
     behavioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who 
     may pose a threat to aviation security and the plans that 
     will be put into place to collect additional performance 
     data; and
       (2) a report addressing each of the recommendations 
     outlined in the report entitled ``TSA Needs Additional 
     Information Before Procuring Next-Generation Systems'', 
     published by the Government Accountability Office on March 
     31, 2014, and describing the steps the Transportation 
     Security Administration is taking to implement acquisition 
     best practices, increase industry engagement, and improve 
     transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs:

       Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 
     Headquarters Administration until the submission of the 
     reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding 
     proviso.

                              Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or 
     lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which 
     shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small 
     boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit 
     cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life 
     replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase 
     or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and 
     activities; minor shore construction projects not exceeding 
     $1,000,000 in total cost on any location; payments pursuant 
     to section 156 of Public Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 
     Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; $7,043,318,000, of 
     which $553,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities, 
     of which $213,000,000 is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be available 
     only if the President subsequently so designates all such 
     amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress; of 
     which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
     2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $15,300 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
     for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under section 
     12114 of title 46, United States Code, except to the extent 
     fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That to the extent fees are 
     insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel 
     documentation under such section 12114, and there is a 
     backlog of recreational vessel applications, then personnel 
     performing non-recreational vessel documentation functions 
     under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United States 
     Code, may perform documentation under section 12114:  
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, $85,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 
     Coast Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years 
     capital investment plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 
     as specified under the heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
     Construction, and Improvements'' of this Act, is submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism may be allocated by 
     program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 
     of this Act:  Provided further, That, without regard to the 
     limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this 
     Act, after June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to 
     or from Military Pay and Allowances in accordance with 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 503.

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                environmental compliance and restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental 
     compliance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $13,197,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.

                            reserve training

       For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the Coast 
     Guard reserve program; personnel and training costs; and 
     equipment and services; $114,572,000.

              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; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; 
     $1,225,223,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 
     the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
     of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts shall 
     be available until September 30, 2019 (except as subsequently 
     specified): $6,000,000 for military family housing; 
     $824,347,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
     or improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; 
     $180,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
     or improve aircraft or increase aviation capability; 
     $59,300,000 for other acquisition programs; $40,580,000 for 
     shore facilities and aids to navigation, including facilities 
     at Department of Defense installations used by the Coast 
     Guard; and $114,996,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2015, for personnel compensation and benefits and related 
     costs:  Provided, That the funds provided by this Act shall 
     be immediately available and allotted to contract for the 
     production of the eighth National Security Cutter 
     notwithstanding the availability of funds for post-production 
     costs:  Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, at the time the President's budget 
     proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that 
     identifies for each requested capital asset--
       (1) the proposed appropriations included in that budget;
       (2) the total estimated cost of completion, including and 
     clearly delineating the costs of associated major acquisition 
     systems infrastructure and transition to operations;
       (3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the 
     next 5 fiscal years or until acquisition program baseline or 
     project completion, whichever is earlier;
       (4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding 
     levels; and
       (5) a current acquisition program baseline for each capital 
     asset, as applicable, that--
       (A) includes the total acquisition cost of each asset, 
     subdivided by fiscal year and including a detailed 
     description of the purpose of the proposed funding levels for 
     each fiscal year, including for each fiscal year funds 
     requested for design, pre-acquisition activities, production, 
     structural modifications, missionization, post-delivery, and 
     transition to operations costs;
       (B) includes a detailed project schedule through 
     completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details--
       (i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; and
       (ii) major acquisition and project events, including 
     development of operational requirements, contracting actions, 
     design reviews, production, delivery, test and evaluation, 
     and transition to operations, including necessary training, 
     shore infrastructure, and logistics;
       (C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, performance 
     parameters, schedule, or estimated date of completion from 
     the original acquisition program baseline and the most recent 
     baseline approved by the Department of Homeland Security's 
     Acquisition Review Board, if applicable;
       (D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mission 
     requirements by defining existing capabilities of comparable 
     legacy assets, identifying known capability gaps between such 
     existing capabilities and stated mission requirements, and 
     explaining how the acquisition of each asset will address 
     such known capability gaps;
       (E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the date of 
     the estimate on which such costs are based, including all 
     associated costs of major acquisitions systems infrastructure 
     and transition to operations, delineated by purpose and 
     fiscal year for the projected service life of the asset;
       (F) includes the earned value management system summary 
     schedule performance index and cost performance index for 
     each asset, if applicable; and
       (G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning schedule 
     delineated by fiscal year for each existing legacy asset that 
     each asset is intended to replace or recapitalize:

       Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall ensure that amounts specified in the future-years 
     capital investment plan are consistent, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, with proposed appropriations necessary to 
     support the programs, projects, and activities of the Coast 
     Guard in the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 
     2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That any 
     inconsistencies between the capital investment plan and 
     proposed appropriations shall be identified and justified:  
     Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall not delay the submission of the 
     capital investment plan referred to by the preceding 
     provisos:  Provided further, That the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall have no more than a single 
     period of 10 consecutive business days to review the capital 
     investment plan prior to submission:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives one day after the capital investment plan is 
     submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives when such review is completed:  Provided 
     further, That subsections (a) and (b) of section 6402 of 
     Public Law 110-28 shall hereafter apply with respect to the 
     amounts made available under this heading.

              research, development, test, and evaluation

       For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, 
     development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, 
     rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
     equipment; as authorized by law; $17,892,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017, of which $500,000 shall 
     be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 
     out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)):  Provided, That there may 
     be credited to and used for the purposes of this 
     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.

                              retired pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
     purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
     Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career 
     status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-related 
     special compensation under the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and 
     their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $1,450,626,000, to remain available until expended.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
     including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-
     type use for replacement only; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; 
     hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates 
     as may be determined by the Director of the United States 
     Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 
     Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
     facilities on private or other property not in Government 
     ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform 
     protective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence 
     allowances to employees in cases in which a protective 
     assignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a 
     protectee requires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to 
     remain overnight at a post of duty; conduct of and 
     participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; 
     travel of United States Secret Service employees on 
     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; research and 
     development; grants to conduct behavioral research in support 
     of protective research and operations; and payment in advance 
     for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform 
     protective functions; $1,615,860,000; of which not to exceed 
     $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide 
     technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement 
     organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which 
     $2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of 
     investigations of missing and exploited children; of which 
     $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
     investigations of missing and exploited children and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016; and of which not 
     less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related to 
     training in electronic crimes investigations and forensics:  
     Provided, That $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     $4,500,000 for National Special Security Events shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate 
     funds in anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies 
     and entities, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for personnel receiving training sponsored by 
     the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total 
     obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed 
     total budgetary resources available under this heading at the 
     end of the fiscal year:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be available to 
     compensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount in 
     excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive that 
     amount as necessary for national security purposes:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the United 
     States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
     appropriations

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     Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of 
     a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security:  Provided further, That the Director of the United 
     States Secret Service may enter into an agreement to provide 
     such protection on a fully reimbursable basis:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the United 
     States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
     appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of 
     opening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or 
     location unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 days 
     in advance of such obligation:  Provided further, That not 
     later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, a report providing evidence that 
     the United States Secret Service has sufficiently reviewed 
     its professional standards of conduct; and has issued new 
     guidance and procedures for the conduct of employees when 
     engaged in overseas operations and protective missions, 
     consistent with the critical missions of, and the unique 
     position of public trust occupied by, the United States 
     Secret Service:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from 
     obligation for Headquarters, Management and Administration 
     until such report is submitted:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of section 503(b) of this Act, $15,000,000 or 10 
     percent, whichever is less, may be transferred between 
     Protection of Persons and Facilities and Domestic Field 
     Operations.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
     repair, alteration, and improvement of physical and 
     technological infrastructure, $49,935,000; of which 
     $5,380,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     shall be for acquisition, construction, improvement, and 
     maintenance of the James J. Rowley Training Center; and of 
     which $44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017, shall be for Information Integration and Technology 
     Transformation program execution.

                               TITLE III

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

              National Protection and Programs Directorate

                     management and administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for the National Protection and Programs 
     Directorate, support for operations, and information 
     technology, $61,651,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 
     shall be for official reception and representation expenses:  
     Provided further, That the President's budget proposal for 
     fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be detailed by office, 
     and by program, project, and activity level, for the National 
     Protection and Programs Directorate.

           infrastructure protection and information security

       For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and 
     information security programs and activities, as authorized 
     by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     121 et seq.), $1,188,679,000, of which $225,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     if, due to delays in contract actions, the National 
     Protection and Programs Directorate will not fully obligate 
     funds for Federal Network Security or for Network Security 
     Deployment program, project, and activities as provided in 
     the accompanying statement and section 548 of this Act, such 
     funds may be applied to Next Generation Networks program, 
     project, and activities, notwithstanding section 503 of this 
     Act.

                       federal protective service

       The revenues and collections of security fees credited to 
     this account shall be available until expended for necessary 
     expenses related to the protection of federally owned and 
     leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal 
     Protective Service:  Provided, That the Director of the 
     Federal Protective Service shall submit at the time the 
     President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted 
     pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to 
     personnel requirements based on a current threat assessment.

                office of biometric identity management

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity 
     Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence 
     Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), 
     $252,056,000:  Provided, That of the total amount made 
     available under this heading, $122,150,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

                        Office of Health Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
     $129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and 
     expenses and $86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations:  
     Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
     heading, $16,319,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical and 
     health planning and coordination, and workforce health 
     protection:  Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 
     shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, $934,396,000, including activities authorized by the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
     seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro Grande 
     Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 
     583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization 
     Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the National Dam Safety 
     Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-53), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency 
     Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 
     1394), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 
     (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood 
     Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89):  
     Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
     $35,180,000 shall be for the Urban Search and Rescue Response 
     System, of which none is available for Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency administrative costs:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     for capital improvements and other expenses related to 
     continuity of operations at the Mount Weather Emergency 
     Operations Center:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount made available, $3,400,000 shall be for the Office of 
     National Capital Region Coordination:  Provided further, That 
     of the total amount made available under this heading, not 
     less than $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for expenses related to modernization of automated 
     systems.

                        state and local programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     activities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as 
     follows:

       (1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security 
     Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which not less than $55,000,000 
     shall be for Operation Stonegarden:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for 
     fiscal year 2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 
     available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in 
     accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.
       (2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security 
     Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less than $13,000,000 shall 
     be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.
       (3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation 
     Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-
     the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, 
     and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
     Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 
     1163, and 1182), of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
     for Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road 
     Bus Security:  Provided, That such public transportation 
     security assistance shall be provided directly to public 
     transportation agencies.
       (4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in 
     accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.
       (5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations for 
     training, exercises, technical assistance, and other 
     programs, of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of 
     State, local, and tribal emergency response providers:

       Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), 
     applications for grants shall be made available to eligible 
     applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit 
     applications not later than 80 days after the grant 
     announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt 
     of an application:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision of law, a grantee 
     may not use more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made 
     available under this heading for expenses directly related to 
     administration of the grant:  Provided further, That for 
     grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of 
     communications towers is not considered construction of a 
     building or other physical facility:  Provided further, That 
     grantees shall provide reports on their use of funds, as 
     determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 509 of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to acquire 
     real property for the purpose of establishing or 
     appropriately extending the security buffer zones around 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency training facilities.

                     firefighter assistance grants

       For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
     $680,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     of which $340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $340,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2229a).

                emergency management performance grants

       For emergency management performance grants, as authorized 
     by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 
     et seq.), the

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     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
     $350,000,000.

              radiological emergency preparedness program

       The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, as 
     authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall 
     not be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by 
     the Department of Homeland Security necessary for its 
     radiological emergency preparedness program for the next 
     fiscal year:  Provided, That the methodology for assessment 
     and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall 
     reflect costs of providing such services, including 
     administrative costs of collecting such fees:  Provided 
     further, That fees received under this heading shall be 
     deposited in this account as offsetting collections and will 
     become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2015, 
     and remain available until expended.

                   united states fire administration

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fire 
     Administration and for other purposes, as authorized by the 
     Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
     2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     101 et seq.), $44,000,000.

                          disaster relief fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,033,464,494, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector 
     General for audits and investigations related to disasters:  
     Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     the following reports, including a specific description of 
     the methodology and the source data used in developing such 
     reports:
       (1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted 
     for the budget year at the time that the President's budget 
     proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:
       (A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over 
     from the prior fiscal year to the budget year;
       (B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over 
     from the budget year to the budget year plus 1;
       (C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic events 
     for the budget year;
       (D) the amount of obligations for the budget year for 
     catastrophic events delineated by event and by State;
       (E) the total amount that has been previously obligated or 
     will be required for catastrophic events delineated by event 
     and by State for all prior years, the current year, the 
     budget year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year plus 2, 
     and the budget year plus 3 and beyond;
       (F) the amount of previously obligated funds that will be 
     recovered for the budget year;
       (G) the amount that will be required for obligations for 
     emergencies, as described in section 102(1) of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5122(1)), major disasters, as described in section 
     102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management 
     assistance grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5187), surge activities, and disaster readiness and 
     support activities; and
       (H) the amount required for activities not covered under 
     section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(D)(iii); Public Law 99-177);
       (2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the 
     following for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not 
     later than the fifth day of each month, and shall be 
     published by the Administrator on the Agency's Web site not 
     later than the fifth day of each month:
       (A) a summary of the amount of appropriations made 
     available by source, the transfers executed, the previously 
     allocated funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations, 
     and obligations made;
       (B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated by 
     month, including--
       (i) the beginning and ending balances;
       (ii) the total obligations to include amounts obligated for 
     fire assistance, emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
     activities;
       (iii) the obligations for catastrophic events delineated by 
     event and by State; and
       (iv) the amount of previously obligated funds that are 
     recovered;
       (C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and expenditures 
     for catastrophic events delineated by event;
       (D) in addition, for a disaster declaration related to 
     Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the following categories of 
     spending: public assistance, individual assistance, 
     mitigation, administrative, operations, and any other 
     relevant category (including emergency measures and disaster 
     resources); and
       (E) the date on which funds appropriated will be exhausted:

       Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on 
     the Agency's Web site not later than 5 days after an award of 
     a public assistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the grant award:  Provided 
     further, That for any mission assignment or mission 
     assignment task order to another Federal department or agency 
     regarding a major disaster, not later than 5 days after the 
     issuance of the mission assignment or task order, the 
     Administrator shall publish on the Agency's website the 
     following: the name of the impacted State and the disaster 
     declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the 
     assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the 
     total cost estimate, and the amount obligated:  Provided 
     further, That not later than 10 days after the last day of 
     each month until the mission assignment or task order is 
     completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
     changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated:  
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $6,437,792,622 shall be for major disasters declared 
     pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided 
     further, That the amount in the preceding proviso is 
     designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program

       For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, 
     under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 
     100226, 100230, and 100246 of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
     Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 
     916), $100,000,000, and such additional sums as may be 
     provided by State and local governments or other political 
     subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 
     1360(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain 
     available until expended.

                     national flood insurance fund

       For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection 
     Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters 
     Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (subtitle A of title II of 
     division F of Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 916), and the 
     Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 
     Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), $179,294,000, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, and shall be derived from 
     offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); 
     which is available for salaries and expenses associated with 
     flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and 
     floodplain management and additional amounts for flood 
     mapping:  Provided, That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be 
     available for salaries and expenses associated with flood 
     mitigation and flood insurance operations and $155,535,000 
     shall be available for flood plain management and flood 
     mapping:  Provided further, That any additional fees 
     collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited 
     as an offsetting collection to this account, to be available 
     for flood plain management and flood mapping:  Provided 
     further, That in fiscal year 2015, no funds shall be 
     available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under 
     section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 4017) in excess of:
       (1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses;
       (2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
       (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
     borrowings; and
       (4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood 
     mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National 
     Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 
     notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):

       Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 
     102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance 
     Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood 
     Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as 
     available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
     Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 
     1366(e), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)):  
     Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
     exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation:  Provided 
     further, That $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 
     of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 
     (42 U.S.C. 4033).

                  national predisaster mitigation fund

       For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 
     203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                       emergency food and shelter

       To carry out the emergency food and shelter program 
     pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That total 
     administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the 
     total amount made available under this heading.

                                TITLE IV

             RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

           United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

       For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration 
     services, $124,435,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described 
     in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), 
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     a legal workforce:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds otherwise made available to United 
     States Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to 
     acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for 
     replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of 
     General Services does not provide vehicles for lease:  
     Provided further, That the Director of United States 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees 
     who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to 
     travel between the employees' residences and places of 
     employment.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, including materials and support costs of 
     Federal law enforcement basic training; the purchase of not 
     to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student athletic and 
     related activities; the conduct of and participation in 
     firearms matches and presentation of awards; public awareness 
     and enhancement of community support of law enforcement 
     training; room and board for student interns; a flat monthly 
     reimbursement to employees authorized to use personal mobile 
     phones for official duties; and services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; $230,497,000; of 
     which up to $54,154,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, for materials and support costs of 
     Federal law enforcement basic training; of which $300,000 
     shall remain available until expended to be distributed to 
     Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred 
     participating in training accreditation; and of which not to 
     exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided, That the Center is 
     authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 
     reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by 
     the Center, except that total 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 section 1202(a) of Public Law 107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 
     note), as amended under this heading in division F of Public 
     Law 113-76, is further amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2016'' and inserting ``December 31, 2017'':  Provided 
     further, That the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center shall schedule basic or advanced law 
     enforcement training, or both, at all four training 
     facilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center to ensure that such training facilities are 
     operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year:  
     Provided further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Accreditation Board, including representatives from the 
     Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal 
     accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 
     shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation 
     process to continue the implementation of measuring and 
     assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 
     enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.

     acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For acquisition of necessary additional real property and 
     facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility 
     improvements, and related expenses of the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, $27,841,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the Center is 
     authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropriation from 
     government agencies requesting the construction of special 
     use facilities.

                         Science and Technology

                     management and administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Science and Technology and for management and 
     administration of programs and activities, as authorized by 
     title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 
     et seq.), $129,993,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 
     shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

           research, development, acquisition, and operations

       For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
     including advanced research projects, development, test and 
     evaluation, acquisition, and operations as authorized by 
     title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 
     et seq.), and the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 
     vehicles, $973,915,000; of which $538,926,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017; and of which $434,989,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019, solely for 
     operation and construction of laboratory facilities:  
     Provided, That of the funds provided for the operation and 
     construction of laboratory facilities under this heading, 
     $300,000,000 shall be for construction of the National Bio- 
     and Agro-defense Facility.

                   Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

                     management and administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and 
     administration of programs and activities, $37,339,000:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                 research, development, and operations

       For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
     research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
     $197,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                          systems acquisition

       For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
     Office acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
     systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
     architecture, $72,603,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    (including rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 502.  Subject to the requirements of section 503 of 
     this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
     appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 
     applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be 
     accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
     originally enacted.
       Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
     provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in 
     or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
     United States derived by the collection of fees available to 
     the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
     that:
       (1) creates a new program, project, or activity;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity;
       (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted by the 
     Congress;
       (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
     by either of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     or the House of Representatives for a different purpose; or
       (5) contracts out any function or activity for which 
     funding levels were requested for Federal full-time 
     equivalents in the object classification tables contained in 
     the fiscal year 2015 Budget Appendix for the Department of 
     Homeland Security, as modified by the report accompanying 
     this Act, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 days 
     in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by 
     previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or 
     transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
     United States derived by the collection of fees or proceeds 
     available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for programs, 
     projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that:
       (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity;
       (3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel approved 
     by the Congress; or
       (4) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, 
     projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous 
     appropriations Acts may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by such transfers:  Provided, That any 
     transfer under this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under subsection (b) and shall not be 
     available for obligation unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
       (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this 
     section, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred 
     between appropriations based upon an initial notification 
     provided after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances 
     that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the 
     protection of property.
       (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in 
     this section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances 
     of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 504.  The Department of Homeland Security Working 
     Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public 
     Law 103-356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations 
     as a permanent working capital fund for fiscal year 2015:  
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be 
     used to make payments to the Working Capital Fund, except for 
     the activities and amounts allowed in the President's fiscal 
     year 2015 budget:  Provided further, That funds provided to 
     the Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation 
     until expended to carry out the purposes of the Working 
     Capital Fund:  Provided further, That all departmental 
     components shall be charged only for direct usage of each 
     Working Capital Fund service:  Provided further, That funds 
     provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for 
     purposes consistent with the contributing component:  
     Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid 
     in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full 
     cost of each service:  Provided further, That the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     shall be notified of any activity added to or removed from 
     the fund:  Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer 
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     shall submit a quarterly execution report with activity level 
     detail, not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter.
       Sec. 505.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015, as 
     recorded in the financial records at the time of a 
     reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from 
     appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 
     in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 
     2016, in the account and for the purposes for which the 
     appropriations were provided:  Provided, That prior to the 
     obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives for approval in accordance with section 503 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 506.  Funds made available by this Act for 
     intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
     year 2015 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     intelligence activities for fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
     to--
       (1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, 
     other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a 
     Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or 
     to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;
       (2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation 
     of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-
     year Department of Homeland Security funds;
       (3) make a sole-source grant award; or
       (4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items 
     under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered 
     by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives at least 3 full business days in advance 
     of making an award or issuing a letter as described in that 
     subsection.
       (c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 
     compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to 
     human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without 
     notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives not later than 5 full business days after 
     such an award is made or letter issued.
       (d) A notification under this section--
       (1) may not involve funds that are not available for 
     obligation; and
       (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
     for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
     of contract; and the account from which the funds are being 
     drawn.
       (e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full business days 
     in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making an 
     award under ``State and Local Programs''.
       Sec. 508.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
     facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
     locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 
     law enforcement training without the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of 
     additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
     for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Center 
     facilities.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for expenses for any 
     construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for 
     which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 of 
     title 40, United States Code, has not been approved, except 
     that necessary funds may be expended for each project for 
     required expenses for the development of a proposed 
     prospectus.
       Sec. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department 
     of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of 
     Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with 
     respect to funds made available in this Act in the same 
     manner as such sections applied to funds made available in 
     that Act.
       (b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 114), 
     shall not apply with respect to funds made available in this 
     Act.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     term ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 
     337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
       Sec. 513.  Not later than 30 days after the last day of 
     each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a monthly budget and staffing report for that month that 
     includes total obligations of the Department for that month 
     for the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, 
     project, and activity levels, by the source year of the 
     appropriation. Total obligations for staffing shall also be 
     provided by subcategory of on-board and funded full-time 
     equivalent staffing levels, respectively, and the report 
     shall specify the number of, and total obligations for, 
     contract employees for each office of the Department.
       Sec. 514.  Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, 
     United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred to 
     Transportation Security Administration ``Aviation Security'', 
     ``Administration'', and ``Transportation Security Support'' 
     for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that are recovered or 
     deobligated shall be available only for the procurement or 
     installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, 
     baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to 
     notification:  Provided, That semiannual reports shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives on any funds that are 
     recovered or deobligated.
       Sec. 515.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to process or approve a competition under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided by 
     employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term 
     basis) of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
     of the Department of Homeland Security who are known as 
     Immigration Information Officers, Contact Representatives, 
     Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.
       Sec. 516.  Any funds appropriated to ``Coast Guard, 
     Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'' for fiscal 
     years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the 110-123 foot 
     patrol boat conversion that are recovered, collected, or 
     otherwise received as the result of negotiation, mediation, 
     or litigation, shall be available until expended for the Fast 
     Response Cutter program.
       Sec. 517.  The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center instructor staff shall be classified as 
     inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).
       Sec. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     submit a report not later than October 15, 2015, to the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 
     means other than full and open competition during fiscal year 
     2015.
       (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
     by subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with 
     applicable laws and regulations and report the results of 
     that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives not later than February 15, 
     2016.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds provided by this or previous 
     appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position 
     designated as a Principal Federal Official (or the successor 
     thereto) for any Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) declared 
     disasters or emergencies unless--
       (1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official 
     do not include operational functions related to incident 
     management, including coordination of operations, and are 
     consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and 
     sections 503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 319(c) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) 
     and section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);
       (2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the 
     date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the 
     Principal Federal Official and the date on which the 
     President issues a declaration under section 401 or section 
     501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification of 
     the appointment of the Principal Federal Official and a 
     description of the responsibilities of such Official and how 
     such responsibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying 
     timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, 
     planning and policy documents, and training and exercise 
     protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this 
     section.
       Sec. 520.  None of the funds provided or otherwise made 
     available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 
     872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452).
       Sec. 521.  Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
     alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the 
     Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, 
     facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and 
     logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that 
     none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce 
     operations within any Civil Engineering Unit unless 
     specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 522.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
     to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of 
     background checks required by law to be completed prior to 
     the granting of the benefit have been received by United 
     States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the results 
     do not preclude the granting of the benefit.
       Sec. 523.  Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Until September 30, 
     2014,'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2015,''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, 
     2014,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015,''.
       Sec. 524.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
     that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security 
     that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
     acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in 
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       Sec. 525.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used 
     to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection 
     laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of 
     crude oil distributed from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation 
     with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy and 
     Transportation and representatives from the United States 
     flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the 
     use of United States flag vessels:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for 
     waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. 501(b).
       Sec. 526.  None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     United States Customs and Border Protection may be used to 
     prevent an individual not in the business of importing a 
     prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a 
     prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act:  Provided, That this section 
     shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person 
     a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to 
     exceed a 90-day supply:  Provided further, That the 
     prescription drug may not be--
       (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
       (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
       Sec. 527.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     reduce the United States Coast Guard's Operations Systems 
     Center mission or its government-employed or contract staff 
     levels.
       Sec. 528.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds 
     available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United 
     States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the 
     Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 
     within the Department of Homeland Security:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds identified for such a transfer may be 
     obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives approve the proposed 
     transfers.
       Sec. 529.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a 
     national identification card.
       Sec. 530.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a 
     competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
     76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard 
     National Vessel Documentation Center.
       Sec. 531. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, except as provided in subsection (b), and 30 days after 
     the date on which the President determines whether to declare 
     a major disaster because of an event and any appeal is 
     completed, the Administrator shall publish on the Web site of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency a report regarding 
     that decision that shall summarize damage assessment 
     information used to determine whether to declare a major 
     disaster.
       (b) The Administrator may redact from a report under 
     subsection (a) any data that the Administrator determines 
     would compromise national security.
       (c) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
       (2) the term ``major disaster'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
       Sec. 532.  Any official that is required by this Act to 
     report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives may not delegate 
     such authority to perform that act unless specifically 
     authorized herein.
       Sec. 533.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, 
     release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
     the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
     Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 534.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies 
     funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122 
     through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 535.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
       Sec. 536. (a) Any company that collects or retains personal 
     information directly from any individual who participates in 
     the Registered Traveler or successor program of the 
     Transportation Security Administration shall hereafter 
     safeguard and dispose of such information in accordance with 
     the requirements in--
       (1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
     Special Publication 800-30, entitled ``Risk Management Guide 
     for Information Technology Systems'';
       (2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
     Special Publication 800-53, Revision 3, entitled 
     ``Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information 
     Systems and Organizations''; and
       (3) any supplemental standards established by the 
     Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'').
       (b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that 
     sponsors the company under the Registered Traveler program 
     shall hereafter be known as the ``Sponsoring Entity''.
       (c) The Administrator shall hereafter require any company 
     covered by subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring 
     Entity written certification that the procedures used by the 
     company to safeguard and dispose of information are in 
     compliance with the requirements under subsection (a). Such 
     certification shall include a description of the procedures 
     used by the company to comply with such requirements.
       Sec. 537.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for 
     contractor performance that has been judged to be below 
     satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet 
     the basic requirements of a contract.
       Sec. 538.  In developing any process to screen aviation 
     passengers and crews for transportation or national security 
     purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
     that all such processes take into consideration such 
     passengers' and crews' privacy and civil liberties consistent 
     with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.
       Sec. 539. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, 
     United States Code, of the funds deposited into the 
     Immigration Examinations Fee Account, $10,000,000 may be 
     allocated by United States Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services in fiscal year 2015 for the purpose of providing an 
     immigrant integration grants program.
       (b) None of the funds made available to United States 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant 
     integration may be used to provide services to aliens who 
     have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
       Sec. 540.  For an additional amount for the ``Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Management'', $48,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for necessary expenses to plan, 
     acquire, design, construct, renovate, remediate, equip, 
     furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy buildings and 
     facilities for the department headquarters consolidation 
     project and associated mission support consolidation:  
     Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives shall receive an expenditure 
     plan not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     the Act detailing the allocation of these funds.
       Sec. 541.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Homeland Security to enter into any Federal contract unless 
     such contract is entered into in accordance with the 
     requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, 
     or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is 
     otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without 
     regard to the above referenced statutes.
       Sec. 542. (a) For an additional amount for financial 
     systems modernization, $34,072,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.
       (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial 
     systems modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security between appropriations for the same 
     purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
       (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur 
     until 15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of such 
     transfer.
       Sec. 543.  Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation 
     contained in section 503(c) of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     5 days in advance of such transfer.
       Sec. 544.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that specific 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service 
     Processing Centers or other United States Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities no longer meet 
     the mission need, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of 
     individual Service Processing Centers or other United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention 
     facilities by directing the Administrator of General Services 
     to sell all real and related personal property which support 
     Service Processing Centers or other United States Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities, subject 
     to such terms and conditions as necessary to protect 
     Government interests and meet program requirements:  
     Provided, That the proceeds, net of the costs of sale 
     incurred by the General Services Administration and United 
     States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be 
     deposited as offsetting collections into a separate account 
     that shall be available, subject to appropriation, until 
     expended for other real property capital asset needs of 
     existing United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     assets, excluding daily operations and maintenance costs, as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate:  Provided further, That any 
     sale or collocation of federally owned detention facilities 
     shall not result in the maintenance of fewer than 34,000 
     detention beds:  Provided further, That the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     shall be notified 15 days prior to the announcement of any 
     proposed sale or collocation.

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       Sec. 545.  The Commissioner of United States Customs and 
     Border Protection and the Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for United States Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement shall, with respect to fiscal years 2015, 2016, 
     2017, and 2018, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives, at the time that 
     the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is 
     submitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, the information required in the 
     multi-year investment and management plans required, 
     respectively, under the headings ``U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, Salaries and Expenses'' under title II of 
     division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 
     (Public Law 112-74); ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology'' 
     under such title; and section 568 of such Act.
       Sec. 546.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
     enforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 
     101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(17))).
       Sec. 547. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for 
     ``National Protection and Programs Directorate, 
     Infrastructure Protection and Information Security'', 
     $140,525,000 for the Federal Network Security program, 
     project, and activity shall be used to deploy on Federal 
     systems technology to improve the information security of 
     agency information systems covered by section 3543(a) of 
     title 44, United States Code:  Provided, That funds made 
     available under this section shall be used to assist and 
     support Government-wide and agency-specific efforts to 
     provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective 
     cybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly evolving 
     threats to information security, including the acquisition 
     and operation of a continuous monitoring and diagnostics 
     program, in collaboration with departments and agencies, that 
     includes equipment, software, and Department of Homeland 
     Security supplied services:  Provided further, That 
     continuous monitoring and diagnostics software procured by 
     the funds made available by this section shall not transmit 
     to the Department of Homeland Security any personally 
     identifiable information or content of network communications 
     of other agencies' users:  Provided further, That such 
     software shall be installed, maintained, and operated in 
     accordance with all applicable privacy laws and agency-
     specific policies regarding network content.
       (b) Funds made available under this section may not be used 
     to supplant funds provided for any such system within an 
     agency budget.
       (c) Not later than July 1, 2015, the heads of all Federal 
     agencies shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives expenditure plans 
     for necessary cybersecurity improvements to address known 
     vulnerabilities to information systems described in 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Not later than October 1, 2015, and semiannually 
     thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a report 
     on the execution of the expenditure plan for that agency 
     required by subsection (c):  Provided, That the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall summarize such 
     execution reports and annually submit such summaries to 
     Congress in conjunction with the annual progress report on 
     implementation of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-347), as required by section 3606 of title 44, United 
     States Code.
       (e) This section shall not apply to the legislative and 
     judicial branches of the Federal Government and shall apply 
     to all Federal agencies within the executive branch except 
     for the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence 
     Agency, and the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence.
       Sec. 548. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 549.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate 
     the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the 
     Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the 
     individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law 
     enforcement personnel of the United States continuously 
     monitor or control the firearm at all times.
       Sec. 550.  None of the funds provided in this or any other 
     Act may be obligated to implement the National Preparedness 
     Grant Program or any other successor grant programs unless 
     explicitly authorized by Congress.
       Sec. 551.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide funding for the position of Public 
     Advocate, or a successor position, within United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
       Sec. 552. (a) Section 559 of division F of Public Law 113-
     76 is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (f)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the end: 
     ``Such transfer shall not be required for personal property, 
     including furniture, fixtures, and equipment.''; and
       (2) Subsection (e)(3)(b) is amended by inserting after 
     ``payment of overtime'' the following: ``and the salaries, 
     training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection officers in performing law enforcement functions 
     at ports of entry, including primary and secondary processing 
     of passengers''.
       (b) Section 560(g) of division D of Public Law 113-6 is 
     amended by inserting after ``payment of overtime'' the 
     following: ``and the salaries, training and benefits of 
     individuals employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
     support U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in 
     performing law enforcement functions at ports of entry, 
     including primary and secondary processing of passengers''.
       (c) The Commissioner of United States Customs and Border 
     Protection may modify a reimbursable fee agreement in effect 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act to include costs 
     specified in this section.
       Sec. 553.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 
     50 employees of a single component of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at 
     a single international conference unless the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such 
     attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination 
     and the basis for that determination:  Provided, That for 
     purposes of this section the term ``international 
     conference'' shall mean a conference occurring outside of the 
     United States attended by representatives of the United 
     States Government and of foreign governments, international 
     organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
       Sec. 554.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its 
     participation in a National Special Security Event.
       Sec. 555.  With the exception of countries with 
     preclearance facilities in service prior to 2013, none of the 
     funds made available in this Act may be used for new United 
     States Customs and Border Protection air preclearance 
     agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, 
     unless--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that 
     air preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland 
     or national security benefit to the United States;
       (2) United States passenger air carriers are not precluded 
     from operating at existing preclearance locations; and
       (3) a United States passenger air carrier is operating at 
     all airports contemplated for establishment of new air 
     preclearance operations.
       Sec. 556.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration to implement, 
     administer, or enforce, in abrogation of the responsibility 
     described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-
     financed staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile 
     area of any airport at which the Transportation Security 
     Administration provided such monitoring as of December 1, 
     2013.
       Sec. 557.  In making grants under the heading ``Firefighter 
     Assistance Grants'', the Secretary may grant waivers from the 
     requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), 
     (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).
       Sec. 558. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not--
       (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 
     crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or 
     the Northern border at a land port of entry; or
       (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a 
     border crossing fee.
       (b) Border Crossing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``border crossing fee'' means a fee that every pedestrian, 
     cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private motor vehicle 
     is required to pay for the privilege of crossing the Southern 
     border or the Northern border at a land port of entry.
       Sec. 559.  The administrative law judge annuitants 
     participating in the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program 
     managed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     under section 3323 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
     available on a temporary reemployment basis to conduct 
     arbitrations of disputes arising from delivery of assistance 
     under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public 
     Assistance Program.
       Sec. 560.  As authorized by section 601(b) of the United 
     States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act 
     (Public Law 112-42) fees collected from passengers arriving 
     from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to 
     section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 561.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's budget submission to the Congress of 
     the United States for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
     Appropriations Subcommittees on the Department of Homeland 
     Security that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from 
     the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not 
     been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget 
     unless such budget submission identifies which additional 
     spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees 
     proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening 
     of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 562. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     submit to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     beginning at the time the President's budget proposal for 
     fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, a comprehensive report on the 
     purchase and usage of weapons, subdivided by weapon type. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the 
     preceding calendar year, and the

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     amount of weapons, subdivided by weapon type, included in the 
     budget request for each relevant component or agency in the 
     Department of Homeland Security;
       (2) a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns 
     to each component or agency's mission requirements for 
     certification, qualification, training, and operations; and
       (3) details on all contracting practices applied by the 
     Department of Homeland Security, including comparative 
     details regarding other contracting options with respect to 
     cost and availability.
       (b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the 
     safety of law enforcement personnel.
       Sec. 563.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used for the environmental remediation of the Coast 
     Guard's LORAN support in Wildwood/Lower Township, New Jersey.
       Sec. 564.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may 
     be obligated for any structural pay reform that affects more 
     than 100 full-time equivalent employee positions or costs 
     more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 
     30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that 
     includes--
       (1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions 
     affected by such change;
       (2) funding required for such change for the current year 
     and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;
       (3) justification for such change; and
       (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change 
     that were considered by the Department.
       Sec. 565. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives in this Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland 
     or national security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law.
       Sec. 566.  Section 605 of division E of Public Law 110-161 
     (6 U.S.C. 1404) is hereby repealed.
       Sec. 567.  The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency may transfer up to $95,000,000 in 
     unobligated balances made available for the appropriations 
     account for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster 
     Assistance Direct Loan Program'' under section 2(a) of the 
     Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88; 119 
     Stat. 2061) or under chapter 5 of title I of division B of 
     the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law (110-329; 122 
     Stat. 3592) to the appropriations account for ``Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund''. Amounts 
     transferred to such account under this section shall be 
     available for any authorized purpose of such account.
       Sec. 568.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     Gerardo Ismael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer 
     employed by the Transportation Security Administration who 
     died as the direct result of an injury sustained in the line 
     of duty on November 1, 2013, at the Los Angeles International 
     Airport, shall be deemed to have been a public safety officer 
     for the purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.).
       Sec. 569.  The Office of Management and Budget and the 
     Department of Homeland Security shall ensure the 
     congressional budget justifications accompanying the 
     President's budget proposal for the Department of Homeland 
     Security, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, include estimates of the number of 
     unaccompanied alien children anticipated to be apprehended in 
     the budget year and the number of agent or officer hours 
     required to process, manage, and care for such children:  
     Provided, That such materials shall also include estimates of 
     all other associated costs for each relevant Departmental 
     component, including but not limited to personnel; equipment; 
     supplies; facilities; managerial, technical, and advisory 
     services; medical treatment; and all costs associated with 
     transporting such children from one Departmental component to 
     another or from a Departmental component to another Federal 
     agency.
       Sec. 570.  Notwithstanding section 404 or 420 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5170c and 5187), until September 30, 2015, the 
     President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in 
     accordance with such section 404 in any area in which 
     assistance was provided under such section 420.
       Sec. 571.  That without regard to the limitation as to time 
     and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 
     may propose to reprogram within and transfer funds into 
     ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses'' 
     and ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and 
     Expenses'' as necessary to ensure the care and transportation 
     of unaccompanied alien children.
       Sec. 572.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     grants awarded to States along the Southwest Border of the 
     United States under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) using funds 
     provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, State and Local Programs'' in division F of Public 
     Law 113-76 or division D of Public Law 113-6 may be used by 
     recipients or sub-recipients for costs, or reimbursement of 
     costs, related to providing humanitarian relief to 
     unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by 
     an alien minor where they are encountered after entering the 
     United States, provided that such costs were incurred during 
     the award period of performance.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 573.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts and programs in the specified 
     amounts:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 (Public Law 99-177):
       (1) $5,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
     ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, 
     Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology'';
       (2) $8,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading 
     ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine 
     Operations'' in division F of such Act;
       (3) $10,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
     ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and 
     Facilities Management'';
       (4) $15,300,000 from ``Transportation Security 
     Administration, Aviation Security'' account 70x0550;
       (5) $187,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading 
     ``Transportation Security Administration, Aviation 
     Security'';
       (6) $2,550,000 from Public Law 112-10 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
       (7) $12,095,000 from Public Law 112-74 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
       (8) $16,349,000 from Public Law 113-6 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
       (9) $30,643,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading 
     ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
       (10) $24,000,000 from ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, National Predisaster Mitigation Fund'' account 
     70x0716; and
       (11) $16,627,000 from ``Science and Technology, Research, 
     Development, Acquisition, and Operations'' account 70x0800.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 574.  From the unobligated balances made available in 
     the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by 
     section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, (added by 
     section 638 of Public Law 102-393), $175,000,000 shall be 
     rescinded.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 575.  Of the funds transferred to the Department of 
     Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, the following 
     funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and 
     programs in the specified amounts:
       (1) $1,317,018 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Salaries and Expenses'';
       (2) $57,998 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, 
     and Improvements'';
       (3) $17,597 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     Office of Domestic Preparedness''; and
       (4) $82,926 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     National Predisaster Mitigation Fund''.
       Sec. 576.  The following unobligated balances made 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 
     section 505 of the Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) are rescinded:
       (1) $463,404 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive 
     Management'';
       (2) $47,023 from ``Office of the Under Secretary for 
     Management'';
       (3) $29,852 from ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer'';
       (4) $16,346 from ``Office of the Chief Information 
     Officer'';
       (5) $816,384 from ``Analysis and Operations'';
       (6) $158,931 from ``Office of Inspector General'';
       (7) $635,153 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Salaries and Expenses'';
       (8) $65,195 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Automation Modernization'';
       (9) $96,177 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air 
     and Marine Operations'';
       (10) $2,368,902 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses'';
       (11) $600,000 from ``Transportation Security 
     Administration, Federal Air Marshals'';
       (12) $3,096,521 from ``Coast Guard, Operating Expenses'';
       (13) $208,654 from ``Coast Guard, Reserve Training'';
       (14) $1,722,319 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
     Construction, and Improvements'';
       (15) $1,256,900 from ``United States Secret Service, 
     Salaries and Expenses'';
       (16) $107,432 from ``National Protection and Programs 
     Directorate, Management and Administration'';
       (17) $679,212 from ``National Protection and Programs 
     Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information 
     Security'';
       (18) $26,169 from ``Office of Biometric Identity 
     Management'';
       (19) $37,201 from ``Office of Health Affairs'';
       (20) $818,184 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     Salaries and Expenses'';
       (21) $447,280 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     State and Local Programs'';
       (22) $98,841 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     United States Fire Administration'';
       (23) $448,073 from ``United States Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services'';

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       (24) $519,503 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center, Salaries and Expenses'';
       (25) $500,005 from ``Science and Technology, Management and 
     Administration''; and
       (26) $68,910 from ``Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 
     Management and Administration''.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 577.  Of the unobligated balances made available to 
     ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief 
     Fund'', $375,000,000 shall be rescinded:  Provided, That no 
     amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:  
     Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from the 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as being for 
     disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 578.  The explanatory statement regarding this Act, 
     printed in the House of Representatives section of the 
     Congressional Record, on or about January 13, 2015, by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, 
     shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of 
     funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint 
     explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2015''.

  Mr. SIMPSON (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading of the Senate amendment.
  Mr. MASSIE. I object.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
  The Clerk will continue to read.
  The Clerk continued to read.

                              {time}  1330

  Mr. MASSIE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
to dispense with the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Kentucky?
  There was no objection.


                      Motion to Recede and Concur

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I have a privileged motion under clause 4 
of rule XXII at the desk.


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  March 3, 2015, on page H1546, the following appeared:Mr. 
SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I have amotion at the desk.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. 
Speaker, I have aprivileged motion under clause 4 of rule XXII at 
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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Simpson moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and concur 
     therein.


                            Motion to Table

  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I move to lay the Senate amendment on the 
table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table the 
Senate amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 140, 
nays 278, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 108]

                               YEAS--140

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Babin
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Boustany
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Buck
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Carter (GA)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Collins (GA)
     Culberson
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Farenthold
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lummis
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McClintock
     Meadows
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Neugebauer
     Nugent
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pearce
     Perry
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Rogers (AL)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney (FL)
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (TX)
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Tipton
     Walberg
     Walker
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (IA)
     Zeldin

                               NAYS--278

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Gibson
     Graham
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Hastings
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Hurd (TX)
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jolly
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Kuster
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
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     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meehan
     Meng
     Messer
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nolan
     Norcross
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Olson
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     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
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     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poliquin
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
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     Reed
     Reichert
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     Richmond
     Rigell
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     Rokita
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     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Russell
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schock
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Stefanik
     Stivers
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
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     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
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     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
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     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
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     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Whitfield
     Wilson (FL)
     Womack
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (IN)
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bass
     Brady (TX)
     Davis, Danny
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Johnson (GA)
     Long
     Meeks
     Roe (TN)
     Rush
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Speier

                              {time}  1405

  Mrs. CAPPS, Messrs. PITTS, EMMER of Minnesota, LUETKEMEYER, 
WHITFIELD, BUCSHON, VALADAO, and OLSON changed their vote from ``yea'' 
to ``nay.''
  Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HARPER, and Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to table was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated against:
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 108 I inadvertently voted 
``nay'' when I intended to vote ``yay''.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon, Tuesday, March 
3, 2015, I was detained in a meeting and unable to be present for the 
first recorded vote of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``no'' on rollcall vote No. 108 (on the motion to table the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 240).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson) and 
the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) each will control 30 minutes 
on the motion.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire if both managers support the 
motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman from New York opposed to 
the motion?

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  Mrs. LOWEY. No, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman from Kentucky opposed?
  Mr. MASSIE. I am, yes. I am opposed to the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson), the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), and the gentleman from Kentucky 
(Mr. Massie) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Idaho.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today with a motion that will move us forward to ensure the 
security of our Nation by keeping the Department of Homeland Security 
funded until the end of the fiscal year.
  Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will expire this 
week. To allow a shutdown of these critical functions would be an 
abdication of one of our primary duties as Members of Congress.
  It is the constitutional duty of this body to provide funding for the 
Federal Government, all of the Federal Government, and this should be 
without the threat of shutdowns or the lurching uncertainty of 
continuing resolutions.
  The House acted in January to fund DHS for the year and has extended 
short-term funding several times in order to maintain the critical 
security activities that keep our Nation safe. The Senate has now done 
all it can do, given their unique procedural constraints.
  It is clear that the legislation before us, while not exactly what 
the House wanted, is the only path forward to avoid a potentially 
devastating shutdown and to provide stable, continuous funding for the 
agencies and programs tasked with defending the home turf.
  Let us remember that the underlying legislation--and this is 
important--is a great bill. The security of our homeland is one of our 
highest priorities, and this bill provides $39.7 billion for that 
purpose. It will assure that we can defend our Nation against threats 
of terrorism and that the men and women on our front line remain well-
equipped and trained.
  We are now nearly halfway into the fiscal year, and it is imperative 
that we get this bill enacted. At the same time, Congress must continue 
to fight the President's executive actions on immigration that I do not 
support and the American people do not support. We must continue this 
vote, but we must also allow funding for critical security functions to 
move forward.
  These two priorities are not mutually exclusive. We can and should do 
both. For now, the President's executive actions have been stopped in 
court. This is where we must focus our efforts and continue to battle 
against this unconstitutional overreach.
  Mr. Speaker, it is high time to act to provide responsible, adequate 
funding for the Department of Homeland Security to protect the people 
who elected us and to defend this great Nation.
  I urge an ``aye'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I support the motion to recede and concur 
and reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I am opposed to the motion to recede and 
concur.
  At this time, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Griffith).
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, I have to tell you 
that the only reason we are here is because of the unique procedural 
posture that the Senate finds itself in, and that unique posture is a 
perversion of the democratic principles upon which our Republic was 
based.
  We would not be here if it weren't for the modern filibuster and 
cloture rule which requires 60 votes to do anything. Last week, Harry 
Reid made it clear that he would not support going to conference.
  Jefferson was very clear when he set up the procedures for this 
place. Each House makes an independent decision, then you get together 
in conference and work out your differences; but, because of the unique 
position of the Senate's processes, that cannot happen in these 
circumstances.
  We should not reward the Senate for their bad behavior. We should 
reject this motion and force a new discussion on this issue.
  Mr. Speaker, I submit that all we are doing is rewarding the Senate 
for having bad rules and bad process.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. DeSantis).
  Mr. DeSANTIS. Mr. Speaker, I hear that we just need to let the courts 
work their will to defend the Constitution, as if we don't have an 
independent obligation to do that. We took the oath that we would 
support it. We didn't say we would be in Congress, pass bills, and let 
the courts support and defend the Constitution.
  Here is the problem, though, beyond just that basic insight. If I 
were representing the Department of Justice in front of the fifth 
circuit to try to get this injunction overturned, the first sentence in 
my brief would be that the United States Congress has voted, knowing 
this program was in existence, to fully fund all operations. Courts, 
you should step out of this dispute. It is between the political 
branches, and they have settled it.
  It is not just waiting for the courts. In fact, the action today, if 
this bill were to pass, I believe it would actually harm the case in 
the courts, and I think it makes it more difficult for those States to 
make the case that what the President did was unconstitutional if the 
one branch whose powers were invaded decided that they were not going 
to bite back effectively.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Salmon).
  Mr. SALMON. Mr. Speaker, I think this is a very, very sad day when we 
have to make a Hobson's choice of either funding our national security 
or standing for the Constitution.
  We actually took an oath just a few short weeks ago to defend this 
Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. That is our role; 
that is our responsibility. If not now, then when? It is never going to 
be easy. It is never going to be easy. It has never been easy to stand 
up for freedom.
  I have heard some people say: Well, you Republicans, you just need to 
learn how to govern. If it was just about governing, then I think that 
the American people can just close shop and let the President just run 
everything, but we actually have a Constitution that we have to adhere 
to.

                              {time}  1415

  Despots all over the world, they govern. They keep the trains running 
on time.
  But we stand for something different. We stand for a constitutional 
republic, where we have three coequal branches that all have an equal 
say. The Founding Fathers gave us a tool to deal with a time just like 
this. It is called the power of the purse. If we relegate that 
responsibility and dropkick it to the courts, as the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. DeSantis) just said, then they have nothing else than to 
assume that we just basically folded to the pressure.
  I believe this is a sad day for America. I believe America deserves 
better. If we are not going to fight now, when are we going to fight?
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).
  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the privileged 
resolution and encourage my colleagues to concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 240 in order to pass the fiscal year 2015 Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
  It is time for us to move forward and demonstrate our true capacity 
to govern to the American people and to those tasked with the arduous 
work of defending our borders, protecting our communities, and manning 
the front lines when confronted by natural disasters or acts of 
terrorism.
  I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of working on the 
underlying appropriations bill as a member of the House Homeland 
Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and I can assure my colleagues 
that this is a good bill. It is a darn good bill. It is a bipartisan 
bill. Among the bill's many highlights, it would support the largest 
operational force of Border Patrol agents and CBP officers in history.
  If you are concerned about illegal immigration, vote for this bill. 
It fully funds E-Verify. If you are concerned about illegal immigration 
and interior enforcement, vote for this bill. It provides an increase 
of almost $700 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 34,000 
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beds. Again, if you are worried about illegal immigration, vote for 
this bill.
  It fully funds FEMA's disaster relief programs and the first 
responder grant programs that are critical to so many State and local 
departments. It takes important steps toward implementation of a 
biometric entry and exit data system, which is critical to maintaining 
interior enforcement in this country. The bill helps us thwart cyber 
attacks, and, of course, it helps maintain our Coast Guard.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the House to move past the corrosive 
pattern of self-imposed cliffs and shutdowns and get to the work that 
the American people expect us to address--issues like tax reform, 
trade, transportation and infrastructure, things that are going to help 
create American jobs and improve our economy. It is time to move 
forward and stop playing these silly games.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. DENT. At these times of global uncertainty and brutal acts of 
terrorism, it is imperative that we maintain persistent vigilance 
against the numerous threats facing our homeland.
  Again, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. It is the right 
bill. It is a bill that we supported last summer with strong 
overwhelming support on both sides of the aisle. It deserves that same 
kind of support here today.
  Let's prove to the American people that we are serious about 
protecting this homeland and that we have the capacity to govern. These 
cliffs are disastrous for all of us. It is time to move on.
  Mrs. LOWEY. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Clawson).
  Mr. CLAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, this is America. Everybody 
matters in America. I grew up with somebody who seemed to have bad luck 
from day one. Where I seemed to catch breaks, he could get none. And 
recently, mid-last year, because of a move, he needed to find a job. He 
went months without finding full-time employment, never got benefits, 
never got the stability that he looked for for him and his wife. And I 
love him very much.
  When the President made his edict, he called me on the phone. He 
said: Curt, I don't understand what y'all are doing in Washington. I 
want to know if what is going on right now is going to help me get a 
job or not.
  And I said: Unfortunately, you have got a lot of new competitors in 
the labor force.
  I say, this is America, and everybody matters. I say, the unemployed 
folks, the 18 million underemployed and unemployed, they haven't been a 
part of this conversation like they needed to be. I say that unilateral 
actions by a leader who doesn't take all stakeholders into account 
makes those that aren't taken into account not matter. I say we need to 
have this conversation again.
  This is America. Everybody matters, not just those that came over the 
border legally but those that have been here looking for jobs for long 
periods of time. I say we can do better. I say we can have a broader 
conversation. I say everybody matters.
  You all know these people that are unemployed. They are in your 
family. They are your close friends. They are the people you see every 
day doing the jobs that some of us wouldn't want to do. I say, those 
people matter.
  I say, Mr. President, before you do a cram-down of the law for the 
benefit of one group of our society, I say all the other groups in this 
society, particularly the unemployed, also matter.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last week, the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Ms. Brown) said, Why are we here? She got all upset.
  Let me tell you why we are here: because the President of the United 
States violated the constitutional separation of powers. Regardless of 
how you feel about immigration or immigration reform or even amnesty, 
surely you believe in the United States Constitution that you swore an 
oath to. Surely you believe in this institution that we are debating in 
today.
  He said 22 times that he did not have the power to unilaterally make 
law or change the law, yet that is, in fact, what he did. That is why 
this debate is so important today. It really has nothing to do with DHS 
funding, amnesty, or immigration. That is the vehicle that we are 
using, sure. But it has everything to do with the United States 
Constitution and the sacred separation of powers that says the 
executive branch executes the laws. We make the law in this Chamber. We 
are the only ones to have the constitutional authority to do that.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan).
  Mr. JORDAN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, remember why we are here: 22 times the President said he 
couldn't do what he turned around and did, something legal scholars 
have said is unconstitutional; more importantly, something a Federal 
judge has said is wrong.
  Six weeks ago, we sent a bill to the United States Senate to fund DHS 
at the levels the Democrats agreed to. We just said, don't have any 
money be used for something unconstitutional and that the Federal judge 
ruled was wrong. For 6 weeks, they said, we can't bring the bill up. We 
can't debate it, amend it, pass it. And then at the last hour, at the 
eleventh hour on the last day, they bring it up, debate it, amend it, 
and send it back--without the language stopping the unconstitutional 
activity and something the only court to rule on it has said is wrong.
  This is unconstitutional. We all know it. This is the wrong way to 
go.
  Fund DHS. Don't let this wrong action the President took in 
November--something he said he couldn't do--don't let it stand.
  But more importantly, or as importantly as, the unconstitutional 
nature is the unfair nature of the action. It is unfair to taxpayers 
that illegal, noncitizens are going to be able to get tax refunds.
  It is unfair to seniors that illegal noncitizens are going to be able 
to participate in our Social Security system.
  It is unfair to voters, as our Secretary of State testified, that now 
they will have the documents that will potentially make it much easier 
for 4 to 5 million people to participate in our election process.
  And most importantly, Mr. Speaker, it is unfair to legal immigrants 
who did it the right way, who followed the law, who came here and want 
to be a part of this great country, the greatest Nation of the world, 
as we just heard Prime Minister Netanyahu talking about how great this 
country is--it is unfair to legal immigrants.
  Mr. Speaker, this is unconstitutionally wrong. Most importantly, it 
is unfair.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 11\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. MASSIE. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).
  Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I share the outrage of my friends over the President's 
actions because I don't think there is any question that is why we are 
here. The President did something that most of us, I think, on our side 
of the aisle believe was unconstitutional, illegal, and ill-advised.
  Secondly, I share my friend's anger at the United States Senate. I 
think it is reprehensible not to pick up a bill and act on it, not to 
go to conference. That is exactly the way we are designed to work. We 
know that, frankly, the Democratic now minority, thankfully, in the 
Senate has operated that way for 4 years. I am not surprised, having 
operated that way in the majority, that they continue to operate that 
way in the minority.
  But every now and then, you need to take a step back and recognize we 
are not the only place where these issues get thrashed out, and we are 
not the only players in this drama.
  Indeed, we have been very fortunate on our side of this debate. We 
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been joined by 26 State attorneys general who hold exactly the same 
view that we do and have taken the President of the United States and 
the administration to court and have prevailed in the first court case, 
as my friends have pointed out. In addition, they have won an 
injunction so that the President cannot do the very things my friends 
are concerned about that he wants to do.
  So we not only have the court, at least to this point, on our side, 
but we have it in a venue where you actually can win in the end.
  We are not likely to be able to do that in the Congress, given the 
Democratic control of the filibuster in the other body and the 
Presidential veto at the end of the process. In the courts, you can 
actually win. It is a constitutional issue. It ought to be settled 
constitutionally through a judicial process.
  Since we have stopped the President, since we are prevailing in 
court, it seems to me the logical thing to do is what the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent) suggested and look at a bipartisan 
compromise bill that protects the American people from real and 
physical harm and danger at the moment that we are sorting out our 
constitutional political differences in the appropriate format. That is 
all this bill is about. It was agreed to in a bipartisan fashion. It 
was agreed to in a bicameral fashion. The reasons why we were concerned 
about it or used it have now been addressed by the courts.

  So I would urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, let's set 
aside our differences. They are going to be resolved in the appropriate 
way, in the appropriate fashion, and in the right forum. And let's do 
the right thing for the American people, pass this legislation, and 
make sure that our fellow citizens stay secure.
  Mrs. LOWEY. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney).
  Mr. MULVANEY. Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
who spoke earlier was absolutely right. The people back home want us to 
do things. So I think the important thing to do now is to find out, why 
aren't we able to do anything? And I lay the blame firmly at the feet 
of the seven Democrats in the Senate who have said to their voters, 
they thought what the President did was wrong, yet they have voted time 
and again to continue the filibuster. That is wrong. And those are the 
people who are preventing the country from moving forward.
  Beyond that, to the extent those seven Senate Democrats continue to 
want to abuse the rules, it is incumbent upon our conservative 
Republican colleagues in the Senate to change the rules.
  Conservative Republicans, Mr. Speaker, who have been very quick to 
try to tell the House what to do should now be over there right now 
making the case that if the Senate Democrats are going to use a rule to 
undermine the Constitution, then the rule needs to change.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert).
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, last December, we were told that the best 
way to approach the matter--despite some of us thinking to the 
contrary--was to fund everything but DHS. We were told, This is the 
play.
  Well, some of us were afraid that if we did that, that we would come 
to this point and totally cave and would allow at least a congressional 
statement that we are not going to take action to defund illegal, 
unconstitutional amnesty.
  So I stand with those veterans who believe that they should get 
health care before people who came illegally, that they should get a 
hotline to call before those who came illegally. I stand with the 
seniors who believe they deserve the Social Security they paid into, 
rather than people who have come illegally and are even going to get 
tax refunds, when they didn't put any taxes in.

                              {time}  1430

  I stand with the Speaker of the House of Representatives--at least 
where he was last week.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Garrett).
  Mr. GARRETT. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. Speaker, the issue before us today is, in fact, security. As a 
Member of Congress from the Fifth Congressional District of New Jersey, 
my constituents in New Jersey, like most Americans, understand the 
devastating impact of a lack of security in certain areas. We live in 
the shadow of the Twin Towers and understand when security is not a 
paramount interest of this government. But with that said, an equal 
responsibility of this Congress and this government is to the security 
as being a nation of laws and abiding by the fundamental law of this 
country, which is the Constitution.
  Mr. Speaker, we can achieve both of those: be a secure nation by 
funding Homeland Security, which this House has done twice now, and we 
can also become a nation by following the rule of law and following the 
Constitution which this body has done twice now by sending full funding 
of Homeland Security to the Senate and simply asking them to do what 
all Americans want Washington to do today--conference on these issues, 
discuss these issues, and come to a resolution where the Constitution 
is upheld, the rule of law is upheld, and homeland security is upheld 
as well.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).
  Mr. GOSAR. I thank my friend.
  Mr. Speaker, constitutional attorney Jonathan Turley once said that, 
since Roosevelt, we have made the executive branch stronger and 
stronger and stronger. But they have actually had a dance partner, and 
that is us--that is us, the legislative branch, both the House and the 
Senate.
  Mr. Speaker, when are we going to stand up for the rule of law? How 
do I go back to Arizona where they defy the rule of law, where we allow 
anybody to pass go, collect $200, and go to the front of the line? How 
do we accomplish that without standing up for something? This is that 
time. This is the time to stand up and not leave everything to the 
courts.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman from Kentucky ready to 
close?
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I have more speakers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized.
  Mr. MASSIE. At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Alabama (Mr. Palmer).
  Mr. PALMER. Mr. Speaker, there was a comment about this is about 
governing. It really is. It is about governing constitutionally. We are 
no longer three separate but equal branches of government. The abuse of 
the executive order has diminished Congress, and the abuse of the 
Senate rules has diminished this House. We are now reduced to passing 
what the Senate will allow us to pass, and the Senate is reduced to 
passing what the President will not veto.
  This is about the Constitution. We have 3 more days in which we can 
consider legislation that upholds the rule of law and that restores the 
balance of powers. We should take those 3 days.
  Ladies and gentlemen, this is a day that we will remember for the 
rest of our lives. The country is looking to us right now to make a 
decision whether or not we will uphold our oath of office. I call upon 
every Member of this House to be an oath keeper.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador).
  Mr. LABRADOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Kentucky.
  This fight today is not about immigration. This fight today is about 
the separation of powers. Any person who votes for this deal today is 
voting to cede some of our power to the Executive. Any person who votes 
for this deal today is voting to allow the President to make decisions 
like this on taxation, on EPA, and on any other agency that this 
President decides that he has the executive authority to take over the 
powers of the Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, today we all sat here, and I think every Republican 
stood up when Bibi Netanyahu talked about

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leadership. When he talked about what it was important for a leader to 
do, he said that we are being told that the only alternative to this 
bad deal--speaking about the deal on Iran--is war. That is just not 
true. The alternative to this bad deal is just a better deal. Every one 
of our Republicans stood up when he said that.
  But today we are being told by our leadership that the only 
alternative to this bad deal is a government shutdown. That is not 
true. The alternative to this bad deal today is a better deal. It is to 
force the Senate to actually go to conference so both the House and the 
Senate can speak the will of the American people.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Brat).
  Mr. BRAT. Mr. Speaker, I think everyone in this body knows what it 
means to run for office. We each represent 700,000 people, and we each 
take that job very seriously. So it is a sad day today. Everybody in 
this body has fought very hard to try to come to agreement. 
Unfortunately, Members in the other body have not allowed us to do 
that. The fault lies in the U.S. Senate.
  We have asked and we have trusted our leadership to come up with a 
strong fight, strong messaging, whatever we can do to solve this 
constitutional problem for the last 2 months, and at the last minute of 
the day, the Senate has delayed, delayed, and delayed. So what is 
really going on is they are not standing up and representing their 
people at home. We in this body owe it to the American people to 
represent their views, and the Senate will not even allow a vote to 
bring up a debate.

  Mr. Speaker, I implore everyone back at home and in my district and 
across the country to ask your kids; ask your ninth graders, your 
college kids, ask everybody. It is fairly simple. The Congress and the 
Senate have to work together.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 15 
seconds.
  Mr. BRAT. I think the truth in ethics is often pretty easy to see. Go 
to your kids. Go to your ninth graders in high school civics class and 
ask them how these bodies are supposed to operate. Ask them to 
investigate.
  I think when our kids go home and investigate and we investigate what 
has been going on in the last few months, they will find the answer, 
and that is that the Senate will not do its job in representing their 
people.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert).
  Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, thank you to my friend from Kentucky.
  All right, for my friends on the left, you are going to support this 
unconstitutional expansion of power. When there is a Republican 
President, are you going to sit there and continue to applaud, saying, 
``Yes, we did not support the separation of powers when we had the 
chance'' and look the other way?
  One of my heartbreaks here is I believe there were creative things we 
could have done, but we are completely dearth of the willingness to 
try.
  Mr. Speaker, this is about trying to defend the U.S. Constitution 
that we all raised our hands to uphold, and yet are we going to allow a 
vote to go forward to walk away from that fight?
  This should break everyone's heart in this body.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 3\1/4\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. MASSIE. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Yoho).
  Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I want to look around this body. What are we 
asking to do? We are asking to fund DHS 100 percent. We are asking to 
put safeguards in there so that we don't move with an executive order 
that has been deemed illegal by a Federal judge. That is all we are 
asking. And we need to have that language in this bill.
  I don't know anybody in here who doesn't want to fund DHS.
  Mr. Speaker, for us to vote for this without that funding or without 
that language in there blocking what this President wants to do, and if 
we vote for that, we are voting against our Constitution. Article I, 
section 8 is very clear that we have the authority for naturalization, 
and I say we vote against funding without that safeguard.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice).
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as we all know, we are in 
this predicament and in this mess because of the unconstitutional and 
unilateral decisions from the President to ignore our Constitution, and 
the only thing standing in the way of that progressing is a stay from 
the courts. As thankful as I am for the courts, the reality is we must 
stand up and defend our Constitution. It is a constitutional issue, Mr. 
Speaker, and we have the responsibility to stand for that cause.
  This is not a time to watch this body be obstructed from multiple 
attempts to make it dysfunctional. It is a constitutional issue. This 
is a time to stand upon the Constitution, and I urge this body to do 
so.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. MASSIE. What order is the closing when there are three speakers 
and only one opposed?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will recognize Members in reverse 
order of opening speeches.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  We have no other speakers, and we are prepared to close.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky will be first to 
close.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 1\1/4\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, in closing, the Congress and, in particular, 
the House of Representatives has the power of the purse. Our 
Constitution gives this power to the legislative branch, not the 
executive branch. This means that the President cannot fund his illegal 
executive actions on immigration unless we, the House of 
Representatives, let him.
  If today we agree to just give the President all the taxpayer funds 
he wants so that he can implement his illegal actions, why should the 
American people ever trust us again? They will realize that all our 
bluster about border security is just that, bluster. They will realize 
that we don't actually care about the best interests of the American 
people and that, instead, we just care about going along to get along, 
even if that means going along with the unconstitutional and illegal 
actions of the executive branch.
  Today we heard Mr. Netanyahu say this is the most powerful 
legislative organization in the world. I would say it is--except for 
when the Senate decides that it is not. We need to stand up, use the 
power of the purse, and exercise our constitutional duty to fund only 
legal and constitutional activities.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote today in the best interests 
of the American people.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I support the motion to recede and concur, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, thank you for the spirited debate we have 
had, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I agree with many of the comments made by my colleague 
from Kentucky and the people that have spoken during his time. The 
problem is I don't see a path to victory with what they are looking at. 
What they want to do will not result in defunding the President's 
actions, because there is no funding in this bill for the President's 
actions. There is no funding in this bill for the President's actions. 
Everybody knows that, don't we? What it will lead to is a closedown of 
the Department of Homeland Security. And that is not a victory. That is 
dangerous.

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  Mr. Speaker, there is a difference of opinion between the Republicans 
and Democrats and between the administration and Congress as to whether 
the actions that the President made were constitutional or not.
  I have actually voted for something in this body several years ago 
that I thought was perfectly legal and perfectly constitutional. The 
court later found out it was unconstitutional and told us it was 
unconstitutional. That is why you have a court. When there are 
differences of opinion as to what is constitutional and what is not 
constitutional, a court makes that determination. It has happened since 
the Founders who wrote our Constitution disagreed about what they had 
written--Marbury v. Madison. It was up to the courts to make the 
determination of what the Constitution said.
  As for voting for this hurting our case--it is not our case; it is 
the Attorney General's case of the States--that is before the courts 
currently, if this voting to defund Homeland Security that doesn't have 
any funding for the President's action hurts our case, then I would say 
that any law that passes Congress can't be declared unconstitutional 
because we all voted for it. That is not reality. Again, let the courts 
do their job.
  Now, it is true that a majority in this Congress and in the Senate 
voted to defund the President's actions, but because of the Senate 
rules, it didn't pass.

                              {time}  1445

  We didn't even get to go to conference because of the Senate rules. 
Some people suggest maybe we ought to change the Senate rules. We ought 
to insist that the Senate change their rules.
  For the last 4, 8 years, I was kind of glad the Senate rules were the 
way they were. They prevented what I believed to be a lot of bad stuff 
from coming over here from the Senate.
  I don't know that I would go that way because, remember, at some 
point in time in history--I hope it is not soon--but at some point in 
time in history, my party is going to be in the minority over there, 
and it is going to be nice to be able to control some of the agenda.
  Let's remember, the underlying bill is a darn good bill, and we need 
to pass it, and we need to pass it for the security of the American 
people, and for the employees that work at the Department of Homeland 
Security, so that those that are considered essential don't have to go 
to work without pay. That is irresponsible. That is us not doing our 
job.
  I will fight with anyone, and I will stand on their side--as long as 
they can show me a path to potential victory. Let's get this bill 
passed. It is a good bill. I encourage all my colleagues to vote for 
this.
  I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question 
on the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous 
question.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. MASSIE. I request a recorded vote--the yeas and nays--on the 
previous question.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman asking for the yeas and the 
nays on ordering the previous question?
  Mr. MASSIE. I withdraw that request.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The request is withdrawn.
  The previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Idaho.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 257, 
nays 167, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 109]

                               YEAS--257

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Ashford
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fitzpatrick
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Gibson
     Graham
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Guinta
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Hastings
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Hurd (TX)
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jolly
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Kuster
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meehan
     Meng
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Noem
     Nolan
     Norcross
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poliquin
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Reichert
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Rogers (KY)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schock
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stefanik
     Stivers
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiberi
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Trott
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Young (IN)

                               NAYS--167

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Babin
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Carter (GA)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Collins (GA)
     Conaway
     Cook
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guthrie
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McClintock
     McKinley
     Meadows
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Nugent
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pearce
     Perry
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Rogers (AL)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Russell
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (TX)
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thornberry
     Tipton
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walker
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Bass
     Garamendi
     Hinojosa
     Long
     Meeks
     Roe (TN)
     Rush
     Smith (MO)
     Speier

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  Messrs. BUCSHON and BRADY of Texas changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''

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  Mr. GRAYSON changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
240 was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 109 I am a ``yes'' vote. 
I could not return from a White House meeting in time to meet the 
rollcall.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote because of a 
serious illness in my family. Had I been present, I would have voted: 
rollcall No. 108--``aye,'' rollcall No. 109--``nay.''

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