Senate Report 116-125 - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020

[Senate Report 116-125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

Calendar No. 229

116th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 116-125

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020
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September 26, 2019.--Ordered to be printed

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

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2582]

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2582)
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other
purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the
bill do pass.

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2020

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $72,526,309,000
Amount of 2019 appropriations........................... 63,314,844,000
Amount of 2020 budget estimate.......................... 67,545,748,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2019 appropriations................................. +9,211,465,000
2020 budget estimate................................ +4,980,561,000

CONTENTS

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Page
Overview and Summary of the Bill................................. 4
References....................................................... 7
Title I:
Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and
Oversight:
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management......... 8
Operations and Support............................... 8
Management Directorate................................... 14
Operations and Support............................... 15
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 20
Federal Protective Service........................... 21
Analysis and Operations.................................. 21
Operations and Support............................... 21
Office of Inspector General.............................. 22
Operations and Support............................... 23
Title I: Administrative Provisions--This Act................. 24
Title II:
Security, Enforcement, and Investigations:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Operations and Support............................... 26
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 43
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
Operations and Support............................... 48
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 57
Transportation Security Administration:
Operations and Support............................... 58
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 62
Research and Development............................. 64
Coast Guard:
Operations and Support............................... 65
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 69
Research and Development............................. 75
Health Care Fund Contribution........................ 75
Retired Pay.......................................... 75
United States Secret Service:
Operations and Support............................... 76
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 80
Research and Development............................. 80
Title II: Administrative Provisions.......................... 81
Title III:
Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency:
Operations and Support............................... 85
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 90
Research and Development............................. 91
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Operations and Support............................... 93
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 96
Federal Assistance................................... 97
Disaster Relief Fund................................. 100
National Flood Insurance Fund........................ 101
Title III: Administrative Provisions......................... 102
Title IV:
Research and Development, Training, and Services:
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services:
Operations and Support............................... 103
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 105
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers:
Operations and Support............................... 106
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 106
Science and Technology:
Operations and Support............................... 107
Research and Development............................. 109
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office:
Operations and Support............................... 116
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.......... 116
Research and Development............................. 117
Federal Assistance................................... 118
Title IV: Administrative Provisions--This Act................ 119
Title V: General Provisions...................................... 120
Program, Project, and Activity................................... 123
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 124
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 125
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 125
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 127
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 128

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL

The creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002
brought together 22 different agencies from across the Federal
Government under one management structure. As the youngest in
the Federal Government, this is just the 17th annual
appropriations cycle for the Department.
While young, the Department is the third largest cabinet
agency by personnel, with nearly 250,000 employees. The
Department's most indispensable assets are the people it
employs, and the Committee recognizes that the evolution and
success of the Department is primarily due to the dedicated
employees who tirelessly execute the Department's missions.
The Committee acknowledges that the management and
oversight challenges inherent to such a large and maturing
government organization are compounded by a complex and
volatile threat environment and an unprecedented demand on the
services the Department provides. The Committee expects the
Department to continue gaining management and cost efficiencies
by consolidating cross-component efforts while allowing
components the flexibility necessary to respond quickly to
changing or emergent threats. The Committee remains frustrated
that the Department is often unable to translate data, whether
related to an internal activity or an external activity, into
trends or metrics useful for critical decision-making. The
Committee strongly encourages the Department to incorporate the
use of analytics and modeling into its key decision-making
processes to identify interdependencies across components and
to use the results to develop integrated budget submissions for
priority programs.
The Committee has again included a provision prohibiting
the Department from reorganizing without Congressional action.
The Committee believes the Department could gain efficiencies
through further reorganization but expects the Department to
develop any proposal for reorganization in cooperation with the
appropriate Congressional Committees. The Committee will
consider, in conjunction with the authorizing committees of
jurisdiction as appropriate, any proposal to reorganize the
Department that is included as a part of a future budget
request.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$72,527,309,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for
fiscal year 2020. Of this amount, $70,725,000,000 is for
discretionary programs, including $190,000,000 for Coast Guard
overseas contingency operations and $17,352,000,000 for the
Disaster Relief Fund designated by the Congress as disaster
relief pursuant to Public Law 112-25.
Throughout the Department's history, the Committee has
invested significant resources in personnel, technology
systems, and infrastructure. While the Committee expects
previous investments to continue to be leveraged to the fullest
extent, it is paramount that the Department ensures future
investments are informed by cost-effectiveness and trade-off
analyses. Investments provided in this bill are designed to
enable the Department to accomplish its missions in smarter and
more resourceful ways.
The Department again requested funding to increase the
number of personnel in many of its components, a portion of
which cannot feasibly be hired or retained in fiscal year 2020.
The Committee recognizes that providing resources each year
specifically for hiring additional personnel is not sustainable
for the longevity of the Department. The Committee instead
recommends funds necessary to robustly support all of the
Department's missions through investments that improve the
Department's ability to retain qualified personnel and that
enable the Department's employees to operate more effectively
and efficiently.
The Committee recognizes that border security is of
critical importance to the national security of the United
States and continues significant funding for securing U.S.
borders through investments in physical barriers and tactical
infrastructure. The recommendation includes funding requested
for physical barriers along the southwest border and
acknowledges that physical impedance and denial of access is
essential for effective border security in high traffic areas
with short vanishing times. In an effort to layer security
measures, the recommendation includes significant funding for
the deployment of strategic technology systems with the ability
to target perimeter threats to better ensure the safety of U.S.
Border Patrol personnel when executing frontline law
enforcement duties.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement [ICE] personnel are
responsible for securing the Nation's borders and enforcing
immigration and other Federal laws throughout the interior. The
Committee recommendation sustains the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level to address the ongoing volume increase of apprehensions,
increase the number of attorneys to represent the Federal
Government, and provide requested funds for infrastructure
needed to house those apprehended. While this bill annualizes
the previous fiscal year's Enforcement and Removal Operations
[ERO] operational tempo, it does not provide unlimited
resources for immigration enforcement activities. ERO must
continue to work with interagency partners throughout the
immigration enforcement continuum to use scarce resources more
efficiently.
Homeland Security Investigations [HSI], a component within
ICE, has played a prominent role in the efforts to combat the
national and global opioid epidemic and investigate domestic
and international criminal activity on the Dark Web. This bill
supports these continued efforts and provides additional
funding for counter-proliferation investigations that protect
the Nation's vulnerabilities.
The Department's commitment to ensuring safety across the
Nation's vast and varied transportation systems through the
Transportation Security Administration [TSA] is critical for
overall national security. Tasked with safeguarding the freedom
of movement of people and commerce, TSA personnel utilize
innovative technologies, local law enforcement, screening
canines, and Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams
to successfully combat emerging threats to our Nation's
transportation systems. The Committee recommendation includes
funding above the requested amount to support the resiliency of
the transportation infrastructure network as passenger volumes
continue to annually increase.
The Committee's recommendation wholly supports the role of
the Coast Guard to enforce Federal laws on the high seas,
preserve life and property at sea, assist in navigation,
protect the marine environment, coordinate and participate in
search-and-rescue missions, and maintain a state of defense
readiness. Due in large part to the Committee's efforts, the
Coast Guard's surface and air fleets are in the midst of
unprecedented modernization, resulting in more operational
efficiency and enhanced performance in mission execution. The
Committee additionally recognizes that modernization of these
vessels and aircraft have significantly increased the Coast
Guard's ability to effectively interdict drugs before they
enter the United States and provides robust funding to continue
this crucial effort.
The recommendation supports the United States Secret
Service request for funding for the protection of persons and
facilities, presidential campaigns, and widely-attended
national security special events. The Committee continues
investments in cultivating and retaining a workforce that is
prepared to meet the demands for future campaigns and
protective missions.
The Committee recommends significant resources above the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level to protect and maintain the
Nation's critical infrastructure and election infrastructure as
cyber-related threats emerge. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency [CISA] facilitates these activities through
information sharing with State, local, territorial, and tribal
[SLTT] governments, maintaining the national cybersecurity
protection system, and conducting vulnerability assessments to
address emerging threats.
The Committee notes the efforts of the men and women of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] in their
preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation
efforts to natural and man-made disasters in fiscal year 2019.
In the previous fiscal year, natural disasters such as
wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding caused significant damage
and destruction to infrastructure and property throughout the
country. This bill provides resources necessary to fund
previous major disaster declarations, while simultaneously
considering future disaster preparedness and emergency response
needs.
The bill continues critical investments in the future of
the Nation's security by recommending funding above the
requested amount for research and development [R&D]
capabilities across the Department. The Science and Technology
Directorate [S&T] is at the center of the Department's R&D
activities, supporting advancements in opioid research,
developing surveillance technologies, and partnering with
universities to ensure innovation is considered in protecting
the homeland. These R&D capabilities ensure the Department is
able to acknowledge and mitigate evolving risks, reduce
interference with legitimate commerce, and maintain a
technological advantage over those seeking to harm the United
States of America.

BILL FUNDING PRIORITIES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2020
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Committee
Request recommendation
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Title I--Departmental 2,145,425 1,822,847
Management Operations........
Title II--Security, 42,504,187 43,558,422
Enforcement, and
Investigations...............
Title III--Protection, 19,616,031 23,797,149
Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery.....................
Title IV--Research, 1,477,796 1,607,582
Development, Training, and
Services.....................
Title V--General Provisions... ................... -61,000
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Total, new budget 65,743,439 70,725,000
(obligational
authority).............
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References

This report refers to several Public Laws by short title as
follows: the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) is
referenced as the BCA; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53) is referenced as the
9/11 Act; and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288) is referenced as
the Stafford Act.
Any reference in this report to the Secretary shall be
interpreted to mean the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Any reference to the Department or DHS shall be interpreted
to mean the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to a departmental component shall be
interpreted to mean offices, components, directorates or other
organizations within the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to the budget request or the request shall be
interpreted to mean the budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal
year 2020 and addendum that was proposed to Congress on
February 12, 2019.
Any reference to FTE shall mean full-time equivalents.
Any reference to PPA shall mean program, project, and
activity.
Any reference to HSPD shall mean Homeland Security
Presidential Directive.
Any reference to GAO shall mean the Government
Accountability Office.
Any reference to OIG shall mean the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security.
Any reference to IT shall mean information technology.
Any reference to SLTT shall mean State, Local, Tribal, and
Territorial.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

TITLE I

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

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

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $141,381,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 141,310,000
Committee recommendation................................ 160,369,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $160,369,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $19,059,000 above the budget request
amount and $18,988,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. Of the total amount, the Committee recommends not to
exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation
expenses.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Office of the Secretary................................... 18,527 18,374 18,374
Office of Policy.......................................... 37,950 35,680 55,980
Office of Public Affairs.................................. 5,321 5,185 5,185
Office of Legislative Affairs............................. 5,462 5,843 5,838
Privacy Office............................................ 8,664 8,593 8,593
Office of General Counsel................................. 19,379 21,484 21,484
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties............... 25,312 23,938 25,312
Office of Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsman.... 6,200 7,780 7,780
Office of Partnership & Engagement........................ 14,566 14,433 11,823
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Total, Office of Secretary and Executive Management... 141,381 141,310 160,369
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Quarterly Obligation Reports.--The Department shall
continue to submit quarterly obligation reports to the
Committee for all reception and representation expenses as
required in prior years. The Department shall refrain from
using funds available for reception and representation expenses
to purchase unnecessary collectibles or memorabilia.
Adequate Budget Justifications.--The Committee expects the
Department to provide complete justification materials with the
fiscal year 2021 budget request and to provide details for each
office and program, clearly describing and accounting for
current services, transfers, adjustments to base, and program
changes.
Joint Requirements Council [JRC].--The Department is
directed to continue to provide quarterly briefings on the JRC
and shall brief the Committee on any reorganization of
headquarters organizational units not later than 60 days before
any such reorganization takes place.
Public Reporting of Operational Statistics.--The Committee
continues its requirement that the Department submit quarterly
Border Security Status reports and data on the deportation of
the parents of U.S.-born children semiannually, as in prior
years.
Public Access to Federally Funded Research.--The Committee
commends the Department for issuing its Plan to Support
Increased Public Access to the Results of Research Funded by
the Federal Government on December 27, 2016. The Committee
urges the Department to continue its efforts toward full
implementation of the plan and directs that the Department
provide an update on progress made in materials accompanying
its fiscal year 2021 budget request.
DATA Act Reporting.--The Committee expects the Department
to submit timely, accurate, and complete financial and award
information under existing Department of the Treasury reporting
obligations in accordance with established management guidance,
reporting processes, and data standards established under the
requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
(Public Law 113-101).
The Department's Mission in Rural Areas.--The Office of
Partnership and Engagement is directed to provide a briefing to
the Committee no later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this act on its continued outreach efforts to rural
communities and Tribes in their efforts to support the homeland
security mission.
Cooperation with Central American Nations.--The Committee
notes that illegal border crossings into the United States by
Guatemalans, El Salvadorians, and Hondurans reached historic
highs during fiscal year 2019. The Committee believes that the
United States, in conjunction with the Government of Mexico,
should continue efforts aimed at securing the southern border
of Mexico while working with these Central American nations to
improve their civil law enforcement capabilities to address
criminal activities, which should have a net positive impact on
crime in Central America as well as the United States. As part
of these efforts, the United States should continue to
facilitate information sharing among these nations regarding
criminal history and prior orders of removal or immigration
enforcement actions.
State Police and Crime Labs.--The work of Customs and
Border Protection [CBP], ICE, the Coast Guard, and the Secret
Service includes investigations and operations in communities
throughout the United States. As a result, the Department often
shares capabilities and relies upon cooperation with SLTT and
foreign law enforcement agencies, including State police crime
labs. These labs provide the Department with a number of
critical capabilities, including fingerprint, drug, and
cellular telephone analysis. Likewise, these capabilities are
the same services shared among SLTT and foreign law enforcement
agencies. Coordination among these agencies not only ensures
efficient use of resources, it also improves public safety
outcomes. To that end, the Department should continue to work
with State crime labs where available, particularly in areas
not adequately served by Department labs or other Federal
facilities. The Department should also continue to provide any
assistance that is appropriate to State police crime labs to
ensure Federal requirements do not burden State resources.
Moreover, in areas where the Department frequently relies on
State crime labs, additional support may be appropriate to
prevent the accumulation of backlogs that can slow
investigations. The Department shall report annually on its use
of, and partnerships with, State crime labs, including funds
associated with such partnerships, and should fully reimburse
State crime labs for services they provide to the Department.
Wildlife Trafficking.--As noted in prior reports, the
Committee is concerned by the high level of illegal
international trade in wildlife and wildlife products. The
Committee expects the Department to work in partnership with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve cooperative
efforts to better address wildlife trafficking. The Committee
remains frustrated that the Department has failed to produce
some specific reports on these activities, as required. Such
reports should be provided to the Committee without delay.
Further, as outlined in the explanatory statements accompanying
Public Laws 114-113, 115-31, 115-141, and 116-6, a similar
report shall be provided for fiscal year 2020 not later than 45
days after the end of fiscal year 2020.
Biometric Exit.--The Committee considers implementation of
biometric exit a priority and worked to provide dedicated
funding for this purpose through Public Law 114-113. The
Committee recognizes CBP's progress in expanding biometric exit
capabilities at air ports of entry [POEs], adding 15 new
locations in fiscal year 2019. In the land environment, facial
comparison technology, as of August 2019, has identified 181
imposters, including 52 with genuine U.S. travel documents
attempting to enter the United States. The Department is
directed to provide a spend plan for H-1B and L-1 fee revenues
and any other resources being applied to biometric exit
implementation not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this act. The Committee encourages the Secretary
to continue emphasizing the importance of joint U.S.-Mexico
technology infrastructure that would support entry and exit
data exchange with the Government of Mexico in the future. The
Committee further directs the Department to brief the Committee
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act to detail
ongoing efforts to address entry and exit data collection and
exchange in the land border environment.
Visa Overstays.--The Committee remains concerned that the
large number of annual in-country alien overstays threatens
national security and the integrity of legal immigration.
Pursuant to section 1376 of title 8, United States Code, the
Department is required to collect data on nonimmigrant aliens
who have overstayed their visas and to report annual estimates
to Congress. Biometric exit remains a top priority for the
Committee, and the Committee recognizes the Department's
progress to leverage investments to strengthen identification
of overstays at POEs. From June 2017 to August 2019, through
CBP's biometric exit program, over 22,000 overstays were
identified. The Committee continues to make investments in
immigration data improvements and in underlying IT capabilities
that shall be applied to enhance information for operations,
management needs, and the next overstay report. The Committee
expects that the Department will provide the report on an
annual basis. As previously required in the Joint Explanatory
Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2019, the Department shall submit an updated report outlining
its comprehensive strategy for overstay enforcement and
deterrence not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this act. The report shall detail the steps being taken to
identify aliens who have overstayed their visas, including
those necessary to improve the capabilities to report such
information; notify aliens of their required departure dates in
advance; track such overstays for enforcement action; refuse or
revoke current and future visas and travel authorization; and
otherwise deter violations or take enforcement action. The
report shall also outline the conditions under which an alien
is admitted to the United States for ``duration of status'' and
assess changes to such admission, since the required departure
requirement. The Department is directed to provide the
Committee with a monthly report, which will be made public on
the Department's website, documenting when and where all family
separations occur, the ages of all minors being separated from
their family units, the nature of administrative or criminal
charges filed against adult family members, as well as how
often family units apprehended together are detained in ICE
custody, referred to the Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Refugee Resettlement [ORR], and/or deported
separately. The report shall also detail plans on the
reunification of family units.
Immigration Reunification.--The Committee expects that the
Department will, consistent with assessments that it is in the
best interest of the child, and whenever possible, ensure that
separated family units are reunited prior to removal, released
from CBP or Bureau of Prisons custody, or transferred together
upon transfer to ICE or ORR custody. The Committee understands
that law enforcement officers will make decisions on a case-by-
case basis and may opt for the use of the full spectrum of
alternatives to detention, including release on parole or
recognizance or, if needed, enrollment into a community-based
alternative to detention program, over the detention of family
members in separate facilities or in family detention
facilities. The Committee expects the Department to ensure that
individuals being transferred from CBP to ICE custody,
currently in ICE custody, or under ICE supervision, have
opportunities to report family separation incidents; to verify
the status, location, and disposition of family members; and to
regularly communicate by telephone with one another. The
Department shall also ensure that agents and officers are
properly trained in child welfare screening for child victims
of trafficking, in accordance with the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457).
Ending Online Child Exploitation.--The Department is
engaged in a number of commendable efforts to end human
trafficking and child exploitation. The Committee directs the
Department to brief the Committee semiannually on all of the
required data pertaining to Department-wide efforts to combat
human trafficking and child exploitation.
Records Management.--The Committee expects the Department
to maintain records and respond to records requests, consistent
with the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, for information related to all detainees in the custody
of the Department, regardless of whether such detainees are
housed in a Federal or non-Federal detention facility. The
Committee further notes that the Department should not withhold
records from disclosure unless the Department reasonably
foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by an
exemption described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States
Code or is otherwise prohibited by law.
Executive Order 13780 Reports.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the Committee on
Appropriations any report submitted to the President under
section 4 of Presidential Proclamation 9645.
Unintentional Firearm Discharges.--Unintentional firearm
discharges present risks to officer safety and to the public,
including death, injury, liability, and negative community
relations. The Committee seeks to better understand
unintentional firearm discharges Department-wide. The
Department shall brief the Committee not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act on the rate of
unintentional firearm discharges across all components. The
brief should provide details on how to mitigate the
unintentional discharge of firearms, particularly standard-
issue rifles, including physical means of protecting the
trigger well of firearms in a way that does not impede the
purposeful use of the weapon.
Unified Immigration Portal [UIP].--Public Law 116-26
provided emergency supplemental appropriations for humanitarian
assistance and security at the southern border, including
$50,000,000 for mission support data systems and analysis,
which includes funding for the interagency UIP. The Department
is directed to provide, in consultation with the Departments of
Justice and Health and Human Services, a briefing to the
Committee within 30 days of the date of enactment of this act
on a spending plan for the UIP.

OFFICE OF POLICY

A total of $55,980,000 is provided for the Office of
Policy, which is $20,300,000 above the budget request amount
and $18,030,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This
amount includes funding for personnel which the budget request
proposed be appropriated to the newly established Countering
Weapons of Mass Destruction [CWMD] office. Under the
recommendation, activities that are being carried out in the
manner established during creation of the CWMD office are
funded through their legacy appropriations structure. The
recommendation includes $600,000 for the Immigration Data
Initiative, instead of the $1,200,000 proposed, due to
repricing of FTE personnel costs.
Office for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention
[OTVTP].--On April 19, 2019, the Secretary announced the
creation of OTVTP. The action purported to widen the scope of
previous Departmental efforts to ensure that all forms of
violence, regardless of the ideological motivation, are being
addressed. The Secretary has stated DHS remains committed to
preventing all forms of terrorism, including both international
and domestic, as well as preventing acts of targeted violence
such as those that are racially motivated. According to the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the majority
of domestic terrorism cases are motivated by white supremacist
extremism. The creation of the Office follows a February 14,
2019, study by Homeland Security Operation Analysis Center
entitled, Practical Terrorism Prevention. The study found gaps
in the sustainability of terrorism prevention and emphasized
that prevention must include threat of ideological violence
from all sources.
The Committee recommendation includes a requested transfer
of $2,800,000 from the Office of Terrorism Prevention
Partnerships to support the newly established OTVTP and
$17,500,000 above the request for targeted violence and
terrorism prevention grants and to conduct a community
awareness and training program at the State, local, tribal, and
territorial level. Within 30 days of the date of the enactment
of this act, the Department shall brief the Committee on its
plans to carry out the local community awareness and training
program and on plans to administer the grant program. The
briefing shall include a description of all threats; how
threats are communicated to SLTT governments, the public, and
the private sector; what resources and training are available
to combat threats; the terrorism prevention training materials;
and the progress of implementing the recommendations made in
the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center's Practical
Terrorism Prevention study.

OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT

A total of $11,823,000 is provided for the Office of
Partnerships and Engagement, which is $2,610,000 below the
budget request amount and $2,743,000 below the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. The recommendation includes a transfer of
$2,800,000 to the Office of Policy to support movement of OTVTP
to the newly established Office for Targeted Violence and
Terrorism Prevention.
Blue Campaign.--The Blue Campaign, a Department-wide
initiative to combat human trafficking, has historically been
operated by personnel detailed from components and funded
through end-of-year contributions from components, an approach
that is not appropriate for the program's long-term
sustainment. Public Law 116-6 included direct funding of
$1,638,000 for the Blue Campaign to continue support of
dedicated personnel and to begin transitioning the program away
from reliance on component contributions. The fiscal year 2020
request proposed $1,600,000 for the program, which maintains
fiscal year 2019 levels, but continues reliance on component
contributions. This recommendation supports the request for the
program. The Department is directed to sustain the program at
not less than its total fiscal year 2019 level of $5,150,000 in
fiscal year 2020 using component contributions to cover non-
personnel program costs. Should the Department continue to
propose less than full, direct funding for the program, a
complete justification shall be included in future budget
submissions, as directed in the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019.

OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

A total of $21,484,000 is provided for the Office of
General Counsel [OGC], which is the same as the budget request
amount and $2,105,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
No funding is provided for additional attorneys as proposed in
the budget request.
Budget and Impoundment Control Act.--The Committee directs
the Chief Counsel to provide a briefing not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act updating the Committee
on violations of section 1012 or section 1013 of the Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 684 and 685) or Code
of Federal Regulations Part 550, per prior year requirements.

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

A total of $25,312,000 is provided for the Office for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties [OCRCL], which is $1,374,000 above
the budget request amount and the same as the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. The funding above the budget request is to
accommodate the increased workload expected in fiscal year 2020
resulting from recent executive orders and changes to
immigration policies and programs. OCRCL shall maintain its
independence and oversight functions, which are vital to
monitoring and investigating complaints.

PRIVACY OFFICE

A total of $8,593,000 is provided for the Privacy Office,
which is the same as the budget request amount and $71,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. Funding in the amount
of $1,000,000 is provided, as requested, to accommodate an
increased workload in fiscal year 2020 resulting from recent
executive orders and changes to immigration policies and
programs. The Committee encourages all components of the
Department to work closely with the Privacy Office to help
identify and solve issues related to violations of the Privacy
Act in a timely manner.

Management Directorate

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,215,651,000 for the Management
Directorate, which is $341,637,000 below the budget request
amount and $40,651,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. The Committee continues to support the Department's
efforts to bring greater transparency to the cost of management
operations and to eliminate an inefficient, circular
reimbursement process. Of the recommended amount, the Committee
includes $2,000 for official reception and representation
expenses.
Each year, the Department floods the final days of the
fiscal year with contracts to frenetically spend funds that are
due to expire and be returned to the Department of the Treasury
at the end of the fiscal year. These contracts have been used
to address needs that were included in the upcoming fiscal
year's budget request and creates a vicious cycle of double-
funding projects yet to be considered by the Committee. In the
interest of eliminating duplication and waste wherever
practicable, a general provision is included requiring the
Department to find savings, particularly those derived from
contracts that used fiscal year 2019 appropriations, to fund
activities planned for fiscal year 2020.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,083,837,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,175,990,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,174,209,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,174,209,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $1,781,000 below the budget request
amount and $90,372,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management.... 7,788 7,881 7,881
Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer............. 90,726 100,659 98,878
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer................. 106,344 115,296 115,296
Office of the Chief Security Officer...................... 79,431 82,702 82,702
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer................... 104,169 108,435 108,435
Office of the Chief Financial Officer..................... 67,341 90,071 90,071
Office of the Chief Information Officer................... 397,230 416,884 416,884
Office of Biometric Identity Management................... 230,808 254,062 254,062
Identity and Screening Program Operations (non-add)..... (70,117) (70,156) (70,156)
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (non-add) (160,691) (183,906) (183,906)
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Total, Operations and Support....................... 1,083,837 1,175,990 1,174,209
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Component Obligation Plans.--The Department shall continue
submitting obligation plans to the Committee on a quarterly
basis, consistent with direction provided in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 114-113, and shall ensure
that the obligation plans are connected to activity-level
details in the budget justification materials. The Committee
expects these plans to be delivered in a timely manner.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF READINESS OFFICER

The Committee recommends $98,878,000 for the Office of the
Chief Readiness Officer [OCRO], which is $1,781,000 below the
budget request amount and $8,152,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. The amount provided above the request is to
enable OCRO to keep pace with hiring expected in fiscal year
2020.
Field Efficiency Program.--The Committee supports this
initiative and remains encouraged by the Department's continued
focus on enhancing the unity of effort through regional mission
support that strengthens operational execution, fulfills common
requirements, and reduces cost.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER

A total of $115,296,000 is provided for the Office of the
Chief Human Capital Officer [OCHCO], which is the same as the
budget request amount and $8,952,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. This amount does not include funding for
personnel proposed by the budget request in the newly
established CWMD office. Under the recommendation, activities
that are being carried out in the manner established during
creation of the CWMD office are funded through their legacy
appropriations structure.
Hiring in Rural Communities.--The components continue to
face challenges with filling vacant positions and providing for
public safety in non-contiguous and rural States. Challenges in
recruiting and retaining Federal employees has exacerbated
chronic staffing problems at U.S. POEs and other areas critical
to public safety. The Department is urged to examine how small
businesses, including Native American, Alaska Native, and
Native Hawaiian small businesses, could help the Department
fill its unmet needs in communities and encouraged to explore
existing opportunities to fill vacancies where possible. Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, the
Department is directed to provide a report to the Committee on
the challenges it faces recruiting and retaining Federal
employees in non-contiguous and rural States. The report shall
include a clear description of the obstacles related to using
small businesses, information about rates of attrition, the
number of unfilled positions, and the duration of time those
positions have remained vacant. The report shall also provide
an assessment of the effect these vacancies have on the ability
of components to accomplish their statutory and administrative
responsibilities.
DHS Cybersecurity Professionals.--The Committee notes the
efforts the Department has made in identifying and hiring of
cybersecurity professionals using the Cybersecurity Talent
Management System. To continue the success of building a
professional workforce, OCHCO, in coordination with OCIO and
CISA, must ensure consistency when identifying and certifying
the skills and talents of employees. Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this act, OCHCO, in coordination
with OCIO and CISA, shall brief the Committee on hiring of
cybersecurity professionals and proposed solutions to develop
standardized metrics used to ensure consistency in identifying
skills and talents of employees across the agency. The briefing
should include recommendations on how the IT-focused jobs can
be classified for qualification standards that could be updated
to meet the Department's needs.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $90,071,000 for the Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, as requested, which is $22,730,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The Chief Financial
Officer is directed to ensure that fiscal year 2021 budget
justification materials for classified and unclassified budgets
of all components are submitted, concurrent with the
President's budget submission to the Congress.
The justifications shall include:
--Detailed data and explanatory descriptions for each request
and for each PPA, including offices that have been
identified as PPAs, reflected in the table at the end
of this report. Information should be presented in
quantifiable terms with specific breakdowns of the
funding.
--Tables that compare prior year actual appropriations and
obligations, estimates of current year appropriations
and obligations, and the projected budget year
appropriations and obligations for all PPAs, sub-PPAs,
and FTE, including identifying each adjustment to base,
transfer, program increase, program decrease, and
staffing change proposed in fiscal year 2021.
--Year-to-year changes described in terms that are clear and
unambiguous, excluding nonspecific terms such as
``technical adjustment'' or ``administrative change''
unless accompanied by a detailed explanation.
Explanations of adjustments to base funding, whether
increases or decreases, should be specific and compared
to prior year activity level, not just the entire PPA
level. All requested increases shall be justified with
measurable outcomes above the current baseline of
activity. If the Department does not have a current
measure of such baseline activity, the Department shall
establish one before requesting an increase.
--For each operations and support PPA or sub-PPA reflected in
the table at the end of this report, a breakdown, for
fiscal year 2020 enacted amounts and fiscal year 2021
requested amounts, of pay and non-pay amounts.
--For investment end items with severable unit costs in
excess of $250,000 or a lifecycle cost in excess of
$300,000,000, the project description, justification,
total cost, and scope; key acquisition milestones from
the prior year, year of execution, and budget year; the
funding history by fiscal year, to include prior
enacted appropriations, obligations, and expenditures;
contract information to include contract number,
contractor, type, award date, start date, end date,
earned value management potential in the contract, and
total contract value; and significant changes to the
prior year enacted budget, project schedule, and
estimated time to completion.
--For severable end items, the quantity of each item by prior
years, current year, budget year, and out-year; the
quantity of units delivered on contract, funded but not
yet on contract, and planned but unfunded; and the
delivery schedule by quarter for the end item,
delineated by fiscal year funding.
--Information by appropriation and PPA on all reimbursable
agreements and significant uses of the Economy Act
(Public Law 73-2) for each fiscal year.
--An accurate, detailed table identifying the last year that
authorizing legislation was enacted into law for each
appropriation, including the amount of the
authorization, when the authorization expires, and the
appropriation in the last year of authorization.
--The text and citation of all Department appropriations
provisions enacted to date that are permanent law.
--Explanations and justifications for all proposed
legislative changes, whether they are new or amend
existing law and whether they are substantive or
technical in nature, with an annotated comparison of
proposed versus existing language.
--A report on the status of overdue Committee-required
reports, plans, or briefings for each of fiscal years
2019 and 2020.
Any significant new activity that has not been explicitly
justified to the Committee or for which funds have not been
provided in appropriations acts requires the submission of a
reprogramming or transfer request.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee is pleased
that numerous components are undertaking efforts to mitigate
the threat of hostile unmanned aerial systems [UAS] and directs
the Department to include an estimate of Department-wide
counter-UAS funding within the request, by PPA, in the
justification materials accompanying the fiscal year 2021
budget request. In addition, within 60 days of the date of
enactment of this act, the Department shall brief the Committee
on its estimated funding needs, including those not addressed
within the fiscal year 2021 budget request, for fiscal years
2021 through 2024 to research, test, acquire, and deploy
counter-UAS capabilities.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems [sUAS] Procurement.--The
Committee remains concerned about the threat of foreign-made
sUAS collecting intelligence on U.S. national security
facilities and critical infrastructure. In May 2019, the
Department, in coordination with other departments and
agencies, issued an industry alert warning organizations about
risks posed by Chinese-manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems
[UAS] and UAS components used in safety and security
operations. Specifically, the alert highlighted recent laws
passed in China that may require companies, including
manufacturers of UAS, to provide information to the Chinese
government for intelligence gathering purposes. For the
purposes of securing and protecting infrastructure critical to
national security, requirements for purchases of American-made
UAS should be implemented as soon as practicable. Until such
requirements are in place, for any acquisition using funds in
this act, including those by Federal grant recipients, the
Department shall require certification of review of the
industry alert, and any subsequent UAS guidance, and completion
of a risk assessment that considers the proposed use of the
foreign-made UAS. The Committee directs the Department to
conduct a review of domestically produced alternatives and
update guidance, as appropriate.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

The Office of the Chief Information Officer [OCIO] is
responsible for oversight of information technology [IT]
systems and infrastructure development and acquisitions
oversight, including that at Data Center 1 [DC1] and Data
Center 2 [DC2], to support the missions and activities of the
Department. The Committee recommends $416,884,000 for OCIO O&S,
which is the same as the budget request amount and $19,654,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
Data Center Consolidation.--The Committee is pleased with
OCIO's continued leadership in data center consolidation, which
is enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of the
Department's IT enterprise. Further, the Committee commends
OCIO for its efforts to collaborate with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration to gain efficiencies by
establishing IT operations centers at DC1 and by encouraging
other Federal partners to co-locate with the Department at its
data centers. The Committee shares OCIO's concerns with
attracting, developing, and maintaining a qualified IT and
cybersecurity workforce and looks forward to collaborating to
develop workforce pipelines and workforce retention incentives.
However, the Committee is concerned about the speed by which
the Department may be moving to shift data and applications to
the cloud computing environment. In addition to budget
justification materials and obligation plans, OCIO shall
provide semiannual briefings to the Committee on the execution
of its major initiatives and investment areas. Such briefings
shall include details regarding cost, schedule, hybrid data
center and cloud solutions, and the transfer of systems to or
from Department data centers or external hosts.
Joint Wireless Program Management Office.--The Committee
supports the activities of the Joint Wireless Program
Management Office and provides $879,000 for this purpose.

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $254,062,000 for the Office of
Biometric Identity Management [OBIM], which is the same as the
budget request amount and $23,254,000 above the fiscal year
2019 enacted level. OBIM is an enterprise-level biometric
identity service provider that has cross-cutting responsibility
to serve and coordinate with the components and other Federal
agencies.
Semi-Annual Briefings.--OBIM is directed to continue
briefing the Committee on a semiannual basis on its workload,
service levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other
operations.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $175,920,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 381,298,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,442,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $41,442,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $339,856,000
below the budget request amount and $134,478,000 below the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

DHS Headquarters Consolidation.--Within 30 days of the date
of enactment of this act, the Department shall provide the
Committee with an updated master plan for St. Elizabeths
certified by the Secretary or with a report detailing the
rationale for submitting a budget request for activities
inconsistent with its current master plan. The Committee will
not consider additional funding beyond those already
appropriated until the GSA revised master plan is completed in
fiscal year 2020.
Financial Modernization.--The Department continues to
pursue financial systems modernization [FSM] for which Congress
has provided over $150,000,000 since 2003. The Committee
continues to have concerns regarding the cost of this effort,
as well as the potential for the Department to move forward in
a manner other than conducting a competitive award process. The
Committee directs the Department within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this act to provide a strategy for the acquisition
of software and services related to FSM, including an analysis
of alternatives and a plan for how the Department will ensure
full and open competition in the award of all related
contracts.

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,527,110,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,559,930,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,559,930,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,559,930,000 for FPS, as
requested, and these amounts are offset by collections paid by
GSA tenants and credited to the account.
The Committee expects to receive the report regarding a
method to assess and allocate costs for counter measures, as
required in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, without
delay.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FPS Operations............................................ 359,196 387,500 387,500
Countermeasures........................................... 1,167,914 1,172,430 1,172,430
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Subtotal, Federal Protective Service................ 1,527,110 1,559,930 1,559,930
Offsetting fee collections................................ (1,527,110) (1,559,930) (1,559,930)
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Analysis and Operations

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

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $253,253,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 276,641,000
Committee recommendation................................ 276,641,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $276,641,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is the same as the budget request amount
and $23,388,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The
details of these recommendations are included in a classified
annex accompanying this report.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

Annual Budget Justification Materials.--The Committee
directs that the fiscal year 2021 budget justification
materials for the classified budget shall include the same
level of detail required for other appropriations and PPAs.
Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Department's Chief
Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committee on the
I&A expenditure plan for fiscal year 2020 within 180 days of
the date of enactment of this act. The plan shall include the
following:
--fiscal year 2020 expenditures and staffing allotted for
each program as compared to fiscal years 2017 through
2019;
--all funded versus on-board positions, including FTE,
contractors, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable
detailees;
--a plan for all programs and investments, including dates or
timeframes for achieving key milestones;
--allocation of funding within each PPA for individual
programs and a description of the desired outcomes for
fiscal year 2020; and
--items outlined in the classified annex accompanying this
report.
State and Local Fusion Centers.--The Committee is
encouraged by the Department's previous reporting that
commended the outreach of the Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center
[KIFC] to critical infrastructure operators and encourages the
Department to continue collaboration with KIFC. However, the
Committee remains concerned with the Department's guidance on
the classification level of reporting generated by the KIFC and
directs the Department to coordinate with KIFC leadership in
order to facilitate publication of Intelligence Information
Reports [IIR] related to cyber threats against critical
infrastructure at the TS/SCI level. The Committee expects the
Department to report on Intelligence Community agencies that
utilize IIR's originating from the KIFC. The KIFC mission and
unique partnerships should continue to be leveraged as a State-
based Center of Excellence for multi-agency, multi-discipline
public-private partnership that enhances threat information
sharing and collaboration.

Office of Inspector General

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

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $168,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 170,186,000
Committee recommendation................................ 170,186,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $170,186,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is the same as the budget request and
$2,186,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

Inspectors General across the government, including the
Department's OIG, perform a critical function in behalf of the
Congress and the American public. OIG estimates that its work
to deter waste, fraud, and abuse saves the Department $10.80
for every $1.00 appropriated to support OIG operations.
Expenditure Plan.--The Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 and
previous reports required that OIG submit a detailed
expenditure plan with its fiscal year 2020 budget justification
documents. The Committee expects that the information
accompanying OIG's fiscal year 2021 budget request shall
include information that breaks down proposed expenditures by
focus area and activity type.
Acquisition Fraud.--The Committee shares OIG's concern with
the increasing sophistication of those seeking to commit
acquisition fraud. Advanced analytical capabilities are needed
to carry out highly complex investigations into acquisition
fraud, which could involve corruption within the Department.
For these reasons, the Committee continues funding for
combatting increased sophistication in acquisition fraud.
Custody Operations Reporting.--OIG shall continue its
program of unannounced inspections of immigration detention
facilities. OIG shall publish its final report regarding the
inspections within 180 days of the date of enactment of this
act. The Secretary shall ensure that the results of the
inspections, and other reports and notifications related to
custody operations activities, are posted on a publicly
available website.

TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

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

TITLE II

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,613,714,000 for CBP, which is
$234,200,000 below the budget request amount and $3,317,464,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The budget request
assumed CBP would retain $160,800,000 in additional collections
for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization [ESTA] to
offset costs for CBP activities. Assuming this fee proposal in
advance of its authorization allowed the budget request to
propose programmatic growth that is not founded in reality. The
Committee cannot afford the luxury of this assumption and is
required to fill this funding gap.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 12,179,729 12,513,492 12,364,210
Small Airport User Fee.................................... 8,941 9,000 9,000
Columbia Free Trade Collections........................... 255,000 267,000 267,000
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 2,515,878 5,402,191 5,478,073
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Customs and Border Protection................ 14,959,548 18,191,683 18,118,283
=====================================================
Estimated fee collections:
Immigration inspection user fee....................... 769,636 826,447 826,447
Immigration enforcement fines......................... 676 305 305
ESTA.................................................. 61,417 225,184 64,384
Land border inspection fee............................ 53,512 56,467 56,467
COBRA fee............................................. 594,978 615,975 615,975
APHIS inspection fee.................................. 539,325 539,325 539,325
Global entry user fee................................. 165,961 184,937 184,937
Puerto Rico Trust Fund................................ 31,941 94,507 94,507
Virgin Island fee..................................... 7,795 11,537 11,537
Customs Unclaimed Goods............................... 1,461 1,547 1,547
9/11 Response and Biometric Account................... 71,000 61,000 61,000
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Estimated fee collections.................... 2,297,702 2,617,231 2,456,431
=====================================================
Reimbursable Preclearance................................. 39,000 39,000 39,000
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Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, available 17,296,250 20,847,914 20,613,714
funding............................................
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Opioid Enforcement Activities.--The Committee notes CBP's
key role in stopping the flow of opioids into the United
States. The Office of Field Operations [OFO] and Border Patrol
personnel seizures of illicit fentanyl, which is a particularly
potent opioid, have increased significantly from approximately
2 pounds seized in fiscal year 2013 to 2,291 pounds seized in
fiscal year 2019, through July 2019. These seizures have been
aided by enhancements to both personnel and technology enabled
by this Committee. In furtherance of CBP's efforts, the
recommendation continues to fund opioid targeting and detection
activities previously funded within OFO and Laboratories and
Scientific Services and includes $127,300,000 to procure 200
small scale Non-Intrusive Inspection equipment to assist with
detection of narcotics.
Analytical Data-Driven Tools and Capabilities.--The
Committee recognizes CBP's initial efforts to use analytics and
modeling to make smarter decisions on the use of existing
resources and the need for additional investments as evidenced
by the successful joint Border Patrol and Operations Support
modeling project that identifies the optimal placement of
rescue beacons along the southwest border to help Border Patrol
agents respond faster to individuals in distress. The Committee
notes that predictive analytics, in particular, will provide
CBP insights on likely future behavior and activities enabling
the agency to make more data-driven operational and resource
decisions. The Committee directs CBP to accelerate efforts to
adopt and incorporate these types of tools. Within 90 days of
the date enactment of this act, CBP shall brief the Committee
on a plan to expand the use of analytics and modeling across
the agency to inform investment decisions in priority programs.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $12,179,729,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 12,513,492,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,364,210,000

The CBP Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides
funds for border security, immigration, customs, agricultural
inspections, the regulation and facilitation of international
trade, the collection of import duties, and the enforcement of
U.S. trade laws. In addition to directly appropriated
resources, fee collections are available for the operations of
CBP from the following sources:
Immigration Inspection User Fee.--CBP collects user fees to
fund the costs of international inspections activities at
airports and seaports, as authorized by the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee.--CBP
collects fees to finance the operation and implementation of a
system to pre-screen visitors from countries participating in
the Visa Waiver Program prior to their arrival in the United
States to avoid security risks, as authorized by section
711(h)(3)(B) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Act (Public Law 110-53).
Immigration Enforcement Fine.--CBP collects fines from
owners of transportation lines and from other persons for
unauthorized landing of aliens, as authorized by the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356).
Land Border Inspection Fee.--CBP collects fees for
processing applications for the Dedicated Commuter Lanes
program, the Automated Permit Ports program, Canadian Border
Boat Landing permits, Mexican Non-Resident Alien Border
Crossing Cards, FAST, SENTRI and NEXUS application fees, as
authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356).
Public-Private Partnership Reimbursements.--CBP is
authorized by the Cross Border Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-279) to enter into mutually beneficial
agreements with stakeholders at select POEs whereby CBP is
reimbursed for enhanced customs and agricultural processing,
border security, and immigration inspection-related services.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA]
Fee.--CBP collects fees for inspection services involving
customs-related functions. The COBRA user fee statutory
authority (19 U.S.C. 58c) specifies the types of covered
expenses.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection
Fee.--CBP receives as a transfer a distribution of agriculture
inspection fees collected by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. The user fees, as authorized by the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C.
136), are charged to offset costs for the services related to
the importation, entry, or exportation of animals and animal
products.
Global Entry User Fee.--CBP collects fees to cover the cost
of a registered traveler program to expedite screening and
processing of international passengers as authorized under
section 565(3)(B) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
(Public Law 110-161).
U.S. Virgin Islands [USVI] Fee Fund.--The USVI are an
unincorporated territory of the United States, and although a
U.S. territory, the USVI is expressly excluded from the
definition of customs territory of the United States. The
importation of goods into the USVI is governed by Virgin
Islands law. CBP collects duties on behalf of the USVI and
deposits them into the USVI Fee Fund. The account is managed
annually as a reimbursable account with any remaining funds
remitted back to the USVI at the conclusion of the fiscal year.
Puerto Rico Trust Fund.--Customs duties, taxes, and fees
collected in Puerto Rico by CBP are deposited in the Puerto
Rico Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of
administering CBP activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining
amounts are transferred to the Treasurer of Puerto Rico
pursuant to sections 740 and 795 of title 48, United States
Code.
Small Airport User Fee.--The User Fee Airports Program
under section 58b of title 19, United States Code and
administered under section 58c(b)(9)(A)(i) of title 19, United
States Code, authorizes inspection services to be provided to
participating small airports on a fully reimbursable basis. The
fees charged under this program are set forth in memoranda of
agreement between small airport facilities and CBP and may be
adjusted annually as costs and requirements change.
Unclaimed Goods.--Any goods entered or un-entered
merchandise (except merchandise under section 557 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1557), but including
merchandise entered for transportation in bond or for
exportation) that remain in CBP custody for 6 months from the
date of importation or a lesser period for special merchandise
as provided by section 127.28(c), (d), and (h) of title 19,
United States Code, and without all estimated duties and
storage or other charges having been paid, are considered
unclaimed and abandoned. This account represents the proceeds
from the liquidation of that account.
Preclearance Reimbursements.--The authorization of
preclearance activities under the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-125), provide authority
for CBP to both collect and spend reimbursements, including
spending in anticipation of reimbursements.
9/11 Response and Biometric Exit Account.--Public Law 114-
113 authorized amounts of up to $1,000,000,000 to be collected
through fee surcharges over a period of 10 years for the
implementation of a biometric exit program. To date,
$135,001,800 has been expended by CBP in support of the
biometric exit program.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $12,364,210,000 for O&S, which is
$149,282,000 below the budget request amount and $184,481,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This total includes
$3,274,000 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and
$2,579,622,080 from the merchandise processing fee. Reductions
to the requested pay adjustments due to the under-execution of
planned hiring in fiscal year 2019 are reflected in the
appropriate PPAs.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Trade and Travel Operations:
Office of Field Operations:
Domestic Operations............................ 2,942,710 2,806,833 2,991,996
International Operations....................... 155,217 145,756 148,940
Targeting Operations........................... 250,528 265,128 241,449
Assets and Support............................. 892,174 980,560 963,568
Office of Trade.................................... 260,395 297,418 293,301
Office of Training and Development................. 61,677 47,560 61,843
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Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations............ 4,562,701 4,543,255 4,701,097

Integrated Operations:
Air and Marine Operations:
Operations..................................... 306,506 311,846 315,471
Assets and Support............................. 525,867 533,768 533,768
Air and Marine Operations Center............... 37,589 44,799 35,321
Office of International Affairs.................... 41,700 44,541 41,629
Office of Intelligence............................. 59,148 66,036 59,896
Office of Training and Development................. 6,546 6,102 6,982
Operations Support................................. 112,235 139,799 160,048
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.................. 1,089,591 1,146,891 1,153,115

Mission Support:
Enterprise Services................................ 1,482,518 1,561,823 1,452,038
(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund)................ (3,274) (3,274) (3,274)
Office of Professional Responsibility.............. 196,528 232,986 196,576
Executive Leadership and Oversight................. 109,190 108,843 110,553
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Subtotal, Mission Support........................ 1,788,236 1,903,652 1,759,167
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Total, Operations and Support.................... 12,179,729 12,513,492 12,364,210
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Resource Prioritization.--The Committee recognizes that the
Office of Field Operations [OFO] has a robust workload staffing
model and despite the Committee's requesting similar workload
staffing models for several years, Air and Marine Operations
[AMO] and U.S. Border Patrol [USBP] have not completed such
analyses. The budget's request for new Border Patrol agents was
not supported by a CBP-wide or Department-wide, let alone
Federal Government-wide, review of workload and capability gaps
that would be necessary to evaluate the benefits of the
proposal as weighed against adding staff at the POEs. CBP-wide
analyses should inform daily operational decisions and longer-
term resource planning at CBP. The Committee directs CBP to
brief the Committee bimonthly on efforts to evaluate CBP-wide
workload, capabilities, assets, and human resource gaps; and to
use the results of the quarterly analyses to support the fiscal
year 2021 budget request.
Recruitment, Hiring and Retention.--The Committee has
invested heavily in efforts to enhance the hiring and retention
of CBP law enforcement personnel and recognizes CBP's continued
hiring challenges, particularly in the USBP. Retention of
existing staff is critical to the continued success of CBP and
the Committee is aware of CBP's efforts to improve hiring of
CBP officers and encourages CBP to continue to use and build
upon the streamlined process developed. The Committee
encourages CBP to use available fee funding to hire new CBP
officers. The Committee is also aware that law enforcement
personnel have been performing tasks that could reasonably be
completed by non-law enforcement personnel, such as technicians
working in Federal positions or contractors. Within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this act, CBP is directed to brief the
Committee on efforts to develop new position descriptions,
expand the use of technicians, and hire new personnel or enter
into contracts where feasible. The briefing shall detail all
efforts to improve hiring and retention of all of its law
enforcement components, including existing and planned
strategies and initiatives to accomplish this goal, and shall
provide data detailing the impact these new positions are
expected to have on increasing the capacity of CBP law
enforcement personnel. Given well-documented hiring challenges,
CBP shall continue efforts to use available incentives to
recruit and retain employees in rural and remote areas and
explore other strategies, such as career path enhancements,
alternative schedules, and non-salary benefits for employees
who are willing to choose such locations.
Law Enforcement Suitability Analysis.--The Committee
recognizes that the polygraph test continues to elicit serious
admissions of criminal conduct by prospective CBP law
enforcement employees and remains concerned with the high
polygraph failure rate for potential CBP hires. The Committee
appreciates CBP's recent submission of the report on the
effectiveness of polygraph tests required in Senate Report 115-
283. The Committee recognizes the recent improvements that have
resulted in a 176 percent increase in applicants who
successfully completed the polygraph. The Committee directs CBP
to continue to administer the Law Enforcement Pre-Employment
Test, a pre-employment screening polygraph examination, to all
law enforcement officer applicants. The Committee requests a
briefing within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act
on CBP's implementation of a presecurity interview, as
recommended by the Department's OIG, to remove unsuitable
applicants earlier in the hiring process.
Northern Border.--The Committee remains concerned about
threats to the U.S. passing through the northern border and
notes the northern border threat analysis, required by Public
Law 114-267 and received on June 12, 2018, provided information
on how best to deploy resources along the northern border but
lacked specificity regarding the targeted deployment of
personnel and resources. The Committee expects the fiscal year
2021 budget request to detail specific northern border staffing
requirements and request specific funding for implementation of
planned northern border enforcement initiatives enumerated in
the analysis.
Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance Expansion.--The
Committee supports the $19,400,000 requested for human
resources, financial support, logistics, and other requirements
associated with the procurement, invoicing, inventory,
shipping, and training needed to transition to the 9mm duty
weapon for all CBP law enforcement officers and agents. The
Committee understands that the program will require increased
capacity at the Law Enforcement Support Center Directorate
located at the Advanced Training Center [ATC] and provides an
additional $10,000,000 to address these requirements within
close proximity to the ATC.

BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,750,831,000 for Border Security
Operations, which is $168,863,000 below the budget request
amount and $11,630,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. The budget request assumed the employment of hundreds of
agents the USBP was unable to onboard in fiscal year 2019 due
to continued challenges with hiring and retention, as evident
from the net gain of seven agents reported by CBP through the
first 10 months of fiscal year 2019. Additionally, since the
submission of the budget request, Congress passed Public Law
116-26 on July 1, 2019, providing $1,100,431,000 to CBP as part
of emergency supplemental appropriations for humanitarian
assistance and security at the southern border. The Committee's
recommendation reflects the reality of hiring challenges and
the additional funding provided and therefore reduces the
request as requested to sustain current staffing.
Border Patrol Technicians, Transportation Specialists, and
Human Source Activities.--The Committee recognizes that some of
the functions currently being performed by Border Patrol agents
can be done by non-law enforcement personnel and is supportive
of efforts to develop new positions for transportation and
other activities. The Committee provides funding to hire 200
technicians. The Committee understands this level of
technicians is expected to return the equivalent of 160 Border
Patrol agents to the frontline with those technicians
performing administrative and other duties at a fraction of the
costs of agents. Personnel in these newly developed positions
would provide exposure to the Border Patrol's mission to a
broader group of individuals while allowing law enforcement
personnel to focus on law enforcement activities. The Committee
also provides an increase of $1,000,000 for human source
activities.
Humanitarian Support and Actions.--The Committee notes that
the USBP conducts humanitarian efforts every day. In fiscal
year 2019, Border Patrol agents rescued over 4,000 individuals,
including hundreds of children. Additionally, in fiscal year
2019, with funding provided by this Committee, and to meet its
intent, the Border Patrol made investments in standing up new
soft-sided facilities and augmented existing southwest border
facilities with over 950 shower stalls, 250 portable toilets,
80 commercial washer/dryer sets, and 100 climate control
systems. Accompanying these facilities investments, the Border
Patrol purchased supplies and consumable products, such as,
food, water, blankets, sanitary items, and hygiene products.
Medical Personnel and Healthcare Protocols.--The Committee
is concerned about the lack of medical personnel and resources
in remote areas of the southern border and recommends resources
requested to improve medical care. In response to migrant
deaths along our Nation's borders and the number of injuries to
Border Patrol agents, the Committee recognizes the need to
enhance CBP's ability to adequately allocate medical resources
in remote areas of the southern border and increase the amount
of Border Patrol agents with Emergency Medical Technician [EMT]
and paramedic certification. Within 60 days of the date of the
enactment of this act, the Commissioner shall provide
appropriate medical supplies to each Border Patrol agent with
an EMT or paramedic certification. Additionally, appropriate
medical and hygiene supplies shall be provided to each Border
Patrol sector, including all remote stations and forward
operating bases, and to agents on patrol. In developing the
appropriate list of medical supplies required, the Commissioner
shall consult with and consider recommendations from national
organizations with expertise in emergency medical care,
including emergency medical care of children.
Border Access.--The Committee directs CBP to analyze the
needs of specialty units, including those utilizing horses and
off-road vehicles, along the U.S.-Mexico border to better
disperse resources or identify additional needs. The Committee
urges CBP to work with counties along the U.S.-Mexico border to
identify unimproved county roads that are used predominantly by
USBP and that provide critical access to the border region for
the purpose of maintaining security. The Committee further
urges CBP to incorporate the maintenance and repair of the
identified high-priority access roads into its Tactical
Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair program.
Community Oriented Policing.--Community oriented policing
is an evidence-based law enforcement practice that can assist
Border Patrol agents in an effort to improve relationships,
develop intelligence, and gain situational awareness throughout
border communities. The Committee directs CBP to implement a
pilot project on the use of community oriented policing teams
in urban and suburban border communities and to report on the
results of the pilot project within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this act.
Body Cameras.--The Committee directs CBP to require the use
of body cameras for officers and agents in interactions with
the public at predetermined small scale areas and to finalize,
in consultation with the Department's OCRCL, the Privacy
Office, and the Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and
Civil Liberties, a Department-wide policy protecting the
privacy of both personnel and the public to accompany
implementation.
Transportation Checks and Roving Enforcement.--The
Committee directs CBP to collect and semiannually report to
Congress data pertaining to USBP transportation and immigration
checkpoints. The report shall exclude law enforcement sensitive
information and include necessary redactions of all personal
and identifying information about specific individuals. The
report shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
the total number of patrol stops made by CBP personnel during
transportation checks; and a description of the boarding of
public conveyances by CBP personnel at air, maritime, and land
environments, including ports and terminals. Additionally, the
report shall include the following information when an arrest
is made: the total number of arrests by location; the total
number of use-of-force incidents during an arrest by location;
the citizenship status of any individual arrested; and the
total amount of drugs, currency, and firearms seized as a
result of transportation checks. The report shall also include
the following information pertaining to immigration
checkpoints: the location of all tactical and permanent
checkpoints that were in operation for any period of time; the
total number of arrests by location; the total number of use-
of-force incidents during an arrest by location; the
citizenship status of subjects stopped or arrested following
secondary inspection at checkpoints; and the total amount of
drugs, currency, and firearms seized at checkpoints.
Temporary Facilities.--The Committee reminds CBP that while
its temporary shelter facilities are not designed for nor
intended to be used as long-term shelters, the facilities must
meet all appropriate care standards for special populations,
especially children. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of
this act and weekly thereafter, CBP shall report to the
Committee on the number of detainees currently being held by
CBP for longer than 48 hours and for longer than 72 hours in
these facilities. This report shall be posted on a publicly
available website; list all CBP facilities used for holding
detainees and include the average daily population and the
daily population at these facilities at the time of
publication; and cite the reasons for any extended custody of
individuals at the facilities.
Sanitation and Waste Operations.--The Committee is
concerned by reports that toxic transboundary flows of
untreated sewage, chemicals, and pollution from Mexico are
jeopardizing the health of Border Patrol agents and limiting
their ability to operate in areas affected by these flows. In
recent years, local Border Patrol union officials have reported
that dozens of officers have suffered from contamination,
rashes, infections, chemical burns, and lung irritation due to
toxic cross-border flows. Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this act and annually thereafter, CBP
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing efforts to
protect agents and mitigate health impacts to personnel related
to toxic cross-border flows. Further, CBP shall work with
States, localities, and other governmental entities to ensure
that any planned new development or expansion of detritus
industrial operations, including landfills and recycling
facilities, within one mile of the southern border do not
negatively impact border security operations.

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,345,953,000 for the Office of
Field Operations, which is $147,676,000 above the request and
$105,324,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This
total includes funding at the request to support 267 additional
positions, including 119 CBP Officers, 75 Mission Support
Specialists, 60 CBP Technicians, 5 CBP Agriculture Specialists,
4 Seizure Property Specialists, increases funding for the new
CBP officers funded in fiscal year 2019; and provides
enhancements to help stop the flow of illicit drugs and other
dangerous items through POEs.
Opioid Enforcement.--The Committee supports OFO's opioid
enforcement activities, including fentanyl, and continues
funding provided in prior fiscal years within O&S to support
OFO's continued focus on these activities, including increases
to both law enforcement and scientific staffing, and deployment
of technology at POEs needed to aid in stopping the flow of
opioids into the United States. The recommendation continues
funding for additional canine teams, and for enhancing
laboratory staffing and scientific equipment under the
Integrated Operations, Operations and Support PPA.
Combatting Transportation of Firearms and Illicit Funds.--
The Committee is concerned that illicit monetary instruments
and firearms continue to be smuggled from the U.S. into Mexico,
fueling transnational criminal organization activities,
including drug trafficking and violent crime. One effective
means to combat trafficking is to stop the flow of financial or
other resources that fuel the activity. Existing domestic and
foreign laws restrict the transportation of firearms and
undeclared monetary instruments greater than $10,000. The
Committee encourages CBP to continue to collaborate with
domestic and international partners to identify and apprehend
smugglers, as well as report to the Committee any additional
authorities or resources needed to stymie the flow.
International Mail and Express Consignment Facilities.--The
Committee supports CBP's role at International Mail and Express
Consignment Facilities in reducing the entry of scheduled
narcotics and other illicit and restricted drugs through these
facilities and encourages continued collaboration with the U.S.
Postal Service and the Food and Drug Administration [FDA].
Previously provided funds, and funds provided in this act,
shall be made available for facility improvements; detection
and testing equipment upgrades; increased capacity for testing
and storing illegal and regulated substances; interoperability
improvements with FDA detection equipment; innovative
technologies that apply advanced analytics and machine learning
capabilities; and increased staffing levels. Funds provided for
these improvements are essential to strengthen CBP enforcement
efforts to halt these illegal, illicit, and regulated
substances from entering the United States.
Field Operations Staffing.--The Committee provided funding
in fiscal year 2019 for hiring 600 new CBP officers and support
personnel to address a significant shortage of officers
facilitating legitimate trade and travel while simultaneously
preventing the entry of illicit goods and narcotics and
inadmissable persons. While making significant progress in
hiring additional officers recently funded by new
appropriations and the allocation of fee balances to staffing,
CBP will not meet the staffing targets detailed in its Resource
Allocation Model. It is imperative that sufficient personnel be
present at all POEs to adequately staff inspection lanes for
passenger processing and operate all technologies that inspect
for and interdict illegal drugs, including opioids and
fentanyl. Additional officers recently funded by the Committee
will also alleviate the need to temporarily assign officers to
other ports or regions, such as the southern border, to conduct
surge operations. CBP shall provide the staffing of new and
expanded aviation POEs to meet the demand of arriving passenger
volumes based on data provided by the airport and airlines and
incorporated into the Workload Staffing Model.
Northern Border Land Ports of Entry.--The Committee
encourages CBP to continue to work with the GSA and the Office
of Management and Budget on its annual five-year plan, Land
Port of Entry Modernization: Promoting Security, Travel, and
Trade. The plan is based on CBP's operational priorities and
should include plans to complete the modernization of pre-9/11
POEs along the northern border. CBP shall prioritize staffing
shortages at northern border POEs in an effort to expedite
cross-border tourist and commercial traffic while paying
special attention to the health, safety, and welfare needs of
CBP officers. Additionally, the Committee continues to
encourage CBP to increase the 24-hour use of NEXUS at land
POEs. Further, the Committee expects CBP to examine ways to
increase awareness and enrollment in the NEXUS program,
including through special enrollment events and the deployment
of signage in collaboration with State transportation agencies.
The Committee anticipates expansion of this program and directs
CBP to consider projected volume at land POEs when developing
the five-year plan for port modernization projects.
Gordie Howe International Bridge.--As requested, the
Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the Gordie Howe
International Bridge. Of this amount, $8,000,000 is provided
for procurement of non-intrusive inspection [NII] systems and
$7,000,000 is provided for procurement of radiation portal
monitors. This funding will enable construction of the U.S.
Customs Plaza to proceed and be operational upon completion of
the bridge's construction as part of this public-private
international partnership.
Santa Teresa Port of Entry.--The Committee recognizes that
the volume of trade at the Santa Teresa POE has experienced
significant growth in the past decade. In 2017, the Santa
Teresa POE was one of the top 10 southern land-based POEs in
total trade value; a portion of this growth has been subsidized
by a private company to increase the southbound commercial
hours of operation. Due to such demand, CBP, in cooperation
with GSA, should continue formally planning for the next group
of high priority land POE enhancements as previously included
in the annual report, Land Port of Entry Modernization:
Promoting Security, Travel, and Trade.
Automated Cargo Processing System for Tractor-Trailers.--
The Committee notes that CBP is taking steps to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of its automated cargo processing
system for tractor-trailers crossing our Nation's land borders,
including launching a proof-of-concept pilot at the Laredo
Juarez-Lincoln POE in Texas. The Committee praises CBP's
efforts to use the most accurate and effective technology
available and to integrate those tools to reduce unnecessary
cross-border wait times for tractor-trailers without
compromising national security or customs enforcement.
Inefficient manual processes needlessly strain CBP resources
and damages our Nation's economy by slowing the flow of
legitimate cross-border commerce. The Committee urges CBP to
continue to prioritize its efforts as a component of its
revised border security strategy. The Committee provided
$570,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 for NII systems, significantly
expanding CBP's capabilities to support automated cargo
processing. The Committee provides $83,000,000 for activities
in support of automated cargo processing. The Committee
requests a briefing on efforts to improve automated cargo
processing for tractor-trailers at land-based POEs into its
border security strategy not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this act.
Maritime Ports of Entry.--The Committee continues to
support robust staffing levels at both cargo and passenger
seaports and strongly encourages CBP to work with seaports and
associated stakeholders to improve clearance operations. The
Committee notes that scanning equipment at maritime ports is
reaching its expected normal performance life and directs CBP
to provide as much information about equipment replacement
events as practicable to port owners and operators to ensure
recapitalization is performed in a consistent and transparent
manner. Recognizing CBP's requirements for space in new
facilities can add significant costs to projects, the Committee
directs CBP to engage thoughtfully with ports when negotiating
agreements with port owners and operators.
Technology and Screening Policies and Processes at Ports of
Entry.--The Committee has provided substantial funding
increases for new personnel and new technology used to process
vehicles and passengers passing though POEs. GAO, in report
GAO-19-658, made several recommendations to CBP. GAO
recommended the Commissioner of CBP review and update policies
related to land POE inspections in accordance with OFO
guidance, analyze the results of the Self-Inspection program
and address potentially reoccurring inspection deficiencies at
individual POEs, implement a policy to conduct periodic
comprehensive analyses of covert test findings, and develop a
new target for the land border interception rate for passengers
in privately-owned vehicles with major violations that sets an
ambitious and realistic goal based on past performance. The
Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this act on action taken to address
each recommendation from GAO.
Border Security Deployment Program [BSDP].--Given the
proven benefits to border security and officer safety, the
Committee recommends funding requested for BSDP, and directs
CBP to prioritize full implementation of BSDP and expand the
integrated surveillance, intrusion, and detection system at all
land POEs along the southern and northern borders. Within 90
days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall report to
the Committee on efforts to rapidly procure and implement the
BSDP and the expansion of the integrated surveillance,
intrusion, and detection system for the northern and southern
borders.
Great Lakes Cruise Vessels.--CBP is directed to continue
working with Great Lakes seaports, cruise vessel operators, and
other stakeholders to develop a regional cruise passenger
clearance plan, and shall continue using mobile onboard
passenger clearance technology until such plan is implemented.
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, CBP
shall brief the Committee on its stakeholder engagement efforts
and outline its plan for the efficient processing of Great
Lakes cruise passengers.
Agricultural Inspections.--The Committee recognizes that
agricultural specialists are crucial for ensuring trade and
travel safety; preventing the introduction of harmful exotic
plant pests and foreign animal diseases, including from Asian
pork products; and averting potential agricultural and bio-
terrorism in the United States. Currently, all POEs are
understaffed relative to CBP's Workload Staffing Model, as well
as the Agriculture Resource Allocation Model. CBP shall
prioritize the hiring of agricultural specialists within
resources provided and continue working with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to better leverage existing staff in
addressing the agricultural inspection workload, such as
through the authorization of additional work hours or dual
certification. Additionally, CBP shall report to the Committee
within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on the
potential for a voluntary pilot program for Agriculture
Specialists and other uniformed, non-law enforcement personnel
to carry firearms for personal protection purposes.
The Committee is concerned with reports that transnational
criminal organizations are combining narcotics smuggling and
money laundering with legitimate agricultural operations in
Mexico. The Committee directs CBP to collaborate with law
enforcement partners in determining the extent of transnational
criminal involvement in the transportation of foreign produce
bound for the United States. CBP shall report quarterly on all
significant cross-border drug seizures involving agricultural
products, detailing how each seized shipment was smuggled and
the specific commodity or agricultural product with which each
seized shipment was smuggled. The first report shall be
submitted to the Committee not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this act.
Land Ports of Entry Hours of Operation.--The Committee is
concerned that a reduction in hours of operation at land POEs
could unduly impede cross-border travel and negatively impact
local and regional economic activity. The Committee directs CBP
to consult with state and local elected officials, community
members, and industry stakeholders prior to making changes in
hours of operation. CBP shall refrain from reducing hours of
operation at any land POE unless CBP can demonstrate that such
a reduction will not impede local or regional commerce or
unduly impede local resident traffic.
Reimbursable Services Programs.--The Reimbursable Services
Program enables partnerships with private sector and government
entities to provide additional inspection services on a
reimbursable basis upon request for stakeholders. It is
critical that reimbursable programs are not used to supplant
baseline service levels, but instead are used to supplement
enhancement requests for service that CBP would be otherwise
unable to perform. For instance, the Committee is concerned
that previously CBP-budgeted Saturday rail services at POEs are
now being covered under the Reimbursable Services Program. The
Committee is concerned because this is but one of numerous
reports of CBP shifting the costs of baseline service to the
Reimbursable Services Program, and because these shifts can
negatively affect terminal operators. To better establish
expectations for all parties, the Committee directs CBP to
provide each port operator with information on baseline service
levels and report to the Committee quarterly on CBP's adherence
to these baseline service levels. Additionally, CBP shall
include information on requirements for staff, facility, and
security upgrades for seaports to include marine and cruise
terminals. It should address staffing shortages, upgraded
facility and security requirements, and plans for technology
recapitalization; the process used to decide how initiatives
are funded; a justification for the scope of the requests; and
how CBP will negotiate and incorporate the ports' involvement
into the development of their capital management plan to allow
for early identification and planning for future facility and
security needs.
The Committee encourages CBP to temporarily defer all
current and future seaport facility requests until it has
provided details on baseline service levels to each port
operator and provides the Committee with estimates for future
facility and security requirement upgrades and associated
federally mandated technology.
Jones Act Enforcement.--The Committee notes improvements to
CBP's enforcement of the Jones Act on the Outer Continental
Shelf. However, the Committee urges CBP to take more aggressive
enforcement action and to issue swift, transparent, and
meaningful penalties to deter violations. The Committee again
directs CBP to continue tracking Jones Act violation data,
including findings of fact; parties determined to be at fault;
amounts of penalty assessments; and status of collections. CBP
is directed to make such information available to the public
and the Committee on a quarterly basis. Additionally, CBP must
establish specific timeframes for internal review and actions,
cooperate with the industry to investigate potential
violations, and dedicate adequate resources in an effort to
vigorously enforce the Jones Act on the Outer Continental
Shelf. The Committee recognizes the need for uniform
application and enforcement of the coastwise laws across the
U.S. and directs CBP to continue to dedicate additional
resources to its Jones Act Division of Enforcement in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Continuing a previous administrative
provision, funds are prohibited from being used to issue future
waivers related to a release from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve until the Secretary has consulted with the Department
of Energy and the Department of Transportation and
representatives of the maritime industry and taken adequate
steps to ensure enforcement of the Jones Act. The Secretary
shall notify the Committee within 2 business days of any
request for a Jones Act waiver. The Committee shall be informed
on a timely basis of the disposition of each waiver request.
Preclearance.--The Committee notes the continued success of
the Preclearance program in expediting the security process for
passengers traveling to the U.S., while simultaneously
enforcing procedures that deter and detect national security
threats from individuals, groups, or cargo attempting to enter
the United States. Fees collected for this program shall be
used in a targeted, risk-based fashion and shall prioritize the
expansion of preclearance operations as outlined in the
Department's Beyond the Border Action Plan between the United
States and Canada for land, marine, rail, and air POEs. The
Committee appreciates progress on efforts to establish
preclearance for the mutually agreed upon sites of Billy Bishop
Toronto City Airport, Quebec City Jean Lesage International
Airport, Montreal Rail, and Rocky Mountaineer; and reiterates
that such expansion is contingent upon each site meeting all
terms and conditions of the agreement. The Committee encourages
CBP to meet the objectives for preclearance activities,
including obligations in advance of reimbursement authorized by
the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-125), and provides necessary funding to collect
and expend reimbursements, including anticipated reimbursements
for preclearance activities. As Canada has adopted companion
legislation, the Committee expects CBP to make progress in
negotiations with the Canada Border Services Agency, Transport
Canada, and Public Safety Canada on expanding preclearance
activities in Canada.
Queue Management at Ports of Entry.--The Committee is aware
that increased volumes of individuals applying for asylum at
U.S. POEs has required CBP to expand metering or queue
management practices to POEs across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this act and
monthly thereafter, the Committee directs OFO to produce a
report detailing for each preceding month: the POEs along the
southwest border at which queue management or metering
practices have been employed; the number of asylum seekers
processed at each such POE, as well as the total number of
asylum seekers processed along the entire southwest border; and
the number of asylum seekers turned away from each such POE due
to queue management or metering practices. The Committee also
requests that this monthly report include: CBP's rationale for
queue management or metering practices at POEs; capacity and
resource constraints leading to or requiring the implementation
of queue management or metering practices at POEs;
recommendations for alleviating such capacity and resource
constraints at POEs; and any agreements or arrangements between
CBP, or U.S. Government, and Government of Mexico authorities
involving efforts to restrict the number of potential asylum
seekers that can access a POE prior to entering the United
States.
Border Searches and Electronics.--The Committee notes the
recent increases in the number of OFO's border device searches.
In fiscal year 2019, CBP has conducted 29,256 electronic media
exams, which resulted in 6,976 positive exams that led to
criminal investigations or other enforcement actions. The
Committee requests CBP provide a briefing within 30 days of the
date of enactment of this act on the statistics used to track
activities relating to border device searches, including new
statistics distinguishing whether a positive exam is criminal
or immigration related. Within 60 days of the date of enactment
of this act and annually thereafter, the Committee directs CBP
to collect and make publicly available data of instances in
which OFO: accessed the digital contents of any electronic
equipment belonging to or in possession of a U.S. citizen at
the border; accessed the digital contents of any electronic
equipment in possession of a non-citizen at the border; and
detained an individual for refusing to disclose or provide
consent to access the digital contents of any electronic
equipment in the possession of an individual at the border,
including the length of time such individual was detained by
the Department. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this
act and annually thereafter, CBP shall collect and make
publicly available on its website data pertaining to: the total
number of U.S. persons for which a Governmental entity obtained
access to the digital contents of electronic equipment
belonging to or in the possession of the United States person
at the border; the total number and nationality of non-citizens
for which a Governmental entity obtained access to the digital
contents of electronic equipment; aggregate data regarding the
race and ethnicity of individuals for whom a Governmental
entity obtained access to the digital contents of electronic
equipment belonging to or in the possession of an individual at
the border; and the number of times CBP searches an electronic
device at the request of a Federal, State, local or foreign
governmental entity, including another component of the
Department, or discloses to such entity information from any
searched device.
Electronic Visa Update System [EVUS].--EVUS allows certain
non-immigrant visa holders to provide updated biographic and
travel-related information through a public website, enabling
CBP to facilitate admissibility determinations after issuance
of a visa but before passengers initiate travel to the United
States. The Committee has encouraged CBP to work with relevant
authorizing committees and reiterates its position that non-
immigrant visa holders who benefit from this program, not U.S.
taxpayers, should pay for the operation and maintenance of
EVUS; and recommends a decrease of $27,661,000, as requested.

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF TRADE

The Committee recommends $293,301,000 for the Office of
Trade, which is $4,117,000 below the budget request amount and
$32,906,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
Targeted Enforcement Activities.--The Committee recommends
the $24,300,000 funding increase requested for the Intelligent
Enforcement program, including resources for iPredict. The
Committee supports this effort to protect U.S. economic
viability and subvert trade networks that finance illicit
activity for better data systems and processes for network
analytics and to enhance targeting. Within this amount,
$12,000,000 is recommended to advance beyond the pilot state of
the successful cognitive analytics trade targeting pilot.
Additionally, these funds shall be used to better equip CBP's
Office of Trade to enforce antidumping and countervailing
duties [AD/CVD] collections and enforcement gaps, improve
Importer of Record oversight, combat forced labor, and foster
an environment that is conducive to U.S. innovation through the
enforcement of intellectual property rights. Within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this act and quarterly thereafter, CBP
shall provide an update on the implementation of this effort to
the Committee. The Committee recommends an additional
$4,000,000 to add CBP trade personnel required to establish
centers that will enhance the flows of legal commerce along the
northern and southern borders. The establishment of such
centers will support U.S. businesses, maximize the benefits of
trade agreements, and serve as clearinghouses of specialized
trade information at locations away from the POEs by enabling
CBP officers and trade specialists at the POEs to focus solely
on the movement of cargo. These centers will also provide
advance rulings on cargo, supporting the proper classification
of merchandise prior to entry and allowing for fluid cargo
movement through POEs upon arrival.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties.--The Committee
directs CBP to continue reporting on AD/CVD, as required in
Senate Report 114-264 and as expanded in Senate Report 115-283.
The Committee recognizes that CBP ranks second among Federal
agencies with regard to revenue collection, and the Committee
is concerned about uncollected antidumping duties. The
Committee also recognizes that the United States is the only
major user of AD/CVD that processes payments in a retrospective
manner. The Committee understands GAO intends to provide a
briefing on its findings regarding the advantages and
disadvantages of the retrospective duty system compared to the
prospective duty system. Such briefing shall be provided to the
Committee at the earliest possible date as required by the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying Division A of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6).
Honey Fraud.--The Committee is greatly concerned with
continuing evidence that imported raw honey is often marked
with an inaccurate country of origin in order to avoid U.S.
antidumping duties and may be adulterated with substances that
could undermine the product's consumer reputation. Chinese
honey has been known to be unfairly traded and is subject to
substantial U.S. duties to create a level playing field for
American honey producers in the past two decades. To avoid
these duties, Chinese exporters often ship Chinese honey to the
U.S. marked as a product of third countries. In 2013, a
comprehensive investigation led by the Department of Justice
and ICE identified more than $80,000,000 in trade fraud on
antidumping duties through the aforementioned scheme. The
investigation also identified instances of adulteration.
Unfortunately, there is significant evidence from subsequent
CBP seizures and other sources indicating that this is a
continuing problem. The Committee provides $1,500,000 above the
requested amount and directs CBP to initiate comprehensive
testing of imported honey to verify the country of origin and
detect adulteration. Within 120 days of the date of enactment
of this act, CBP shall brief the Committee on options to use
predictive analytics to identify likely violators. The
Committee further directs CBP to use the best technology
available to conduct these tests and to take all necessary
actions, including developing a comparison database, and to
support the purchase and use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
testing for this task. The Committee directs that CBP, after
consultation with domestic honey producers, report to the
Committee within 270 days of the date of enactment of this act
on a strategy for increasing targeted testing to reduce the
quantity of honey fraudulently imported into the United States.
Within 545 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall
provide the Committee with a report on the results of honey
import testing. A public version of both reports should also be
released and posted on the public website.
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.--The
Committee recognizes the difficulty of implementing immediate
import tariffs on a wide range of steel and aluminum products
from numerous countries and understands that physical
inspections are the only truly effective means of preventing
certain fraudulent activities, such as festooning shipments
with falsified Harmonized Tariff Schedule [HTS] codes.
Misclassifying the description and HTS code allows smugglers to
import goods subject to AD/CVD without paying the applicable
duties. As such, verifying these codes to their respective
products is essential to combatting trade fraud and duty
evasion. The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee
quarterly on the misclassification of trade goods and changing
of HTS codes; trade evasion trends, including efforts related
to the circumvention of trade remedies in sections 201, 232,
and 301 of Public Law 93-618; updates on trade special
operations focused on trade fraud and illicit transactions
(e.g. led by the Office of Trade's National Threat Analysis
Centers and OFO's Centers of Excellence and Expertise); updates
on the Enforce and Protect Act Program; and the Trade
Intelligence Division's efforts to combat illicit trade
transactions. The quarterly briefing shall also describe
whether regulatory or legislative changes are necessary to
prevent the abusive misclassification of imported goods.
Combatting Transshipment.--The Committee remains aware of
continued efforts by some foreign traders to circumvent U.S.
trade laws and evade duty payments by transshipping products
through third party countries. The Committee continues to
direct CBP to modify targeting criteria and make additional
changes necessary to provide CBP with the administrative
flexibility required to identify transshipped products.
Shrimp Safety.--The Committee directs CBP to continue
coordinating with the FDA and the Commercial Targeting and
Analysis Center to improve the safety of shrimp imports into
the U.S. by enhancing shrimp-related targeting and inspection
processes. The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee
semiannually on the outcomes of these efforts.
Automated Commercial Environment [ACE].--The Committee
encourages CBP to continue its engagement with ACE stakeholders
in the prioritization of future ACE enhancements and work with
participating International Trade Data System [ITDS] agencies
on prioritizing and implementing a sustainable cost-sharing
process for ITDS enhancements, operations, and maintenance
costs to ACE.
The Committee is concerned that the intent of Congress
under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Act [CDSOA] is being
diluted by CBP's requests that domestic industries that
received prior, incorrect payments of collected duties under
CDSOA return those payments due to CBP's various collections
litigation setbacks, settlements, or administrative errors. As
most of these payments were made several years ago and have
been reinvested by the recipients as CDSOA intended, the
Committee views this policy as counter to the clear intent of
the statute. By recouping revenue paid to domestic companies,
and assessing interest charges, CBP is counteracting the intent
to allow industries the opportunity to rehire and reinvest. The
Committee instructs CBP to determine the impact of this
practice on U.S. producers and to notify the Committee prior to
recouping such payments or reducing future payments.

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

Air and Marine Operations [AMO].--AMO plays a critical role
in detecting, interdicting, and preventing acts of terrorism
and the unlawful movement of people, illegal drugs, and other
contraband across the borders of the United States. AMO
performs a range of aviation and maritime contingency
operations and national tasking missions, including disaster
relief, continuity of operations, humanitarian activities,
search and rescue, and support for National Special Security
Events. The Committee recommends additional resources to
address fuel and maintenance shortfalls impacting the
availability of AMO aircraft and watercraft.
Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS].--The Committee is concerned
that CBP lacks sufficient capacity to provide airborne border
surveillance and that CBP's existing fleet of unmanned aircraft
remains under-utilized, due to a lack of qualified pilots. The
Committee includes $15,000,000 above the requested amount to
increase MQ-9 flight hours through additional pilot training,
use of contracted aircraft, and use of contracted pilots as
appropriate. The Committee further directs CBP to report on any
legal considerations associated with the use of contractors to
conduct border surveillance missions on behalf of CBP within 90
days of the date of enactment of this act.

ENTERPRISE SERVICES

Information Technology Enhancements.--The Committee
recommends $10,000,000 for High Risk Internal Cyber Remediation
and $7,200,000 to enhance CBP's Overtime Scheduling System
[COSS]. The Committee expects that with the investment in COSS,
CBP officers currently assigned to manually performing
scheduling activities will be redirected to frontline
operations at POEs.
Mission Support Contracting.--The Committee notes
substantial growth in Enterprise Services funding levels and
directs CBP to better rationalize its use of support contracts.
CBP has proven unable to develop a comprehensive inventory of
all Enterprise Services contracts and provide this inventory to
the Committee. To promote more efficient and effective use of
these resources, CBP shall apply advanced analytics and machine
learning tools to develop an inventory and identify
opportunities to save costs with a plan to reduce current
duplication and consolidate to leverage economies of scale. The
recommendation includes $45,000,000 in assumed efficiencies
associated with Enterprise Services contract savings.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $2,515,878,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 5,402,191,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,478,073,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,478,073,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $75,882,000
above the budget request amount and $2,962,195,000 above the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Border Security Assets and Infrastructure................. 1,475,000 5,083,782 5,098,782
Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure................ 625,000 66,124 66,124
Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Airframes and Sensors................................. 112,612 122,189 183,071
Watercraft............................................ 14,500 14,830 14,830
Other Systems and Assets.............................. ................ ................ ................
Construction and Facility Improvements.................... 270,222 99,593 99,593
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure................. 18,544 15,673 15,673
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 2,515,878 5,402,191 5,478,073
Improvements.......................................
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Physical Barriers and Tactical Infrastructure.--Border
security is of critical importance to the national security of
the United States, and the Committee is committed to providing
adequate funding to properly secure U.S. borders. On January
25, 2019, the President directed the Department to develop
long-term requirements to improve border security, including
through the construction of physical barriers along parts of
the southern border, and to prepare corresponding budget
requests. The recommendation includes $5,000,000,000 for
additional new miles of pedestrian fencing. As a physical
barrier is but one component of a border security system, the
Committee believes it is imperative to integrate appropriate
sensor technology, including fiber optics and camera systems,
with the barrier system.
The Department has produced two Border Security Improvement
Plans detailing the planning and costs associated with securing
the southwest border. Within 120 days of the date of enactment
of this act, the Department shall provide to the Committee a
plan for the southwest border that details the strategy to
secure each of the 1,954 miles of the southwest border. This
plan shall include: types of physical barriers, fixed towers,
levees, technologies, or other mobile or static tools; CBP
personnel; and Air and Marine assets to provide a holistic and
adequate level of security for each mile, as determined by the
Department; the prioritization of implementing the plan for
each section of the border; and the methods used to respond to
each of these requirements.
The Committee understands that CBP has conducted several
meetings with local elected officials in the cities of Roma,
Escobares, Rio Grande City, La Grulla, and the census
designated place of Salineno, Texas regarding the alignment and
design of physical barriers pursuant to section 232 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019. Understanding that CBP
is in the process of evaluating the proposed alignments for
each city and census designated place to ensure they meet the
operational requirements of the USBP and the Government's
obligations under the international boundary treaty with
Mexico, the Committee looks forward to being briefed on the
results at the conclusion of the consultations.
Border Security Technology.--The recommendation includes
$98,782,000 for continued funding for border security
technology to increase situational awareness along the northern
and southern borders. The Committee understands that border
conditions vary significantly due to geographical differences
and directs CBP to reallocate funding as appropriate to ensure
that the best equipment is deployed at the locations where
technology will have the greatest impact on CBP's ability to
identify and interdict illicit activity.
The Committee notes efforts to expand the innovative tower
technology platform currently deployed in the San Diego sector
that combines smart object detection sensors with machine
learning and computer vision capabilities. This innovative
tower technology improves the assessment and classification of
perimeter threats along the border, enabling better use and
deployment of CBP resources without additional manpower. The
Committee recommends CBP continue to pursue innovative and
proven border technology for additional systems along the
southern, northern, and maritime borders.
The Committee is aware of the benefits resulting from the
successful deployment of the Mobile Surveillance Capability
[MSC] by CBP. Given the success of this program, the Committee
supports procurement of the next generation of mobile
surveillance, the Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System
[LVSS]. These systems will allow CBP personnel to rapidly
deploy into high threat areas and provide real-time data to
agents in the field for improved safety, coordination, and
collaboration. The Committee recommends not less than
$15,000,000 above the request to procure approximately 18 LVSS
systems for rapid deployment. Additionally, these funds are
provided for integrating an UAS into seven LVSS's to allow for
the distribution of real-time data to agents in the field, as
well as for expanding the surveillance capability of the
platform over the next 2 years. The recommendation includes
funding to conduct full integration of an appropriate number of
LVSS's with UAS.
Cross Border Tunnel Threat [CBTT].--The Committee
understands that considerable unobligated balances remain for
the CBTT program and directs CBP to use at least $2,000,000 of
these balances in fiscal year 2020 to continue to collaborate
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development
Center on this program, including drilling and excavation in
search of cross-border tunnels, acquiring additional safety
equipment and technologies for Counter Tunnel Operations
Personnel, and continue cross-border tunnel remediation
efforts.
Non-Intrusive Inspection.--The Committee provided
$570,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 for the acquisition and
deployment of NII equipment at POEs. The Committee is aware
that there is multi-lane NII technology capable of scanning 100
percent of vehicles at land POEs on the southwest border.
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall
provide a briefing to the Committee on an acquisition and
deployment plan for fiscal year 2019 funds, including a
schedule to ultimately achieve 100 percent NII coverage across
inspection operations in pre-primary lanes along the southwest
border.
The Committee further directs CBP to brief the Committee on
a quarterly basis on the obligation of funds for NII
acquisition in pursuit of 100 percent NII screening in pre-
primary lanes along the southwest border and to notify the
Committee of any impacts on secondary screening as a result of
the expansion of pre-primary efforts. The Committee seeks to
ensure CBP dedicates the necessary resources to procuring
technologies, including NII and passive radiation scanning and
X-ray/Gamma-ray imaging of cargo and conveyances, that detect,
interdict, and deter the flow of illicit drugs, including
fentanyl, carfentanil, and heroin. The dramatic influx of
fentanyl into the United States, including through the mail, is
contributing substantially to the opioid epidemic. The
Committee supports CBP's continued efforts to combat this
influx through the acquisition of portable chemical screening
capabilities necessary to determine the presence of fentanyl
and other narcotics, including lab equipment, decontamination
solutions, personal protective equipment, and other
consumables, and increasing the number of scientists at POEs
and consignment facilities to rapidly interpret screening test
results.
Aircraft Recapitalization.--The Committee understands that
CBP is developing documentation supporting the recapitalization
of the light enforcement helicopter fleet and notes that the
procurement of a common airframe would allow CBP to avoid
duplicating significant costs associated with training,
tooling, publications, and non-recurring costs for the
development of new supplemental type certificates for the
unique CBP mission. The Committee recognizes the enhanced
safety, maintenance, training, and other cost saving
efficiencies of a standardized fleet and recommends $32,500,000
above the requested amount to further standardize the CBP Light
Enforcement Helicopter [LEH] Fleet.
CBP continues to rely on Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft
[MEA] to provide maritime and border surveillance in
environments where terrain, weather, and distance are
significant obstacles to border security operations. As of
fiscal year 2019, CBP possesses the funds for a total of 23
MEAs as it continues to secure an operational requirement of 38
aircraft. The Committee notes that CBP's 17th MEA was delivered
in 2019 and strongly supports CBP's intended effort to procure
six aircraft optimized for land interdiction and three aircraft
for law enforcement technical collection. The Committee directs
CBP to ensure the next six MEA air-to-ground configured
aircraft procured are equipped with an appropriate air-to-
ground radar. The Committee recommends $92,800,000 for
procuring three additional MEA aircraft, including one aircraft
that is configured for land interdiction, one Vehicle Dismount
and Exploitation Radar [VADER], and integration costs.
The Committee further recognizes the importance of
converting Blackhawk helicopters from an HH-60L configuration
to UH-60L configuration and recommends the requested amount of
$46,525,000 for these conversions. The Committee also
recommends the requested amount of $7,400,000 for airframes and
sensors end items.
Coastal Interceptor Vessel [CIV].--Over the past decade,
AMO vessels' increased maintenance requirements have strained
resources and the personnel tasked with maintaining border
security. The new CIV will incorporate technological advances
in hull design, safety equipment, and electronics packages to
enhance operational effectiveness, allowing agents to operate
the CIV in coastal waters to combat maritime smuggling and
defend the waterways along our Nation's borders from acts of
terrorism. The Committee recommends the requested amount of
$14,830,000 to continue this program.
Border Patrol and OFO Facilities.--The recommendation
includes the requested amount of $71,229,000 for the
construction and substantial upgrades to USBP facilities and
$22,364,000 for other OFO facilities. The Committee is aware of
significant operational and infrastructure deficiencies along
the Nation's northern border. While several northern Border
Patrol stations were recently constructed using funding
provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Public
Law 111-5), legacy Border Patrol stations and other facilities
are currently too small to meet mission requirements and are
subject to a variety of dangerous or unhealthy conditions. The
Committee is aware that the Houlton Border Patrol Station
currently houses 40 agents, despite originally being
constructed for nine, and that the facility lacks sufficient
holding space for aliens and suffers from significant
structural problems resulting in regular flooding. The
Committee believes CBP must continue to ensure the
effectiveness of operations and initiatives along our northern
border as well. Accordingly, the Committee directs CBP to
prioritize the construction and facility improvement needs
along the northern border to ensure facilities are safe and
meet operational requirements.
The Committee is aware CBP continues to face a growing
backlog of construction projects and necessary capital
improvements at POEs across the country. One such project is
the construction of a customs plaza at the Blue Water Bridge in
Port Huron, Michigan. The Blue Water Bridge is the third
busiest land crossing in the U.S. in terms of value of
shipments. Once fully operational, this improved border
crossing will have a significant economic impact for Michigan
and states across the country. Focused investment in modern
infrastructure and technology at our busiest land POEs,
including the Blue Water Bridge, is essential to our economic
well-being and national security.
Revenue Modernization.--The recommendation includes
$15,673,000 for revenue modernization activities. Within 120
days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall provide
the Committee with estimated costs and a timeline for the
elimination of cash transactions at POEs.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of
$8,367,511,000 for ICE, which is $413,684,000 below the budget
request amount and $779,799,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. This amount is in addition to estimated fee
collections of $319,800,000.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Operations and Support.................................... 7,542,153 8,702,425 8,338,741
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 45,559 78,770 28,770
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Total............................................... 7,587,712 8,781,195 8,367,511
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $7,542,153,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 8,702,425,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,338,741,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $8,338,741,000 for O&S, which is
$363,684,000 below the budget request amount and $796,588,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The recommendation
includes funding levels needed to continue services provided
for in fiscal year 2019 and makes necessary adjustments to
salaries and other expenses required to comport with the
routine evolution of ongoing operations.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Enforcement and Removal Operations:
Custody Operations.................................... 3,170,845 3,691,594 3,458,774
Fugitive Operations................................... 125,969 220,155 141,394
Criminal Alien Program................................ 219,074 515,075 267,764
Alternatives to Detention............................. 274,621 209,913 269,704
Transportation and Removal Program.................... 483,348 557,329 606,128
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Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations...... 4,273,857 5,194,066 4,743,764

Mission Support........................................... 1,091,898 1,498,839 1,271,181
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor..................... 260,185 326,317 287,508
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Total, Operations and Support..................... 7,542,153 8,702,425 8,338,741
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Immigration Data Improvements.--The Committee commends ICE
for its efforts to continue to develop and execute an
enterprise data management strategy in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan for Immigration Data Improvements and
recommends $6,000,000 to continue these activities. The
Committee supports ICE's data governance pilot, which includes
participants from multiple Enforcement and Removal Operations
[ERO] program offices, ICE's Office of the Chief Information
Officer, the Department's Office of Immigration Statistics,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS], and USBP.
The Committee encourages ICE to make useful, incremental system
improvements rather than adopting risky, costly, complex, and
enterprise-wide solutions. As ICE improves data collection, the
Committee directs ICE to collect data on enforcement activities
both along the borders and in the interior of the U.S. in an
effort to improve operational transparency and resource
allocation decisions.

HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,036,288,000 for Homeland
Security Investigations [HSI], which is $353,085,000 above the
budget request amount and $120,075,000 above the fiscal year
2019 enacted level. ICE is directed to sustain enhancements for
programs of ongoing congressional interest, as described in the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6).
Opioid Investigations.--HSI performs an essential role in
detecting, investigating, and preventing the sale and
distribution of opioids via the Internet, which is the key
domain facilitating the trafficking of the most potent opioids,
including fentanyl. The Committee took an important step
towards enhancing HSI opioid enforcement activities in fiscal
year 2019 by providing for over 340 new personnel, including
investigators, intelligence analysts, and necessary support
staff for this purpose. The Committee recommends $32,959,000
above the budget request to fully annualize the appropriation
for this critical counter-opioid initiative. With these new
investigators and analysts, HSI has enhanced its ability to
uncover the identities of entire supply chains from
manufacturer to distributor, and, in many cases, to the end
user. The Committee recognizes that HSI is leading cyber
investigations to uncover online marketplaces, including those
on the ``dark web,'' that facilitate the purchase and illicit
shipment of opioids to the United States. HSI also leverages
its many Border Enforcement Security Taskforces [BESTs] as the
primary platforms to investigate international opioid and
methamphetamine manufacturing, smuggling, and distribution.
BESTs are HSI-led multi-agency task forces that exploit the
various authorities of their respective members to investigate
and interdict transnational criminal organizations at and near
the border.
Cyber Crime Investigative Capabilities and Staff
Development.--The Committee understands the importance of
enhancing HSI's and its partners' capacity to investigate
opioid-related criminal activity on the Internet to combat
opioids by hiring additional data scientists, cyber
investigators, and intelligence research specialists; to train
State and local law enforcement personnel in opioid cyber
investigations; and to establish educational capacity in key
regions. The Committee recommends $3,000,000 above the request
for HSI to continue a partnership with a university co-located
with a State law enforcement agency serving in an area
disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis. The purpose
of this partnership remains to cultivate expertise in ``dark
web'' investigative capabilities, including training and
technology assessment, as well as to serve as a co-op program
for students to build investigative research skills and
technical expertise on targeting the ``dark web'' opioid
trafficking networks. Graduates from the program could
transition to HSI or other law enforcement agencies that are
working to combat opioid trafficking. Further, the Committee
directs HSI to work with the university or educational
institution to develop training for State and local law
enforcement personnel on ``dark web'' opioid investigative
tactics and strategies to be used in conjunction with ICE
cybercrime centers. HSI shall brief the Committee not later
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act on these
activities.
Child Exploitation Investments.--The recommendation
continues enhancements provided in fiscal year 2019, including
$5,000,000 for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit at
the Cyber Crimes Center.
International Investigations and Visa Security Program.--
The recommendation annualizes growth in overseas operations
funded in fiscal year 2019 because the Committee understands
the benefits of interrupting the illicit movement of people and
goods prior to their arrival in the United States. The
Committee looks forward to reviewing HSI's modeling of the
costs and benefits of adding or redeploying staff and directs
HSI to ensure staff distribution is right-sized by workload and
by location.
International Megan's Law.--The recommendation includes the
$5,000,000 enhancement provided in fiscal year 2019 to continue
ICE's implementation of International Megan's Law. In fiscal
year 2017, a total of 2,060 Angel Watch referrals were sent to
more than 80 countries as a preemptive notification to foreign
law enforcement in the fight to stop child sex tourism. These
referrals resulted in 1,276 denials of entry to residents of
these countries. For fiscal year 2019, the Angel Watch Center
is on pace to send approximately 3,200 referrals to more than
100 countries with approximately 1,600 denials of entry and to
refer over 1,000 registered child sex offenders to the
Department of State.
Human Exploitation Rescue Operative.--The recommendation
includes $9,302,000 to fully annualize the appropriation for
Human Exploitation Rescue Operative [HERO] Child-Rescue Corps,
a partnership among HSI, U.S. Special Operations Command, and
the National Association to Protect Children. The Committee
directs ICE to sustain prior year enhancements for dedicated
personnel and funding for the HERO program and related computer
forensic analyst positions focused on child exploitation
investigations. In addition, at a minimum, ICE should continue
to train at least one class of HEROs annually through the
program and should employ HERO graduates at ICE or help place
them with other agencies or organizations with related missions
as deemed appropriate by ICE. The Committee continues to
support the concept of the paid HERO apprenticeship and directs
ICE to brief the Committee not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this act on the status of the program.
Intellectual Property Rights [IPR] Enforcement.--The
recommendation includes $15,000,000 for intellectual property
enforcement through the work of HSI and the National IPR
Center. ICE shall also ensure that the National IPR Center is
adequately staffed with both ICE and interagency staff in order
to facilitate continued enforcement actions against theft,
particularly via the Internet, of U.S. intellectual property.
Based on a new wave of digital copyright piracy involving
devices and software that connect consumers' televisions
directly to illicit websites, the Committee directs ICE to
increase investigation and enforcement to thwart illegal
streaming that involves media boxes and televisions.
Forced Child Labor.--The recommendation includes not less
than $15,770,000 for investigations and other activities
related to forced labor law violations, to include forced child
labor. ICE shall submit to the Committee an annual report on
the expenditures and performance metrics associated with forced
labor law enforcement activities.
Investigative Support Staff.--The Committee is concerned
that HSI could lack adequate staff to support the increased
investigation workload likely to come from significant prior
year enhancements to NII along the border. The Committee is
aware that, as the investigative arm of the Department, HSI
workload may increase as new NII comes online and new
investigations are generated as higher levels of contraband are
detected at the border. The Committee directs ICE to brief the
Committee not later than 90 days of the date of enactment of
this act on the number of HSI personnel required to support NII
investments made in fiscal year 2019 appropriations.
Human Rights Violators.--There are reports that ICE has
devoted insufficient resources to hold suspected foreign human
rights violators accountable. The Committee directs ICE to
continue its efforts to investigate, remove, and prosecute
individuals who have committed human rights abuses, including
persecution, genocide, severe violations of religious freedom,
torture, extrajudicial killing, use or recruitment of child
soldiers, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. For this
purpose, the recommendation continues the fiscal year 2019
funding of $5,300,000 for the Office of the Principle Legal
Advisor's Human Rights Law Section and Human Rights Violators
and War Crimes Unit and for their training, transportation, and
other related activities.
Gulf Coast Coordination.--The Committee is aware of the
ongoing efforts to develop ICE's Tactical Intelligence Center
[TIC] into a Regional Intelligence Integration Center that
includes other Federal and non-Federal entities in the region.
Additional collection, reporting, and dissemination capacity at
this location will interrupt the illicit movement of people and
goods into the United States through the Gulf of Mexico region,
and the Committee directs the Department to report on efforts
to enhance the TIC's capacity within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this act.
Counter-Proliferation Investigations Center.--The Committee
provides $12,000,000 for this enhanced capability. Homeland
Security Investigations' [HSI], Counter-Proliferation
Investigations [CPI] program prevents sensitive U.S.
technologies and weapons from reaching terrorists, criminal
organizations, and foreign adversaries. HSI leads the United
States enforcement efforts in this area and maintains the
broadest investigative and enforcement authorities of any
Federal law enforcement agencies to combat illegal export and
proliferation activities. Not later than 120 days after
enactment of the act, the Department shall brief the Committee
on these activities.

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS

Efficiency and Coordination.--The Committee understands
that significant detention bed space is required for the
processing, adjudication, and removal of aliens but is
concerned that Enforcement and Removal Operations [ERO] and its
partners along the immigration enforcement continuum have done
little to improve throughput, which could reduce the average
length of stay of detainees and reduce detention capacity
requirements. Recent changes to immigration enforcement
policies will likely modify ICE's detention space requirements,
but it is unclear how such changes were contemplated with
interagency partners prior to making such changes. The
Committee directs ICE to work with Federal partners, including
those within the Department of Justice and the Department of
Health and Human Services, to ensure that aliens are treated
fairly while expeditiously moving through the immigration
enforcement process; and to jointly brief the Committee
quarterly on process improvements and coordination efforts.
Training.--The Committee directs ICE to provide its
officers with guidance and training for engaging with victims
of crime and witnesses of crime and to clarify policy guidance
on enforcement actions in or near sensitive locations,
including courthouses, in order to minimize any effect that
immigration enforcement may have on the willingness and ability
of victims and witnesses to pursue justice. The Committee
directs ICE not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this act to report on steps taken to minimize the effect
immigration enforcement activity has on victims of crime and
witnesses of crime and to provide monthly notifications to the
Committee on enforcement actions that take place in or near
sensitive locations, including courthouses.
Custody Operations.--The recommendation includes
$3,458,774,000 for Custody Operations, which is the level
required to maintain ICE's fiscal year 2019 funded average
daily population [ADP] throughout fiscal year 2020. The
Committee notes ICE's progress in developing and refining its
ADP forecast model. The model analyzes time series data from
which it extracts meaningful patterns, including moving
averages, seasonality, and trends. It also uses patterns that
it aggregates into a final daily population to forecast the
detained population derived from all major CBP and ICE
arresting programs. Should the ADP level included in the fiscal
year 2021 budget request deviate from the level suggested by
the forecast model, ICE shall provide the Committee with a
detailed explanation and justification for the difference.
The Committee notes that on April 6, 2019, the Department
of Justice announced a change in policy relative to the
implementation of section 1325 of title 8, United States Code
that changed presumptive charges against those who are caught
crossing U.S. borders between POEs from administrative to
criminal. This change in policy will cause changes to
requirements for detention across the Federal Government,
including for ICE, the Department of Justice, and the
Department of Health and Human Services. To date, ICE has not
responded to the Committee's requests for a detailed analysis
of how this policy, which was announced after the submission of
the budget request, will change the detention requirements
outlined in that request. Absent updated information, the
Committee is unable to make a recommendation for detention
capacity that incorporates the most recent and relevant
analysis.
The Committee expects that funding made available to ICE
shall be used to maintain the number of detention beds needed
to detain those individuals who are considered a flight risk or
danger to the community, based on an individualized assessment
which fully considers less-costly custody alternatives. ICE is
directed to continue to evaluate the efficacy of the use of
alternatives to detention as a means to reducing costs and
better managing resources. The Committee stresses the
importance of fiscal discipline and ensuring there is
sufficient transparency in the way ICE obligates and expends
its appropriations. ICE must operate within the funding levels
provided by the Congress. The Committee notes that ICE is
currently well above the ADP funded in fiscal year 2019 and was
above the ADP level at the time that bill was enacted. While
operating requirements can certainly change, it is clear that
ICE does not view as binding the funding levels provided in
law. The Committee worked diligently in preparing the fiscal
year 2019 appropriation to provide ICE with a significant
increase over fiscal year 2018 just to maintain its current
level of services, yet ICE continues to spend at an
unsustainable rate. In light of the Committee's persistent and
growing concerns about ICE's inability to manage detention
resources within the appropriations made by law, the Committee
strongly discourages transfer or reprogramming resources to
cover ICE's excesses. Notifications of proposed transfers or
reprogramming shall be accompanied by transparent and publicly-
available evidence that the need for contingency funds results
from circumstances, like a presidentially-declared immigration
emergency, that are truly beyond ICE's control. The Committee
will continue to evaluate whether ICE is prudently using the
authorities enabled under section 503 of this act. The
Committee directs ICE to continue the policy of fully
reimbursing the costs and expenses associated with agreements
entered into with other entities, including Federal agencies,
to house ICE detainees.
Detention Standards.--The Committee reiterates direction
provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31)
regarding detention standards and understands that ICE intends
to increase the percentage of detainees held in facilities
meeting the most recent Performance Based National Detention
Standards [PBNDS] and requirements under the Prison Rape
Elimination Act of 2003 [PREA] (Public Law 108-79). The
Committee directs ICE to develop a timeline detailing steps the
agency will take to recruit additional contracting personnel
required for negotiating detention contracts and to brief the
Committee on its plan not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this act.
The Committee further directs ICE to post on its website
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act a schedule
for achieving 100 percent compliance with PREA requirements and
PBNDS 2011, as revised in 2016 and which were in effect on
January 1, 2017, for all detainees. The Committee further
directs ICE to post on its website within 60 days of the date
of enactment of this act the results of completed PREA audits,
an assessment of whether the standards are effective in
protecting vulnerable populations, and all reports to the
Committee required under the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017,
regarding contracting and detention standards. The report shall
also identify the resource requirements needed to achieve PREA
compliance for the facilities that are currently not PREA
compliant but have PBNDS 2011, Standard 2.11, or PBNDS 2008
protections.
Reporting Requirements.--ICE is directed to make public all
final detention facility inspection reports within 60 days of
inspection; complete and make public an initial report
regarding any in-custody death within 30 days of such death,
with subsequent reporting to be completed and released within
60 days of the initial report unless additional time is
required for redacting personally identifiable information;
make public a full list, updated monthly, of all facilities in
use for detention of adults or children, including the average
daily population, the type of contract, the governing detention
standards, and the complement of on-board medical and mental
health personnel; ensure that non-governmental organizations
are provided with independent and timely access to all
facilities for the purpose of providing representation, legal
education, and programming, and for purposes of monitoring and
visitation; and update detainee location information in the ICE
Detainee Online Locator system within 48 hours of detention and
24 hours of completion of any transfer.
Pregnant Women.--The Committee notes that ICE has ended the
presumption of release, absent extraordinary circumstances, for
pregnant women apprehended by or transferred to ICE. The
Committee directs ICE to conduct a weekly review of all
pregnant and postpartum women who remain in detention.
Additionally, the Committee directs ICE to provide semiannual
reports on the total number of pregnant women in ICE custody,
including detailed justification of the circumstances
warranting each pregnant detainee's continued detention and the
length of her detention. These anonymized reports should be
made publicly available on the ICE website.
Cost of Providing Healthcare to Immigrants in Detention.--
Recognizing the increasing cost of providing healthcare in
general, the Committee directs ICE to provide an annual report
on the cost of administering healthcare in the detention
system. The report shall include the number of instances that
detainees were transported to hospitals, emergency rooms, or
other healthcare facilities and shall note instances of serious
medical or mental health conditions, pregnancy, or disability.
Further, the report shall detail the number and type of
position of medical and mental health staff at each ICE
detention facility and note any position that has been vacant
for 30 or more days.
Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizen Children.--The
Committee continues its requirement that the Department submit
data on the deportation of parents of U.S. citizen children
semiannually, as in prior years.
Mobile Criminal Alien Teams.--The Committee directs ICE to
continue operating Mobile Criminal Alien Teams and to brief the
Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this act if additional such teams are required to identify and
remove violent criminal aliens.
Visa Overstay Enforcement.--The Committee directs ICE to
continue to direct $10,000,000 to investigative and support
activities required to identify and remove aliens who have
overstayed their visas and to brief the Committee semiannually
on the results of these efforts.
Law Enforcement Support Center.--The recommendation
includes $34,500,000 to support an authorized level of 248
full-time law enforcement specialists and officers at the Law
Enforcement Support Center [LESC], which serves a critical
function in the Federal Government's efforts to identify and
locate undocumented immigrants with serious felony records. In
order to promote efficiency, the Committee directs ICE to take
steps to ensure that current operations performed by the LESC
remain centralized at the LESC facility in Williston, Vermont
and that these operations are not unnecessarily duplicated
elsewhere. The Committee looks forward to receiving immediately
the report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
regarding LESC funding, operations, and staffing. The
Department is also directed to submit for Committee approval
the reallocation of any resources currently intended for LESC
operations in Vermont. It is expected that no such reallocation
will be made without Committee concurrence.
The Committee notes that, despite an increasing workload
and the availability of recruitment and retention incentives,
the LESC has not hired to authorized position levels. The
Committee directs ICE to ensure that the LESC has the resources
and approvals necessary to fully utilize its recruitment
incentives program and to include details about this program in
the spend plan it is required to provide to the Committee. The
LESC is also encouraged to use hiring campaigns, education, and
outreach, including coordination with nearby community,
technical, and State colleges and universities. Further, the
LESC is encouraged to utilize available direct hire authorities
to accelerate the hiring of qualified applicants.
Sex Offender Release Notifications.--The Committee
understands that ICE is currently notifying law enforcement
authorities and State regulatory organizations through the Sex
Offender Registration and Notification Act (Public Law 109-248)
exchange portal when ICE releases into their jurisdictions
individuals who have a registration requirement. The Committee
recommends $2,000,000 to continue to identify any potential
information gaps within this system and to address these gaps
in a manner that ensures that data on ICE detainees with sex or
violent offender records are provided in real time to
jurisdictions where such detainees will reside.
Kiosks for Non-Detained Appearances.--The Committee is
concerned about the size of ICE's non-detained docket and
directs ICE to continue its program to enable certain aliens on
the non-detained docket to report via self-service kiosks at
ERO field offices. The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for
this program and directs ICE to evaluate the potential of
expanding these activities if it is found that the program
reduces the time and resources that deportation officers devote
to managing encounters and recurring check-ins with applicable
aliens.
Alternatives to Detention.--The recommendation includes
$269,704,000 for Alternatives to Detention [ATD], and directs
ICE to ensure they are used as effectively as possible. ICE
shall brief the Committee on its discussions with the
contractors handling the ATD--ISAP III contract about
implementing a ``Know Your Rights'' [KYR] program for new
participants. The briefing shall indicate whether these
discussions determined whether a KYR program was deemed
reasonable to be provided at the time of the initial full
enrollment or orientation or as soon as reasonably possible
after that time. ICE shall continue exploring the use of
available ATD models on an ongoing basis, shall prioritize the
use of such detention alternatives for immigrant children and
their families, where appropriate, and shall seek the release
of individuals and their family members who pass credible fear
screening and do not present a public safety or flight risk.
The ATD program shall evaluate the efficacy and cost-
benefit of continuing the type of case management services
provided under the Family Case Management Pilot [FCMP]. Given
the pilot's high compliance rates, the Committee believes
exploring the potential benefits of a program similar to the
FCMP pilot or an equivalent ATD program that facilitates access
to social and legal services for enrollees. To promote
transparency and further understanding of ATD, the Committee
directs ICE to publish annually the following policies and data
relating to ATD: guidance for referral, placement, escalation
and de-escalation decisions; enrollment by Field Office;
information on the length of enrollment broken down by type of
ATD; and a breakdown of enrollment by type and point of
apprehension.
Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee providing
analysis of each active program within the last 5 years under
the ATD account. This report shall include compliance with
court appearances, immigration appointments, and removal
orders; cost per individual served; and response times to
requests for legal counsel, family contact, and medical
treatment, including mental health services.
287(g) Agreements.--The Committee observes that OIG
recommended ICE collect data on the race and ethnicity of
individuals arrested or apprehended under the 287(g) program,
but in 2010 ICE declined to accept this recommendation,
claiming that the program does not raise concerns about racial
profiling. The Committee directs ICE to publish applications
for new or renewed 287(g) agreements on its website 8 weeks
prior to entering into any such agreement. ICE shall ensure
thorough vetting of 287(g) applicants in an effort to minimize
detention conditions that do not fully comply with the PBNDS
and PREA standards.
Privacy Waivers.--The Committee recognizes that Federal
agencies are prohibited from releasing information concerning
an individual to a third party under the Privacy Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-579). However, the Committee is concerned by
reports that detainees, their attorneys, and their family
members have faced difficulty receiving and submitting the ICE
``Privacy Waiver Authorizing Disclosure to a Third Party''
form. Without this form, members of Congress cannot make
successful inquiries in behalf of their constituents. The
Committee advises ICE to provide every detainee, upon entering
ICE custody, with a copy of the ``Privacy Waiver Authorizing
Disclosure to a Third Party'' form in order to facilitate
Congressional inquiries.
OPLA.--The Committee includes $14,912,000 as requested for
additional attorneys and legal support staff. This funding
ensures sufficient attorneys are available to handle court
proceeding levels.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $45,559,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 78,770,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,770,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $28,770,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvement [PC&I], which is $50,000,000 less
than the budget request amount and $16,789,000 below the fiscal
year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

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

Transportation Security Administration

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a gross discretionary total of
$7,723,246,000 and a net of $4,893,246,000 for TSA.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Operations and Support................................. 7,410,079 7,115,195 7,489,721
Aviation Passenger Security Fees....................... (2,670,000) (3,380,000) (2,830,000)
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (net)........... 4,740,079 3,735,195 4,659,721
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 169,789 162,623 210,623
Research and Development............................... 20,594 20,902 22,902
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Total, Transportation Security Administration 4,930,462 3,918,720 4,893,246
(net)...........................................
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Total, Transportation Security Administration 7,600,462 7,298,720 7,723,246
(gross).........................................
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $4,740,079,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 3,735,195,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,659,721,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,489,721,000
for Operations and Support [O&S], which is $374,526,000 above
the budget request amount and $79,642,000 below the fiscal year
2019 enacted level. This amount is partially offset by
$2,830,000,000 in estimated aviation security fee collections
that are credited to this appropriation, as authorized,
resulting in net discretionary appropriation of $4,659,721,000.
Within the budget request, TSA included an unrealistic
$550,000,000 proposal to increase passenger aviation fees that
has not been authorized. This fee proposal was used to offset
current TSA operations, as well as programmatic growth outside
of TSA, and is not included in the recommendation.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year enacted 2019 and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Aviation Screening Operations:
Screening Workforce:
Screening Partnership Program..................... 197,062 183,370 199,050
Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits.... 3,347,774 3,271,468 3,434,207
Screener Training and Other....................... 230,234 232,356 243,852
Airport Management.................................... 658,479 620,635 631,573
Canines............................................... 164,597 153,354 165,725
Screening Technology Maintenance...................... 398,137 390,240 405,450
Secure Flight......................................... 114,406 114,958 115,482
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Subtotal, Aviation Screening Operations............. 5,110,689 4,966,381 5,195,339

Other Operations and Enforcement:
Inflight Security:
Federal Air Marshals.............................. 763,598 743,291 752,584
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training..... 22,615 16,697 19,773
Aviation Regulation............................... 220,235 181,487 229,812
Air Cargo......................................... 104,629 104,088 105,145
Intelligence and TSOC............................. 80,324 75,905 76,705
Surface Programs.................................. 130,141 72,826 137,569
Vetting Programs.................................. 53,016 51,395 51,641
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Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement.......... 1,374,558 1,245,689 1,373,229
Mission Support........................................... 924,832 903,125 921,153
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (gross)............ 7,410,079 7,115,195 7,489,721
Aviation Passenger Security Fees.......................... (2,670,000) (2,830,000) (2,830,000)
Offsetting Collections, Legislative Proposals............. - (550,000) -
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (net).............. 4,740,079 3,735,195 4,659,721
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AVIATION SCREENING OPERATIONS

Screening Partnership Program [SPP].--The recommendation
maintains necessary funds for security at airports where
private screening contracts are in place. The Committee finds
that small and rural airports play a critical role in the
security of our National Airspace System as the first point of
entry for millions of travelers every year. Therefore, the
Committee encourages TSA to work with local airport authorities
and stakeholders to ensure that appropriate security screening
services are deployed to any public use airport with regularly
scheduled commercial air service.
The Committee acknowledges that the SPP provides TSA
airports with an alternative to request private screening
support instead of Federal screeners. Commensurate with the
Committee's interest in this program, TSA shall notify the
Committee within 10 days of any change to a private screening
contract, including any new award under the SPP or any
transition from privatized screening into Federal screening.
Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits.--The
recommendation includes $77,000,000 above the budget request to
fund an additional 1,090 front line screener personnel to
continue exit lane staffing in accordance with section 603 of
Public Law 114-74. The Committee supports and encourages TSA to
continue efforts to develop and install appropriate exit-lane
monitoring technology where feasible and appropriate. With
regard to remodeling and modernization efforts undertaken by
airports at existing exit lanes that TSA was responsible for
monitoring on December 1, 2013, TSA shall continue to be
responsible for monitoring those exit lanes after the
remodeling or modernization efforts are completed.
Airport Management.--The recommendation includes funding
for: the workforce to support TSA Federal Security Directors;
Bomb Appraisal Officers; Explosives Security Specialists; the
Transportation Security Operations Center; airport rent and
furniture; a vehicle fleet; airport parking; and employee
transit benefits.
The Committee remains interested in TSA's work with all
stakeholders, including general aviation stakeholders. The
Committee supports TSA`s efforts to dedicate a full time
general aviation representative as allowed by Public Law 115-
254 and recognizes that TSA's Industry Engagement Manager for
General Aviation now serves as the single point of contact for
the general aviation community. The Committee expects TSA to
work with partner agencies for opportunities to improve the
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport [DCA] Access Standard
Security Program [DASSP] to ensure that approval time for the
entire application process to participate in the DASSP program
takes no longer than 120 days. The Committee also expects TSA
will continue to make available screening beyond 5 p.m. for
Temporary Flight Restriction [TFR] designated gateways when a
TFR is in effect.
The Committee recognizes that Transportation Security
Officers [TSO] are the front line for aviation security and
their proficiency at screening carry-on baggage at airport
checkpoints can have a direct impact on the safety of the
public. The Committee encourages TSA to continue to develop and
field adaptive x-ray baggage screening training tools to
improve TSO performance on existing screening systems and of
the next generation of Computed Tomography [CT] systems.
Canines.--The recommendation includes $165,725,000 for the
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program [NEDCTP],
which will continue to support 1,097 teams led by local law
enforcement and TSA. Within this amount, $10,957,000 is
included above the budget request amount to support the
additional 50 teams added in fiscal year 2019. These canine
teams will not only enhance security effectiveness inside and
outside secure areas of airports, but will also increase
passenger screening efficiency. TSA shall continue to use risk-
based methodology to allocate the teams to the highest risk
airports.
Screening Technology Maintenance.--The Committee
understands TSA has drafted a strategy on the development of a
process and tool to assess the performance of Transportation
Security Equipment [TSE] after deployment to the field. TSA is
directed to brief the Committee on this strategy no later than
60 days after the date of enactment of this act. The briefing
shall include a cost benefit analysis of a predictive analytics
capability that can be used to inform maintenance actions.
Capability Acceptance Process [CAP].--The Committee is
aware of efforts by TSA to pursue a Capability Acceptance
Process to facilitate receiving Transportation Security
Equipment and other capability from local airports, airlines,
or other industry partners. This capability is an option for
donors interested in accelerating acquisition timelines,
facilitation recapitalization, or enhancing passenger
experience. Gifting equipment to TSA would also require donors
to be financially responsible for efforts associated with the
deployment of a donated capability, such as, but not limited
to, the removal of any TSA equipment being replaced. If
implemented, this has the potential to create a bifurcated
system of security at airports dependent on stakeholders'
desire and ability to pay for equipment. Before full
implementation of CAP, TSA is to brief the Committee on its
plan of action, including how gift and donation authority will
be utilized, the fiscal implications, and expectations of
industry partners.

OTHER OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

Federal Air Marshals.--The recommendation includes
$752,584,000 for the Federal Air Marshal Service [FAMS], which
is $9,293,000 above the budget request amount and $11,014,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This amount includes
funding for FAMS to continue protection of the air
transportation system against terrorist threats, sabotage, or
other acts of violence.
The Committee directs TSA to continue submitting quarterly
reports on FAMS mission coverage, staffing levels, and hiring
rates as it has done in prior years.
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training
Programs.--The recommendation includes $19,773,000 for the
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training programs,
which is $3,076,000 above the budget request amount and
$2,842,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This
returns the program to fiscal year 2018 levels after a one-time
increase in fiscal year 2019 to mitigate training requirements.
Law Enforcement Reimbursement Program.--The recommendation
includes $46,275,000 for the Law Enforcement Officer [LEO]
Reimbursement Program. The Committee recognizes the important
role that the LEO reimbursement program has played in helping
airports meet federally mandated airport security requirements.
The Committee directs TSA to maintain and fund the LEO Program.
Visible Intermodal Prevention Response [VIPR] Teams.--The
recommendation includes $55,637,000 to maintain 31 Visible
Intermodal Prevention Response teams. VIPR teams work in
collaboration with Federal, State, and local transportation
stakeholders to prevent and deter acts of terrorism against
transportation systems, including commercial aviation, air
cargo, general aviation, mass transit, maritime, freight rail,
highway, and pipeline systems.
Public Area Security National Framework.--The TSA Public
Area Security National Framework report recommended the
consolidation of emergency communications, airport law
enforcement, aircraft rescue operations, and firefighting
operations into a single operations center on the airport
campus. This recommendation is particularly important for
airports serving a civil-military purpose, which face a
heightened risk of terrorist attacks. Within 120 days of the
date of enactment of this act, TSA shall brief the Committee on
its plans for implementing the report's recommendations.
Surface Programs.--The recommendation includes $8,420,000
above the budget request for additional resources to deploy
cybersecurity teams and conduct field assessments in order to
more quickly address pipeline security gaps.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $169,789,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 162,623,000
Committee recommendation................................ 210,623,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $210,623,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $48,000,000
above the budget request amount and $40,834,000 above the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Checkpoint Support.--Funds provided for checkpoint support
will be used to continue field-testing and deploying equipment
for passenger screening, carry-on baggage screening, checkpoint
reconfiguration, electronic surveillance of checkpoints, and
operational integration of systems. Currently deployed
technologies include walk-through metal detectors, explosives
trace detection machines, bottled liquid scanners, chemical
analysis devices, advanced technology systems, and Advanced
Imaging Technology [AIT]. Purchases of equipment with a unit
cost of less than $250,000 will continue to be made with O&S
funds.
Quarterly Briefings.--TSA is to provide quarterly briefings
on its investment plans for checkpoint security and Explosives
Detection Systems [EDS] refurbishment, procurement, and
installation on an airport-by-airport basis. These briefings
shall include information on specific technologies for
purchase, program schedules, major milestones, obligation
schedules, recapitalization priorities, status of operational
testing for each passenger screening technology under
development, and a table detailing actual versus anticipated
unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year. These
briefings shall also include details on checkpoint screening
pilot programs and public-private partnerships that are in
progress or being considered for implementation. Information in
this portion of the briefing is to include for each pilot
program or public-private partnership: a summary; a description
of its goals; potential capabilities and benefits of the
program; the airports where the pilots or partnerships will
take place; funding commitments; and plans for future
expansion. The Committee expects these briefings to include
detailed program schedules for passenger screening technologies
and these schedules should include all milestones from the
issuance of a request for proposal to deployment.
Computed Tomography [CT].--The recommendation includes
$142,100,000 for the purchase and installation of 237 CT
machines for passenger checkpoints at the highest-risk airports
in the United States. This effort is part of a larger effort to
recapitalize aging screening equipment, add detection
capabilities, and improve performance in order to mitigate
emerging threats to aviation security. The Committee encourages
TSA to remain innovative in its efforts to enhance threat
detection. The recommendation includes $8,000,000 above the
request to accelerate CT algorithm development. These funds
will utilize the momentum gained from currently funded
algorithm development activities to continue the efforts
associated with moving toward higher levels within the
detection standard in the nearer term.
Explosives Detection Systems [EDS].--The recommendation
includes $54,023,000 for EDS, including $40,000,000 for TSA to
continue reimbursement of airports that incurred costs
associated with the development of a partial or completed in-
line baggage system prior to August 3, 2007. As directed in the
Joint Explanatory Statements accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) and the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), TSA
has validated project cost information submitted by airports to
determine allowable and allocable expenses. TSA is directed to
brief the Committee on its updated timeline and allocation plan
for these funds not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this act. The brief shall include a plan for how
TSA will address the remaining balance of reimbursement claims
in future budget requests.
The Committee continues to support the Registered Traveler
[RT] program. As TSA deploys its Credential Authentication
Technology [CAT] it is important that the RT program be
incorporated in the planning and deployment of CAT. The TSA
Administrator shall notify the appropriate committees of
Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States when
the CAT is fully deployed at all airport checkpoints where a RT
is currently utilized. Not later than 90 days after receipt of
such notice, the Comptroller General shall conduct an
assessment of the feasibility of RT service providers providing
identity verification services in conjunction with CAT. This
assessment shall consider security implications, including the
consequences of service provider access to watch list and other
intelligence and security data; adequacy of privacy protection
for all passengers; authorities related to restrictions
regarding Secure Flight data; the statutorily required role of
Federal employees in conducting screening of passengers; TSA
requirements related to screener qualifications, training, and
certification; and cost effectiveness for the Government. The
assessment shall further address impact of RT programs on TSA
checkpoint operations, including Pre Check enrollment and
overall passenger throughput. Following this assessment, the
Comptroller General shall develop and report recommendations to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
Advanced Imaging Technology.--The Committee is pleased that
TSA has submitted the report on the Use of Advanced Imaging
Technology at Checkpoints as directed by the Committee in the
fiscal year 2019 report. TSA is directed to provide a status
update not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this act on TSA efforts to enhance screening effectiveness of
the current AIT fleet, testing and evaluating international
screening technology, and identifying additional manufacturers
of screening equipment with the potential to meet or exceed the
minimum screening standard. The Committee expects TSA to
proceed without delay in evaluation and validation of enhanced
AIT systems.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $20,594,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 20,902,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,902,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $22,902,000 for Research and
Development, which is $2,000,000 above the budget request
amount and $2,308,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research and Development.................................. 20,594 20,902 22,902
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Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 20,594 20,902 22,902
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Innovation Task Force [ITF].--The Committee supports TSA's
efforts to develop and deploy next generation screening
solutions rapidly to assist screeners in detecting and
deterring threats to aviation security.
TSA established the ITF to foster innovation in aviation
security, address the threat landscape, improve the passenger
screening experience, and deliver a next-generation curb-to-
gate screening capability. The Committee encourages the ITF to
engage with industry in pursuit of future capabilities that can
support TSA's mission.
Computed Tomography.--The recommendation includes
$2,000,000 for design and development activities for a
``small'' Computed Tomography concept suitable for a wider
range of deployment locations. TSA shall brief the Committee no
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act with
a plan to expend these funds and a timeline for development and
certification of the concept.

Coast Guard

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,632,337,000 for the Coast
Guard, which is $512,921,000 above the budget request amount
and $383,584,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. When
costs for Overseas Contingency Operations [OCO] are excluded,
the recommendation for the Coast Guard is $11,442,337,000.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

COAST GUARD
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 7,808,201 7,872,395 8,102,466
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 2,248,260 1,234,656 1,517,506
Research and Development.................................. 20,256 4,949 4,949
Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite 199,360 205,107 205,107
Appropriations)..........................................
Retired Pay............................................... 1,739,844 1,802,309 1,802,309
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Total, Coast Guard.................................. 12,015,921 11,119,416 11,632,337
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(Defense, less OCO]................................. 340,000 340,000 340,000
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $7,808,201,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 7,872,395,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,102,466,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $8,102,466,000 for O&S, which is
$230,071,000 above the budget request amount and $294,265,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The total includes
$24,500,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and
$530,000,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, of
which $190,000,000 is for OCO. The Committee also recommends
funding to meet the air facility operation obligations laid out
in section 676a of title 14, United States Code.
Based on recent reporting pursuant to Public Law 94-254,
the Committee is aware of increasing Coast Guard costs that
will result in diminished resources for other statutory
missions. The Coast Guard shall appropriately account for these
needs in its fiscal year 2021 budget request.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Pay and Allowances............................... 3,864,816 3,996,812 4,006,283
Civilian Pay and Benefits................................. 939,707 986,429 988,865
Training and Recruiting................................... 189,983 194,930 196,922
Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance................ 919,533 927,674 938,813
Centrally Managed Accounts................................ 161,441 150,236 161,236
Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance.................. 1,436,494 1,478,270 1,475,716
Reserve Training.......................................... 117,758 124,549 124,583
Environmental Compliance and Restoration.................. 13,469 13,495 20,048
Overseas Contingency Operations........................... 165,000 ................ 190,000
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Total, Operations and Support....................... 7,808,201 7,872,395 8,102,466
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Arctic Program Office.--Recognizing the growing national
security imperatives for an enhanced U.S. presence in the
Arctic, the Committee is pleased that the Coast Guard has
established an Arctic Strategy, an Arctic Strategy
Implementation Plan, and an Arctic Program Office. This office
has furthered national defense and security interests in the
Arctic through its extensive participation, coordination, and
collaboration with other international, Federal, and SLTT
partners to improve awareness, broaden partnerships, and
modernize governance in the Arctic. The Coast Guard is to
report to the Committee if additional resources are needed for
the Arctic Program Office to further its important mission.
Center of Expertise for Great Lakes Oil Spill Preparedness
and Response.--The Committee includes $1,500,000 for the Coast
Guard to establish a Center of Expertise for Great Lakes Oil
Spill Preparedness and Response in accordance with section 807
of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-282).
Environmental Remediation Activities.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the Coast Guard's Unfunded
Priority List [UPL] and provides $6,500,000 above the request
for conducting environmental remediation activities at Port
Clarence, Alaska, in order to convey property, and for site
assessments and environmental remediation activities at
locations impacted by Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane,
as well as locations where Aqueous Film Forming Foam was
dispersed, such as Kodiak, AK; San Diego, CA; Elizabeth City,
NC; Clearwater, FL; Detroit, MI; Baltimore, MD; and North Bend,
OR.
National Maritime Center.--The Coast Guard is responsible
for credentialing qualified merchant mariners serving on U.S.
vessels, a mission that is critical to both maritime commerce
and national security. The IT system used to manage
credentialing at the National Maritime Center, Merchant Mariner
Secure Electronic Application System [MMSEAS], is antiquated
and inefficient. Therefore, the Committee provides $3,000,000
to establish requirements for replacing this system and to
identify alternatives that are secure, adaptable, and
verifiable; and that improve service to the mariner community.
U.S. Coast Guard Operations Systems Center.--The U.S. Coast
Guard Operations Systems Center supports all 11 Coast Guard
statutory mission areas by housing and maintaining all of the
Coast Guard's IT systems and computer servers, as well as by
providing operational watches worldwide through the Mutual-
Assistance Vessel Rescue System. The Committee includes the
requested amount of $16,181,000 to invest in cybersecurity and
IT infrastructure at the U.S. Coast Guard Operations Systems
Center.
Coast Guard Museum.--Pursuant to section 98 of title 14,
United States Code, the Committee provides $5,000,000 within
the total O&S appropriation to be available for two years for
the establishment and maintenance of a National Coast Guard
Museum.
Asset Colocation.--In establishing homeports for new
vessels in the northeastern United States, the Coast Guard is
directed to partner with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the U.S. Navy to leverage existing assets
and new investments at Naval Station Newport.
Search and Rescue Study.--Within 1 year of the date of
enactment of this act, the Coast Guard is directed to complete
and submit to the Committee a study of its policies and
authorities for operations near offshore wind energy projects.
The study shall recommend appropriate procedures to ensure the
Coast Guard can effectively carry out its missions,
particularly search and rescue missions in proximity to
offshore wind farms, and shall include an assessment of the
types and positioning of Coast Guard assets and equipment in
this maritime environment. The Coast Guard shall consult with
relevant Federal and State agencies and other stakeholders,
including developers and commercial and recreational fishermen.
Maritime Law Enforcement.--The Coast Guard shall report to
the Committee within 180 days of the enactment of this act with
an assessment of the Coast Guard's ability to conduct maritime
law enforcement activities on the high seas in support of
international partners. Specifically, the assessment should
address the following elements of the Coast Guard's current
capabilities, capacity, and legal authority to conduct maritime
law enforcement activities outside of United States territorial
waters: human trafficking; forced labor; illegal, unreported,
or unregulated fishing; and other illicit activity at sea. The
report should detail: technical coordination with partner
nations, non-governmental organizations, and the U.S. Navy to
improve tracking and detection of vessels engaged in such
activities; Coast Guard requirements, including material,
personnel, logistic, and administrative requirements, for
support from the U.S. Navy (either direct support requests, or
through Geographic Combatant Commanders and the Global Force
Management process) and partner nations, specifying any unmet
resource demands; any limiting factors that constrain the Coast
Guard's ability to fully resource this mission, including legal
authorities; and legislative proposals for mitigating these
limitations.
Motor Lifeboat Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this act, the Coast Guard shall complete
and submit to the Committee a study on the placement and
allocation of 47-foot motor lifeboats in the northeastern
United States. At a minimum, the study shall examine the
current and future needs for motor lifeboats operating in both
nearshore and offshore environments. Additionally, the study
shall analyze the necessity to have timely and responsive
transit times to cases, given the operational capabilities and
limitations of the platform.
Child Care Subsidy.--The Committee recognizes that the
availability of childcare is crucial for Coast Guard families,
especially those in high cost of living areas, as well as those
stationed in remote locations without access to Coast Guard or
Department of Defense childcare facilities. The recommendation
includes $8,048,000 to maintain childcare subsidy availability.
Fishing Safety Training and Research.--The Committee
supports an agreement between the Coast Guard and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH] to
efficiently administer the Fishing Safety Training and Fishing
Safety Research Grant Programs and recommends $6,000,000 to
continue administering both grants in fiscal year 2020. The
Committee encourages the Coast Guard and NIOSH to consult with
fishing safety training experts in the development of grant
program guidelines. If necessary, a small percentage of the
funds appropriated may be used to cover the Federal costs
associated with NIOSH's administration of the programs.
Minor Shore Infrastructure.--The bill includes long-
standing language to allow funds for operations to be used for
the sustainment, repair, replacement, and maintenance of shore
infrastructure projects, including projects to correct
deficiencies in code compliance or to mitigate against threats
to life, health, or safety, with costs not exceeding 75 percent
of a building's or structure's replacement value. Additionally,
O&S funds can be used for contingent, emergent, or other
unspecified minor construction projects, which include new
construction, procurement, development, conversion, rebuilding,
improvement, or an extension of any facility not exceeding
$2,000,000 in total cost at any location for planned or
unplanned operational needs.
Drug Interdiction.--The Committee is concerned that deaths
caused by cocaine overdoses in the United States increased by
more than 105 percent between 2015 and 2017. The Committee is
further concerned with the use of the maritime domain to
traffic cocaine, which typically originates in Colombia, into
the United States. Despite interdicting more than 200 metric
tons of cocaine in 2018, the Coast Guard is only able to
respond to a fraction of the intelligence it receives, largely
due to a lack of vessels and aircraft. Therefore, the Committee
recommendation includes funding for new assets used for Coast
Guard's drug interdiction efforts, including additional air and
surface assets.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Vessels:
Survey and Design-Vessel and Boats........................ 5,500 500 5,500
In-Service Cutter Sustainment............................. 63,250 77,900 77,900
National Security Cutter.................................. 72,600 60,000 60,000
Offshore Patrol Cutter.................................... 400,000 457,000 457,000
Fast Response Cutter...................................... 340,000 140,000 240,000
Cutter Boats.............................................. 5,000 4,300 15,100
Polar Security Cutter..................................... 675,000 35,000 35,000
Inland Waterways and Western Rivers Cutter................ 5,000 2,500 2,500
Polar Sustainment......................................... 15,000 15,000 15,000
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Subtotal, Vessels................................... 1,581,350 792,200 908,000
Aircraft:
HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment......................... 17,000 17,000 17,000
HC-27J Conversion /Sustainment........................ 80,000 103,200 103,200
HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment............ 105,000 ................ ................
HH-65 Conversion/Sustainment.......................... 28,000 50,000 50,000
MH-60T Sustainment.................................... 120,000 20,000 150,000
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems....................... 6,000 9,400 9,400
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Subtotal, Aircraft.................................. 356,000 199,600 329,600

Other Acquisition Programs:
Other Equipment and Systems........................... 3,500 3,500 3,500
Program Oversight and Management...................... 20,000 20,000 20,000
C4ISR................................................. 23,300 25,156 25,156
CG-Logistics Information Management System............ 9,200 6,400 6,400
Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform................. 0 14,200 14,200
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Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs................ 56,000 69,256 69,256

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation:
Major Construction, ATON, and Survey and Design....... 74,510 52,000 87,550
Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure.............. 175,400 116,600 118,100
Minor Shore........................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000
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Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation... 254,910 173,600 210,650
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Total, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.. 2,248,260 1,234,656 1,517,506
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Full-Funding Policy.--The Committee again directs an
exception to the administration's current acquisition policy
that requires the Coast Guard to attain the total acquisition
cost for a vessel, including long lead time materials [LLTM],
production costs, and post-production costs, before a
production contract can be awarded. This policy has the
potential to make shipbuilding less efficient, to force delayed
obligation of production funds, and to require post-production
funds far in advance of when they will be used. The Department
should position itself to acquire vessels in the most efficient
manner within the guidelines of strict governance measures. The
Committee expects the administration to adopt a similar policy
for the acquisition of the Offshore Patrol Cutter [OPC] and
heavy polar icebreaker.
Domestic Content.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Coast Guard is directed to utilize components that are
manufactured in the United States when contracting for new
vessels. Such components include: auxiliary equipment, such as
pumps for shipboard services; propulsion equipment, including
engines, reduction gears, and propellers; shipboard cranes; and
spreaders for shipboard cranes.
Command and Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, and
Intelligence [C51] Systems.--The Committee recommends resources
requested to support program management activities and
delivering operational and mission support capabilities for
Command and Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, and
Intelligence [C51] systems. Fiscal year 2020 funding shall
focus on MILSATCOM recapitalization of shore units,
recapitalization of the Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model
application, and beginning the transition to a network
infrastructure that supports operations in a secure mobile
environment.

VESSELS

Great Lakes Icebreaking Capacity.--The Committee is
concerned that the Coast Guard cannot provide adequate
icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes, consequently affecting
the regional and national economies and the safety of maritime
commerce. To enhance icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes,
the Committee provides $5,000,000 for the Coast Guard to
formally charter and establish a major acquisition program
office within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act.
Such office shall be tasked with implementing an acquisition
plan to procure a Great Lakes icebreaker that is at least as
capable as USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30). Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act, the Coast Guard shall
submit to the Committee the acquisition plan, schedule, and
funding requirements for procurement of such Great Lakes
icebreaker.
Maritime Security Response Vessels.--Leveraging existing
military inventory of naval special warfare combatant craft,
the Committee provides $10,800,000 for vessels capable of
operating in contested, near shore environments to support
operations of Maritime Security Response Teams East and West.
Further, the Committee recommends that any such vessel should
be currently in production and used by Department of Defense
teams requiring similar capabilities.
National Security Cutter [NSC].--The Committee continues to
support the acquisition of the Coast Guard's capital ship, the
NSC. The NSC remains the Coast Guard's largest and most
technologically advanced cutter, replacing the 378-foot Legacy
High Endurance Cutters built between 1967 and 1972. In fiscal
year 2018, the Coast Guard interdicted 209 metric tons of
cocaine and detained over 600 suspected smugglers, surpassing
the interdiction and detention efforts of all other Federal
agencies combined. In November 2018, the USCGC JAMES (WMSL-
754), in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force South,
seized nearly nine tons of cocaine and detained over forty
suspected drug smugglers from various drug conveyances. Despite
its continued success in fiscal year 2018, the Coast Guard was
only able to target a fraction of known smuggling events. The
Committee recognizes the crucial role NSCs play in combatting
the Coast Guard's current and future operational and capacity
challenges in interdicting drugs, exercising U.S. sovereignty,
maintaining maritime security, and conducting search-and-rescue
operations on high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States. The Committee believes that an additional
NSC would provide the Coast Guard with capabilities far beyond
those envisioned when the Coast Guard established the program
of record for this highly effective platform.
Offshore Patrol Cutter.--The Committee notes that the Coast
Guard has declared the OPC as its highest recapitalization
priority and provides the requested amount of $457,000,000 to
fund the construction of a third OPC. Additionally, the
Committee provides funds for LLTM for the fourth and fifth
OPCs. OPC recapitalization will replace assets that have
surpassed their functional service life, subsequently enhancing
the effectiveness of the Coast Guard's layered security
strategy. While the Committee supports OPC procurements, the
Committee is concerned about potential cost overruns for the
program and directs the Coast Guard to brief the Committee
within one week prior to taking any procurement actions
impacting estimated costs for the OPC program.
Fast Response Cutter [FRC] Program.--In accordance with the
Coast Guard's recapitalization plan, the Committee supports the
replacement of legacy 110-foot Island Class patrol boats with
FRCs that will operate similarly in the coastal zone. The
budget request included two FRCs, two fewer vessels than the
Coast Guard can currently purchase under the current contract
with the shipbuilder. The Committee recognizes that the Coast
Guard would have to renegotiate and likely pay as much as
$10,000,000 more per unit if purchasing fewer than four
vessels. With additional FRCs required to support the Coast
Guard's critical mission in support of the Department of
Defense in Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, the Committee
recommends $240,000,000, as required to purchase four FRCs in
fiscal year 2020.
Polar Ice Breaking Vessel.--The Committee recognizes the
value of heavy polar icebreakers in promoting the national
security and economic interests of the United States in the
Arctic and Antarctic regions and recommends the requested
amount of $35,000,000 to maintain the acquisition schedule for
a new class of heavy polar icebreakers, followed by the
acquisition of three medium polar icebreakers. The funds are
provided for long lead materials in the design and construction
phase for the second Polar Security Cutter [PSC]. The
recommendation will allow the Coast Guard to maintain the
accelerated acquisition schedule for a new class of heavy polar
icebreakers that was established in fiscal year 2019.
Polar Star.--The recommendation includes $15,000,000 to
carry out a service life extension program [SLEP] for the POLAR
STAR to extend its service life as the Coast Guard continues to
modernize its icebreaking fleet.
Inland Waterways and Western River Tenders.--The Committee
continues to be concerned with the Coast Guard's fleet of
inland river tenders which help ensure the integrity of the
structures, beacons, and buoys that support the U.S. Marine
Transportation System. In addition to age concerns and
equipment obsolesce issues, the fleet is unable to accommodate
mixed-gender crews and presents other challenges, particularly
to crew health. The recommendation includes the requested
amount of $2,500,000 to continue accelerating the Inland
Waterways and Western River Tenders acquisition. The Department
is directed to provide to the Committee an acquisition plan and
requirements document not less than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this act that details the Coast Guard's plans to
acquire new vessels to replace the current fleet.
52-Foot Heavy Weather Boats.--While the Committee is
supportive of the Coast Guard's efforts to conduct research on
heavy weather surf boat needs, the Committee is concerned about
the delay and urges expeditious completion of the small boat
capability analysis report. Further, the Committee urges the
Coast Guard to ensure consideration of towing capacity as an
operational requirement for the replacement of the 52-foot
Special Purpose Craft--Heavy Weather.
Maritime Security Response Equipment.--The Committee
directs the Coast Guard to assess the costs and benefits of
using next-generation, crew-served stabilized small arms weapon
mounts to facilitate more effective drug-runner interdiction
and support of U.S. Department of Defense vessel escort. The
Committee recommends that acquisition, integration, and
deployment decisions related to Maritime Security Response
Teams and Maritime Safety and Security Teams prioritize
accurate targeting and safer engagement distances in order to
improve the safety of Coast Guard personnel and reduce the risk
of collateral damage.

AIRCRAFT

Coast Guard MH-60 Fleet.--The Committee is aware of the
Coast Guard's aging fleet of 45 Sikorsky MH-60Ts and that these
airframes, with an average of 15,000 flight hours, will begin
to start reaching their ``Do Not Exceed'' limits. In fiscal
year 2019, the Committee provided funding to support required
Non-Recurring Engineering [NRE] activities and the procurement
of new airframes for the MH-60 fleet. In an effort to extend
the fleet's service life as the Coast Guard considers MH-60
recapitalization and replacement options, the Committee
provides $150,000,000 to re-establish the production line,
complete engineering structural analysis, refurbish tooling,
create engineering drawings, and document manufacturing process
planning.
Rotary-Wing Aircraft Back-Up Hoist Emergency Recovery
Devices.--The Coast Guard's fleet of rotary-wing aircraft
includes the MH-60 and MH-65 helicopters that employ
conventional rescue winches used to hoist rescue swimmers and
victims out of the water. In cases where the hoist fails or the
cable becomes entangled, the MH-60 utilizes a back-up manual
hand-crank emergency recovery device [ERD] capable of lifting a
single rescue swimmer or victim into the aircraft. The
Committee is concerned that when the primary hoist on the MH-60
fails, the backup ERD may not provide the lifting capacity
necessary to continue a rescue operation. Furthermore, the MH-
65 has no back-up device if a hoist failure arises. The
Committee encourages the Coast Guard to consider equipping the
fleet of rotary-wing aircraft with back-up powered ascender
systems capable of providing equivalent lifting capacity to the
conventional rescue hoists in order to ensure incident response
and recovery resources are ready and capable.

SHORE FACILITIES AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Unfunded Priorities List [UPL].--The Committee directs the
Coast Guard to provide to the Committee at the time of the
fiscal year 2021 budget request submission a list of approved
but unfunded Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed for
each priority. The Coast Guard shall include projects that
address unfunded aviation requirements, including unanticipated
aviation infrastructure needs that result from emergent
missions, disaster recovery, and other external factors.
Shore Construction Report.--The Committee understands the
Coast Guard is drafting a report on shore-side infrastructure
improvements required in Alaska, as required by the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6). The Committee
expects that the report will detail any dock improvements
needed to accommodate Coast Guard cutters and any housing
construction or improvements needed to appropriately
accommodate new cutters' crew members and their families.
Further, the report shall include a timeline for when funding
is needed to implement these improvements.
Shore Construction.--The Committee recommends funding the
shore construction projects included in the request. Due to the
timing of the enactment of the fiscal year 2019 final
appropriations and the submission of the 2020 request to the
Congress, several high-priority shore construction projects
requested in fiscal year 2020 were fully funded in fiscal year
2019. As such, the Committee's recommendation reflects
necessary modifications tied to the Coast Guard's UPL. The
recommendation includes funding for the Coast Guard's two
highest priority housing, family support, safety, and training
facilities projects on the UPL. Investments in family housing
and child development centers will help improve the quality of
life for military members and their families. The
recommendation also includes $7,200,000 for the required
realignment of structures in the Delaware River. The
realignment was listed as the highest priority on the Coast
Guard's UPL for supporting operational assets and maritime
commerce.
Critical Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure [MASI]
Investments.--The recommendation includes $50,000,000 for the
two highest priority MASI projects on the Coast Guard's UPL.
The first project begins construction on major pier and
facility improvements required to homeport the first PSC in
Seattle, Washington. The second project advances construction
of a new pier and shore-ties for a 225-foot seagoing buoy
tender, previously displaced by the National Security Cutter
and returning to Honolulu, Hawaii in 2024. In addition, the
Committee recommends the requested $3,000,000 necessary to
ensure maintenance facility upgrades in Kodiak, Alaska funded
in fiscal year 2019 meet requirements for both OPCs and FRCs.
Fast Response Cutter and Buoy Tender Piers.--The Committee
recommends the requested amount of $20,600,000 to support FRC
homeporting in Sitka, Alaska. In addition, the Committee
recommends the Coast Guard leverage this investment to take
steps necessary to prepare to recapitalize the Ocean Going Buoy
Tender [WLB] pier located at the same location, which is beyond
its service life and is limited by load restrictions. In
addition to supporting buoy tenders, the new pier will support
FRCs by providing structural capacity to perform maintenance
activities on the attached floating docks. The Coast Guard
could see significant efficiencies by contracting
simultaneously for both the FRC and WLB pier work.
Elizabeth City Air Station.--The Committee acknowledges
that Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station is a critical
facility to support search and rescue and disaster relief
efforts along the Virginia and North Carolina coasts. Further,
the Committee recognizes the Nation's need for pilot training
programs at U.S. institutions of higher learning to address
current and projected shortfalls, as well as Congress'
commitment to diversity in aviation-related fields. Therefore,
the Committee encourages the Coast Guard to partner with and
support these training programs, particularly in underserved
areas where air facilities are shared. The Coast Guard shall
engage with local governments and institutions of higher
learning to develop a plan to reactivate Runway 1/19 to better
meet immediate operational requirements and support long term
contributions to our Nation's pilot shortfall. The Committee
recommends $3,000,000 above the request for this initiative and
directs the Coast Guard to work with State and local partners
to complete this project using State and local funding and to
brief the Committee on the funding plan within 120 days of the
date of enactment of this act.
Cape May Training Center.--The Coast Guard is directed to
continue planning to recapitalize the barracks at the Cape May
Training Center, as described in the Coast Guard's UPL, to
increase capacity for three recruit companies, meet modern
standards, and accommodate both genders through classrooms and
administrative support.
Alaska Maritime Communications.--The Committee expects the
report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) on
plans to provide communications throughout the entire Coastal
Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone will also articulate
the costs of implementing the plans.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $20,256,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 4,949,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,949,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,949,000 for R&D, which is the
same as the budget request amount and $15,307,000 below the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.

HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $199,360,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 205,107,000
Committee recommendation................................ 205,107,000

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office,
the Coast Guard will pay $205,107,000 in fiscal year 2020 to
the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund for the costs of
military Medicare-eligible health benefits earned by its
uniformed service members. The contribution is funded by
permanent indefinite discretionary authority pursuant to Public
Law 108-375.

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,739,844,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,802,309,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,802,309,000

The Retired Pay account provides for: the pay of retired
military personnel of the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, and
members of the former Lighthouse Service; annuities payable to
beneficiaries of retired military personnel under the retired
serviceman's family protection plan pursuant to sections 1431-
1446 of title 10, United States Code and survivor benefit plan
pursuant to sections 1447-1455 of title 10, United States Code;
payments for career status bonuses under the National Defense
Authorization Act (Public Law 115-232); continuation pay, and
payments for medical care of retired personnel and their
dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C.,
ch. 55).

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,802,309,000 for Retired Pay as
requested, which is $62,465,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level.

United States Secret Service

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,349,354,000 for USSS, which is
$40,377,000 above the budget request amount and $101,195,000
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The Committee recognizes the successes of USSS in the face
of persistent protection requirements and increasing global
investigations. The Committee continues to be pleased with the
agency's reinvigorated approach to hiring new personnel, but
work remains to ensure the agency is properly staffed,
especially during Presidential election cycles, and to return
the agency to its expected level of mission effectiveness.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 2,148,528 2,241,733 2,277,110
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 97,131 56,289 56,289
Research and Development.................................. 2,500 10,955 15,955
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, USSS......................................... 2,248,159 2,308,977 2,349,354
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $2,148,528,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 2,241,733,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,277,110,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,277,110,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $35,377,000 above the budget request
amount and $128,582,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Field Operations:
Domestic and International Field Operations........... 647,905 635,174 639,674
Support for Missing and Exploited Children 6,000 6,000 6,000
Investigations.......................................
Support for Computer Forensics Training............... 25,022 4,000 30,377
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Subtotal, Field Operations.......................... 678,927 645,174 676,051

Basic and In-Service Training and Professional Development 102,923 110,258 110,258
Mission Support........................................... 481,977 474,968 474,968
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Operations and Support.................... 2,148,528 2,241,733 2,277,110
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS

Protection of Persons and Facilities.--The Committee
recommends $749,908,000, which is $4,500,000 above the budget
request amount and $8,513,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. The Committee has provided a total of $9,000,000
for overtime needs in calendar year 2019 with $4,500,000 within
Protection of Persons and Facilities. While USSS Special Agents
provide protection of permanent protectees, the Uniformed
Division is authorized to protect any building in which
Presidential offices are located. The uneventful visits and
safe departures of Federal employees and USSS protectees do not
go unnoticed by the Committee.
Protective Countermeasures.--The Committee recommends
$61,543,000 for Protective Countermeasures, which is the same
as the request, to protect the President and Vice President
against emerging explosive, chemical, biological, radiological,
and cyber threats. The Committee has a long history of
supporting these enhancements, including support for advanced
protective countermeasures designed to address both established
and evolving threats.
Protective Intelligence.--The Committee recommends
$49,710,000, which is the same as the budget request amount.
This level of funding will ensure that protective intelligence
processes, policies, and systems provide quality information
and services, including counter-intelligence investigations of
individuals, groups, or activities that pose threats to
protectees and protected events.
Presidential Campaigns and National Security Special
Events.--The Committee recommends $155,172,000, as requested,
which is $117,678,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level,
to support currently planned and unanticipated National
Security Special Events [NSSE], in addition to the protective
mission needs related to the 2020 presidential campaign. The
Committee directs the USSS to provide semiannual briefings to
the Committee on the use of these funds, with the first
briefing to occur not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this act. Also included in the recommendation is a
general provision prohibiting funds from being used to
reimburse any Federal department or agency for its
participation in an NSSE.

FIELD OPERATIONS

Domestic and International Field Operations.--The Committee
recommends $639,674,000 for Domestic and International Field
Operations, which is $4,500,000 above the budget request amount
and $8,231,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The
Committee has provided a total of $9,000,000 for overtime needs
in calendar year 2019 with $4,500,000 within Domestic and
International Field Operations. In addition to directly
supporting the Department's strategic goal to protect critical
infrastructure, which includes protecting U.S. currency and
financial systems from threats originating abroad, the USSS
investigates violations of law related to the counterfeiting of
obligations and securities of the United States. This mission
involves investigating and coordinating a comprehensive
international response to threats to the integrity of U.S.
currency and to other transnational financial crimes, including
financial institution fraud, identity theft, access device
fraud, and money laundering. As criminals develop and exploit
new technologies, USSS field operations must adjust to meet the
changing threat.
Support for Missing and Exploited Children
Investigations.--The recommendation includes $6,000,000 for
grants in support of missing and exploited children. The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC] was
created in 1984 to serve as a national resource on missing and
sexually exploited children. USSS has provided grant funding,
which is currently responsible for approximately 17 percent of
the organization's Federal funding, to NCMEC since 1997 and
currently provides support for NCMEC's forensics unit. NCMEC
provides assistance to law enforcement for: long-term missing
persons cases; identification of signs of facial reconstruction
procedures; outreach and prevention programs for children,
their families, and the public; assistance to victims of child
sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation; and other
critical operations.
Support for Computer Forensics Training.--The Committee
recommends $30,377,000, which is $26,377,000 above the budget
request amount and $5,355,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level, to continue training in computer forensics and
to expand in response to unmet training needs. These resources
are in support of the National Computer Forensics Institute,
which trains State and local law enforcement and legal and
judicial professionals in computer forensics and cyber
investigations. This training is critical to bolstering State
and local cyber capabilities and supports USSS Electronic
Crimes Task Forces.

BASIC AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

USSS hiring improvements have resulted in additional
training requirements at its Rowley Training Center [RTC] and
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers' [FLETC]
campuses in Glynco, Georgia and Artesia, New Mexico. Therefore,
the Committee fully funds the necessary FLETC training courses
and RTC courses, including the 20 Special Agent training
courses, 10 Uniformed Division training courses, and 2 Mixed
Basic training courses, planned for fiscal year 2020.

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee continues to be concerned with the prolonged
workforce effects stemming from USSS reliance on overtime pay
to fill personnel gaps between protective and investigative
operations. The effects of this reliance stem from the
extensive 2016 presidential campaign and a subsequent increase
in provisional and non-provisional protectees. The USSS must
institute long-term policy and management techniques to reach
benchmarks of 7,777 employees by the end of fiscal year 2020,
8,130 employees in fiscal year 2021, and 8,472 employees in
fiscal year 2022. Of significance, the USSS will end fiscal
year 2019 with approximately 1,000 positions higher than fiscal
year 2015, positioning the agency well for the 2020 campaign
cycle. However, the Committee encourages USSS hiring and
retention initiatives that work towards right-sizing the agency
to meet an increasing workload.
In response to a number of incidents, including a series of
intrusions onto the White House grounds, the Protective Mission
Panel established in late 2014 recommended that USSS
significantly increase training for those executing the
protective operation mission equating to 25 percent of their
work time be set aside for training. A May 2019 report by GAO
(GAO-19-415) found that the Office of Protective Operations
never achieved the specified 25 percent training target. One of
the challenges in doing so is the pressure put on training
resulting from ``frequent executive travel.'' Just as the
Committee has demonstrated its support for meeting the USSS
hiring and staffing goals, it also believes it is critical that
its personnel meet and maintain a high level of training. The
Committee directs the USSS to implement the recommendations
contained within GAO-19-415, and directs semiannual briefings
to the Committee on meeting these goals and integrating data on
training hours to ensure that the established training target
is met not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this act.
Operational Mission Support.--Operational Mission Support
[OMS] underpins nearly every USSS protective mission, from the
screening of people and vehicles to physical infrastructure
improvements, including vehicle barriers, cameras, and the
White House fence. OMS is also responsible for developing the
Next Generation Presidential Limousine. The Committee directs
the USSS to provide the Committee with quarterly updates on the
contract progress for this acquisition and to detail progress
made to meet agreed upon delivery deadlines.
Strategic Human Capital Plan.--The Committee directs the
Secret Service, in coordination with the Department's Chief
Human Capital Officer, to provide a strategic human capital
plan not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
act for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 that aligns mission
requirements with resource projections and delineates between
protective and investigative missions. The plan shall address
how projected resources can provide the appropriate combination
of special agents and Uniformed Division officers to avoid
routine leave restrictions, enable a regular schedule of
mission-critical training, and provide appropriate levels of
support staffing. In addition to addressing how protective and
investigative performance measures will be met, the plan shall
address how the Secret Service will meet training targets for
the Presidential and Vice Presidential Protective Divisions
with current and planned staffing levels, consistent with the
recommendation contained in GAO-19-415. The plan shall also
address the annual cost of and participation rate in various
hiring and retention initiatives, including the Uniformed
Division Retention Bonus.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $97,131,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 56,289,000
Committee recommendation................................ 56,289,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $56,289,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements, which is the same as the budget
request amount and $40,842,000 below the fiscal year 2019
enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protection Assets and Infrastructure...................... 85,286 55,289 55,289
Operational Communications/Information Technology......... 8,845 ................ ................
Construction and Facility Improvements.................... 3,000 1,000 1,000
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 97,131 56,289 56,289
Improvements.......................................
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $2,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 10,955,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,955,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $15,955,000 for Research and
Development for innovations that mitigate threats to U.S.
financial systems, critical infrastructure, and persons and
facilities protected by USSS. This amount is $5,000,000 above
the budget request amount and $13,455,000 above the fiscal year
2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research and Development.................................. 2,500 10,955 15,955
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 2,500 10,955 15,955
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To ensure that SLTT enforcement have the aptitude to
successfully complete advanced training courses related to
computer and mobile device forensic examinations as authorized
in Public Law 115-76, the Committee recommends $5,000,000 above
the request for a pilot program with a university-based digital
investigation center that supports State and local law
enforcement in States where the Department is currently
deploying resources to provide such support. The Committee
directs the Secret Service to work with the Department's OCFO
and OCPO on technical assistance and guidance in formulating
the pilot and effectively managing its funding. Such activities
shall prioritize lines of effort that maximize and evaluate
effective instruction for students enrolled at the NCFI, such
as pre- and post-assessment of student knowledge of proper
procedure and tool utilization.

TITLE II

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 201. The Committee continues a provision regarding
overtime compensation.
Section 202. The Committee continues a provision allowing
CBP to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico with
appropriated funds.
Section 203. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the availability of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272) fee revenue.
Section 204. The Committee continues a provision allowing
CBP access to certain reimbursements for preclearance
activities.
Section 205. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the importation of prescription drugs by an individual for
personal use.
Section 206. The Committee continues a provision regarding
waivers of the Jones Act (Public Law 66-261).
Section 207. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the establishment of a new border crossing fee.
Section 208. The Committee includes a provision requiring
an expenditure plan for CBP's Procurement, Construction, and
Improvements account.
Section 209. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision allocating funds within CBP's Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements account.
Section 210. The Committee continues a provision limiting
construction in specific areas.
Section 211. The Committee includes a provision on vetting
operations at existing locations.
Section 212. The Committee continues a provision allowing
the Secretary to reprogram funds within and transfer funds to
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and
Support'' to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for
removal.
Section 213. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support''
for a 287(g) program agreement if the terms of the agreement
governing the delegation of authority have been materially
violated.
Section 214. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support''
to contract for detention services provided by a facility that
receives less than ``adequate'' ratings in two consecutive
performance evaluations.
Section 215. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting ICE from removing sponsors or potential sponsors of
unaccompanied children based on information provided by the
Office of Refugee Resettlement as part of the sponsor's
application to accept custody of an unaccompanied child, except
when that information meets certain criteria.
Section 216. The Committee continues a provision that
requires ICE to provide statistics about its supervised
populations.
Section 217. The Committee continues a provision clarifying
that certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt
from Federal passenger and baggage screening.
Section 218. The Committee continues a provision requiring
risk-based TSA awards for EDS.
Section 219. The Committee continues a provision
authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital
Fund for the procurement and installation of EDS or for other
purposes authorized by law.
Section 220. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting TSA from requiring airports to finance exit point
monitoring at additional locations.
Section 221. The Committee includes a provision requiring
investment plans and reports.
Section 222. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds made available by this act under
the heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' for
recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are
collected from owners of yachts and credited to this
appropriation.
Section 223. The Committee continues a provision allowing
up to $10,000,000 to be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay
and Allowances within ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support''.
Section 224. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Coast Guard submit a future years capital investment plan.
Section 225. The Committee continues a provision allowing
Overseas Contingency and Global War on Terror funding to be
reallocated without regard to Department-wide reprogramming
restrictions.
Section 226. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting funds from being used to reduce the staff or
mission at the Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center.
Section 227. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the Coast Guard from performing an Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 study at the Coast Guard
National Vessel Documentation Center.
Section 228. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the Coast Guard from reducing operations within the
Civil Engineering program.
Section 229. The Committee continues a provision allowing
USSS to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursement to
personnel receiving training.
Section 230. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds made available to USSS for the
protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the
Department of Homeland Security, unless the Director has
entered into a reimbursable agreement for such protection
services.
Section 231. The Committee continues a provision allowing
for funds made available for ``United States Secret Service--
Operations and Support'' to be available for travel of
employees on protective missions without regard to limitations
on such expenditures in this or any other act after
notification to the Committee.
Section 232. The Committee continues a provision providing
flexibility to address travel anomalies as a result of
protective travel.
Section 233. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
the use of funds for the removal of a child from his or her
parent or legal guardian with certain exceptions.

TITLE III

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency [CISA]
aims to foster better integration of national approaches among
strategic homeland security programs, facilitate infrastructure
protection, ensure broad emergency communications capabilities,
and safeguard Federal buildings and facilities.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of
$2,017,400,000 for CISA, which is $409,250,000 above the budget
request amount and $335,643,000 above the amount provided in
fiscal year 2019. The Committee recognizes that CISA works with
many other Federal agencies on needed projects but is concerned
that some projects are not properly validated. CISA is directed
to ensure that all programs and projects completed in
conjunction with other Federal agencies undergo a requirements
assessment and are clearly justified to the Committee to ensure
only the highest priority projects are funded.
CISA is directed to provide a monthly briefing on
identified and emerging issues related to technology and
infrastructure to the Committee beginning no later than 15 days
after the date of enactment of this act. The briefing shall
include CISA's role in defining and mitigating issues; which
Federal agencies CISA collaborates with on such issues and how;
how issues are being discussed with partners including the
private sector, SLTT, and Congress; and any gaps in the ability
to define and mitigate emerging issues. Initial topics to be
covered should include 5G, machine learning, and use of foreign
manufactured technology by partners.
The Director of CISA, jointly with the Administrator of
FEMA, is directed to brief the Committee no later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act on the development and
implementation of CISA's National Critical Functions and FEMA's
Community Lifelines. The briefing shall include a description
of how partners, such as the private sector and SLTT, are
engaged before, during, and after operations; how confusion
over implementation of separate but similar efforts will be
eliminated; and how CISA and FEMA can improve clarity of the
goal trying to be accomplished and buy-in of their roles with
Congress and other partners.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support................................. 1,345,802 1,278,550 1,579,917
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 322,829 299,078 428,052
Research and Development............................... 13,126 30,522 9,431
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Total, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 1,681,757 1,608,150 2,017,400
Agency..........................................

(Defense).............................................. (1,615,210) (1,543,874) (1,951,360)
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,345,802,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,278,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,579,917,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,579,917,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $301,367,000 above the budget request
amount and $234,115,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Infrastructure Security:
Infrastructure Capacity Building................... 128,470 126,653 134,258
Infrastructure Security Compliance................. 74,435 56,038 75,511
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Subtotal, Infrastructure Security................ 202,905 182,691 209,769

Emergency Communications:
Emergency Communications Preparedness.............. 54,069 51,959 52,338
Priority Telecommunications Services............... 64,000 64,595 64,663
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Subtotal, Emergency Communications............... 118,069 116,554 117,001

Integrated Operations:
Cyber and Infrastructure Risk Analysis and 77,136 62,199 86,153
Management........................................
Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness...... 27,351 23,914 24,897
(Defense)...................................... (24,889) (21,762) (22,656)
Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements............ 45,386 42,070 46,542
(Defense)...................................... (40,847) (37,863) (41,888)
Strategy, Policy and Plans......................... 12,979 12,426 12,726
(Defense)...................................... (8,566) (8,201) (8,399)
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.................. 162,852 140,609 170,318

Mission Support........................................ 79,903 77,814 79,447
(Defense).......................................... (24,770) (24,122) (24,629)
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Subtotal, Operations and Support................. 1,345,802 1,278,550 1,579,917
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State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government
Assistance.--The Committee recommends $24,071,000 and no fewer
than 10 additional FTE, as requested, across several PPAs as
described in this report, to assist SLTT governments in
enhancing security and providing resilience for elections
infrastructure.

CYBERSECURITY

The recommendation includes $1,003,382,000 for
cybersecurity, which is $242,500,000 above the budget request
amount and $221,309,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. The total amount for cybersecurity recommended in fiscal
year 2020 for CISA, including in O&S; PCI; and R&D, is
$1,378,824,000, which is $350,383,000 above the budget request
amount and $336,978,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. Of the total, $22,286,000 is for SLTT assistance through
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
[NCCIC] activities to enhance security and provide resilience
for elections infrastructure.
Threat Analysis and Response.--Of the total provided,
$68,000,000 above the request is provided to better identify
and pursue threat actors in Federal, SLTT, and Critical
Infrastructure networks and defend U.S. assets from cyber
intrusions.
Regional Information Sharing.--Of the total provided,
$3,000,000 is recommended to award grants or cooperative
agreements to sustain or conduct new pilot programs to explore
and evaluate the most effective methods for cybersecurity
information sharing, focusing on regional information sharing;
communications and outreach; training and education; and
research and development for the improvement of SLTT government
capabilities and capacity. CISA is directed to provide a report
on the results of each pilot not later than 180 days after its
completion.
Vulnerability Management.--Of the total provided,
$117,000,000 above the request is provided to begin to reduce
the 12-month backlog in vulnerability assessments reported to
the NCCIC.
Cybersecurity Education.--The recommendation includes a
total of $14,918,000 for cybersecurity education and awareness,
which is $8,088,000 above the budget request amount and the
same as the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The Committee notes
the critical and growing shortages of qualified national
cybersecurity professionals and remains concerned about the
development of the current and future cybersecurity workforce.
The recommendation includes $4,300,000 for the Cybersecurity
Education and Training Assistance Program and rejects the
proposed elimination of this Kindergarten through 12th grade
student program. The Committee encourages the Department to
emphasize scalability through delivery of education via the
Internet and through the development of industry-proven
training techniques that may be deployed nationwide to engage
industry partners, K-12 students, teachers, counselors, and
post-secondary institutions. This effort would encourage
students to pursue degrees and careers in cybersecurity. As
stated in previous years, any proposed reductions to
cybersecurity education will not be considered unless CISA
provides a clear plan for how the previously funded activities
would be fully realigned within other agencies in a manner that
sustains the objectives of this critical effort.
The Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce.--On May 11, 2017, the
President issued Executive Order 13800 calling for the
strengthening of cybersecurity Federal networks and critical
networks. The Executive Order required the Secretaries of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce
to provide recommendations to support the growth and
sustainment of the Nation's cybersecurity workforce in both the
public and private sectors. The November 16, 2017, report
entitled ``Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the
Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce'' contains seven key
recommendations, including the development of an ``ambitious
vision and action plan-of-attack'', the need for Federal
Government to lead a call to action, and the alignment of
private and public sector education and training. The report
also states that ``the Administration should focus on, and
recommend, . . . sufficient appropriations for high quality,
effective, cybersecurity education and workforce development
programs in its budget proposals.'' On May 2, 2019, Executive
Order 13780 on America's Cybersecurity Workforce was issued
requiring the Secretaries to execute the recommendations made
in the aforementioned report. The Committee recommends
$3,000,000 above the request for CISA and the Department of
Commerce to expedite implementation of this effort. Not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, CISA and
the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with any other
appropriate Departments or Agencies, shall jointly brief the
Committee on progress made to date on each recommendation.
Cultivating a Non-Traditional Workforce.--Presidential
Executive Order 13800 calls for the creation of scalable,
affordable cyber education programs to help workforce
development. The recommendation includes $3,700,000 above the
request to initiate no fewer than two pilot programs at
accredited educational institutions to prove the efficacy of a
``spoke and hub'' model to leverage existing programs with
universities and community college systems providing bachelor
and advanced degrees in cybersecurity and homeland security.
Each pilot should have a lead institution and partner with
community colleges; priority consideration shall be given to
institutions that serve large minority populations or largely
rural populations. The pilots shall build metrics to address
targeted goals such as increases in minority population, access
of rural communities education, gender diversification, and
veterans employment.
Cyber Technology Initiative.--The request proposes budget
neutral transfers from several PPAs to combine like activities
related to cyber technology initiatives under a Chief
Technology Officer to ensure cybersecurity technology
acquisitions adhere to a common vision and to promote rapid
technical innovation that improves effectiveness of
cybersecurity solutions. The Committee directs CISA to provide
a briefing no later than 60 days after enactment of this act on
the efficiencies achieved through this consolidation. The
briefing should also detail how CISA may benefit from a process
where the private sector could live demonstrate technologies
for a short period of time to determine longer term impacts,
including ethics safeguards for future contracting.
National Cybersecurity Protection System [NCPS].--
Modernization of the Federal workforce, which includes employee
mobility and remote workstation technologies, will change the
needs of NCPS solutions. CISA is directed to provide a report
no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act
detailing how CISA will modernize the NCPS, including EINSTEIN.
The report should include how EINSTEIN will remain relevant
given changing trends in technology and the Federal workforce
and provide a strategic outlook for how CISA plans to evolve
EINSTEIN over the next 5 years. The report should address
emerging technologies, including those which focus on securing
endpoints, and how emerging technologies could be integrated
with existing program capabilities to enhance EINSTEIN's
overall effectiveness.
Federal Network Services and Modernization.--Of the total
provided, $26,000,000 above the request is provided to begin a
Cybersecurity Shared Services Office to better gain the
visibility and response mechanisms CISA needs to properly
defend the Federal Enterprise.

INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

The recommendation includes $209,769,000 for Infrastructure
Security, which is $27,078,000 above the budget request amount
and $6,864,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. Of the
total, $1,785,000 is to enhance security and provide resilience
for elections infrastructure.
Office of Bombing Prevention.--The recommendation includes
$16,033,000 for the Office of Bombing Prevention [OBP], which
is $1,200,000 above the budget request amount to continue the
Train the Trainer program. CISA and OBP shall brief the
Committee not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this act on the mission criticality of Train the Trainer
program and compare the program to other efforts in the Federal
Government identifying any duplication.
School Safety Best Practices.--As stipulated in the May
2019 Memorandum of Understanding to support the recommendations
by the Federal Commission on School Safety, the Department has
a role in a multi-agency effort to improve school safety
through SchoolSafety.gov. Specifically, the Department has been
tasked to create a School Safety Clearinghouse to facilitate
ongoing and coordinated interagency efforts to assess and share
best practices related to school safety as well as identify
safe school design practices for use by state and local
educational agencies, schools, architects, and engineers. Best
practices shall aim to prioritize evidence-based practices for
improving school building design safety for students and school
staff. The Clearinghouse is intended to make training and
technical assistance available to state and local educational
agencies seeking to improve school safety and to share best
practices with school safety stakeholders such as architects,
engineers, school safety experts, building supervisors, school
facilities managers, and community-based organizations. All
such training resources and technical assistance resources
shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other
applicable civil rights laws. The Clearinghouse shall include
resources that protect a positive school environment coupled
with safety. The Department is to establish an operational
Clearinghouse website within 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, to serve as a central location for up-
to-date information on school safety-related resources.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

The recommendation includes $117,001,000 for Emergency
Communications, which is $447,000 above the budget request
amount and $1,068,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

The recommendation includes $170,318,000 for Integrated
Operations [IO], which is $29,709,000 above the budget request
amount and $7,466,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
Within the total and above the request, $1,727,000 is for
CISA's software assurance program and $2,032,000 is to continue
efforts to ensure the integrity of supply chains. The Committee
notes its efforts to sustain both of these critical efforts
despite proposed cuts over many Administrations. CISA is
directed to brief the Committee no later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this act detailing the specific
accomplishments of the programs and how such accomplishments
would be completed if funding is not sustained.
CISA should explore technologies developed at S&T,
including those related to continuous software assurance, for
use as security tools.
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
[NISAC].--Of the total amount recommended for IO, not less than
$18,650,000 is for the NISAC, which is $9,738,000 above the
budget request amount and the same as the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. NISAC plays an important role in the
Department's understanding of the potential impact and
cascading effects of infrastructure failures and disruptions.
The Committee recognizes the important mission of NISAC and
encourages CISA to ensure that the NISAC remains mission-
focused with a vision toward the future and an ability to
articulate return on investment.
Supply Chain Analysis.--Of the total amount recommended,
$10,000,000 above the request is included to develop data-
driven risk analytics on supply chains, including a scoring
methodology, and to communicate the risks associated with
certain products to affected partners.
Risk Analysis.--The Committee notes the criticality of
analyzing risks and then prioritizing how to, and identifying
who should, mitigate such risks. In June of 2018, the
Department announced the creation of the National Risk
Management Center [NRMC]. Over several months after the
announcement, a series of meetings were conducted to hone the
Center's mission and how it would function. Its current stated
purpose is to serve as a planning, analysis, and collaboration
center working to identify and address the most significant
risks to our Nation's critical infrastructure. During
development of the NRMC, concerns arose about whether all
stakeholders were consulted and whether CISA had complete
details about on-going efforts by other Federal agencies to
address similar matters. To prevent stovepiped information,
stakeholder confusion, duplication of effort, and wasted
funding, CISA must clearly define and garner support for its
risk analysis and management efforts. CISA is directed to
provide a briefing not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this act on the CISA's risk management analysis
lessons learned in establishing a Center and how it will
execute its mission going forward.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $322,829,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 299,078,000
Committee recommendation................................ 428,052,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $428,052,000,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $128,974,000
above the budget request amount and $105,223,000 above the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cybersecurity:
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.............. 160,000 137,630 137,630
National Cybersecurity Protection System........... 95,078 105,838 234,812
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity.......................... 255,078 243,468 372,442

Emergency Communications:
Next Generation Networks Priority Services......... 42,551 50,729 50,729
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Emergency Communications............... 42,551 50,729 50,729

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure:
Modeling Capability Transition Environment......... 413 ................. .................
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and 413 ................. .................
Infrastructure..................................

Infrastructure Protection:
Infrastructure Protection [IP] Gateway............. 9,787 4,881 4,881
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection.............. 9,787 4,881 4,881

Construction and Facilities Improvements:
Cybersecurity Support Facility..................... 15,000 ................. .................
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Construction and Facilities 15,000 ................. .................
Improvements....................................
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and 322,829 299,078 428,052
Improvements................................
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Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation [CDM].--The
recommendation includes funding to further agency adoption and
identify agency gaps in Asset Management (Phase 1), and
Identity and Access Management (Phase 2). Concurrently, funding
will also continue the deployment and expansion of Network
Security Management (Phase 3) to strengthen and protect
boundaries, as well as to continue the expansion of Data
Protection Management (Phase 4) capabilities at selected
agencies.
National Cybersecurity Protection System.--Of the total
provided, $128,974,000 above the request is provided for a
Federal enterprise centralized service, building on fiscal year
2019 funding that was used to model and scope the capability.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $13,126,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 30,522,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,431,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $9,431,000 for Research and
Development [R&D], which is $21,091,000 below the budget
request amount and $3,695,000 below the fiscal year 2019
enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cybersecurity............................................. 4,695 24,091 3,000
Infrastructure Security................................... 3,216 1,216 1,216
Integrated Operations..................................... 5,215 5,215 5,215
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 13,126 30,522 9,431
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CYBERSECURITY

The fiscal year 2020 budget request proposes an increase of
$19,396,000 for CISA cybersecurity R&D while concurrently
reducing S&T cybersecurity research by $24,091,000 compared to
the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The Committee rejects this
shell game and funds cybersecurity research and development
within S&T. CISA and S&T shall continue ongoing efforts to more
closely align its cybersecurity research efforts towards CISA
requirements. As requested, funding for technologies standards
is provided under the Cyber Infrastructure Resilience PPA,
instead of within R&D as it was in fiscal year 2019.
The Committee recognizes the critical role of Idaho
National Laboratory [INL] in supporting the Department's
efforts to enhance the security and resilience of industrial
control systems and critical infrastructure. INL currently
supports a variety of CISA requirements, including the
technical evaluation of cyber-physical disruptions and the
identification of infrastructure dependencies. The Committee
believes CISA can further utilize the expertise of the lab to
help identify both tactical and strategic risks that could
disrupt National Critical Functions, including Supplying Water,
through the INL's water security testbed and All Hazards
Analysis framework. The diversity of capability present at INL
can also allow CISA to assess and analyze a range of other
cross-sector risk areas, such as shared cross-sector pipeline
industrial control systems vulnerabilities. The Committee
includes $3,000,000 above the request for CISA to leverage
INL's water security testbed and All Hazards Analysis framework
to support these critical objectives.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

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

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

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

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $21,779,749,000 for FEMA, which is
$3,772,184,000 above the budget request amount and
$5,228,116,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support................................. 1,066,258 1,115,203 1,124,190
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............ 133,830 113,663 131,863
Federal Assistance..................................... 3,094,210 2,480,015 2,948,012
Disaster Relief Fund (regular)......................... ................. ................. .................
Base............................................... 558,000 474,684 474,684
Disaster Relief Cap................................ 12,000,000 14,075,000 17,352,000
National Flood Insurance Fund.......................... 202,153 206,166 206,166
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program............ (665) (1,000) (1,000)
--------------------------------------------------------
Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency....... 16,551,633 18,007,565 21,764,749

Offsetting Fee Collections............................. (202,153) (206,166) 206,166
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,066,258,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,115,203,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,124,190,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,124,190,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $8,987,000 above the budget request
amount and $57,932,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year
2019.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regional Operations.................................... 159,971 163,234 165,277
Mitigation............................................. 37,999 37,862 39,313
Preparedness and Protection............................ 133,455 142,457 143,300
Response............................................... 194,419 188,690 190,114
(Urban Search and Rescue).......................... (45,330) (37,832) (37,832)
Recovery............................................... 48,252 48,428 49,013
Mission Support........................................ 492,162 534,532 537,173
--------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Operations and Support................. 1,066,258 1,115,203 1,124,190

(Defense).................................... (42,213) (45,524) (45,524)
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The Administrator of FEMA, jointly with the Director of
CISA, is directed to brief the Committee no later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act on the development and
implementation of CISA's National Critical Functions and FEMA's
Community Lifelines. The briefing shall include a description
of how partners, such as the private sector and SLTT, are
engaged before, during, and after operations; how confusion
over implementation of separate but similar efforts will be
eliminated; and how CISA and FEMA can improve clarity of the
goal trying to be accomplished and buy-in of their roles with
Congress and other partners.

MITIGATION

Of the total recommendation for Mitigation, not less than
$8,765,000 is for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program. Additionally, within the total, not less than
$9,188,000 is for the National Dam Safety Program, which
provides assistance to States to prevent dam failures and
improve their dam safety programs through training and
implementation of best practices.
Acting Administrator Gaynor testified about the Building
Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program to the Senate
Appropriations Committee on April 3, 2019, where he stated
``...we want to be smarter about how we use this money. As we
construct this program today we're going to incorporate some of
those concepts about how would like to see locals and States
apply those money.'' FEMA should incorporate input from local
governments and ensure the needs and voices of localities are
adequately considered. Accordingly, within 60 days of the date
of enactment of this act and quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall
report to the Committee on the status of Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities [BRIC] as FEMA's implementation
and include its plan to ensure the needs of partners are met.
In considering grant applications for the purpose of pre-
disaster mitigation, FEMA should give consideration to
applications for the development of State-run central databases
of Community Safe Rooms and for the construction of Community
Safe Rooms.
No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this act, FEMA shall brief the Committee on actions necessary
to minimize the amount of time between FEMA's approval of pre-
disaster mitigation grant applications and reimbursement by
FEMA.
The Committee notes several States were deemed ineligible
for 2018 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant funding as a result of
issues with FEMA's electronic submission process. FEMA's
technical assistance was not consistently provided to all
States in a timely manner prior to the submission deadline. The
Committee directs FEMA to evaluate its process for assisting
States that have experienced technical difficulties during the
application process.
FEMA, in conjunction with CISA, is directed to brief the
Committee no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this act on resources available to provide technical advice,
just-in-time training, and inter-disciplinary perspective on
novel threats to local response teams and support incident
commanders during a crisis. The briefing should include an
explanation of grant funds available for such purpose.
Of the total amount provided for flood hazard mapping and
risk analysis, not less than $1,200,000 shall be used for an
urban flood mapping pilot program. The Administrator shall make
funding available to multiple governments for pilot programs to
enhance the production of maps relating to urban flooding and
associated property damage, improve urban flood mitigation
measures, and increase the public availability of these maps to
enable property owners to minimize the risk of urban flooding.
The grantees should represent a population of more than 50,000
individuals and at least one grantee should represent a
population of more than 800,000 individuals in a non-coastal
area. The Administrator is encouraged to consider geographic
diversity when awarding grants. Within 12 months of the
completion of the pilot program, FEMA shall submit a report to
the Committee describing the activities carried out by the
pilot and recommendations for implementing strategies,
practices, and technologies to mitigate the effects of urban
flooding.
FEMA is directed to improve coordination across agencies
that have a role in managing small or large urban floods. This
should include both intergovernmental coordination among
Federal and SLTT government entities and interdisciplinary
coordination among organizations responsible for storm water
systems, flood control, removal of damaged property, severe
storm warnings, evacuation, community redevelopment, and flood
mitigation.

PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION

FEMA is directed to brief the Committee on the ongoing
efforts to address gaps in tribal emergency management
capabilities. The briefing shall include information regarding
efforts to complete a survey of baseline tribal emergency
management capabilities and subsequent steps to close
capability gaps and an assessment of the need to establish a
Center of Excellence for Tribal Emergency Services and
resources necessary for establishing such a Center.
The Committee encourages FEMA to evaluate the need for new
technologies, including an inventory of atmospheric water
generation machines, to better prepare for a disaster response.
The Committee acknowledges the necessity of disaster
readiness, support, and response activities that target
vulnerable water and wastewater utilities lacking adequate
financial resources and human capital to sufficiently address
reoccurring disasters. The Committee directs $1,000,000 to
enable these vulnerable water and wastewater utilities in
coastal States along the Gulf of Mexico to better prepare for
and respond to disasters. As noted in the 2015 Water and
Wastewater Systems Sector-Specific Plan, the Committee directs
FEMA to collaborate with the Environmental Protection Agency on
best practices to ensure resiliency of these facilities during
disasters.
The Committee is concerned about the prevalence of cancer
among firefighters, who have a 14 percent higher risk of dying
from the disease than the public due to exposure to carcinogens
and other hazardous chemicals and environments. The Committee
urges FEMA to collaborate with fire departments to find cost-
effective procedures to reduce exposure.
The Committee notes deployment of FEMA Integration Teams
has begun to enhance intergovernmental coordination by co-
locating Federal partners with SLTT. FEMA is directed to brief
the Committee no later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this act on how many teams have been deployed, which States
are still lacking teams, and the metric FEMA intends to use to
measure outcomes.

RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

Of the total amount provided, $2,000,000, as requested,
shall be for carrying out the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact.
The Committee urges FEMA to communicate to Congress, with
greater transparency, how FEMA uses Public Assistance and
Individual Assistance factors in determining a major disaster
declaration, including whether FEMA gives greater consideration
to certain factors such as estimated cost of the assistance.
FEMA is directed to provide a briefing on the steps and
timeline required to promulgate rules on expenses incurred by
self-employed or freelance workers to repair or replace tools
that are considered eligible expenses for assistance under
section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174), as a result of a
major disaster or emergency. The briefing shall include a
description of any obstacles to begin rulemaking and how
unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles to receiving assistance can
be eliminated.
Coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.--The Committee is pleased that FEMA has co-
located personnel at select National Weather Service [NWS]
operational centers, including the National Hurricane Center
and the Storm Prediction Center, in order to most efficiently
provide FEMA with operationally-relevant weather information
that improves FEMA's ability to respond to certain natural
disasters. The Committee is aware that the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] is preparing the National
Water Center [NWC] to serve as the NWS's operational center for
water and flood prediction and will begin delivering
operational products during fiscal year 2020 that will enhance
FEMA's ability to respond to flood events. While NOAA and the
NWC have made progress in developing next-generation water
modeling and forecasting capabilities, it is imperative that
this information be effectively disseminated to and utilized by
Federal and SLTT emergency managers to assist in their
decisionmaking. Therefore, the Committee directs FEMA to
permanently co-locate personnel at the NWC no later than the
date on which the NWC begins to deliver operational products.
Further, the Committee directs FEMA to brief the Committee no
later than 90 days after the date on which FEMA personnel are
located at the NWC; and on the steps the FEMA and NOAA staff at
the NWC have taken to familiarize FEMA headquarters staff,
regional staff, and FEMA Integration Team staff with the
products and capabilities of the NWC.
FEMA is directed to consider listing breastfeeding services
and supplies in the Commonly Used Shelter Items and Services
Listing and making such services and supplies available during
a disaster, as appropriate.
The Committee understands FEMA continues to explore
innovative options to ensure that disaster survivors have
access to safe, accessible, and cost effective sheltering
solutions. FEMA is encouraged to review modernized,
collapsible, hard-walled shelters that can be rapidly deployed
as it considers options that meet FEMA standards.
FEMA is directed to review its assessment and Public
Assistance eligibility determination process with regard to
infrastructure located in regions with scarce local government
resources to maintain records of pre-disaster infrastructure
quality. This review should include an assessment of FEMA's
mitigation, preparedness, and protection practices to determine
whether additional outreach and assistance to local governments
with limited resources is needed to properly assess
infrastructure that is deemed to be at-risk should a disaster
occur. The review should also focus on strategies for local
governments that do not have the resources to maintain pre-
disaster records of infrastructure quality. FEMA shall provide
a briefing on its findings to the Committee not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this act.

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $537,173,000 for mission support,
which is $2,641,000 above the budget request amount.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $133,830,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 113,663,000
Committee recommendation................................ 131,863,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $131,863,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $18,200,000
above the budget request amount and $1,967,000 below the fiscal
year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

(Defense)....................................... (62,166) (46,116) (46,116)
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Of the amount recommended, $18,200,000 above the request is
for capital improvements at the Center for Domestic
Preparedness.

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $3,094,210,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 2,480,015,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,948,012,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,948,012,000 for Federal
Assistance, which is $467,997,000 above the budget request
amount and $146,198,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
[in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
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Grants:
State Homeland Security Grant Program.............. 525,000 331,939 525,000
(Operation Stonegarden)........................ (90,000) ................. (90,000)
(Tribal Security Grant)........................ (\1\) ................. (15,000)
(Non-Profit Security).......................... (10,000) ................. (10,000)
Urban Area Security Initiative..................... 640,000 426,461 600,000
(Non-Profit Security).......................... (50,000) ................. (50,000)
Public Transportation Security Assistance.......... 100,000 36,358 100,000
(Amtrak Security).............................. (10,000) ................. (10,000)
(Over-the-Road Bus Security)................... (2,000) ................. (2,000)
Port Security Grants............................... 100,000 36,358 100,000
Assistance to Firefighter Grants................... 350,000 344,344 355,000
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 350,000 344,344 355,000
[SAFER] Grants....................................
Emergency Management Performance Grants............ 350,000 279,335 355,000
National Priorities Security Grant Program......... ................. 430,350 .................
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program 262,531 100,000 147,531
[RiskMAP].........................................
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness................. 10,000 ................. 10,000
High Risk Dam Safety............................... 10,000 ................. 10,000
Emergency Food and Shelter......................... 120,000 ................. 120,000
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Subtotal, Grants................................. 2,817,531 2,329,489 2,677,531

Education, Training, and Exercises:
Center for Domestic Preparedness................... 66,057 66,072 66,628
Center for Homeland Defense and Security........... 18,000 ................. 18,000
Emergency Management Institute..................... 20,741 19,093 19,253
U.S. Fire Administration........................... 44,179 46,605 46,844
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.......... 101,000 ................. 101,000
Continuing Training Grants......................... 8,000 ................. .................
National Exercise Program.......................... 18,702 18,756 18,756
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Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises..... 276,679 150,526 270,481
========================================================
Total, Federal Assistance.......................... 3,094,210 2,480,015 2,948,012
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\1\$10,000,000 was awarded in fiscal year 2019 by the Administration.

The Committee urges FEMA to maximize support available
through Federal Assistance for demonstration projects focused
on improved emergency planning for elderly, disabled, and
homeless individuals; and to develop best practices that can be
implemented nationwide using lessons learned, including those
from the 2017 fast-moving wildfires.
When awarding grants, the Administrator shall consider the
needs of cybersecurity preparedness and resilience.
State Homeland Security Grant Program.--The Office of
Inspector General released a report in 2017 claiming Operation
Stonegarden did not conduct proper oversight of overtime pay
for FEMA and CBP personnel. Although the Department considers
all recommendations from the report to be implemented and
resolved, the Committee directs FEMA to provide an update on
oversight improvements no later than 90 days from the date of
enactment of this act.
Urban Area Security Initiative [UASI] Risk Assessment.--The
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Act (Public Law 110-
53) requires FEMA to conduct a risk assessment of the 100 most
populous metropolitan areas in the United States on an annual
basis. All such areas are eligible for UASI funding based on
threat, vulnerability, and consequence. FEMA shall therefore
justify all funding decisions on the basis of risk. The
Committee directs FEMA to provide a briefing no later than 10
days after completion of the risk assessment on how mid-sized
and large metropolitan areas located within 200 miles of the
southern border experiencing high rates of illegal activity are
addressed in the assessment.
The Committee remains concerned that FEMA's current risk
analysis does not consider certain data points which
disproportionately affect non-contiguous States and
territories, particularly those with large urban population
centers. In particular, FEMA does not incorporate data about
the proximity of a Metropolitan Statistical Area [MSA] and the
ability to receive response resources; real-time data of
international visitors; or the significance of the military
mission of the defense industrial base assets. FEMA is directed
to brief the Committee on how such data points are incorporated
when assessing risk for awarding fiscal year 2020 UASI grants,
as was directed in Senate Report 114-264. If FEMA is unable to
resolve the question of how to incorporate these factors into
their fiscal year 2020 risk assessment, the Committee expects
FEMA to provide a report to the Committee describing what the
agency has done to attempt compliance with this directive,
listing specifically what obstacles prevented the agency from
complying, and providing the agency's plan to comply.
Predisaster Mitigation.--Predisaster mitigation is
important to prevent the loss of life and protect property.
From low frequency, high consequence areas like the Cascadia
Subduction Zone and the New Madrid Seismic Zone to areas that
experience more regular disaster activity such as high risk
hurricane districts, mitigation grants can aid in reducing the
impact of the consequences.
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program.--The
Committee recognizes that natural and man-made catastrophes
continue to pose significant risks at the regional level.
FEMA's Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program
provides a unique and valuable means of promoting a more
cohesive approach to catastrophic planning among a region's
relevant State, local, non-profit, and private sector actors.
Subsequently, the Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. Furthermore,
FEMA is directed to: prioritize funding for efforts which
formalize new or sustain existing working groups for continued
effective coordination; ensure synchronization of plans and
shared best practices; implement citizen and community
preparedness campaigns; and pre-position needed commodities and
equipment. FEMA is further directed to take into account the
needs of both the area at risk of natural and man-made
catastrophe and likely host communities.
Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams.--The
Committee recommends $10,000,000 for this newly authorized
program enacted in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for
the Nation Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-322).
Emergency Food and Shelter Program.--The Committee notes
the Border Supplemental (Public Law 116-26) included
$30,000,000 to address the urgent need of communities providing
services to migrants throughout the United States. FEMA should
continue to work cooperatively on reimbursements with non-
governmental organizations and State and local governments
impacted by the surge of migrants to assess the needs and
determine the best way to provide resources for this national
issue.
Center for Domestic Preparedness [CDP].--The Committee is
aware that on August 26, 2017, FEMA's Office of Response and
Recovery established a Personnel Mobilization Center [PMC]
operation at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in response
to the 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, allowing 1,434 FEMA
Responders and 3,870 Surge Capacity Force [SCF] volunteers to
be processed, trained, and subsequently deployed to support
field operations. The Committee notes that section 763a of
title 6, United States Code requires CDP to ensure that Federal
training programs do not have a deleterious effect on the
capacity of CDP to provide its usual suite of training
opportunities for our Nation's first responders, emergency
management professionals, law enforcement officers, and
healthcare professionals. The Committee expects the Office of
Response and Recovery to be mindful of this statutory
requirement of CDP.
Center for Homeland Defense and Security.--The
recommendation includes full funding for this Center and
rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate the program.
The Committee notes the Center's critical mission to provide
leadership development curriculum to improve how public safety
officials view an increasingly complex homeland security
mission.
Emergency Management Institute.--The recommendation
includes $19,253,000, an increase of $160,000 above the budget
request for the Institute to keep pace with training demands of
emergency managers across the United States.
United States Fire Academy [USFA].--The recommendation
includes $46,844,000 for USFA, which is $239,000 above the
budget request amount to ensure the Academy can fulfill its
mission of providing training and professional development
without reducing its ability to carry out other important
responsibilities. FEMA is directed to continue its traditional
funding for the congressionally mandated National Fallen
Firefighters Memorial.
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium [NDPC].--The
recommendation includes $101,000,000, which is consistent with
the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The Committee acknowledges
the crucial impact of the NDPC and encourages the continued use
of mobile training, specifically for active shooter and complex
coordinated attacks, to better prepare first responders for
these national preparedness gaps. Additionally, the National
Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security [NCS4] is
recognized as an academic leader in addressing and mitigating
potential threats inherent to large spectator sports and
special events. The Committee encourages FEMA to include NCS4
as a member to the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
and utilize the Center as a training partner to enhance
domestic preparedness at such events.
National Exercise Program.--The recommendation includes
$18,756,000, which is $54,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level.

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Appropriations (regular), 2019.......................... $12,558,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 14,549,684,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,826,684,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $17,826,684,000 for the Disaster
Relief Fund [DRF], of which $17,352,000,000 is provided under
the disaster relief adjustment pursuant to Public Law 112-25.
The recommendation continues to include bill language regarding
the monthly spending reporting requirements set forth in Public
Law 144-4.
The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6)
directed FEMA to brief the Committee on policy changes under
consideration related to the criteria that determine
declarations pursuant to section 401 of the Stafford Act
(Public Law 100-707). The Committee continues this requirement
and requests this briefing not later that 30 days after
enactment of this act in which FEMA shall outline the
importance placed on State population when evaluating disaster
impact and how certain data is accounted for in such
declarations. Such data should include: the local assessable
tax base; the local sales tax; the median income as it compares
to that of the State; the poverty rate of the local affected
area as it compares to that of the State; and the economy of
the State, including factors such as the unemployment rate of
the State as compared to the unemployment rate of the United
States.
Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Program Contractor
Payments.--The Committee is concerned over the growing backlog
of unpaid contractors, such as in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Extended payment delays, for work properly and completely
performed pursuant to contract requirements will increase the
contract cost of future disasters. For example, if disaster
contracts are regularly delayed beyond a reasonable time, fewer
contractors can afford to compete and bids will have to include
the financing costs arising from anticipated payment delays of
substantial duration. FEMA is encouraged to increase its
commitment to the recently initiated strike team endeavor by
jointly meeting with the involved parties on at least a bi-
weekly basis until this matter is resolved. FEMA is directed to
brief the Committee, not later than 15 days after the date of
enactment of this act on its efforts to ensure timely payments
for legitimate contracted work and outline, the extent and
cause of the payment delays, planned resolution, and the
expected date of resolution. FEMA is directed to provide a
briefing each month thereafter on any issues related to
unresolved payment delays.

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $202,153,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 206,166,000
Committee recommendation................................ 206,166,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $206,166,000 for National Flood
Insurance Fund [NFIF] activities related to flood plain
management, flood mapping and mitigation, and flood insurance
operations.
Community Rating System.--Since 1990, the Community Rating
System [CRS] has encouraged voluntary community flood plain
management activities in excess of NFIP minimum standards. As a
community takes mitigation actions, local residents become
eligible for NFIP policy discounts. In recent years, the
Committee has repeatedly provided direction to FEMA to utilize
existing partnerships with public-private, higher education,
not-for-profit, and other institutions with expertise in the
CRS program to provide technical assistance to communities and
to ensure that all affected communities are aware of its
benefits. The Committee encourages FEMA to consider how to
better leverage these partnerships through competitive grant
programs or other incentives.
The Committee notes the importance of the long-term
financial stability of the NFIF and recognizes FEMA's recent
efforts to publish a quarterly ``Watermark'' report on the
NFIF's finances. The Committee encourages FEMA to continue its
commitment to quarterly reporting on the NFIF in a public and
transparent manner while complying with other reporting
requirements in statute.
The Committee urges FEMA to implement the final
recommendations of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council's
Annual Reports. FEMA should coordinate with State agencies and
other experts that have developed mapping expertise and models
that can be useful in FEMA's efforts to consider future
conditions.

TITLE III

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

TITLE IV

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of
$121,586,000 for USCIS, which is the same as the budget request
amount and $20,940,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 109,688 121,586 121,586
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 22,838 ................ ................
Federal Assistance........................................ 10,000 ................ ................
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Total............................................... 142,526 121,586 121,586
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $109,688,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 121,586,000
Committee recommendation................................ 121,586,000
The Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides for
ongoing operations, mission support, and management and
administration costs for the Employment Status Verification [E-
Verify] program, which allows businesses to determine the
eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $121,586,000 in discretionary
funding for O&S, which is the same amount as the budget request
amount and $11,898,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

H-2B Visa Distribution.--The Committee remains concerned
that the current semiannual distribution of H-2B visas on April
1 and October 1 of each year unduly disadvantages employers
that need H-2B workers to begin work later in a semiannual
period than other employers participating in that period. The
Committee directs the Department, in consultation with the
Department of Labor, to review options to ameliorate this
problem consistent with the H-2B provisions of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) and to report to the
Committee on these options not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this act.
Processing Backlogs.--The Committee is concerned about the
prolonged delays at USCIS processing centers. Therefore, the
Committee directs USCIS to provide a briefing within 30 days
after the date of enactment of this act on the reasons for
delays in processing applications and petitions, including
employment authorizations and what steps USCIS is taking to
address the delays. The Committee also directs USCIS to provide
a briefing on specific actions, if any, that the agency is
taking to reduce the backlog of asylum applications while
ensuring that asylum applicants are properly reviewed for
security purposes.
The Committee is concerned about the slow pace of refugee
admissions experienced since fiscal year 2017. The Committee
directs the Department to submit to the Committee and make
available to the public on its website not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this act the following
information for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019: the
number of USCIS staff assigned to the Refugee Corps at the
Refugee Affairs Division of USCIS; the number of refugee
processing circuit rides conducted; the number of USCIS Refugee
Corps officers assigned to each circuit ride; the destination
region and country for each circuit ride; the number of refugee
interviews conducted by USCIS; and the number of approvals and
denials issued by USCIS.
Fee Study.--As USCIS undertakes its biennial fee study, the
Committee urges the agency to determine and include in its
final report and in publications to the Federal Register
information regarding the total revenue or appropriations
needed to clear backlogs of applications for temporary status,
adjustment of status, and naturalization and to limit future
wait times from submission to initial adjudication to no more
than 1 year for all petitions and applications processed by the
agency.
The Committee understands that USCIS does not currently
track the adjudication of non-military deferred action requests
and directs USCIS to begin tracking their adjudication at local
USCIS field offices within 90 days of the date of enactment of
this act. USCIS shall provide the Committee within 120 days of
the date of enactment of this act with quarterly reports and
accompanying briefings detailing the number of such requests
submitted; the number of those requests approved; the number of
those requests denied; the number of Notices to Appear, if any,
issued by USCIS in connection with such denied requests; and
the average processing times for these adjudications. Those
reports will include copies of any Standard Operating
Procedures, training materials, or other guidance relating to
such deferred action requests, including but not limited to the
intake, adjudication, and quality control review of those
requests.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $22,838,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

The Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I]
appropriation provides for the planning and acquisition costs
of the E-Verify program.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends no funding for PC&I, which is the
same as the budget request amount and $22,838,000 below the
fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

The recommendation reflects the completion of the
Verification Modernization Investment project and its
transition to an operations and maintenance phase.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

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

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $277,876,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 304,586,000
Committee recommendation................................ 304,586,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $304,586,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $26,710,000 above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level and the same as the request.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Funding above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level is
provided to meet a projected increase in basic training
requirements. The Committee expects FLETC to maintain training
at or near facility capacity before entering into new leases or
establishing new partnerships with training organizations. To
that end, the Committee directs FLETC to provide a cost
analysis detailing, at minimum, each training center's maximum
instructional capacity by course and measured against its
annual student occupancy.
FLETC should review opportunities to complete unmet
training needs at National Guard facilities where practicable.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $50,943,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 46,349,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,349,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $46,349,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $4,594,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and the same as the
budget request.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

Funding is provided for identified modular dormitories and
classrooms, as well as water and sewer enhancements, to
accommodate an increase in the student population.

Science and Technology

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $710,403,000 for S&T, which is
$128,286,000 above the budget request amount and $109,382,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2019 enacted and
budget request levels:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 308,520 278,954 294,715
Research and Development.................................. 511,265 303,163 415,688
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Total, Science and Technology....................... 819,785 582,117 710,403
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $308,520,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 278,954,000
Committee recommendation................................ 294,715,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $294,715,000 for O&S, which is
$15,761,000 above the budget request amount and $13,805,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This level of funding
will continue support for fiscal year 2019 personnel levels and
enable S&T to hire 25 new FTEs, representing the first time in
many years S&T will be able to hire a significant number of new
FTEs. Of the amount provided, the Committee recommends not to
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses. Funds provided in excess of the amount provided in
fiscal year 2019 for this purpose are to accommodate S&T's
increasing engagement with international partners.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels:

LABORATORY FACILITIES

The recommendation includes $122,889,000 for Laboratory
Facilities operations, which is $6,924,000 above the budget
request amount and $937,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
Reductions to the fiscal year 2019 level reflect a
realignment of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
operations to the Department of Agriculture, as requested, and
a partial realignment of funding for the National Biodefense
Analysis and Countermeasures Center [NBACC] operations to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as requested. While the budget
request suggested discontinuing the operations of the Chemical
Security and Analysis Center [CSAC] and the National Urban
Security Technology Laboratory [NUSTL], the recommendation
fully funds the operations of these facilities by including
$1,900,000 for CSAC operations and $3,400,000 for NUSTL
operations. The recommendation also includes a total of
$28,689,000 for NBACC operations, the Department's full share.

ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

The Committee recommends $38,772,000 for Acquisition
Operations and Analysis, which is $5,000,000 above the budget
request amount and $9,738,000 below the amount provided in
fiscal year 2019.
Requirements Development.--The Committee is pleased with
S&T's continued support of the Joint Requirements Council
[JRC]. The Committee encourages S&T to continue to make its
Department-wide perspective and technical expertise available
to the JRC and the Under Secretary for Management to support
efforts to determine component capability gaps, the maturity of
technologies that could fill such gaps, and the feasibility of
cross-component solutions. To support these activities, the
Committee recommendation includes $3,773,000 for JRC Support
and $2,396,000 for Operational Test and Evaluation, the same as
the amounts provided in fiscal year 2019.
Systems Engineering.--The Committee is encouraged with the
Department's efforts to establish systems engineering policies
and processes to improve its acquisition programs through
systems engineering research and development. The
recommendation includes $4,365,000 for Systems Engineering, and
the Committee encourages S&T to continue to leverage
partnerships with Federal entities with expertise in this area.
Standards.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
Standards. This level of funding will enable S&T to update
aging standards and to develop new standards in a manner that
enables quality, consistency, and certainty to researchers,
developers, manufacturers and consumers across the Homeland
Security Enterprise. During fiscal year 2020, the Committee
expects S&T will utilize these funds for planned standards
development related to robotics, explosives, screening
equipment, and technology to combat the flow of opioids.
Knowledge Management and Tech Foraging.--The recommendation
does not include funding for Knowledge Management and Tech
Foraging, as this activity is provided for via the R&D
appropriation's new Innovative Industry Collaboration and
Outreach effort, which is a cornerstone of S&T's recent
revitalization plan.
SAFETY Act.--The recommendation includes $8,043,000 for the
Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies
[SAFETY] Act program. This program encourages anti-terrorism
preparedness and mitigation by providing liability protections
for technologies or processes the program certifies or
designates as meeting certain anti-terrorism standards.
Applications for certification and designation are rising by an
estimated 15 percent annually, and applications increased by 36
percent between fiscal years 2015 and 2016 alone. This
recommended level of funding will allow S&T to hire three FTE
to help manage this increasing workload for the program.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $511,265,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 303,163,000
Committee recommendation................................ 415,688,000

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $415,688,000 for R&D, which is
$112,525,000 above the budget request amount and $95,577,000
below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The Committee directs S&T to continue to prioritize applied
research activities that provide innovative solutions to the
Department, its components, and their most integral
stakeholders. Despite the inclusion of R&D appropriations for
each component under the common appropriations structure, S&T
should be the central component for departmental R&D, including
R&D for other components. Ensuring that S&T is the principle
R&D component will contribute to the goal of Departmental unity
of effort, a goal shared by the Committee and the Department.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to notify the
Committee not less than 60 days in advance of any reduction,
discontinuation, or transfer from the custody of the
Undersecretary for Science and Technology of any research and
development activity that is being carried out by S&T as of the
date of enactment of this act.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 enacted and
fiscal year 2020 budget request levels.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research, Development, and Innovation..................... 470,765 281,417 375,188
University Programs....................................... 40,500 21,746 40,500
-----------------------------------------------------
Total............................................... 511,265 303,163 415,688
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION

Innovative Research Technology Centers.--The recommendation
includes funding to support Technology Centers, formally
referred to as Apex Engines. Technology Centers provide S&T
with a persistent, multi-program baseline repository of
research and development expertise and capability. The
recommendation includes $4,500,000 for the Biometrics and
Identity Technology Center, and the Committee directs S&T to
utilize funding to leverage existing biometric expertise by
developing a long-term cooperative relationship with a research
entity that has a history of successfully collaborating with
other Federal agencies that utilize biometrics and that offers
degrees in biometric systems. These types of cooperative
relationships can be leveraged to assist S&T and the Office of
Biometric Identity Management in making use of the latest
advances in technology to improve and adapt Homeland Advanced
Recognition Technology to the needs of the Homeland Security
Enterprise. Additionally, the Committee is pleased with S&T's
work and cooperation with the other components in social media
and open source analytics, which have the potential to
significantly increase the Department's capabilities across its
mission areas, including screening, vetting, soft target
defense, infrastructure monitoring, disaster preparedness and
response, and other critical homeland security missions. The
recommendation includes $9,402,000 for the Data Analytics
Technology Center, and the Committee encourages S&T to seek
strategic partnerships to advance the Department's technical
capabilities and mature this practice area.
Cargo and Port of Entry Security.--The Committee supports
continued development and deployment of technologies to ensure
the safety and integrity of cargo shipments. Therefore, the
Committee recommendation includes not less than $36,499,222 to
continue Cargo Security and Port of Entry programs. The
Committee is aware of Presidential Determination No. 2017-09,
which identifies a critical item shortfall of industrial
capacity related to secure composite shipping containers, and
concurs with this determination. To remedy this shortfall, the
Committee encourages S&T to continue its work with the Defense
Production Act (Public Law 81-774) Title III program to develop
thermoplastic composite materials that reduce costs and improve
intrusion sensor integration; and includes $2,000,000 for this
purpose. In addition, the Committee understands the important
role S&T can play in improving the data analytics and
visualization tools available to the Department to track and
inspect people, baggage, and cargo entering and exiting the
United States, particularly for opioids. Therefore, the
recommendation for Cargo Security includes $6,000,000 to
develop algorithms for cargo imaging equipment and to pursue
advanced analytics for targeting and determining criminal
networks on the basis of cargo movement.
This recommendation also includes $5,000,000 for the
development of a multi-purpose, high yield active neutron
interrogation system that does not require the use of
radioactive material, including efforts to reduce system size
and improve operator safety.
Port and Coastal Surveillance.--The recommendation includes
$16,750,000 for Port and Coastal Surveillance. The Committee is
aware of maritime threats and concerned with the technical
challenges associated with maintaining persistent maritime
domain awareness in a scalable and affordable manner. The
Committee is also aware of an ongoing analysis of alternatives
that will better equip S&T to understand and meet these
challenges. Within the amount provided for Port and Coastal
Surveillance, the Committee includes $8,000,000 for research,
development, testing, and evaluation of existing unmanned,
self-powered maritime sensor platforms capable of detecting
maritime threats. In carrying out this activity, S&T shall
consider how multiple such platforms could be operationally
deployed and shall strongly consider the current and future
requirements of the Coast Guard.
Opioid and Fentanyl Detection.--Transnational criminal
organizations are trafficking deadly heroin, fentanyl, and
other opioids across U.S. borders, through U.S. POEs, and via
mail shipments, distributing them across a sophisticated
transportation network, and pushing them onto the streets of
American communities. The Department is working to mitigate the
flow of these substances domestically, at the borders, and
internationally, but the substances and the networks that
distribute them can be difficult to detect using current
technology. Through fiscal year 2019 appropriations, the
Committee worked successfully to provide funding dedicated
specifically to opioid and fentanyl detection, for the first
time. This funding is being used to develop new tools for the
Department and its partners to improve their capability to stop
the flow of opioids. This recommendation includes $8,500,000 to
continue this effort in fiscal year 2020. Within amounts
provided for Opioid/Fentanyl Detection, $1,500,000 is for S&T
to collaborate with HSI and its university partner in this
effort by developing opioid related investigative, training,
analytical, and other capabilities.
Laboratory Facilities Research and Development.--In
addition to including full funding to continue the operations
of NBACC, CSAC, and NUSTL, the recommendation also includes
sufficient funding to wholly continue research and development
activities at these laboratories. Specifically, the
recommendation includes: $3,099,000 for Multifunction
Detectors; $18,427,000 for Bio-Threat Characterization;
$4,393,000 for CSAC Research and Development; $12,500,000 for
Homemade Explosives Identification, Detection, and Mitigation;
and $5,000,000 for Explosives and Radiation/Nuclear Attack
Resiliency.
Detection Canine.--The recommendation includes not less
than $15,269,000 for the Detection Canine program to
collaborate with end users to provide a central focal point for
the Department's canine research and development and test and
evaluation; promote intra-Department and interagency
coordination to drive the development of canine technologies
with broad application for the whole of the Homeland Security
Enterprise; and provide a specific focus on the Person Borne
Improvised Explosive Device [PBIED] detection canine. Within
the amount provided for this purpose, not less than $10,000,000
is to continue scientifically validated canine mobile sensing
technology for explosives detection, to be developed in
collaboration with academia, that integrates best scientific
practices in genetics, genomics, breeding, olfaction, behavior,
training, physiology, and metrology.
Soft Target and Crowded Places.--The Committee recognizes
the evolving nature of terrorist threats and believes that S&T
should continue its focus on funding for Soft Target and
Crowded Places research. The Committee notes that the
Department's May 2019 Soft Targets and Crowded Places Security
Plan Overview called for research and development to identify
novel ways to develop and transition to operational use
affordable and scalable technologies. These technologies reduce
risk and work within a free and open society that values
individual rights and privacy. This could include enhanced
detection, screening, and countermeasures. The recommendation
includes $7,000,000 for this activity in fiscal year 2020, a
$2,000,000 increase over the fiscal year 2019 enacted level, to
allow S&T, in collaboration with CISA and Department of Defense
research partners, to address identified needs and requirements
for soft target protection.
Explosives Threat Assessment.--Within the amount
recommended, not less than $6,195,000 is provided for
Explosives Threat Assessment. The Committee is aware of S&T's
robust and ongoing partnership with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Terrorist Explosive Device Analysis Center to
better understand and characterize home-made explosives and
encourages S&T to continue to seek ways to fully utilize and
expand this important partnership. The Committee is also
pleased with S&T's outreach to other Federal research
laboratories, including those operated by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, that have relevant expertise in high performance
computing, computer-aided and interdisciplinary engineering,
computer science, and instrumentation systems.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The recommendation
includes $13,000,000 for continued investments in research,
development, testing, and evaluation of Counter-Unmanned Aerial
Systems [Counter-UAS] technology. The Committee is pleased that
the Department has been be granted the authority to expand
testing and development of Counter-UAS technology and directs
S&T to prioritize collaborations on Counter-UAS detection and
interdiction and traditional UAS research and development,
including small UAS research and development, with qualified
research universities and other qualified research entities
with demonstrated expertise regarding Unmanned Aerial Systems.
The Committee also supports S&T's investments in Counter-UAS to
date, including the Counter-UAS Mitigation Challenge and the
Air Domain Awareness Testbed, and encourages S&T to build on
these investments by partnering with industry and qualified
universities to test and validate Counter-UAS capabilities and
technologies.
Enabling Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee is pleased
that S&T has established and is utilizing a common site for
demonstration and research of small unmanned aircraft systems.
In January 2019, the Coast Guard utilized the site for a
maritime sensor demonstration. In April and May 2019, Customs
and Border Protection utilized the site for a border sensor
demonstration. The Committee is pleased that further
demonstrations are planned for the coming months and S&T has
made the small-UAS demonstration site available to other
Federal partners. Of the amount recommended, not less than
$4,000,000 shall be for Enabling UAS Technologies, of which not
less than $2,000,000 shall be to test sensors as parts of
systems to solve more complex maritime problems. To the
greatest extent practicable, these funds should be used to
harness the resources and expertise at the small-UAS
demonstration site and the Federal Aviation Administration
[FAA] UAS Center of Excellence.
Silicon Valley Innovation Program.--While the Committee
worked to extend and improve the Department's Other Transaction
Authority in fiscal year 2019, which enables innovation through
non-traditional government contracting, the Committee is
concerned with the output of the Silicon Valley Innovation
Program, which benefits from this authority. The Committee
expects this program to deliver rapid results with fiscal year
2019 funds and recommends $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, S&T
shall brief the Committee on the program's current and
projected return on investment.
Cybersecurity Research.--The Committee notes that the
budget request sought to eliminate a vast majority, more than
$70,000,000, in S&T cybersecurity research. While the Committee
strongly believes that S&T should refocus its cybersecurity
research to align much more closely with CISA requirements, the
Committee does not believe that the Department should limit its
cybersecurity research to CISA requirements alone, nor does the
Committee believe that de facto transfers of research and
development resources from S&T to operational components
contribute to an efficient or unified Department. The Committee
also directs S&T to continue Software Assurance research and
that not less than $3,000,000 shall be for self-adapting
security mechanisms that utilize data analytics-driven scoring
to measure weaknesses in software design. The Committee further
directs S&T to continue its efforts to ensure the effectiveness
of cyber training for law enforcement and vulnerable
populations, and includes $1,000,000 for S&T to continue
working with a university partner to evaluate cybersecurity
training materials and the social and behavioral impacts on
protecting local law enforcement entities and their respective
operations. Additionally, this amount shall continue to be used
to research how to implement routine activity theory and other
crime control methods on the cyber platforms most commonly used
by the aging work force, the elderly, small businesses and
other vulnerable targets of online criminal schemes.
Natural Disaster Resiliency.--The recommendation includes a
total of $76,732,000 for Natural Disaster Resiliency projects.
Within this amount, $5,000,000 is for S&T to enter into an
Educational Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and one or more educational institutions with
expertise in sedimentation and experience with collaborating
with relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, for the
purpose of developing capabilities for maintaining and
improving the integrity of the U.S. levee and dams systems.
Cyber Physical Systems.--The recommendation includes not
less than $4,167,000 for Cyber Physical Systems. Of this
amount, not less than $1,582,000 shall be for S&T to continue
collaborating with the Department of Energy on Cybersecurity of
Energy Delivery Systems, which utilize critical large scale
electric power transmission test facilities and rely on active
cooperation and integration with operational utility providers.
The Committee expects that the technologies developed through
this program will ultimately be transitioned to industry for
commercialization and deployment of more resilient electric
grid components and systems.
Partnership Intermediary Agreements.--The Committee
supports the Department's efforts to establish Partnership
Intermediaries, as defined under section 3715 of title 15,
United States Code to support its ability to seek out, assess,
and engage non-traditional small business vendors for the
Department's development and acquisition efforts. The Committee
provides $7,000,000 for Partnership Intermediary Agreements to
enable components across the Department to engage immediately
on technology transfer and transition activities with
Partnership Intermediaries. The Committee expects the
Department to include similar funding for Partnership
Intermediaries in future budget submissions.
Binational Cooperative Pilot.--The Committee is pleased
that S&T has been engaged in a three-year binational research
and development pilot. The recommendation includes $2,000,000
for continuation of this pilot. The pilot should continue its
focus on border security, maritime security, biometrics,
cybersecurity, and video analytics among other topics. Within
180 days of the enactment of this act, S&T shall provide a
report to the Committee on the results of each grant awarded
through the pilot and on any commercialization or transition to
practice that has resulted from the pilot's projects.
Technology Transfer.--The Committee supports S&T's efforts
to promote the transfer of innovative technologies to the
commercial market through the Commercialization Accelerator
Program in order to address major areas of focus within the
Department, including explosives, border security,
cybersecurity, biological and chemical defense, and first
responders. S&T should coordinate with the Office of University
Programs to accelerate the transition and commercialization of
technologies developed in support of the components at the
university-based Centers of Excellence.
Work for Others.--The Committee fully supports the Work for
Others [WFO] program within NBACC and directs S&T to provide a
briefing within 30 days of enactment of this act and annually
thereafter on the implementation and execution of the program.
First Responder Emergency Medical Communications.-- The
Committee recognizes the need for reliable communications
capabilities during emergencies that leave normal
communications networks inoperable or overwhelmed. The
Committee believes that S&T should continue its focus on the
development of the National Emergency Communications Plan
[NECP]. The Committee includes a $4,000,000 increase for this
activity in fiscal year 2020 to allow S&T, in collaboration
with the Office of Emergency Communications, to continue those
projects aiding in the development of the NECP, demonstration
of emergency medical communications in rural areas, and for
creation and implementation of an interoperable data platform
to augment public safety voice communications.
Public Safety Wireless Communications.--The recommendation
includes $13,700,000 for Public Safety Wireless Communication.
Within this amount, $8,000,000 shall be for S&T to develop
wideband radio frequency detection defense systems. The
Committee recognizes S&T's existing initiatives in this area
and encourages continued coordination with NUSTL to develop
these systems.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

The recommendation includes $40,500,000 for University
Programs, of which $37,103,562 is for Centers of Excellence,
including the Coastal Resilience Center, which shall continue
to leverage partnerships with top research and educational
institutions. The Committee recognizes the importance of the
Centers of Excellence program to generate basic and applied
research that delivers innovative technologies to the Homeland
Security Enterprise. The recommendation wholly maintains the
established plan for Centers of Excellence despite the budget
request's suggestion to reduce their funding by more than half
to $18,350,000.

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction [CWMD] Office,
as established through Public Law 115--387, leads the
Department's efforts to develop and enhance CWMD programs and
capabilities that defend against weapons of mass destruction
and to combat bio-threats and pandemics.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $424,658,000 for CWMD Office,
which is $1,500,000 above the budget request amount and
$10,239,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations and Support.................................... 187,095 212,573 171,826
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements............... 100,096 78,241 118,988
Research and Development.................................. 83,043 67,681 69,181
Federal Assistance........................................ 64,663 64,663 64,663
-----------------------------------------------------
Total, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office 434,897 423,158 424,658
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $187,095,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 212,573,000
Committee recommendation................................ 171,826,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $171,826,000 for Operations and
Support [O&S], which is $40,747,000 below the budget request
amount and $15,269,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

Since all reorganizations of the CWMD Office have been
completed, the Committee expects that the fiscal year 2021
budget will contain regularized budget information, including
an identifiable base budget aligned with the fiscal year 2020
appropriation, a clear demonstration of adjustments to base,
and program changes with complete justifications.
The CWMD Office is directed to provide a report to the
Committee no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this act on all research and development projects and partners
for the last five completed fiscal years and the
accomplishments related to such projects. The report shall also
include a strategic plan for completing, maintaining, or
initiating new research and development projects, along with a
justification that such projects are filling a gap and are not
duplicative of R&D from other partners. Finally, the report
shall include a projection of R&D needs for the following 3
years.

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $100,096,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 78,241,000
Committee recommendation................................ 118,988,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $118,988,000 for Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements, which is $40,747,000 above the
budget request amount and $18,892,000 above the fiscal year
2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $83,043,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 67,681,000
Committee recommendation................................ 69,181,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $69,181,000 for Research and
Development [R&D], which is $1,500,000 above the budget request
amount and $13,862,000 below the fiscal year 2019 enacted
level. Reductions to the request reflect anticipated contract
recoveries.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transformational Research and Development................. 37,002 19,581 19,581
Technical Forensics....................................... 7,100 7,100 7,100
Detection Capability Development.......................... 30,941 33,000 34,500
Rapid Capabilities........................................ 8,000 8,000 8,000
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Research and Development.................. 83,043 67,681 69,181
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Active Interrogation Systems.--The Committee is aware of
the limits of passive detection systems to effectively detect
special nuclear material, conventional explosives, and
narcotics that can be smuggled though ports and transportation
hubs and therefore recommends $1,500,000 for the research and
development of an active neutron interrogation system. CWMD is
directed to brief the Committee not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this act on the accomplishments made
with investments to date and what gaps in the capability still
exists.
Semiconductor Materials.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of radiation detection technology in emergency
response to enhance mission performance and save lives. The
Committee understands that the development and deployment of
highly efficient radiation detectors is necessary to adequately
support proper identification and interdiction of radiological
and nuclear threats. Therefore, the recommendation includes
continued funding for research and development of new
generation semiconductor materials.
Detecting Future Biological Threats.--The Committee is
aware of the potential threats to our Nation posed by the
editing of genes to create new biological agents. Accordingly,
it is critical for the Department to develop the necessary
capabilities to identify, protect, and respond to these
potential biological threats. Advances in neutron scattering
research and associated data analytics provide an avenue by
which the biodefense community can develop the necessary tools
to identify threats posed by gene-edited biological agents. The
Committee directs the CWMD Office to provide a report not later
than 180 days after enactment of this act on how neutron
scattering research and technologies, such as Cryo-Electron
Microscopy, can be used to develop the tools to combat future
biological threats.
Bio-threats at Airports.--The CWMD Office is directed to
brief the Committee not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this act on current efforts to develop and deploy
real-time, commercially-available, and cost-effective bio-
protection systems at airports to rapidly detect, identify, and
mitigate the spread of aerosolized bio-pathogens. The briefing
shall include a description of how the Office partners with
relevant Federal agencies, private industry, and
representatives of the commercial air transport system.

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2019.................................... $64,663,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 64,663,000
Committee recommendation................................ 64,663,000

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $64,663,000 for Federal
Assistance, which is the same as the budget request amount and
the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2019 and budget
request levels:

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2020 Committee
enacted budget request recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Training, Exercises, and Readiness........................ 9,110 14,470 14,470
Securing the Cities....................................... 30,000 24,640 24,640
Biological Support........................................ 25,553 25,553 25,553
-----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal, Federal Assistance........................ 64,663 64,663 64,663
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TITLE IV

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 401. The Committee continues a provision allowing
USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five
vehicles under certain scenarios.
Section 402. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting USCIS from granting immigration benefits unless the
results of background checks are completed prior to the
granting of the benefit and the results do not preclude the
granting of the benefit.
Section 403. The Committee continues a provision limiting
the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
Section 404. The Committee continues a provision making
immigration examination fee collections explicitly available
for immigrant integration grants, which are not to exceed
$10,000,000, in fiscal year 2020.
Section 405. The Committee includes a provision allowing
USCIS to allocate fees for official reception and
representation expenses.
Section 406. The Committee continues a provision
authorizing FLETC to distribute funds for incurred training
expenses.
Section 407. The Committee continues a provision directing
the FLETC Accreditation Board to lead the Federal law
enforcement training accreditation process to measure and
assess Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities,
and instructors.
Section 408. The Committee continues a provision allowing
for FLETC's acceptance of transfers from government agencies
into this appropriation.
Section 409. The Committee continues a provision
classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental
for certain considerations.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 501. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
no part of any appropriation shall remain available for
obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly
provided.
Section 502. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with
new appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose,
subject to reprogramming guidelines.
Section 503. The bill includes a provision that provides
authority to reprogram appropriations within an account and to
transfer up to 5 percent between accounts with 15-day advance
notification to the Committee. A detailed funding table
identifying each Congressional control level for reprogramming
purposes is included at the end of this statement. These
reprogramming guidelines shall be complied with by all
departmental components funded by this act.
The Committee expects the Department to submit
reprogramming requests on a timely basis and to provide
complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including
detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any
specific impact the proposed changes will have on the budget
request for the following fiscal year and future-year
appropriations requirements. Each request submitted to the
Committee should include a detailed table showing the proposed
revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level
to the funding and staffing FTE levels for the current fiscal
year and to the levels required for the following fiscal year.
The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs
and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee
reminds the Department that reprogramming or transfer requests
should be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable
emergency or a situation that could not have been predicted
when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal
year. When the Department submits a reprogramming or transfer
request to the Committee and does not receive identical
responses from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility
of the Department to reconcile the House and Senate differences
before proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible, to
consider the reprogramming or transfer request unapproved.
The Department shall not propose a reprogramming or
transfer of funds after June 30 unless there are extraordinary
circumstances that place human lives or property in imminent
danger. To the extent that any reprogramming proposals are
required, the Department is strongly encouraged to submit them
well in advance of the June 30 deadline.
Section 504. The bill includes a provision relating to the
Department's Working Capital Fund [WCF] that: extends the
authority of the WCF in fiscal year 2020; prohibits funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department from
being used to make payments to the WCF, except for the
activities and amounts allowed in the budget request; makes WCF
funds available until expended; ensures departmental components
are only charged for direct usage of each WCF service; makes
funds provided to the WCF available only for purposes
consistent with the contributing component; and requires the
WCF to be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates that will
return the full cost of each service. The WCF table included in
the justification materials accompanying the budget request
shall serve as the control level for quarterly execution
reports submitted to the Committee not later than 30 days after
the end of each quarter. These reports shall identify any
activity added or removed from the fund.
Section 505. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances recorded not
later than June 30 from appropriations made for salaries and
expenses in fiscal year 2020 shall remain available through
fiscal year 2021, subject to reprogramming.
Section 506. The bill includes a provision providing that
funds for intelligence activities are specifically authorized
during fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of an act
authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2020.
Section 507. The bill includes a provision requiring
notification to the Committee 3 business days before any grant
allocation, grant award, contract award (including Federal
Acquisition Regulation-covered contracts), other transaction
agreement, a task or delivery order on a DHS multiple award
contract, letter of intent, or public announcement of the
intention to make such an award totaling in excess of
$1,000,000. If the Secretary determines that compliance would
pose substantial risk to health, human life, or safety, an
award may be made without prior notification, but the
Committees shall be notified within 5 full business days after
such award or letter is issued. Additionally, FEMA is required
to brief the Committee 5 full business days prior to announcing
publicly the intention to make an award under certain grant
programs. The 3-day notification requirement also pertains to
task or delivery order awards greater than $10,000,000 from
multi-year funds as well as for any sole-source grant awards.
Section 508. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease additional
facilities for Federal law enforcement training without the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
Section 509. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
none of the funds provided by this act may be used for any
construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for
which a prospectus, if required under chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, has not been approved. The bill excludes
funds that may be required for development of a proposed
prospectus.
Section 510. The bill includes a provision that
consolidates and continues by reference prior-year statutory
bill language into one provision. These provisions concern
contracting officers' training and Federal building energy
performance.
Section 511. The bill includes a provision stipulating that
none of the funds provided by this act may be used in
contravention of the Buy American Act (Public Law 72-428).
Section 512. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to amend the oath of allegiance required
under section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1448).
Section 513. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to carry out section 872 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296).
Section 514. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds from being used to plan, test, pilot, or develop a
national identification card.
Section 515. The bill includes a provision directing that
any official required by this act to report or certify to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives may not delegate such authority unless
expressly authorized to do so in this act.
Section 516. The bill includes a provision extending
current law concerning individuals detained at the Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Section 517. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds provided by this act to be used for first-class travel.
Section 518. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds provided by this act to be used to employ workers in
contravention of section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
Section 519. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to
pay for award or incentive fees for contractors with below
satisfactory performance or performance that fails to meet the
basic requirements of the contract.
Section 520. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for
the Department to enter into a Federal contract unless the
contract meets requirements of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 or chapter 137 of title 10,
United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute without
regard to this section.
Section 521. The bill includes a provision requiring the
Secretary to reduce administrative expenses from certain
accounts.
Section 522. The bill includes a provision regarding
restrictions on electronic access to pornography.
Section 523. The bill includes a provision regarding the
transfer of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement
officer to an agent of a drug cartel.
Section 524. The bill includes language regarding the
number of employees permitted to attend international
conferences.
Section 525. The bill includes a provision prohibiting
funds made available by this act to reimburse any Federal
department or agency for its participation in an NSSE.
Section 526. The bill includes a provision on structural
pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or
costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year.
Section 527. The bill includes a provision directing the
Department to post on a public website reports required by the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives unless public posting compromises homeland or
national security or contains proprietary information.
Section 528. The bill continues a provision allowing
Operations and Support funding to be used for certain
activities.
Section 529. The bill includes a provision related to the
Arms Trade Treaty.
Section 530. The bill includes a provision related to
schooling for certain overseas dependents.
Section 531. The bill includes a provision regarding the
Department's carrying out certain prototype projects.
Section 532. The bill includes a provision regarding
congressional visits to detention facilities.
Section 533. The bill includes a provision prohibiting the
use of funds to use restraints on pregnant detainees in the
Department's custody except in certain circumstances.
Section 534. The bill includes a provision prohibiting the
use of funds for the destruction of records related to the
sexual abuse or assault of detainees in custody.
Section 535. The bill includes a provision related to user
fee proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to
submission of the budget request.
Section 536. The bill rescinds unobligated balances from
prior year appropriations, including unobligated balances for
technology with unclear execution timelines.

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

In fiscal year 2019, for purposes of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177),
as amended, the following information provides the definition
of the term ``program, project, and activity'' for the
components of the Department of Homeland Security under the
jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the
Committee on Appropriations. The term ``program, project, and
activity'' shall include the most specific level of budget
items identified in the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2019, the House and Senate Committee
reports, and the conference report and the accompanying Joint
Explanatory Statement of the managers of the committee of
conference.
If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing
that reduction, components of the Department of Homeland
Security shall apply any percentage reduction required for
fiscal year 2019 to all items specified in the justifications
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives in support of the fiscal year 2019
budget estimates, as amended, for such components, as modified
by congressional action.

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

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.
The Committee recommends funding for the following programs
or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal
year 2020:
Analysis and Operations: Operations and Support.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Operations and Support;
and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Operations and
Support; and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
Transportation Security Administration: Operations and
Support; Procurement Construction and Improvements; and
Research and Development.
Coast Guard: Operations and Support; Procurement
Construction and Improvements; and Research and Development;
and Retired Pay.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency:
Operations and Support; Procurement Construction and
Improvements; and Research and Development.
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Operations and
Support; Procurement, Construction and Improvements; and
Federal Assistance Programs.

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

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 26,
2019, the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill
(S. 2582) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes, provided that the bill be subject to amendment
and that the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and
provided that the Chairman of the Committee or his designee be
authorized to offer the substance of the original bill as a
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House
companion measure, by a recorded vote of 17-14, a quorum being
present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Shelby Mr. Leahy
Mr. McConnell Mrs. Murray
Mr. Alexander Mrs. Feinstein
Ms. Collins Mr. Durbin
Ms. Murkowski Mr. Reed
Mr. Graham Mr. Tester
Mr. Blunt Mr. Udall
Mr. Moran Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Hoeven Mr. Merkley
Mr. Boozman Mr. Coons
Mrs. Capito Mr. Schatz
Mr. Kennedy Ms. Baldwin
Mrs. Hyde-Smith Mr. Murphy
Mr. Daines Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Rubio
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Manchin

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

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

TITLE 6--DOMESTIC SECURITY

Chapter 1--Homeland Security Organization

Subchapter VIII--Coordination With Non-Federal Entities; Inspector
General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions

Sec. 391. Research and development projects

(a) Authority

Until [September 30, 2015,] September 30, 2020, and subject
to subsection (d), the Secretary may carry out a pilot program
under which the Secretary may exercise the following
authorities:

* * * * * * *

(1) In general

The authority of the Secretary under this section
shall terminate [September 30, 2017,] September 30,
2020, unless before that date the Secretary--
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015, PUBLIC LAW
114-4

TITLE III

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,033,464,494, to remain available until
expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for
audits and investigations related to disasters: Provided, That
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives the following reports,
including a specific description of the methodology and the
source data used in developing such reports:
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be
submitted for the budget year at the time that the
President's budget proposal for [fiscal year 2016]
fiscal year 2021 is submitted pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:

* * * * * * *

(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of
the following for the current fiscal year shall be
submitted not later than the fifth business day of each
month, and shall be published by the Administrator on
the Agency's Web site not later than the fifth day of
each month:
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2020: Subcommittee on Homeland Security:
Mandatory........................................... 1,802 1,802 1,796 \1\1,796
Discretionary....................................... 53,183 70,725 59,980 \1\60,994
Security........................................ 2,383 2,573 NA NA
Nonsecurity..................................... 50,800 68,152 NA NA
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2020................................................ ............ ............ ............ \2\36,026
2021................................................ ............ ............ ............ 11,169
2022................................................ ............ ............ ............ 8,549
2023................................................ ............ ............ ............ 3,524
2024 and future years............................... ............ ............ ............ 10,863
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 11,671 NA \2\808
2020...................................................

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

NA: Not applicable.

NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster funding and for overseas contingency
operations and in accordance with subparagraphs (D) and (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985,
the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee
on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $17,542,000,000 in budget authority plus associated
outlays.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2020
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2019 Budget estimate Committee ---------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2019
appropriation Budget estimate
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

Operations and Support Office of the Secretary..................... 18,527 18,374 18,374 -153 ...............
Office of Policy............................................... 37,950 35,680 55,980 +18,030 +20,300
Office of Public Affairs....................................... 5,321 5,185 5,185 -136 ...............
Office of Legislative Affairs.................................. 5,462 5,843 5,838 +376 -5
Office of General Counsel...................................... 19,379 21,484 21,484 +2,105 ...............
Privacy Office................................................. 8,664 8,593 8,593 -71 ...............
Operations and Engagement
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties................ 25,312 23,938 25,312 ............... +1,374
Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services 6,200 7,780 7,780 +1,580 ...............
Ombudsman.................................................
Office of Partnership and Engagement....................... 14,566 14,433 11,823 -2,743 -2,610
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Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management.. 141,381 141,310 160,369 +18,988 +19,059
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Management Directorate

Operations and Support
Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management......... 7,788 7,881 7,881 +93 ...............
Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer.................. 90,726 100,659 98,878 +8,152 -1,781
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer...................... 106,344 115,296 115,296 +8,952 ...............
Office of the Chief Security Officer........................... 79,431 82,702 82,702 +3,271 ...............
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer........................ 104,169 108,435 108,435 +4,266 ...............
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.......................... 67,341 90,071 90,071 +22,730 ...............
Office of the Chief Information Officer........................ 397,230 416,884 416,884 +19,654 ...............
Office of Biometric Identity Management
Identity and Screening Program Operations.................. 70,117 70,156 70,156 +39 ...............
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology............. 160,691 183,906 183,906 +23,215 ...............
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Subtotal, Office of Biometric Identity Management........ 230,808 254,062 254,062 +23,254 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support......................... 1,083,837 1,175,990 1,174,209 +90,372 -1,781

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 120,000 223,767 ............... -120,000 -223,767
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 35,920 157,531 25,945 -9,975 -131,586
IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology................. 20,000 ............... 15,497 -4,503 +15,497
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 175,920 381,298 41,442 -134,478 -339,856

Research and Development........................................... 2,545 ............... ............... -2,545 ...............

Federal Protective Service
FPS Operations
Operating Expenses......................................... 359,196 395,570 387,500 +28,304 -8,070
Countermeasures
Protective Security Officers............................... 1,121,883 1,148,400 1,148,400 +26,517 ...............
Technical Countermeasures.................................. 40,031 24,030 24,030 -16,001 ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Protective Service (Gross)................. 1,521,110 1,568,000 1,559,930 +38,820 -8,070

Offsetting Collections......................................... -1,527,110 -1,568,000 -1,559,930 -32,820 +8,070
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Subtotal, Federal Protective Service (Net)................... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
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Total, Management Directorate................................ 1,256,302 1,557,288 1,215,651 -40,651 -341,637
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-1,527,110) (-1,568,000) (-1,559,930) (-32,820) (+8,070)
Total, Management Directorate (gross)........................ 1,256,302 1,557,288 1,215,651 -40,651 -341,637
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Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination

Operations and Support............................................. 253,253 276,641 276,641 +23,388 ...............

Office of Inspector General

Operations and Support............................................. 168,000 170,186 170,186 +2,186 ...............
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Total, Title I, Departmental Management, Operations, 1,818,936 2,145,425 1,822,847 +3,911 -322,578
Intelligence, and Oversight.................................
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-1,527,110) (-1,568,000) (-1,559,930) (-32,820) (+8,070)
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TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Operations and Support
Border Security Operations
U.S. Border Patrol
Operations............................................. 3,884,735 4,068,792 4,004,578 +119,843 -64,214
Assets and Support..................................... 794,117 773,948 688,497 -105,620 -85,451
Office of Training and Development......................... 60,349 76,954 57,756 -2,593 -19,198
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Subtotal, Border and Security Operations..................... 4,739,201 4,919,694 4,750,831 +11,630 -168,863

Trade and Travel Operations
Office of Field Operations
Domestic Operations........................................ 2,942,710 2,806,833 2,991,996 +49,286 +185,163
International Operations................................... 155,217 145,756 148,940 -6,277 +3,184
Targeting Operations....................................... 250,528 265,128 241,449 -9,079 -23,679
Assets and Support......................................... 892,174 980,560 963,568 +71,394 -16,992
Office of Trade................................................ 260,395 297,418 293,301 +32,906 -4,117
Office of Training and Development............................. 61,677 47,560 61,843 +166 +14,283
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Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations........................ 4,562,701 4,543,255 4,701,097 +138,396 +157,842

Integrated Operations
Air and Marine Operations
Operations................................................. 306,506 311,846 315,471 +8,965 +3,625
Assets and Support......................................... 525,867 533,768 533,768 +7,901 ...............
Air and Marine Operations Center........................... 37,589 44,799 35,321 -2,268 -9,478
Office of International Affairs................................ 41,700 44,541 41,629 -71 -2,912
Office of Intelligence......................................... 59,148 66,036 59,896 +748 -6,140
Office of Training and Development............................. 6,546 6,102 6,982 +436 +880
Operations Support............................................. 112,235 139,799 160,048 +47,813 +20,249
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.............................. 1,089,591 1,146,891 1,153,115 +63,524 +6,224

Mission Support Enterprise Services............................ 1,482,518 1,561,823 1,452,038 -30,480 -109,785
(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund)............................ (3,274) (3,274) (3,274) ............... ...............
Office of Professional Responsibility...................... 196,528 232,986 196,576 +48 -36,410
Executive Leadership and Oversight......................... 109,190 108,843 110,553 +1,363 +1,710
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Subtotal, Mission Support................................ 1,788,236 1,903,652 1,759,167 -29,069 -144,485
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Subtotal, Operations and Support......................... 12,179,729 12,513,492 12,364,210 +184,481 -149,282
Appropriations......................................... (12,179,729) (12,513,492) (12,364,210) (+184,481) (-149,282)

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Border Security Assets and Infrastructure...................... 1,475,000 5,083,782 5,098,782 +3,623,782 +15,000
Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure..................... 625,000 66,124 66,124 -558,876 ...............
Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure
Airframes and Sensors...................................... 112,612 122,189 183,071 +70,459 +60,882
Watercraft................................................. 14,500 14,830 14,830 +330 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 270,222 99,593 99,593 -170,629 ...............
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 18,544 15,673 15,673 -2,871 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 2,515,878 5,402,191 5,478,073 +2,962,195 +75,882
Appropriations........................................... (2,515,878) (5,402,191) (5,478,073) (+2,962,195) (+75,882)
CBP Services at User Fee Facilities (Small Airport) (Permanent 8,941 9,000 9,000 +59 ...............
Indefinite Discretionary).........................................

Fee Funded Programs:
Immigration Inspection User Fee................................ (769,636) (826,447) (826,447) (+56,811) ...............
Immigration Enforcement Fines.................................. (676) (305) (305) (-371) ...............
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Fee.......... (61,417) (225,184) (64,384) (+2,967) (-160,800)
Land Border Inspection Fee..................................... (53,512) (56,467) (56,467) (+2,955) ...............
COBRA Passenger Inspection Fee................................. (594,978) (615,975) (615,975) (+20,997) ...............
APHIS Inspection Fee........................................... (539,325) (539,325) (539,325) ............... ...............
Global Entry Fee............................................... (165,961) (184,937) (184,937) (+18,976) ...............
Puerto Rico Trust Fund......................................... (31,941) (94,507) (94,507) (+62,566) ...............
Virgin Island Fee.............................................. (7,795) (11,537) (11,537) (+3,742) ...............
Customs Unclaimed Goods........................................ (1,461) (1,547) (1,547) (+86) ...............
9-11 Response and Biometric Exit Account....................... (71,000) (61,000) (61,000) (-10,000) ...............
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ 2,297,702 2,617,231 2,456,431 +158,729 -160,800

Administrative Provisions

Colombia Free Trade Act Collections................................ 255,000 267,000 267,000 +12,000 ...............
Reimbursable Preclearance.......................................... 39,000 39,000 39,000 ............... ...............
Reimbursable Preclearance (Offsetting Collections)................. -39,000 -39,000 -39,000 ............... ...............
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Total, Adminstrative Provisions.............................. 255,000 267,000 267,000 +12,000 ...............
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Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.................... 14,959,548 18,191,683 18,118,283 +3,158,735 -73,400
(Non-Defense)............................................ (14,959,548) (18,191,683) (18,118,283) (+3,158,735) (-73,400)
(Appropriations)....................................... (14,998,548) (18,230,683) (18,157,283) (+3,158,735) (-73,400)
(Offsetting Collections)............................... (-39,000) (-39,000) (-39,000) ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs.......................................... 2,297,702 2,617,231 2,456,431 +158,729 -160,800
Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Customs and Border Protection... 17,296,250 20,847,914 20,613,714 +3,317,464 -234,200
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Operations and Support
Homeland Security Investigations
Domestic Investigations.................................... 1,658,935 1,429,644 1,763,377 +104,442 +333,733
International Investigations............................... 172,986 169,503 178,806 +5,820 +9,303
Intelligence............................................... 84,292 84,056 94,105 +9,813 +10,049
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Subtotal, Homeland Security Investigations................... 1,916,213 1,683,203 2,036,288 +120,075 +353,085

Enforcement and Removal Operations
Custody Operations......................................... 3,170,845 3,691,594 3,458,774 +287,929 -232,820
Fugitive Operations........................................ 125,969 220,155 141,394 +15,425 -78,761
Criminal Alien Program..................................... 219,074 515,075 267,764 +48,690 -247,311
Alternatives to Detention.................................. 274,621 209,913 269,704 -4,917 +59,791
Transportation and Removal Program......................... 483,348 557,329 606,128 +122,780 +48,799
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Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations................. 4,273,857 5,194,066 4,743,764 +469,907 -450,302

Mission Support................................................ 1,091,898 1,498,839 1,271,181 +179,283 -227,658
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.......................... 260,185 326,317 287,508 +27,323 -38,809
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 7,542,153 8,702,425 8,338,741 +796,588 -363,684

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Operational Communications/Information Technology.............. 30,859 7,800 7,800 -23,059 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 10,000 70,970 20,970 +10,970 -50,000
Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure...................... 4,700 ............... ............... -4,700 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 45,559 78,770 28,770 -16,789 -50,000

Fee Funded Programs
Immigration Inspection User Fee................................ (135,000) (135,000) (135,000) ............... ...............
Breached Bond/Detention Fund................................... (55,000) (55,000) (55,000) ............... ...............
Student Exchange and Visitor Fee............................... (128,000) (129,800) (129,800) (+1,800) ...............
Immigration Examination Fee Account............................ ............... (207,600) ............... ............... (-207,600)
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ 318,000 527,400 319,800 +1,800 -207,600
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Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.............. 7,587,712 8,781,195 8,367,511 +779,799 -413,684
(Non-Defense)............................................ (7,587,712) (8,781,195) (8,367,511) (+779,799) (-413,684)
(Appropriations)....................................... (7,587,712) (8,781,195) (8,367,511) (+779,799) (-413,684)
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 318,000 527,400 319,800 +1,800 -207,600
Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Immigration and Customs 7,905,712 9,308,595 8,687,311 +781,599 -621,284
Enforcement.................................................
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Transportation Security Administration

Operations and Support
Aviation Screening Operations
Screening Workforce........................................
Screening Partnership Program.......................... 197,062 183,370 199,050 +1,988 +15,680
Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits......... 3,347,774 3,271,468 3,434,207 +86,433 +162,739
Screener Training and Other............................ 230,234 232,356 243,852 +13,618 +11,496
Airport Management............................................. 658,479 620,635 631,573 -26,906 +10,938
Canines........................................................ 164,597 153,354 165,725 +1,128 +12,371
Screening Technology Maintenance............................... 398,137 390,240 405,450 +7,313 +15,210
Secure Flight.................................................. 114,406 114,958 115,482 +1,076 +524
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Subtotal, Aviation Screening Operations...................... 5,110,689 4,966,381 5,195,339 +84,650 +228,958

Other Operations and Enforcement
Inflight Security
Federal Air Marshals....................................... 763,598 743,291 752,584 -11,014 +9,293
Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training.............. 22,615 16,697 19,773 -2,842 +3,076
Aviation Regulation............................................ 220,235 181,487 229,812 +9,577 +48,325
Air Cargo...................................................... 104,629 104,088 105,145 +516 +1,057
Intelligence and TSOC.......................................... 80,324 75,905 76,705 -3,619 +800
Surface programs............................................... 130,141 72,826 137,569 +7,428 +64,743
Vetting Programs............................................... 53,016 51,395 51,641 -1,375 +246
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Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement................... 1,374,558 1,245,689 1,373,229 -1,329 +127,540

Mission Support................................................ 924,832 903,125 921,153 -3,679 +18,028
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (Gross)..................... 7,410,079 7,115,195 7,489,721 +79,642 +374,526

Aviation Passenger Security Fees (offsetting collections)...... -2,670,000 -2,830,000 -2,830,000 -160,000 ...............
Passenger Security Fee Increase (offsetting ............... -550,000 ............... ............... +550,000
collections)(legislative proposal)............................
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Subtotal, Operations and Support (Net)....................... 4,740,079 3,735,195 4,659,721 -80,358 +924,526

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Aviation Screening Infrastructure
Checkpoint Support......................................... 94,422 148,600 156,600 +62,178 +8,000
Checked Baggage............................................ 75,367 14,023 54,023 -21,344 +40,000
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 169,789 162,623 210,623 +40,834 +48,000

Research and Development........................................... 20,594 20,902 22,902 +2,308 +2,000
Fee Funded Programs
TWIC Fee....................................................... (65,535) (61,364) (61,364) (-4,171) ...............
Hazardous Materials Endorsement Fee............................ (18,500) (18,600) (18,600) (+100) ...............
General Aviation at DCA Fee.................................... (700) (700) (700) ............... ...............
Commercial Aviation and Airports Fee........................... (8,000) (9,000) (9,000) (+1,000) ...............
Other Security Threat Assessments Fee.......................... (50) (50) (50) ............... ...............
Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program Fee................ (5,000) (5,000) (5,000) ............... ...............
TSA PreCheck Fee............................................... (136,900) (137,000) (137,000) (+100) ...............
Alien Flight School Fee........................................ (5,200) (5,200) (5,200) ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs................................ (239,885) (236,914) (236,914) (-2,971) ...............

Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory)......................... (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) ............... ...............
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Total, Transportation Security Administration................ 4,930,462 3,918,720 4,893,246 -37,216 +974,526
(Offsetting Collections)................................. (-2,670,000) (-3,380,000) (-2,830,000) (-160,000) (+550,000)
Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory)............... 250,000 250,000 250,000 ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs.......................................... 239,885 236,914 236,914 -2,971 ...............
Gross Budget Authority, Transportation Security 8,090,347 7,785,634 8,210,160 +119,813 +424,526
Administration..............................................
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Coast Guard

Operations and Support:
Military Pay and Allowances.................................... 3,864,816 3,996,812 4,006,283 +141,467 +9,471
Civilian Pay and Benefits...................................... 939,707 986,429 988,865 +49,158 +2,436
Training and Recruiting........................................ 189,983 194,930 196,922 +6,939 +1,992
Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance..................... 919,533 927,674 938,813 +19,280 +11,139
Centrally Managed Accounts..................................... 161,441 150,236 161,236 -205 +11,000
Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance....................... 1,436,494 1,478,270 1,475,716 +39,222 -2,554
Reserve Training............................................... 117,758 124,549 124,583 +6,825 +34
Environmental Compliance and Restoration....................... 13,469 13,495 20,048 +6,579 +6,553
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 165,000 ............... 190,000 +25,000 +190,000
(Defense).....................................................
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 7,808,201 7,872,395 8,102,466 +294,265 +230,071
(Non-Defense)............................................ (7,303,201) (7,532,395) (7,572,466) (+269,265) (+40,071)
(Defense)................................................ (505,000) (340,000) (530,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on (165,000) ............... (190,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
Terrorism)............................................
(Other Defense)........................................ (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Vessels
Survey and Design-Vessels and Boats........................ 5,500 500 5,500 ............... +5,000
In-Service Vessel Sustainment.................................. 63,250 77,900 77,900 +14,650 ...............
National Security Cutter....................................... 72,600 60,000 60,000 -12,600 ...............
Offshore Patrol Cutter......................................... 400,000 457,000 457,000 +57,000 ...............
Fast Response Cutter........................................... 340,000 140,000 240,000 -100,000 +100,000
Cutter Boats................................................... 5,000 4,300 15,100 +10,100 +10,800
Polar Security Cutter.......................................... 675,000 35,000 35,000 -640,000 ...............
Inland Waterways and Western River Cutters..................... 5,000 2,500 2,500 -2,500 ...............
Polar Sustainment.............................................. 15,000 15,000 15,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Vessels............................................ 1,581,350 792,200 908,000 -673,350 +115,800

Aircraft
HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment.............................. 17,000 17,000 17,000 ............... ...............
HC-27J Conversion/Sustainment.............................. 80,000 103,200 103,200 +23,200 ...............
HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment................. 105,000 ............... ............... -105,000 ...............
HH-65 Conversion/Sustainment Projects...................... 28,000 50,000 50,000 +22,000 ...............
MH-60T Sustainment......................................... 120,000 20,000 150,000 +30,000 +130,000
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems............................ 6,000 9,400 9,400 +3,400 ...............
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Subtotal, Aircraft........................................... 356,000 199,600 329,600 -26,400 +130,000

Other Acquisition Programs
Other Equipment and Systems................................ 3,500 3,500 3,500 ............... ...............
Program Oversight and Management........................... 20,000 20,000 20,000 ............... ...............
C4ISR...................................................... 23,300 25,156 25,156 +1,856 ...............
CG-Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS)....... 9,200 6,400 6,400 -2,800 ...............
Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform...................... ............... 14,200 14,200 +14,200 ...............
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Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs......................... 56,000 69,256 69,256 +13,256 ...............

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation
Major Construction; Housing; ATON; and Survey and Design... 74,510 52,000 87,550 +13,040 +35,550
Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure................... 175,400 116,600 118,100 -57,300 +1,500
Minor Shore................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation............ 254,910 173,600 210,650 -44,260 +37,050
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 2,248,260 1,234,656 1,517,506 -730,754 +282,850

Research and Development........................................... 20,256 4,949 4,949 -15,307 ...............
Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Discretionary). 199,360 205,107 205,107 +5,747 ...............
Retired Pay (Mandatory)............................................ 1,739,844 1,802,309 1,802,309 +62,465 ...............
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Total, Coast Guard........................................... 12,015,921 11,119,416 11,632,337 -383,584 +512,921
(Non-Defense)............................................ (9,771,077) (8,977,107) (9,300,028) (-471,049) (+322,921)
(Defense)................................................ (505,000) (340,000) (530,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on (165,000) ............... (190,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
Terrorism )...........................................
(Other Defense)........................................ (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............
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United States Secret Service

Operations and Support
Protective Operations
Protection of Persons and Faciities........................ 740,895 744,908 749,408 +8,513 +4,500
Protective Countermeasures................................. 56,917 61,543 61,543 +4,626 ...............
Protective Intelligence.................................... 49,395 49,710 49,710 +315 ...............
Presidential Campaigns and National Special Security Events 37,494 155,172 155,172 +117,678 ...............
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Subtotal, Protective Operations.............................. 884,701 1,011,333 1,015,833 +131,132 +4,500

Field Operations
Domestic and International Field Operations................ 647,905 635,174 639,674 -8,231 +4,500
Support for Missing and Exploited Children Investigations.. 6,000 6,000 6,000 ............... ...............
Support for Computer Forensics Training.................... 25,022 4,000 30,377 +5,355 +26,377
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Subtotal, Field Operations................................... 678,927 645,174 676,051 -2,876 +30,877

Basic and In-Service Training and Professional Development. 102,923 110,258 110,258 +7,335 ...............
Mission Support............................................ 481,977 474,968 474,968 -7,009 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 2,148,528 2,241,733 2,277,110 +128,582 +35,377

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Protection Assets and Infrastructure........................... 85,286 55,289 55,289 -29,997 ...............
Operational Communications/Information Technology.............. 8,845 ............... ............... -8,845 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 3,000 1,000 1,000 -2,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 97,131 56,289 56,289 -40,842 ...............

Research and Development........................................... 2,500 10,955 15,955 +13,455 +5,000
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Total, United States Secret Service.......................... 2,248,159 2,308,977 2,349,354 +101,195 +40,377
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Total, Title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations... 41,741,802 44,319,991 45,360,731 +3,618,929 +1,040,740
(Non-Defense)............................................ (39,496,958) (42,177,682) (43,028,422) (+3,531,464) (+850,740)
(Appropriations)....................................... (42,205,958) (45,596,682) (45,897,422) (+3,691,464) (+300,740)
(Offsetting Collections)............................... (-2,709,000) (-3,419,000) (-2,869,000) (-160,000) (+550,000)
(Defense)................................................ (505,000) (340,000) (530,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on (165,000) ............... (190,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
Terrorism)............................................
(Other Defense)........................................ (340,000) (340,000) (340,000) ............... ...............
Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory)............... 250,000 250,000 250,000 ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 2,855,587 3,381,545 3,013,145 +157,558 -368,400
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TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Operations and Support
Cybersecurity
Cyber Readiness and Response............................... 272,235 248,311 444,055 +171,820 +195,744
Cyber Infrastructure and Resilience........................ 46,571 61,976 81,251 +34,680 +19,275
Federal Cybersecurity...................................... 463,267 450,595 478,076 +14,809 +27,481
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity...................................... 782,073 760,882 1,003,382 +221,309 +242,500

Infrastructure Security
Infrastructure Capacity Building........................... 128,470 126,653 134,258 +5,788 +7,605
Infrastructure Security Compliance......................... 74,435 56,038 75,511 +1,076 +19,473
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Subtotal, Infrastructure Security............................ 202,905 182,691 209,769 +6,864 +27,078

Emergency Communications
Emergency Communications Preparedness...................... 54,069 51,959 52,338 -1,731 +379
Priority Telecommunications Service........................ 64,000 64,595 64,663 +663 +68
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Subtotal, Emergency Communications........................... 118,069 116,554 117,001 -1,068 +447

Integrated Operations
Cyber and Infrastructure Risk Analysis and Management...... 77,136 62,199 86,153 +9,017 +23,954
Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness.............. 27,351 23,914 24,897 -2,454 +983
(Defense)................................................ (24,889) (21,762) (22,656) (-2,233) (+894)
Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements.................... 45,386 42,070 46,542 +1,156 +4,472
(Defense)................................................ (40,847) (37,863) (41,888) (+1,041) (+4,025)
Strategy, Policy and Plans................................. 12,979 12,426 12,726 -253 +300
(Defense)................................................ (8,566) (8,201) (8,399) (-167) (+198)
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Subtotal, Integrated Operations.......................... 162,852 140,609 170,318 +7,466 +29,709

Mission Support............................................ 79,903 77,814 79,447 -456 +1,633
(Defense).................................................. (24,770) (24,122) (24,629) (-141) (+507)
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 1,345,802 1,278,550 1,579,917 +234,115 +301,367

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements

Cybersecurity
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation...................... 160,000 137,630 137,630 -22,370 ...............
National Cybersecurity Protection System................... 95,078 105,838 234,812 +139,734 +128,974
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Subtotal, Cybersecurity...................................... 255,078 243,468 372,442 +117,364 +128,974

Emergency Communications
Next Generation Networks Priority Services................. 42,551 50,729 50,729 +8,178 ...............
Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure Modeling 413 ............... ............... -413 ...............
Capability Transition Environment.............................
Infrastructure Protection
Infrastructure Protection (IP) Gateway..................... 9,787 4,881 4,881 -4,906 ...............
Construction and Facilities Improvements
Cybersecurity Support Facility................................. 15,000 ............... ............... -15,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 322,829 299,078 428,052 +105,223 +128,974

Research and Development
Cybersecurity.............................................. 4,695 24,091 3,000 -1,695 -21,091
Infrastructure Protection.................................. 3,216 1,216 1,216 -2,000 ...............
Integrated Operations...................................... 5,215 5,215 5,215 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 13,126 30,522 9,431 -3,695 -21,091
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Total, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...... 1,681,757 1,608,150 2,017,400 +335,643 +409,250
(Non-Defense)............................................ (66,547) (64,276) (66,040) (-507) (+1,764)
(Appropriations)....................................... (66,547) (64,276) (66,040) (-507) (+1,764)
(Defense)................................................ (1,615,210) (1,543,874) (1,951,360) (+336,150) (+407,486)
Gross Budget Authority, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 1,681,757 1,608,150 2,017,400 +335,643 +409,250
Security Agency.............................................
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Federal Emergency Management Agency

Operations and Support
Regional Operations............................................ 159,971 163,234 165,277 +5,306 +2,043
Mitigation..................................................... 37,999 37,862 39,313 +1,314 +1,451
Preparedness and Protection.................................... 133,455 142,457 143,300 +9,845 +843
Response and Recovery
Response................................................... 194,419 188,690 190,114 -4,305 +1,424
(Urban Search and Rescue).............................. (45,330) (37,832) (37,832) (-7,498) ...............
Recovery................................................... 48,252 48,428 49,013 +761 +585
Mission Support................................................ 492,162 534,532 537,173 +45,011 +2,641
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 1,066,258 1,115,203 1,124,190 +57,932 +8,987
(Defense)................................................ (42,213) (45,524) (45,524) (+3,311) ...............
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Operational Communications/Information Technology.......... 11,670 15,620 15,620 +3,950 ...............
Construction and Facility Improvements..................... 71,996 39,496 57,696 -14,300 +18,200
Mission Support, Assets, and Infrastructure................ 50,164 58,547 58,547 +8,383 ...............
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Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........ 133,830 113,663 131,863 -1,967 +18,200
(Defense)................................................ (62,166) (46,116) (46,116) (-16,050) ...............

Federal Assistance
Grants
State Homeland Security Grant Program...................... 525,000 331,939 525,000 ............... +193,061
(Operation Stonegarden).................................... (90,000) ............... (90,000) ............... (+90,000)
(Tribal Security Grant).................................... ............... ............... (15,000) (+15,000) (+15,000)
(Nonprofit Security)....................................... (10,000) ............... (10,000) ............... (+10,000)
Urban Area Security Initiative............................. 640,000 426,461 600,000 -40,000 +173,539
(Nonprofit Security)....................................... (50,000) ............... (50,000) ............... (+50,000)
Public Transportation Security Assistance.................. 100,000 36,358 100,000 ............... +63,642
(Amtrak Security).......................................... (10,000) ............... (10,000) ............... (+10,000)
(Over-the-Road Bus Security)............................... (2,000) ............... (2,000) ............... (+2,000)
Port Security Grants....................................... 100,000 36,358 100,000 ............... +63,642
Assistance to Firefighter Grants........................... 350,000 344,344 355,000 +5,000 +10,656
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) 350,000 344,344 355,000 +5,000 +10,656
Grants....................................................
Emergency Management Performance Grants........................ 350,000 279,335 355,000 +5,000 +75,665
National Priorities Security Grant Program..................... ............... 430,350 ............... ............... -430,350
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program................. 262,531 100,000 147,531 -115,000 +47,531
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants...................... 10,000 ............... 10,000 ............... +10,000
High Hazard Potential Dams..................................... 10,000 ............... 10,000 ............... +10,000
Emergency Food and Shelter..................................... 120,000 ............... 120,000 ............... +120,000
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Subtotal, Grants............................................. 2,817,531 2,329,489 2,677,531 -140,000 +348,042

Education, Training, and Exercises
Center for Domestic Preparedness........................... 66,057 66,072 66,628 +571 +556
Center for Homeland Defense and Security................... 18,000 ............... 18,000 ............... +18,000
Emergency Management Institute............................. 20,741 19,093 19,253 -1,488 +160
U.S. Fire Administration................................... 44,179 46,605 46,844 +2,665 +239
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.................. 101,000 ............... 101,000 ............... +101,000
Continuing Training Grants................................. 8,000 ............... ............... -8,000 ...............
National Exercise Program.................................. 18,702 18,756 18,756 +54 ...............
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Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises............. 276,679 150,526 270,481 -6,198 +119,955
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Subtotal, Federal Assistance............................. 3,094,210 2,480,015 2,948,012 -146,198 +467,997

Disaster Relief Fund
Base Disaster Relief....................................... 558,000 474,684 474,684 -83,316 ...............
Major Disasters (BCA Cap).................................. 12,000,000 14,075,000 17,352,000 +5,352,000 +3,277,000
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Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Gross)....................... 12,558,000 14,549,684 17,826,684 +5,268,684 +3,277,000
(Base DRF Offset from Prior Year Unobligated Funds)........ -300,000 ............... -250,000 +50,000 -250,000
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Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Net)......................... 12,258,000 14,549,684 17,576,684 +5,318,684 +3,027,000

National Flood Insurance Fund
Floodplain Management and Mapping.............................. 188,295 192,260 192,260 +3,965 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 13,858 13,906 13,906 +48 ...............
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Subtotal, National Flood Insurance Fund...................... 202,153 206,166 206,166 +4,013 ...............

Offsetting Fee Collections..................................... -202,153 -206,166 -206,166 -4,013 ...............

Administrative Provisions

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program........................ -665 -1,000 -1,000 -335 ...............
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (Sec. 309) (rescission).................. ............... -250,000 ............... ............... +250,000
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Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency................... 16,551,633 18,007,565 21,779,749 +5,228,116 +3,772,184
(Non-Defense)............................................ (16,447,254) (17,915,925) (21,688,109) (+5,240,855) (+3,772,184)
(Appropriations)....................................... (4,949,407) (4,297,091) (4,792,275) (-157,132) (+495,184)
(Offsetting Collections)............................... (-202,153) (-206,166) (-206,166) (-4,013) ...............
(Disaster Relief Category)............................. (12,000,000) (14,075,000) (17,352,000) (+5,352,000) (+3,277,000)
(Derived from Prior Year Unobligated Balances)......... (-300,000) ............... (-250,000) (+50,000) (-250,000)
(Defense)................................................ (104,379) (91,640) (91,640) (-12,739) ...............
Gross budgetary resources, Federal Emergency Management 17,053,786 18,213,731 22,235,915 +5,182,129 +4,022,184
Agency......................................................
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Total, Title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response, and 18,233,390 19,615,715 23,797,149 +5,563,759 +4,181,434
Recovery....................................................
(Non-Defense)............................................ (16,513,801) (17,980,201) (21,754,149) (+5,240,348) (+3,773,948)
(Appropriations)....................................... (5,015,954) (4,361,367) (4,858,315) (-157,639) (+496,948)
(Offsetting Collections)............................... (-202,153) (-206,166) (-206,166) (-4,013) ...............
(Disaster Relief Category)............................. (12,000,000) (14,075,000) (17,352,000) (+5,352,000) (+3,277,000)
(Derived from Prior Year Unobligated Balances)......... (-300,000) ............... (-250,000) (+50,000) (-250,000)
(Defense)................................................ (1,719,589) (1,635,514) (2,043,000) (+323,411) (+407,486)
Gross budgetary resources, Title III......................... 18,735,543 19,821,881 24,253,315 +5,517,772 +4,431,434
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TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Operations and Support
Employment Status Verification................................. 109,688 121,586 121,586 +11,898 ...............
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements........................ 22,838 ............... ............... -22,838 ...............
Federal Assistance................................................. 10,000 ............... ............... -10,000 ...............

Fee Funded Programs
Immigration Examinations Fee Account
Adjudication Services
District Operations...................................... (1,883,816) (1,934,033) (1,934,033) (+50,217) ...............
(Immigrant Integration Grants)......................... ............... (10,000) (10,000) (+10,000) ...............
Service Center Operations................................ (731,654) (746,687) (746,687) (+15,033) ...............
Asylum, Refugee, and International Operations............ (337,544) (349,295) (349,295) (+11,751) ...............
Records Operations....................................... (152,649) (155,150) (155,150) (+2,501) ...............
Premium Processing (Including Transformation)............ (648,007) (658,190) (658,190) (+10,183) ...............
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Subtotal, Adjudication Services.............................. (3,753,670) (3,843,355) (3,843,355) (+89,685) ...............

Information and Customer Services
Operating Expenses....................................... (119,450) (125,335) (125,135) (+5,685) (-200)
Administration
Operating Expenses....................................... (616,622) (651,808) (651,808) (+35,186) ...............
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE]...... (35,112) (34,868) (34,868) (-244) ...............
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Subtotal, Immigration Examinations Fee Account............... (4,524,854) (4,655,366) (4,655,166) (+130,312) (-200)

H1-B Non-Immigrant Petititioner Account
Adjudication Services
Service Center Operations.................................. (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) ............... ...............

Fraud Prevention and Detection Account
Adjudication Services
District Operations...................................... (27,333) (27,773) (27,773) (+440) ...............
Service Center Operations................................ (20,156) (20,377) (20,377) (+221) ...............
Asylum and Refugee Operating Expenses.................... (308) (308) (308) ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Fraud Prevention and Detection Account............. (47,797) (48,458) (48,458) (+661) ...............

Fee Funded Programs...................................... (4,587,651) (4,718,824) (4,718,624) (+130,973) (-200)
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Total, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services............. 142,526 121,586 121,586 -20,940 ...............
Fee Funded Programs...................................... 4,587,651 4,718,824 4,718,624 +130,973 -200
Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 4,730,177 4,840,410 4,840,210 +110,033 -200
Services....................................................
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

Operations and Support
Law Enforcement Training....................................... 248,681 275,420 275,420 +26,739 ...............
Mission Support................................................ 29,195 29,166 29,166 -29 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 277,876 304,586 304,586 +26,710 ...............

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Construction and Facility Improvements......................... 50,943 46,349 46,349 -4,594 ...............
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Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.............. 328,819 350,935 350,935 +22,116 ...............
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Science and Technology Directorate

Operations and Support
Laboratory Facilities.......................................... 121,952 115,965 122,889 +937 +6,924
Acquisition and Operations Analysis............................ 48,510 33,772 38,772 -9,738 +5,000
Mission Support................................................ 138,058 129,217 133,054 -5,004 +3,837
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 308,520 278,954 294,715 -13,805 +15,761

Research and Development
Research, Development, and Innovation.......................... 470,765 281,417 375,188 -95,577 +93,771
University Programs............................................ 40,500 21,746 40,500 ............... +18,754
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 511,265 303,163 415,688 -95,577 +112,525
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Total, Science and Technology Directorate.................... 819,785 582,117 710,403 -109,382 +128,286
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Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

Operations and Support
Capability and Operations Support.............................. 103,176 127,990 87,243 -15,933 -40,747
Mission Support................................................ 83,919 84,583 84,583 +664 ...............
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Subtotal, Operations and Support............................. 187,095 212,573 171,826 -15,269 -40,747

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
Large Scale Detection Systems.................................. 74,896 78,241 91,988 +17,092 +13,747
Portable Detection Systems..................................... 25,200 ............... 27,000 +1,800 +27,000
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Subotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements....... 100,096 78,241 118,988 +18,892 +40,747

Research and Development
Transformational R&D/Technical Forensics
Transformational R&D....................................... 37,002 19,581 19,581 -17,421 ...............
Technical Forensics........................................ 7,100 7,100 7,100 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Transformational R&D/Technical Forensics........... 44,102 26,681 26,681 -17,421 ...............

Detection Capability Development and Rapid Capabilities
Detection Capability Development........................... 30,941 33,000 34,500 +3,559 +1,500
Rapid Capabilities......................................... 8,000 8,000 8,000 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Detection Capability Development and Rapid 38,941 41,000 42,500 +3,559 +1,500
Capabilities................................................
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Subtotal, Research and Development........................... 83,043 67,681 69,181 -13,862 +1,500

Federal Assistance
Training, Exercises, and Readiness............................. 9,110 14,470 14,470 +5,360 ...............
Securing the Cities............................................ 30,000 24,640 24,640 -5,360 ...............
Biological Support............................................. 25,553 25,553 25,553 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Federal Assistance................................. 64,663 64,663 64,663 ............... ...............
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Total, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction................ 434,897 423,158 424,658 -10,239 +1,500
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Total, Title IV, Research and Development, Training, and 1,726,027 1,477,796 1,607,582 -118,445 +129,786
Services....................................................
(Non-Defense)............................................ (1,726,027) (1,477,796) (1,607,582) (-118,445) (+129,786)
Fee Funded Programs.......................................... 4,587,651 4,718,824 4,718,624 +130,973 -200
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TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Financial Systems Modernization.................................... 51,000 ............... ............... -51,000 ...............
Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (Sec. 527)............ 41,000 ............... ............... -41,000 ...............
TSA Operations and Support (Public Law 115-141) (FY18) (rescission) -33,870 ............... ............... +33,870 ...............
Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 114-4) (FY15) (rescission)............ -7,400 ............... ............... +7,400 ...............
Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 114-113) (FY16) (rescission).......... -5,200 ............... ............... +5,200 ...............
Coast Guard RDT&E (Public Law 115-31) (FY17) (rescission).......... -17,045 ............... ............... +17,045 ...............
Coast Guard RDT&E (Public Law 115-141) (FY18) (rescission)......... ............... ............... -5,000 -5,000 -5,000
CBP PC&I (FY18) (Public Law 115-141) (rescission).................. ............... ............... -20,000 -20,000 -20,000
CBP Construction 70X0532 (rescission).............................. ............... ............... -4,000 -4,000 -4,000
DNDO Federal Assistance (Public Law 115-141) (FY18) (rescission)... -17,200 ............... ............... +17,200 ...............
DHS administrative savings (rescission)............................ -12,000 ............... -33,000 -21,000 -33,000
Legacy Funds (rescission).......................................... -51 ............... ............... +51 ...............
DHS Lapsed Balances (non-defense) (rescission)..................... -8,956 ............... ............... +8,956 ...............
DHS Lapsed Balances (defense) (rescission)......................... -1,589 ............... ............... +1,589 ...............
Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund (rescission)........................ -200,000 ............... ............... +200,000 ...............
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Total, Title V, General Provisions........................... -211,311 ............... -62,000 +149,311 -62,000
(Rescissions/Cancellations).............................. (-303,311) ............... (-62,000) (+241,311) (-62,000)
(Non-defense).......................................... (-301,722) ............... (-62,000) (+239,722) (-62,000)
(Defense).............................................. (-1,589) ............... ............... (+1,589) ...............
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Grand Total.................................................. 63,308,844 67,558,927 72,526,309 +9,217,465 +4,967,382
(Non-Defense)............................................ (59,346,000) (63,781,104) (68,151,000) (+8,805,000) (+4,369,896)
(Appropriations)....................................... (52,385,985) (55,149,270) (55,746,096) (+3,360,111) (+596,826)
(Offsetting Collections)............................... (-4,438,263) (-5,193,166) (-4,635,096) (-196,833) (+558,070)
(Disaster Relief Category)............................. (12,000,000) (14,075,000) (17,352,000) (+5,352,000) (+3,277,000)
(Rescissions).......................................... (-301,722) (-250,000) (-62,000) (+239,722) (+188,000)
(Derived from Prior Year Unobligated Balances)......... -300,000 ............... -250,000 +50,000 -250,000
(Defense)................................................ (2,223,000) (1,975,514) (2,573,000) (+350,000) (+597,486)
(Overseas Contingency on Operations/Global War on (165,000) ............... (190,000) (+25,000) (+190,000)
Terrorism)............................................
(Other Defense)........................................ (2,058,000) (1,975,514) (2,383,000) (+325,000) (+407,486)
(Appropriations)..................................... (2,059,589) (1,975,514) (2,383,000) (+323,411) (+407,486)
(Rescissions)........................................ (-1,589) ............... ............... (+1,589) ...............
Aviation Security Capital Fund......................... 250,000 250,000 250,000 ............... ...............
Fee Funded Programs.................................... 7,443,238 8,100,369 7,731,769 +288,531 -368,600
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