[House Report 118-553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                          { Report 
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  2d Session   }                                          { 118-553

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       DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025

                                _______
                                

 June 14, 2024.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. Amodei, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 8752]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL 
    AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT
        Office of the Secretary and Executive Management...     1
                                                                      5
                Operations and Support.....................     1
                                                                      5
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
                                                                     13
                Federal Assistance.........................
                                                                     13
        Management Directorate.............................     3
                                                                     13
                Operations and Support.....................     3
                                                                     14
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements     3
                                                                     15
                Federal Protective Service.................     3
                                                                     16
        Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness..     3
                                                                     16
                Operations and Support.....................     3
                                                                     16
        Office of Inspector General........................     4
                                                                     17
                Operations and Support.....................     4
                                                                     17
        Administrative Provisions..........................     4
                                                                     18
TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection.................    11
                                                                     19
                Operations and Support.....................    11
                                                                     19
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    12
                                                                     28
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...........    13
                                                                     32
                Operations and Support.....................    13
                                                                     33
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    14
                                                                     46
        Transportation Security Administration.............    15
                                                                     46
                Operations and Support.....................    15
                                                                     46
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    15
                                                                     49
                Research and Development...................    16
                                                                     49
        Coast Guard........................................    16
                                                                     49
                Operations and Support.....................    16
                                                                     50
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    17
                                                                     53
                Research and Development...................    17
                                                                     55
                Health Care Fund Contribution..............
                                                                     56
                Retired Pay................................    18
                                                                     56
        United States Secret Service.......................    18
                                                                     56
                Operations and Support.....................    18
                                                                     57
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    20
                                                                     58
                Research and Development...................    20
                                                                     58
        Administrative Provisions..........................    20
                                                                     58
TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
        Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...    43
                                                                     61
                Operations and Support.....................    43
                                                                     61
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    44
                                                                     68
                Research and Development...................
                                                                     68
        Federal Emergency Management Agency................    44
                                                                     69
                Operations and Support.....................    44
                                                                     69
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    44
                                                                     71
                Federal Assistance.........................    44
                                                                     71
                Disaster Relief Fund.......................    49
                                                                     74
                National Flood Insurance Fund..............    49
                                                                     75
        Administrative Provisions..........................    51
                                                                     75
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
        U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services..........    56
                                                                     75
                Operations and Support.....................    56
                                                                     76
                Federal Assistance.........................
                                                                     78
        Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers...........    57
                                                                     78
                Operations and Support.....................    57
                                                                     79
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    57
                                                                     79
        Science and Technology Directorate.................    57
                                                                     79
                Operations and Support.....................    57
                                                                     80
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    58
                                                                     80
                Research and Development...................    58
                                                                     81
        Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office......    58
                                                                     85
                Operations and Support.....................    58
                                                                     85
                Procurement, Construction, and Improvements    58
                                                                     85
                Research and Development...................    59
                                                                     85
                Federal Assistance.........................    59
                                                                     86
        Administrative Provisions..........................    59
                                                                     86
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
        This Act...........................................
                                                                     91
        House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
                                                                     91

                                Overview

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), now in its 21st 
year of operation, has grown to over 260,000 employees, making 
it the third largest Federal Cabinet department. DHS is 
responsible for vital homeland and national defense operations 
across eight operational components. From border security to 
keeping the flying public safe, to protecting our Nation's key 
leadership and guarding against cybersecurity threats to the 
country's critical infrastructure, the Department ensures the 
Nation is well equipped to respond to both natural and man-made 
disasters. The Committee recommendation includes 
$94,421,588,000 in total discretionary appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security, including $64,805,000,000 
within the bill's 302(b) budget allocation, $6,121,588,000 in 
discretionary appropriations offset by fee collections, and 
$22,741,000,000 as an allocation adjustment for major disaster 
response and recovery activities. The overall total is an 
increase of $4,674,006,000 above the fiscal year 2024 level. 
The total within the allocation is $2,965,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 level.

                     Homeland Security Investments

    Investments in this bill are intended to balance competing 
priorities across the Department's important missions, all of 
which are critical to the security of the Nation, including 
providing funding for: physical barriers, border security 
technology, and Border Patrol Agents; the deployment of 
additional Non-Intrusive Inspection machines at ports of entry 
(POEs) to increase the detection of fentanyl; artificial and 
machine learning capabilities to reduce manual review of cargo 
and vehicle images; continuing recapitalization of the Coast 
Guard's surface and aviation fleets, including continued 
support for the Fast Response Cutter, Waterways Commerce 
Cutter, and Offshore Patrol Cutter programs; and cybersecurity 
defense tools and technology to protect government networks and 
critical infrastructure.

                            Border Security

    For the last three years, migrant encounters have 
skyrocketed, straining U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
agents and officers in the field. In lieu of managing the 
crisis at the border through the use of temporary and costly 
measures that have minimal impact on illicit migration flows, 
this bill includes long-term border security investments that 
seek to increase the agency's ability to deter illicit border 
activity. With the funds provided, the bill sustains funding 
for a Border Patrol end strength of 22,000 agents and 
recommends the following: $50,600,000 for autonomous 
surveillance towers; $50,000,000 for workforce care; 
$30,000,000 for innovative technology; $20,756,000 for Border 
Patrol Agent and U.S. Customs Officer recruitment 
infrastructure; $14,000,000 for tactical aerostats; $10,440,000 
for cross-border tunnel threat detection; and $4,000,000 for 
Carrizo cane control.
    Within CBP's Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 
account, the recommendation includes: $600,000,000 for physical 
barrier construction; $300,000,000 for border technology; 
$53,900,000 for Light Enforcement Helicopters; $18,500,000 for 
UH-60 Medium Lift Helicopter conversions; and $18,000,000 for 
Enforcement System Unification and Interoperability.

                        Immigration Enforcement

    As encounters at our Nation's borders reach an overwhelming 
and unprecedented level, and as the number of migrants who have 
final orders of removal exceeds 1,300,000, it is the 
responsibility of this Committee to provide appropriate funding 
to deter, detain, and deport those who do not have a legal 
basis to remain in this country or those who seek to harm our 
citizens and communities. In stark contrast to this 
administration's policies and priorities, the Committee 
provides appropriate resources for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) to fund significant increases for the 
critical components of a robust enforcement and removal 
apparatus, such as 50,000 detention beds--16,000 more than this 
administration requested. The recommendation also includes 
additional funding for transportation and removal operations to 
ensure that ICE executes its statutory authority to perform 
necessary interior enforcement actions.

                        Transportation Security

    The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) 
implementation of changes to the agency's pay structure has 
caused dramatic increases to the agency's budget, which have 
come at the expense of other priorities. This bill provides 
$198,428,000 for aviation screening infrastructure to restore 
some of the cuts that were necessary to fund the agency's pay 
structure changes. The bill also restores funding for canine 
and local law enforcement officer reimbursements.

               Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security

    The bill provides $2,930,857,000 for the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to sustain investments in 
securing Federal civilian executive branch networks and helping 
state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and critical 
infrastructure companies secure both cyber and physical 
infrastructure. The amount is $57,849,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level.

                 Citizenship and Immigration Processing

    With few exceptions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services (USCIS) has historically operated as a fee-funded 
agency, with its operating expenses originating primarily from 
fees charged to applicants and petitioners seeking immigration 
benefits. The bill returns to this traditional funding 
structure and includes appropriated funding only for the E-
Verify program. The Committee is encouraged by cost recovery 
improvements due to the new USCIS fee structure.

                       Fiscal Year 2025 Pay Raise

    The recommendation does not provide funding for the fiscal 
year 2025 civilian pay raise for the Department. The Committee 
encourages the Department to find savings to support the pay 
raise through reductions in non-mission critical areas, such as 
administrative expenses, contracted services, and non-essential 
travel.

                        References in the Report

    This report refers to certain entities, persons, funds, and 
documents as follows: the ``Department of Homeland Security'' 
is referenced as DHS or the Department; ``full-time 
equivalents'' are referred to as FTE; ``Government 
Accountability Office'' is referenced as GAO; ``Information 
Technology'' is referred to as IT; ``Office of Inspector 
General'' is referenced as OIG; ``program, project, and 
activity'' is referred to as PPA; any reference to ``the 
Secretary'' should be interpreted to mean the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; ``component'' should be interpreted to mean 
an agency, administration, or directorate within DHS; any 
reference to ``SLTT'' should be interpreted to mean state, 
local, tribal, and territorial; and ``budget request'' or ``the 
request'' should be interpreted to mean the budget of the U.S. 
Government for fiscal year 2025 that was submitted to Congress 
on March 11, 2024.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, 
                             AND OVERSIGHT


                                Mission

    The mission of Departmental Management, Intelligence, 
Situational Awareness, and Oversight is to provide leadership 
and services to DHS components; formulate policy guidance and 
directives; disseminate intelligence; identify and track 
performance measurements relating to DHS missions; and provide 
oversight for all DHS operations.

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $404,695,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       358,466,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       281,358,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -123,337,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -77,108,000
 

    The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management (OSEM) 
plans and executes departmental strategies to accomplish agency 
objectives and provides policy guidance to departmental 
components.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $363,582,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       323,466,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       281,358,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -82,224,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -42,108,000
 

    The recommendation includes the following increases above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level: $3,702,000 for the Office 
of Health Security (OHS); $601,000 for the Office of General 
Counsel; and $46,000 for the Office of Citizenship and 
Immigration Services Ombudsman.
    The recommendation includes the following decreases below 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level: $36,754,000 for the Office 
of the Secretary; $28,641,000 for the Office of the Immigration 
Detention Ombudsman; $18,345,000 for the Office of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans; $875,000 for the Office of Privacy; $639,000 
for the Office of Public Affairs; $604,000 for the Office of 
Partnership and Engagement; $393,000 for the Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties; and $322,000 for the Office of 
Legislative Affairs.
    2026 FIFA World Cup.--The Committee recognizes that cities 
hosting events related to the 2026 World Cup face critical 
public safety needs that require adequate preparation. These 
include ensuring swift secure communications abilities among 
first responders and emergency services; working with Federal 
and SLTT jurisdictions to provide emergency services; and 
ensuring a safe environment for all attendees, residents, and 
visitors to the U.S. However, the Committee is concerned with 
the lack of Departmental budget planning for the 2026 World 
Cup. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary is directed to brief the Committee on the 
estimated Department budgetary requirements, security, and 
other logistical support required to adequately prepare for the 
2026 FIFA World Cup.
    2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.--The Secretary 
designated the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los 
Angeles, California as a National Special Security Event 
(NSSE), which commits the Department to develop event security 
and incident management plans to ensure the safety of all 
participants. Because significant resources will need to be 
dedicated to this effort over the next four years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act that details 
the full scope of the Department's obligations for this NSSE. 
The report shall include the nature of the Department's 
coordination with other Federal agencies and departments, as 
well as representatives of the relevant state and local 
government entities, and the organizing committee involved in 
the 2028 Games. The report shall also include the Department's 
projected resource needs for this NSSE for fiscal year 2026 
through fiscal year 2029, including specific account details 
for each fiscal year highlighting any projected shortfalls.
    Biometric Exit and Visa Overstay.--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 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. Further, pursuant to section 1376 of title 8, 
United States Code, the Department is required to collect data 
on nonimmigrants who have overstayed their visas and to report 
annual estimates to Congress. The Department shall provide the 
report on an annual basis. As previously required, 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 ongoing actions to identify 
individuals who have overstayed their visas, including those 
actions necessary to improve the capabilities to report such 
information; notify individuals 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.
    Border Barriers.--The Committee directs the Secretary to 
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to submit a report not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter that lists the contracts, including the 
cost of each contract, to store and maintain unused panels for 
the border wall.
    Border and Immigration Related Data and Transparency.--
Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
quarterly thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with other 
appropriate Federal officials, shall submit to the Committee a 
report that details the situational awareness of the southern 
border that includes data related to the number of ``turn 
backs,'' ``got aways,'' and monthly apprehension rate data by 
sector. For the purposes of this reporting requirement, the 
Department shall use the definitions provided in section 223 of 
title 6, United States Code. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) is also directed to ensure a review by third party 
statistical experts on the current process, assumptions, and 
formulas used to derive the ``got aways'' estimates and any 
proposed changes to improve such estimates, including proposed 
changes to statutory definitions, if any. Additionally, the 
Department shall provide to the Committee and shall post on a 
publicly accessible website by the 15th of each month the 
following, delineating requests received and granted by entity, 
including CBP, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:
          (1) DHS's total detention capacity as well as usage 
        rate during the previous month;
          (2) the total monthly number of ``applicants for 
        admission'' under 8 U.S.C 1225 paroled into the United 
        States during the previous month;
          (3) the total monthly number of ``applicants for 
        admission'' under 8 U.S.C 1225 released into the United 
        States, paroled or otherwise, during the previous 
        month;
          (4) the total number of individuals paroled into the 
        United States during the previous month;
          (5) of the total number of individuals paroled, the 
        rationale for each grant, and its duration; and
          (6) the total number of referrals for prosecution 
        made to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for illegal 
        entry or illegal reentry during the previous month.
    Child Well-Being Specialists.--The recommendation restores 
the proposed reduction of $3,311,000, providing a total of 
$18,050,000, for the Child Well-Being Specialists program. The 
Committee continues the reporting directive under the heading, 
``Child Welfare Professionals'' in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47.
    Counter-Drug Efforts in the Caribbean.--The Committee notes 
that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are targets for 
transnational criminal organizations seeking to import illicit 
narcotics and other contraband into the continental U.S. given 
their strategic location in the Eastern Carribbean. The 
Committee expects the Secretary to continue prioritizing border 
security and counter-drug efforts in and around Puerto Rico and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, including through the Department-led 
Caribbean Border Interagency Group and Joint Interagency Task 
Force-South.
    Detention Space Report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, 
consistent with the requirements found in section 1368 of title 
8, United States Code, the Office of Homeland Security 
Statistics (OHSS), in coordination with ICE, shall submit the 
required report to the Committee.
    Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) Program.--Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
monthly thereafter, the Department shall make available a 
report, on a publicly accessible website in a downloadable, 
searchable format, with not less than the previous twelve 
months of monthly data, the following records on family units 
enrolled in FERM:
          (1) the number of family units enrolled in FERM, 
        broken down by nationality; and
          (2) the outcomes of credible fear (CF) interviews by 
        family unit (including the number of individuals 
        comprising each family unit), including whether the 
        family was issued a positive CF determination, a 
        negative CF determination, a Notice to Appear (NTA), or 
        administratively closed, disaggregated by:
                  (a) nationality;
                  (b) city of FERM participation;
                  (c) asylum office jurisdiction;
                  (d) whether the family was represented by 
                counsel at the CF interview;
                  (e) whether a family with a positive CF 
                decision was referred to Immigration and 
                Nationality Act 240 proceedings or an Asylum 
                Merits Interview;
                  (f) the number of family units and the number 
                of individuals comprising each family unit 
                removed from the U.S.; and
                  (g) the number of family units (including the 
                number of individuals comprising each family 
                unit) who did not appear for their scheduled CF 
                interview.
    Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force.--The Committee is 
concerned with the importation of products made with forced 
labor. The recommendation provides $5,000,000 for technology 
acquisition to create tools to aid in Uyghur Forced Labor 
Prevention Act entity list targeting, including database 
creation, secure compartmented information facility system 
updates, and other contract support.
    Joint Requirements Council (JRC).--The recommendation 
rejects the proposed transfer of the JRC to the Office of the 
Chief Readiness Support Officer. The explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47 required both a wind down plan 
and an identification of alternative methods to improve the 
management and resourcing of joint requirements in lieu of 
funding the JRC. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Department to provide a robust plan that is more than just a 
name change. Anything less than a wholesale change in the way 
the Department manages joint requirements is not consistent 
with congressional intent.
    Law Enforcement Support.--The Department is directed to 
continue quarterly reporting, on a publicly accessible website, 
on requests to DHS law enforcement components for support in 
the form of personnel, aircraft, or other assets, consistent 
with the requirement under this heading in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-328. Support to a non-
Federal entity in a location where First Amendment protected 
activity is occurring should only be provided if approved in 
advance by the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, or the Under 
Secretary for Management. The Department shall notify the 
Committee not more than 48 hours after the approval of such 
support.
    Limited English Proficiency (LEP).--The Committee is aware 
of the efforts by the Department to improve communications to 
reach LEP communities, including through mediums such as 
television and radio. The Committee encourages the Department 
to review communication practices, including through digital, 
television, and radio advertising, and create uniform 
applications of such practices across all DHS components to 
strengthen communications with LEP communities.
    Migrant Medical Care.--The Department is reminded of the 
requirement under this heading in House Report 118-123. The 
Committee looks forward to receiving this briefing and the 
required supporting information.
    National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department 
shall release a public report detailing its plans to implement 
the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, including any 
actions taken as of the date of the release of the report.
    Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL).--CRCL 
shall continue to ensure that all individuals whose complaints 
are investigated receive a final report or recommendations 
memorandum, including findings of fact, conclusions, and 
recommendations within 30 days of submission. CRCL shall ensure 
that such information is included in its annual report to 
Congress and that the report be posted on the CRCL website, 
consistent with individual privacy protections.
    Office of Health Security (OHS).--The recommendation 
provides $2,500,000 for OHS for strategic hiring needs and to 
build-out its mission support capabilities, to include 
acquisition, IT, finance, human resources, and communications 
to support the office's growing responsibilities and oversight. 
The Committee reminds the Department that OHS shall review all 
contracts that broadly impact how the Department delivers 
healthcare, including maternal and postpartum care, to 
individuals in its custody and to departmental personnel. This 
includes any contracts related to electronic health or medical 
records.
    Additionally, OHS, in coordination with DHS components, 
shall develop requirements for medical services and measurable 
performance standards for current and future healthcare records 
systems. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, DHS shall provide a briefing to the Committee on the 
feasibility of consolidating the Department's non-military 
healthcare records systems into OHS. Further, the briefing 
shall include an estimate of any funding, personnel, and 
procurement impacts, related oversight considerations, and a 
discussion of any necessary changes in legal authorities, and 
it shall provide a plan for how such a transition would occur, 
to include any transfers of funding, personnel, or functions.
    Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO).--The 
recommendation includes no funds for OIDO. The Committee 
supports appropriate levels of oversight for every population 
detained by DHS to guard against abuse and ensure those in DHS 
custody reside in safe, secure, and humane conditions. However, 
there are no fewer than 15 organizations throughout the 
government, and at least eight within the DHS enterprise alone, 
that are charged with varying degrees of responsibility to 
ensure detained populations are treated in a manner consistent 
with the law and DHS policy.
    Official Reception and Representation Expenses.--DHS shall 
continue to submit quarterly obligation reports for official 
reception and representation expenses, as in prior years. Prior 
to the obligation of any funds for reception and representation 
expenses to purchase collectibles or memorabilia, the 
Department shall provide the Committee no less than 14 days 
advance written notification describing the purpose of such 
purchases and the projected costs.
    Outreach to Tribes and Rural Areas.--The Office of 
Partnership and Engagement is encouraged to increase its 
outreach efforts to rural communities and tribes in support of 
the homeland security mission, including members of Federally 
recognized Indian tribes with reservation lands that cross over 
the U.S.-Canada border.
    Radiation Portal Technology Enhancement and Replacement 
(RAPTER).--The Committee is concerned about the continued 
failure by the Department to develop and articulate an 
acquisition plan to replace approximately 1,400 aging and 
obsolete Radiation Portal Monitor systems (RPMs) at U.S. land 
and sea POEs--formerly known as RAPTER. Briefings required by 
Public Law 117-328 on this program showed little progress 
towards a plan to modernize RPMs. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Secretary to submit a report not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act on the Department's 
plan to modernize RPMs nationwide. This report shall articulate 
requirements and timelines for an RPM modernization program to 
replace RAPTER; a related acquisition strategy; plans to engage 
industry on requirements development; and recommendations on 
where the program should reside within the Department, 
including whether moving RPM modernization responsibilities 
from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) 
to CBP would benefit the program.
    Rural Broadband Access.--To expand rural broadband 
infrastructure in unserved rural areas and tribal lands along 
the southern and northern borders, the Committee encourages the 
Secretary to identify opportunities for public-private 
partnerships with broadband providers to incorporate affordable 
public accessible broadband into current and future tactical 
infrastructure projects. The Committee reminds the Department 
of the briefing on these efforts that was required by the 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 that is 
now over two years overdue.
    Simulation-Based Emergency Preparedness Network.--The 
Committee encourages DHS to support the development and 
implementation of simulation-based emergency preparedness 
network programs. These programs ensure that the first 
responder and first receiver health workforce receive high-
quality, pertinent, evidence-based training required to care 
for people injured before, during, and after emergencies and 
disasters, particularly those in rural and remote areas. This 
effort may include increasing live and virtual content delivery 
capacity at accredited healthcare simulation centers, 
establishing partnerships with academic health institutions and 
systems in developing training to the first responder and first 
receiver health workforce, expanding relevant content and 
access at DHS training facilities, developing appropriate 
governance on data management, and outfitting Health 
Professional Shortage Areas, Medically Underserved Areas, or 
mission aligned tribal entities with necessary health security 
simulation hardware and software assets.
    Southwest Border Contingency Fund.--For the last three 
years, this administration has focused on ``managing'' the 
border, which in practice has meant building more capacity to 
process aliens more quickly into the country, rather than 
deterring further illicit entry by enforcing the Nation's 
immigration laws. The administration's request doubles down on 
that failed policy through a $4,700,000,000 slush fund which 
would be released in tranches by increasing levels of illegal 
migration. Such a structure incentivizes the Department to do 
nothing to secure the border and deter migrants from making a 
dangerous journey to this country. Increased encounters at the 
border indicate that migrants view the border as ``open for 
business.'' Opening false ``pathways'' under the illusion of an 
orderly process only exacerbates the problem, giving false hope 
to many migrants who have no legal basis for entry. In lieu of 
providing this funding, the Committee urges the Secretary to 
swiftly reverse course and send a message that migrants will be 
expeditiously sent home by securing the border and robustly 
enforcing immigration laws already available under Title 8, 
United States Code. The Committee notes that the Southwest 
Border Contingency Fund was rejected on a bi-partisan and bi-
cameral basis in fiscal year 2024. For the second year in a 
row, the recommendation does not include the proposed Fund.
    Telemental Health and Employee Assistance Pilot.--The 
recommendation provides $3,000,000 to continue and expand the 
pilot efforts, as described in House Report 118-123.
    Terrorism Watch List.--The Department shall notify the 
Committee within seven days if an individual on the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening Dataset 
(TSDS) is encountered by the Department at or between a POE.
    Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) Recruiting.--The 
Committee notes the dangers posed by TCOs and their illegal 
smuggling and trafficking activities along the U.S.-Mexico 
border. The Committee is also aware that TCOs have increasingly 
sought to recruit minors in U.S. border communities to assist 
with illegal smuggling and trafficking activities. To better 
understand the prevalence of TCO engagement with minors in the 
U.S., the Secretary is directed to report to the Committee 
within one year of the date of enactment of this Act on the 
influence of TCOs in border communities, including:
          (1) the number of encounters Federal law enforcement 
        has had with U.S. citizens or otherwise lawfully 
        present aliens under 18 years of age working with or on 
        behalf of known TCO's for illegal smuggling or 
        trafficking purposes within 100 miles of the U.S.-
        Mexico border; and
          (2) strategies for the Department of Homeland 
        Security to work with any necessary Federal and SLTT 
        entities to combat TCO's recruiting individuals under 
        18 years of age in the U.S. for illegal smuggling and 
        trafficking activities.
    TSDS Encounters.--Individuals on the FBI TSDS encountered 
at or between POEs may include family members or associates of 
a known or suspected terrorist, or individuals incorrectly 
identified as TSDS matches who the Department determines, after 
evaluation in coordination with the FBI, do not pose a homeland 
security threat. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Department shall 
provide a report to the Committee detailing what actions, if 
any, the Department has taken or plans to take to determine 
whether each individual on the TSDS encountered at or between 
POEs poses a homeland security threat that needs to be 
mitigated and the total number of individuals determined to 
pose such a threat. This report shall also include the location 
of each encounter, the individual's nationality, the 
individual's post-apprehension outcome, and any other available 
information. This report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex.
    Volunteer Force.--Prior to approving a DHS volunteer 
deployment, the Department shall ensure that the operational 
impacts of the volunteer's support outweigh any impacts to the 
volunteer's employing organization and core mission duties. 
Further, the Committee is concerned that certain deployments 
are not voluntary or fall outside the scope of the volunteer 
program within the Department and encourages the Department to 
ensure that deployments consist only of employees who 
affirmatively volunteer. Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the 
Secretary shall transmit a report to the Committee detailing 
the number of volunteers determined to be eligible and 
ineligible for a DHS deployment, the components they work for, 
their job classification, and determining factors of the 
decisions made. Additionally, the Secretary shall include in 
the report any mandatory deployments and the impact on 
operations that these deployments have.
    Women, Peace, and Security (WPS).--The Committee continues 
to support this program and directs the Department to continue 
to implement the requirements in the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68). Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, DHS shall submit a report 
and provide a briefing to the Committee and to the co-chairs of 
the bipartisan Women, Peace, and Security Caucus detailing 
plans for CRCL to implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act 
of 2017, the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security, and 
the Department's WPS implementation plan. The briefing shall 
include details on plans to hire and train qualified and 
dedicated advisors to ensure programming is accessible and that 
women's equality is addressed. The briefing shall also include 
plans to bolster WPS efforts in the Department, plans to 
provide department-wide training to ensure officials understand 
how the inclusion of women increases the effectiveness of 
security-related policies and programs, and new WPS programming 
being developed.
    Women in Law Enforcement.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief the Committee 
on current Department-wide efforts to recruit and retain women 
in law enforcement. At a minimum, the briefing shall include 
information of all law enforcement components detailing: an 
overview of current recruitment and retention efforts of women 
by component; with base funding for such efforts; success of 
current efforts including identification of the metrics of 
success by fiscal year; and the current percentage of women in 
law enforcement and their seniority per component. The briefing 
shall also identify planned recruitment and retention efforts 
by component for the next fiscal year, any funding requirements 
to improve the recruitment and retention of women in law 
enforcement fields by component with comparisons of similar 
efforts by other Federal law enforcement agencies, including 
the DOJ, and provide recommendations by component for new 
programs or efforts that would further support the recruitment 
and retention of women in law enforcement.
    Workforce Wellness and Suicide Prevention.--The 
recommendation provides $1,400,000 to expand Department-wide 
workforce wellness and suicide prevention efforts. Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, OHS shall 
provide an update to the Committee on the status of these 
efforts and its plans for this funding. Additionally, the 
Committee encourages OHS to consider using these funds to 
address work related stressors known to impact law enforcement 
officers, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, 
financial hardship, domestic violence, and alcohol abuse.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................        $8,113,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................             - - -
Recommended in the bill...............................             - - -
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        -8,113,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $33,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        35,000,000
Recommended in the bill...............................             - - -
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -33,000,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -35,000,000
 

                         Management Directorate


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024\1\....................    $4,187,024,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     4,008,085,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     3,720,430,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -466,594,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      -287,655,000
 
\1\The amounts for each fiscal year include appropriations for the
  Federal Protective Service that are entirely offset by fee collections
  from other Federal agencies, which for fiscal year 2025 are estimated
  by the Congressional Budget Office at $2,028,803,000.

                                Mission

    The mission of the Management Directorate is to provide 
enterprise leadership and management and business 
administration services for the Department, as well as 
biometric and identity management services.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $1,722,204,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     1,695,674,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     1,637,290,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -84,914,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -58,384,000
 

    The recommendation provides $1,637,290,000 for Operations 
and Support, $84,914,000 below the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level. The recommendation provides $4,500,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level for a maritime domain awareness 
platform that leverages artificial intelligence capabilities. 
The recommendation does not include funding for electric 
vehicle procurement, the establishment of a Chief Employment 
Experience Office, the establishment of an Artificial 
Intelligence Office, the Customer Experience initiative, and 
restoring fiscal year 2024 contract services reductions.
    Budget Justifications.--The Department is expected to 
provide complete justification materials for the fiscal year 
2026 budget request, including details for each office and 
program, and to clearly describe and account for current 
services, transfers, adjustments to base, and program changes. 
In addition to the detail provided in current reporting, the 
justifications shall incorporate output from predictive models 
used by DHS component agencies. For each relevant program area, 
justifications shall clearly describe and quantify the 
projections used to inform resource requests, indicate the 
offices and components impacted by the projections, and confirm 
whether the budget requests for those offices and components 
were developed using the same assumptions. In addition, the 
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is directed to ensure that fiscal 
year 2026 budget justification materials for classified and 
unclassified budgets of all components are submitted concurrent 
with the President's budget submission to the Congress and the 
structure, terminology, and format of such budget materials are 
standardized to the greatest extent possible.
    Compliance with 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience 
Act (IDEA).--The Department is reminded of the requirement 
found under this heading in House Report 118-123.
    Component Staffing Plans.--The Department shall submit 
staffing plans to the Committee on a quarterly basis and shall 
ensure such plans are aligned to the budget justification 
materials at the PPA level.
    Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Department is 
reminded of the requirement found under this heading in the 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-328.
    Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program 
(FedRAMP).--The Committee recognizes the importance of the DHS 
Office of Chief Information Officer's (OCIO) responsibility as 
a member of the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board and the value 
of modern cloud products and services. Accordingly, the 
Committee directs the OCIO to provide a report to the 
Committee, within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, on the resources necessary to enable increased FedRAMP 
continuous monitoring workload and the facilitation of cloud 
services.
    Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) System.--
The Committee remains concerned given continued delays and cost 
overruns for achieving initial operating capability of the HART 
system. The recommendation provides the requested funding for 
HART within Operations and Support; however, no additional 
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements funding is provided 
given the lack of an updated schedule and feasible execution 
plan. The Committee eagerly awaits the follow-on report to GAO-
21-386 detailing HART's cost, schedule, and implementation of 
selected privacy requirements.
    The Department is directed to continue to brief the 
Committee monthly on system development, associated costs, and 
schedule until full operational capability of HART is achieved.
    Obligation Plans.--The Department shall continue to submit 
obligation plans on a quarterly basis consistent with direction 
provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
114-113. Additionally, the CFO shall require the use of a 
uniform obligation plan template aligned with the budget 
justification materials to ensure consistency across 
components, which shall include quarterly spending targets for 
each account and PPA. The CFO shall be responsible for ensuring 
that components with major acquisition programs include the 
breakout of these programs within their quarterly plans and 
provide additional context to describe and justify any changes 
from the prior submission.
    Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM).--OBIM is 
directed to continue briefing the Committee on a semiannual 
basis on its workload, service levels, staffing, modernization 
efforts, and other operations. The recommendation includes 
$250,212,000 for OBIM.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $260,433,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       283,608,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        54,337,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -206,096,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      -229,271,000
 

    The recommendation includes $16,874,000 below the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level for Financial Systems Modernization 
(FSM) and HART. The recommendation includes no funding for the 
National Capitol Region (NCR) headquarters consolidation.
    FSM Acquisition.--The recommendation includes $6,874,000 
below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for FSM. The 
Department shall brief the Committee not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act on progress of the 
Department-wide financial systems modernization, plans for the 
project in future fiscal years, and lessons learned from 
components that have transitioned from legacy financial 
systems.
    NCR Headquarters Consolidation.--The Department is directed 
to provide a briefing to the Committee within 90 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act on all current and future 
projects as outlined in the NCR DHS Lease Consolidation Plan. 
The briefing shall include an updated cost-benefit analysis for 
future projects that incorporates present-day market rental 
rates for commercial real estate. As office vacancies in NCR 
remain high, the Department is encouraged to continuously 
evaluate if future construction is cost advantageous in lieu of 
long-term leases.

                       FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $2,204,387,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     2,028,803,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     2,028,803,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -175,584,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

                                Mission

    The Federal Protective Service (FPS) delivers law 
enforcement and protective security services to Federally 
owned, leased, or operated facilities.
    The Committee recommends $2,028,803,000 for the FPS, as 
requested, which is fully offset by fees collected from FPS 
customer agencies.

           Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness


                                Mission

    The missions supported through Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Situational Awareness are twofold: to equip the Homeland 
Security Enterprise with timely intelligence and information to 
keep the homeland safe, secure, and resilient and to provide 
operations coordination, information sharing, situational 
awareness, a common operating picture, and departmental 
continuity.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $345,410,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       348,302,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       345,360,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................           -50,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -2,942,000
 

    The recommendation includes $345,360,000 for Operations and 
Support, which is $50,000 below the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level.
    Annual Budget Justification Materials.--The fiscal year 
2026 budget justification materials for the classified budget 
shall include the same level of detail required for other PPAs.
    Continuation of Fiscal Year 2022 Requirements.--The 
Department is directed to continue providing in fiscal year 
2025 any briefing and report as outlined in the classified 
annex in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103.
    Cyber Harassment Threat Assessment.--The Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) shall develop a threat 
assessment of acts of cyber harassment and online doxing 
perpetrated by foreign malign actors, including terrorists and 
other malicious groups, particularly those targeting government 
entities and personnel. Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, I&A shall submit the results of this 
assessment to the Committee and publicly disseminate.
    Information Sharing to Prevent School Violence.--The 
Department is reminded of the requirement found under this 
heading in House Report 118-123.
    Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Department's Chief 
Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committee on the 
fiscal year 2025 expenditure plan for I&A within 60 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act. The plan shall include the 
following:
          (1) fiscal year 2025 expenditures and staffing 
        allotted for each program as compared to fiscal years 
        2021 through 2024;
          (2) all funded versus on-board positions, including 
        FTE, contractors, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable 
        detailees;
          (3) a plan for all programs and investments, 
        including dates or timeframes for achieving key 
        milestones;
          (4) allocations of funding within each PPA for 
        individual programs and a description of the desired 
        outcomes for fiscal year 2025; and
          (5) items outlined in the classified annex in the 
        explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103, 
        updated for fiscal year 2025.
    Intelligence Sharing on the Southern Border.--The ongoing 
crisis at the southern border highlights the need for strong 
collaboration between the Department and SLTT partners. 
Timeliness is critical to effective intelligence and 
information sharing to target cartels and other nefarious 
actors facilitating transnational illicit activity. The 
Committee strongly encourages I&A to develop a strategy to 
better leverage fusion centers to share actionable information 
with SLTT partners in a timely fashion to improve border 
security.
    Semiannual Intelligence Threat Briefings.--The Committee 
recognizes I&A's unique role in the Intelligence Community by 
disseminating intelligence to SLTT and private sector partners 
in order to identify and mitigate threats to the Homeland. I&A 
shall provide semiannual intelligence briefings to the 
Committee beginning not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. The briefings shall include a high-level 
summary of I&A produced intelligence products, summary 
statistics of intelligence sharing to SLTT and private sector 
partners, and an analysis of growing threat trends. The 
briefings shall also include strategies for developing 
intelligence sharing mechanisms between I&A and Departmental 
components.

                      Office of Inspector General


                                Mission

    The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts and 
supervises independent audits, investigations, and inspections 
of DHS programs, projects, and activities; identifies fraud, 
abuse, mismanagement, and inefficiencies in the use of funds; 
and makes recommendations for improving the execution of DHS 
missions.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $220,127,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       233,206,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       225,294,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +5,167,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -7,912,000
 

    The recommendation provides $225,294,000, an increase of 
$5,167,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Denial of OIG Access to Records and Information.--The 
Committee directs the OIG, in coordination with the DHS Audit 
Liaison and relevant component liaisons, to provide quarterly 
briefings concerning any component efforts to prevent or impede 
OIG access to records, documents, or other materials. In 
addition, the Committee directs the OIG to submit a report on a 
quarterly basis detailing instances of access denials. The 
report shall include, at a minimum, a summary of the OIG 
request, a description of the component response to the 
request, and any other information the OIG determines 
appropriate. The OIG is urged to ensure the timeliness of such 
reports.
    Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--The OIG shall 
provide the Committee quarterly budget and staffing briefings 
which shall include all available funding sources, contracts, 
and contract staffing. The briefings shall reflect budget and 
staffing profiles by the types of audits, investigations, and 
inspections planned and executed. The briefings shall also 
include a spend plan and strategy to hire to enacted staffing 
levels.

                   Title I--Administrative Provisions

    Section 101. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the Department to submit a report to the Inspector General 
regarding grants or contracts awarded by means other than full 
and open competition and requires the Inspector General to 
review such grants or contracts and report the results to the 
Committees.
    Section 102. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department to provide a 
monthly budget and staffing report to the Committees.
    Section 103. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the Secretary to notify the Committees of any proposed transfer 
of funds from the Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any 
DHS component.
    Section 104. The Committee continues a provision related to 
costs associated with the use of government aircraft by DHS 
personnel in support of official travel of the Secretary and 
Deputy Secretary.
    Section 105. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision requiring the Under Secretary for Management to 
provide quarterly acquisition information to the Committees.
    Section 106. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
specified documentation for pilot and demonstration programs 
and restricting the use of Operations and Support funding for 
any pilot or demonstration program involving more than ten full 
time personnel equivalents or costing in excess of $5,000,000 
unless the Secretary provides such information to the 
Committees related to the program's goals, metrics, and 
implementation plan.

          TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS


                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $19,619,040,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    16,509,605,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    18,261,585,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................    -1,357,455,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................    +1,751,935,000
 

                                Mission

    The mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is 
to enforce laws regarding the admission of aliens into the 
United States and facilitate the flow of legitimate trade and 
travel.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $18,426,870,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    15,931,762,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    16,566,247,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................    -1,860,623,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +634,485,000
 

    The recommendation includes $1,860,623,000 below the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    Increases above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level include: 
$78,378,000 to restore reductions to Border Patrol operations; 
$62,547,000 to restore base pay reductions; $61,882,000 to 
annualize the cost of 22,000 Border Patrol Agents; $46,011,000 
for CBP Air and Marine aviation and maritime security 
capabilities; $35,000,000 for Border Patrol overtime; 
$27,293,000 for border technology; $20,831,000 to hire an 
additional 150 U.S. Customs Officers; $20,756,000 for applicant 
background investigations; $16,352,000 to annualize the cost of 
150 U.S. Customs Officers funded in fiscal year 2024; 
$13,970,000 for rent related expenses; $10,000,000 for 
innovative technology; $9,764,000 for counter forced labor 
efforts; $6,002,000 for workforce care and suicide prevention; 
and $2,250,000 to expand the Center for Air and Marine Drone 
Exploitation.
    Decreases below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level include: 
$1,709,634,000 for border management activities; $650,000,000 
for the Shelter Services Program; $29,434,000 for funded 
vacancies; $27,446,000 for contracts and travel reductions; and 
$24,067,000 for miscellaneous reductions.
    Within the total amount provided, the recommendation 
includes: $50,600,000 for autonomous surveillance towers; 
$50,000,000 for workforce care; $20,000,000 to sustain the 
Border Security Deployment Program at POEs; $14,000,000 for 
tactical aerostats; $10,440,000 for cross-border tunnel threat 
detection; and $4,000,000 for Carrizo cane control.
    Within the total amount provided, the recommendation makes 
$550,000,000 available until September 30, 2026.
    Border Search and Rescue.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP shall submit a report to the 
Committee on its search and rescue efforts during fiscal year 
2024, including:
          (1) the number of deaths, by sector and cause of 
        death;
          (2) the number of rescue beacons, frequency of beacon 
        activation, and rescues in response to beacon 
        activation, by sector;
          (3) the results of the survey of Border Patrol 
        stations on rescue beacons; and
          (4) strategies for reducing the number of migrant 
        deaths along the border, including an assessment of the 
        effectiveness of water supply sites and rescue beacons 
        and the potential for increased collaboration with non-
        governmental organizations.
    Border Technology Operational Availability.--The Committee 
is concerned with the low operational availability of border 
technology deployed along the border. Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly 
thereafter, CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committee that 
details the operational availability of all fixed, relocatable, 
and mobile surveillance systems deployed by CBP.
    Checkpoint, Transportation, and Roving Patrol Stops.--CBP 
shall continue to collect and report publicly on a semiannual 
basis data pertaining to all checkpoints, transportation 
checks, and roving patrol stops with all personally 
identifiable information excluded. For roving patrols, the data 
should include:
          (1) the total number of use of force incidents and 
        arrests by location;
          (2) the citizenship status of subjects arrested; and
          (3) the amount and type of property seized.
    For transportation checks, the data should include:
          (1) a description of the boarding of public 
        conveyance by CBP in air, maritime and ground stations, 
        ports, and terminals when an arrest is made;
          (2) the total number of use of force incidents and 
        arrests by location;
          (3) the citizenship status when an arrest is made; 
        and
          (4) the amount and type of property seized.
    For checkpoints, the data should include:
          (1) the location of all tactical and permanent 
        checkpoints that were in operation for any period of 
        time;
          (2) the total number of use of force incidents and 
        arrests by location;
          (3) the citizenship status of subjects arrested 
        following secondary inspection;
          (4) the amount and type of property seized; and
          (5) a description of how CBP uses information 
        collected by cameras and license plate readers.
    Direct Hire Authority.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committee on the need for additional direct hire authority. 
The report shall include the impact of additional direct hire 
authority on the agency's ability to timely onboard agents and 
officers, as well as any impediments to a grant of direct hire 
authority.
    Electronic Device Search and Enforcement Activities.--Many 
migrants at the southern border carry mobile electronic devices 
that can provide valuable information about their background, 
intentions, and potential illicit activity. The ability of a 
CBP officer or agent at the border to rapidly access and 
analyze data from digital devices during an initial interaction 
could provide the officer or agent with the capability to 
acquire quick, actionable information to make a risk-informed 
decision about the admissibility of the individual into the 
U.S. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee on its organic 
mobile device digital forensic capabilities.
    Electronic Device Searches.--Committee directs CBP to 
publish data on its public website detailing the number of 
instances during secondary inspections in which POE personnel:
          (1) accessed the digital contents of any electronic 
        equipment, delineated by the nationality and initial 
        country of departure for the arriving individual in 
        possession of such equipment;
          (2) accessed the digital contents of an online 
        account, including social media handles and cloud-based 
        accounts;
          (3) requested consent to access the digital contents 
        of any electronic equipment belonging to or in the 
        possession of a U.S. person, delineated by whether 
        permission was granted;
          (4) requested a U.S. person to consensually disclose 
        an access credential that would enable access to the 
        digital contents of electronic equipment of such 
        person, delineated by whether the credential was so 
        disclosed;
          (5) detained an individual for refusing to disclose 
        or provide consent to access the digital contents of 
        any electronic equipment belonging to them or in their 
        possession, delineated by whether the individual was a 
        U.S. person, and the length of time the individual was 
        detained; and
          (6) number of times CBP searched an electronic device 
        at the request of a Federal, state, local, or foreign 
        governmental entity, including another component of the 
        Department, or disclosed to such entity information 
        from any searched device.
    Failure to Yield.--Within 120 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, CBP shall report to the Committee on the number of 
`failures to yield' that CBP has encountered in southern border 
states and how many of those incidents have been coordinated 
with SLTT enforcement partners.
    Fentanyl Risk to Law Enforcement.--The Committee recognizes 
the clear danger to all CBP officers, agents, other personnel, 
and canines by secondary exposure to illicit substances like 
fentanyl and other opioids. The Committee also notes that 
section 7135 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
amended section 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 216(c)) to require the Commissioner of CBP to ensure the 
availability of containment devices for all CBP personnel and 
canines at risk of accidental exposure to synthetic opioids. 
The Committee directs the Commissioner to submit a report 
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act that 
details all actions taken to comply with that directive, 
including any ongoing or planned procurement processes related 
to that provision. In addition, within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP in consultation with Homeland 
Security Investigations, shall brief the Committee on the 
Department's current understanding of how TCOs are distributing 
fentanyl and other illicit narcotics throughout the U.S. after 
first smuggling it across the southern border.
    Health of Detained Women in CBP Facilities.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee outlining medical treatment 
and attention provided to women who are pregnant, nursing, or 
postpartum.
    Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V).--Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner shall submit a plan to utilize IV&V resourcesfor 
each level 1 and 2 acquisition program. Not later than 30 days 
after each quarter, the Commissioner shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee that shall include the following:
          (1) a listing of each level and Level 2 acquisition 
        program;
          (2) acquisition programs that have IV&V resources 
        assigned; and
          (3) a summary of the findings of any IV&V activities 
        or an explanation for why no such verification and 
        validation has been performed.
    Innovative Technology.--The Committee recommends a total of 
$50,000,000 for innovative technologies, to include $30,000,000 
within Operations and Support (O&S) and $20,000,000 within 
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I). CBP is 
encouraged to consider the following technologies: unmanned 
maritime vessels; autonomous systems; remote sensing; 
artificial intelligence and advanced analytics; process 
automation; DNA point of origin analysis; supply chain 
awareness; and aerostats. CBP is directed to update the 
Committee on the planned obligation of these funds not fewer 
than 15 days prior to any obligation of funds. Funding shall 
not exceed $5,000,000 for any individual project.
    Migrant Safety.--CBP shall continue its policies and 
activities that help protect migrants who travel on foot 
through dangerous terrain after having entered the U.S. between 
the POEs. CBP shall continue to prohibit its personnel from 
engaging in any activity that could damage water and food 
caches and shall continue migrant safety efforts, including 
through the placement and maintenance of additional rescue 
beacons.
    Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--CBP shall 
continue the reporting directives described under this heading 
in House Report 118-123.
    Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs.--The 
Committee remains deeply concerned about the effect of 
increased use of opioid- and fentanyl-based drugs and resulting 
devastating overdose rates and commends CBP for publishing the 
Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs in 
October of 2023. The Department is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act on how the strategy has influenced the 
Department's actions, the results of those actions, and an 
updated plan to address this epidemic in the future.
    Video Monitoring.--CBP shall continue the reporting 
directives as described under this heading in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-47.
    Workforce Care.--The agreement provides a total of 
$50,000,000, an increase of $6,002,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level, for on-site clinicians, sustainment of 
family support care, CBP support networks, expansion of 
employee well-being centers, and deployment of Field Resilience 
teams consisting of Operational Psychologists and Field 
Resilience Specialists. Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, CBP, in coordination with OHS, shall 
brief the Committee on an obligation plan for this funding. Of 
the amount provided, $5,000,000 is included to expand employee 
well-being centers. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on the relevant technology platforms, including their 
application and effectiveness, and plans for this funding to 
include an update on the existing well-being pilot program. The 
briefing shall also describe how CBP is addressing concerns 
related to stigma, privacy, and family-related needs.

                       Border Security Operations

    Aerostats on the Northern Border.--The Committee recognizes 
the value of the Tactical Aerostats Program on the southern 
border and encourages CBP to consider deploying aerostat assets 
on the northern border. Within 180 days of enactment of this 
Act, CBP shall submit a report to the Committee on locations 
potentially suitable for aerostat deployment along the northern 
border along with cost projections.
    Border Patrol Checkpoints.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of facilitating security through the use of U.S. 
Border Patrol checkpoints throughout the country. The Committee 
continues to encourage CBP to explore the use of additional 
checkpoints that would interdict contraband, including fentanyl 
and other illegal opioids, specifically near the southern 
border, such as the San Clemente checkpoint. The Committee 
recognizes that CBP is taking steps to improve the efficiency 
and effectiveness of its automated cargo inspections for 
tractor-trailers crossing at land POEs and directs CBP to 
conduct a feasibility and requirements analysis for deploying 
and implementing technology and cargo inspection processes that 
maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of processing 
commercial vehicles crossing Border Patrol checkpoints. Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committee with the results 
of this analysis, which shall include criteria for determining 
how CBP would prioritize the locations where such investments 
would be most beneficial and the associated cost estimates and 
project risk considerations. In addition, the briefing shall 
include metrics that show progress in increasing efficiency and 
effectiveness. The Committee also encourages CBP to prioritize 
the renovation of checkpoints that are outdated and unable to 
efficiently accommodate the increasing volume of traffic along 
the southern border, particularly along routes with high rates 
of traffic, or projects in which operational requirements to 
expand checkpoints have been identified by the agency, such as 
the Eagle Pass checkpoint. Renovations include but are not 
limited to acceleration/deceleration lanes, lane expansions, 
new signage, booths, canopy, lighting, and structure updates.
    Border Patrol Hiring.--The recommendation provides funding 
to sustain 22,000 Border Patrol Agents. CBP has struggled to 
hire agents despite continued investment by the Committee. 
CBP's top priorities should be growing the pipeline of 
qualified applicants, further reducing attrition at the Border 
Patrol Academy, and retaining the existing agent workforce. The 
Committee provides additional flexibility to use funding which 
cannot be readily executed in fiscal year 2025 to hire agents 
for targeted Border Patrol Agent retention and recruitment 
efforts to support increasing situational awareness, to bolster 
operational readiness, to improve employment analytics, and to 
return agents to their primary law enforcement functions, 
including to replace the capabilities currently provided by the 
Department of Defense (DOD).
    Border Patrol Supervisory Positions.--The Committee 
continues to support efforts to hire additional Border Patrol 
Agents. As CBP continues to address recruitment and retention, 
including the recently enacted GS-12 overtime pay enhancement, 
the Committee recognizes the necessity to assess additional 
efforts to recruit and retain agents at the supervisory level. 
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee that evaluates the cost of 
a commensurate overtime increase for GS-13 level and above 
positions and details how such increase might impact recruiting 
efforts for supervisory roles.
    Carrizo Cane.--The recommendation provides $4,000,000, 
consistent with the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for efforts 
to control the growth of Carrizo cane along the Rio Grande 
River in Texas. CBP shall continue to provide quarterly updates 
on the performance of this program related to improved 
visibility, biomass reduction, and miles of river treated.
    Geospatial Data.--The Committee is aware of the challenges 
associated with CBP's ability to access and utilize space-based 
geospatial data and imagery to inform operational decision- 
making at and near the northern and southern borders and 
surrounding POEs. The Committee also recognizes these 
challenges are not unique to CBP and that other components 
share similar difficulties in leveraging commercial space-based 
data and imagery products despite the potential operational 
value. CBP shall brief the Committee not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act on its current process 
for the evaluation, procurement, integration, and distribution 
of space-based commercial data, imagery products, and services.
    Northern Border Resources and Encounters.--The Committee 
recognizes the unsustainable increase in encounters between 
POEs along the northern border and the importance of having 
resources to adequately staff and secure this border. The 
Committee urges the Department to prioritize deployment of 
agents and other resources to sectors along the northern border 
where encounters between POEs are increasing the most and to 
reduce future deployments of agents from sectors to the 
southern border. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee 
on efforts to address staffing issues, migrant encounters, and 
drug seizures on the northern border.

                      Trade and Travel Operations

    Border Security Deployment Program (BSDP).--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of a comprehensive, integrated, and 
continuous surveillance and intrusion detection system provided 
at CBP locations to improve the safety and security of CBP 
officers and the traveling public. The recommendation includes 
not less than $20,000,000, consistent with the enacted level, 
to maintain and modernize the BSDP system infrastructure. The 
Committee directs CBP to provide a briefing within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act on efforts to modernize this 
system.
    Closed-Loop Cruise Ship Travel.--U.S. citizens who board a 
cruise ship at a port or place within the U.S., travel entirely 
within the Western Hemisphere, and return on the voyage on the 
same cruise ship to the same U.S. port or place from which they 
departed, may present, rather than a passport, a government-
issued photo-identification document in combination with other 
forms of identifying information. The Committee believes that 
the adoption of this policy has measurably contributed to the 
facilitation of secure travel for a significant number of U.S. 
citizens and strongly encourages CBP to continue to allow U.S. 
citizens to use documents other than passports when on closed-
loop travel.
    Drop and Hook.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee 
on the consequences of the current policy regarding 
inefficiencies in supply chain equipment utilization. Further, 
CBP, in coordination with the Department of State, shall assess 
the potential benefits of establishing a bilateral program with 
Canada to provide for reciprocal treatment of U.S. drivers 
where foreign drivers in each country may be permitted to 
engage in the standard industry practice known as ``drop and 
hook'' and thereby make cross-border freight movements that are 
critical to our economy more efficient.
    Global Entry for Servicemembers.--U.S. servicemembers 
travel globally to serve our country. While service members 
have access to free TSA precheck through their DOD 
identification number, Global Entry is not currently a provided 
benefit for active and reserve personnel. The Committee 
encourages CBP, in consultation with the DOD, to provide free 
Global Entry to uniformed service members to better execute 
their missions at home and abroad.
    Illicit Vaping Products.--The Committee remains concerned 
with the prevalence of illicit vaping products imported through 
POEs. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, CBP shall report on enforcement actions taken to 
halt, reduce, and prevent illegal electronic nicotine delivery 
system products from entering the stream of commerce within the 
United States. CBP shall provide the number of shipments that 
have been stopped at the border, and whether the shipments were 
ultimately released into the country, and if so, for what 
reason. The report shall also include the processes in place 
for stopping illegal vaping products from being allowed entry 
into the country, including coordination with the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) to determine whether the FDA issues Import 
Alerts for all products receiving any enforcement actions by 
the FDA, including all products cited in warning letters to 
retailers, and if the products are ultimately returned to the 
importer, released, or destroyed.
    Low-Risk Air Travelers.--The Committee encourages CBP to 
utilize technology and innovation to facilitate and expedite 
the processing of low-risk travelers at U.S. airports, while 
enhancing security and enforcement, otherwise known as Enhanced 
Primary Processing. The Committee urges CBP to consider new 
processes that meet its operational needs, including for 
frequent travelers that have not enrolled in a trusted traveler 
program. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, 
CBP shall submit a report to the Committee on its efforts to 
utilize technology and innovation to facilitate and expedite 
the processing of low-risk travelers at U.S. airports. The 
report shall include steps CBP has taken to meet or exceed the 
security of processing low-risk travelers, the efficiencies in 
CBP staffing, impacts on the customer experience, partnerships 
with the commercial aviation stakeholder community, and CBP's 
continued efforts to fulfill its biometric exit mandate under 
section 1365b of title 8, United States Code.
    Passive Muon Tomography.--The Committee is aware of the 
capability to effectively scan dense and/or shielded cargo 
entering U.S. sea and land ports using a passive muon 
tomography scanning system. The Committee encourages CBP to 
deploy such technology to improve CBP's imaging capability of 
dense cargo and determine additional uses for the technology in 
CBP's layered enforcement system along the southern border as 
well as sea and other land ports.
    Port Runners.--The recommendation provides $3,000,000, 
consistent with the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, to continue 
demonstrations of less-than-lethal energy-absorbing active 
vehicle barrier systems designed to deter, safely stop, and 
contain ``port runner'' vehicles at CBP POEs that have a 
history of port running to determine the scalability of the 
technology. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on the progress of the 
pilot.
    Preclearance.--The Committee notes the significant increase 
in international travel since the end of the pandemic. The 
Committee directs CBP to ensure adequate hiring, training, and 
staffing levels to support operations at the top 12 U.S. air 
POEs, as determined by passenger enplanements as measured by 
the Federal Aviation Administration. Admitting new foreign 
airports should include the necessary planning and allocation 
to ensure the benefits are realized at each preclearance 
location.
    Reimbursable Services Program.--CBP is reminded of the 
requirement under the same heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117--328 to brief the Committee 
quarterly on the baseline service levels for each air-, land-, 
and sea POE.
    Seaport Requirements.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on 
requirements for staff, facility, and security upgrades for 
seaports, to include marine and cruise terminals. The briefing 
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; how 
CBP works with ports regarding their capital management plan; 
and the legal authority CBP has for making such requests.
    Solar Anti-Stockpiling Enforcement.--The Committee 
recommends adequate resources be dedicated to enforcing the 
anti-stockpiling utilization requirement detailed in the notice 
concerning the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules Imported 
from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (88 Fed. Reg. 
57419). Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, DHS shall submit a report detailing compliance rates, 
efforts to enforce the utilization requirements, and duty 
collection efforts.
    Port Upgrades.--The Committee urges CBP to routinely review 
the baseline facility service levels for each POE and take 
those service levels into consideration when acting on requests 
for facility and security improvements. CBP should share 
information on each POE's service levels with the port operator 
and shall provide aggregate information on current levels of 
service to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    Resource Allocation Model (RAM).--Any modifications to the 
RAM shall be described at the field and office level in future 
budget submissions. Additionally, not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the 
Committee on resource and staffing shortfalls on the northern 
and southern borders compared to levels prescribed by the RAM 
for rail crossings and POEs in the land, air, and sea 
environments, including cruise ship terminals. CBP is 
encouraged to continue to improve the model by seeking external 
review.
    User Fee Airports.--The Committee continues to strongly 
encourage CBP to give priority consideration to an application 
for POE status to any user fee airport that served at least 
75,000 deplaned international passengers in the previous 
calendar year. Further, not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on any 
requests by airports for increased CBP support, such as the San 
Bernardino International Airport. The brief shall detail the 
anticipated passenger and/or cargo volumes of the applicant, 
and the reason for CBP accommodating or denying such requests.

                         Integrated Operations

    Air and Marine Operations Flight Hours.--Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, CBP Air and 
Marine Operations (AMO) shall provide a plan to achieve not 
fewer than 110,000 flight hours.
    Center for Air and Marine Drone Exploitation (CAMDEx).--The 
Committee recommends $4,500,000, $2,250,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level, to sustain and expand a drone 
exploitation program within CBP AMO to counter threats posed by 
hostile Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The funds shall 
be used for data analysis, cybersecurity vulnerability 
assessments, and appropriate countermeasures. Within 180 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP, in coordination with 
S&T, shall brief the Committee on the program's progress.
    DHC-8 Multi-Mission, Fixed-Wing Aircraft.--The 
recommendation provides $45,000,000, $21,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level, to accelerate the mission 
system upgrades to replace obsolete equipment with new digital 
avionics, mission radios, an integrated communication system, 
and an enhanced software package.
    Minotaur.--The government-owned Minotaur software, 
currently in use by CBP fixed wing air assets, links sensors, 
camera, radar, and other communications equipment into a single 
system to allow for situational awareness and tactical action 
across multiple DHS components. The recommendation provides an 
increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
to upgrade cybersecurity, cyber resiliency, authority to 
operate compliance requirements, and increase training for 
Minotaur operators. The Committee strongly encourages CBP AMO 
to explore partnership with the Coast Guard for potential 
economies of scale and joint training programs.
    Persistent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).--The Committee 
recommends an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level for CBP AMO for the expansion of persistent, 
long-duration, surface MDA data collection from uncrewed 
surface systems to support the interdiction of illicit 
narcotics and enhance security along U.S. maritime borders. CBP 
is directed to update the Committee on the planned obligation 
of these funds at least 15 days prior to such obligation.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $850,170,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       272,888,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     1,390,338,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +540,168,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................    +1,117,450,000
 

    The Committee recommends the following increases above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level: $600,000,000 for physical 
barrier construction; $24,800,000 for Light Enforcement 
Helicopters; $18,500,000 for UH-60 Medium Lift Helicopter 
conversions; $18,000,000 for Enforcement System Unification and 
Interoperability; $16,500,000 for border technology 
procurement; and $8,654,000 for CBP AMO and Border Patrol 
construction projects.
    Air and Marine Helicopter Modernization.--The 
recommendation provides $18,500,000 to convert at least one 
helicopter from the HH-60L to the CBP UH-60L configuration. CBP 
AMO is encouraged to pursue alternative approaches, in 
partnership with the U.S. Army, that may bring future 
conversion costs down.
    Autonomous Surveillance Towers (AST).--The Committee 
recognizes the AST program provides the ability to quickly 
identify illicit border crossings and notes the support of 
Border Patrol Sector Chiefs and agents for this force-
multiplying capability. The Committee directs the Border Patrol 
to continue to modernize surveillance capabilities with 
autonomous technology and at minimum procure the same number of 
new ASTs as procured in fiscal year 2024, to include standard, 
maritime, cold weather, and long-range AST variants.
    Border Security Technology Procurement.--The Committee 
recommends $300,000,000, $16,500,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level, for border security technology. Of this amount:
          (1) $158,000,000 is for integrated surveillance 
        towers, system and data integration, and autonomous 
        surveillance towers, defined as integrated software 
        and/or hardware systems that utilize sensors, onboard 
        computing, and artificial intelligence to identify 
        items of interest that would otherwise be manually 
        identified by personnel to reduce reliance on Border 
        Patrol Agents to manually operate equipment;
          (2) $35,000,000 is for mobile surveillance platforms 
        that allow for remote and autonomous operations;
          (3) $30,000,000 is for subterranean and advanced 
        sensor technology investments to include cross-border 
        tunnel detection capabilities, unattended ground 
        sensors, linear ground detection system, and conveyance 
        identification capabilities;
          (4) $27,000,000 is for the Border Enforcement 
        Coordination Network;
          (5) $20,000,000 is for CBP's INVNT Program, of which 
        not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for each 
        specific technology project;
          (6) $15,000,000 is for enhanced communications 
        capabilities to include mesh networks, land mobile 
        radio, Team Awareness Kits, and satellite 
        communications to extend connectivity for agents where 
        commercial cellular service is not present; and
          (7) $15,000,000 is for counter-UAS and small UAS.
    The Commissioner is directed to prioritize procurement of 
the most cost-effective technologies based on lifecycle costs, 
system availability, reduced requirements for personnel, and 
input from sector leadership. CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committee on a plan for the obligation of these funds at 
least 15 days prior to any obligation. The plan shall require 
the direct approval of the Commissioner and include:
          (1) details about the process for prioritizing the 
        use of funds;
          (2) a summary of planned obligations for fiscal year 
        2025, delineated by technology type;
          (3) metrics that will be used to assess the cost 
        effectiveness of each type of technology for which 
        funds will be obligated and a plan for collecting the 
        data required for such metrics; and
          (4) operational effectiveness data to support 
        continued procurement investments, including evidence 
        of support from sector leadership based on actual use 
        of the technology.
    CBP shall notify the Committee at least 15 days prior to 
the obligation of any funds based on a change to the initial 
obligation plan.
    Border Technology Innovation.--The Committee continues to 
direct CBP to make innovation a central element of all requests 
for proposals moving forward and to require vendors to describe 
in detail how such proposals will provide an innovative 
solution to improve mission effectiveness beyond that of 
currently deployed systems. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP, including the CBP Chief 
Acquisition Executive, shall brief the Committee on a plan to 
include innovation as scored evaluation criteria for every 
border security procurement.
    Border Wall.--During fiscal years 2017 through 2021, 
Congress appropriated over $5,800,000,000 for physical barriers 
to enhance security along the southern border. The 
administration, however, has at every turn taken steps to 
impede the clear and unambiguous intent of Congress in 
providing this funding. Instead of building the border wall 
system as the law requires, this administration has cancelled 
contracts, allowed materials to waste away in the elements, and 
left unfinished sections of barrier that are exploited by drug 
cartels and human smuggling networks that ultimately makes 
Border Patrol Agents' mission more difficult. As a result, the 
bill includes a provision to ensure the $600,000,000 provided 
for constructing physical barriers is spent promptly and can be 
used for no other purpose.
    Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Laser Based 
Technology.--The Committee strongly urges CBP to immediately 
explore existing technological solutions, currently in U.S. 
Government possession, which include mobile advance laser-based 
systems, to enhance C-UAS capabilities. Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall 
provide a report that addresses what laser-based systems may be 
readily available for pilots and procurement, where this 
technology could be immediately deployed, and cost estimates to 
refurbish, deploy, and maintain such systems.
    Cross-Border Tunnel Threat Detection.--The Committee is 
concerned about the threat posed by TCOs' use of subterranean 
tunnels and underground municipal infrastructure at the 
southern border to smuggle drugs like fentanyl, weapons, and 
other illicit materials into the country. The Committee remains 
alarmed over the Department's failure to integrate the threat 
posed by this underground illicit tunnel activity into wider 
strategic planning efforts and resource allocation decisions. 
The Committee directs CBP to provide a briefing on the plans to 
deploy, operate, and maintain cross-border tunnel detection 
technology not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    Enforcement System Unification and Interoperability.--The 
recommendation provides $18,000,000 to continue CBP's efforts 
to increase interoperability by integrating U.S. Border Patrol 
and Office of Field Operations enforcement systems where 
appropriate. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 
its plans for this funding, including schedules and expected 
performance outcomes.
    Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Infrastructure Capital Plan.--Not 
later than 30 days after the submission of the budget request 
for fiscal year 2026, the Commissioner shall submit a report 
that details its prioritization of LPOE infrastructure capital 
investment projects, the methods and models used to determine 
prioritization, and an overview of public-private partnership 
agreements. CBP shall work with GSA and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) on the annual 5-year LPOEs 
modernization plan, which is based on CBP's operational 
priorities and should include plans to complete the 
modernization of pre-9/11 POEs along the northern border. 
Specific attention should be paid to the health, safety, and 
welfare needs of CBP Officers. Special consideration shall also 
be made for facilities where reconfiguration or upgrades will 
improve the flow of local traffic and allow local residents to 
move freely in their communities. The report shall align with 
the annual LPOE priority list, outline projected CBP costs, and 
explain how CBP will engage with state and local entities and 
the specific milestones and timeline for the project 
completion.
    Light Enforcement Platform (LEP).--The recommendation 
provides $53,900,000 to purchase not less than five LEP 
helicopters that will allow CBP to continue to transition to 
one light helicopter platform, improve operational efficiency, 
and enhance safety of CBP AMO pilots.
    Mobile Surveillance Platforms.--The Committee is concerned 
about the current state of CBP's legacy truck-based mobile 
surveillance fleet, which consists of Mobile Video Surveillance 
Systems and Mobile Surveillance Capability variants. The 
Committee encourages CBP to implement both immediate and mid-
term actions to address these concerns including but not 
limited to replacing beyond end-of-life systems, upgrading 
current systems with additional capabilities such as radar and 
communications, and developing a technology roadmap for next 
generation truck-based mobile surveillance to ensure CBP's 
fleet is positioned to counter critical threats to U.S. border 
security. The Committee recommends re-using components of the 
existing Mobile Surveillance Capability systems where practical 
to reduce procurement costs.
    Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA).--The recommendation 
provides $30,000,000, for one MEA to expand CBP's ability to 
conduct maritime, air, and land surveillance at our Nation's 
borders.
    Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) Technology.--The Committee 
recommends $305,000,000, consistent with the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level, for NII technology at land- and sea- POEs. CBP 
shall execute these funds as follows: $173,000,000 for civil 
works; $60,000,000 for command center construction; $20,000,000 
for artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities; 
$20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; $20,000,000 for system 
integration; and $12,000,000 to procure and deploy new non-
intrusive detection devices. CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committee on a plan for the obligation of these funds at 
least 15 days prior to any obligation. The Committee remains 
extremely concerned over the exceedingly slow pace of 
deployment of NII passenger vehicle screening units. The 
Committee continues to be dismayed that CBP has sacrificed 
additional detection capabilities for several multi-energy 
portals with the removal of under vehicle systems to 
accommodate unanticipated growth in civil works costs. The 
Committee provided $201,000,000 in civil works funding in 
fiscal year 2024 and expects CBP to expedite construction to 
install NII capability at POEs. Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, GAO shall complete an audit 
of the detection efficacy and performance of each of the 
procured low energy portal solutions to inform future passenger 
vehicle screening unit requirements. This audit should include 
an assessment of contraband concealment tactics and 
vulnerabilities and the ability to upgrade and retrofit vehicle 
screening units to address the assessment. Additionally, the 
Committee encourages CBP to work in partnership with CWMD to 
quickly resolve interference that may occur when NII systems 
are installed in close proximity to radiation portal monitors.
    Open Architecture for C-UAS.--The Committee recognizes the 
growing threat that unmanned aerial systems present to our 
border, critical infrastructure, and other critical 
governmental operations. Open architecture-based C-UAS allows 
for continuous modification, updating, and service life 
extension reducing total lifecycle cost. Open architecture 
presents significant advantages over closed systems that rely 
on a single vendor to provide operations and maintenance 
support for the entire lifecycle. The Committee believes that 
systems integration of newer components may allow for a more 
flexible contracting process and technologically superior 
systems to be built over time at a lower cost. Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee on plans to use open 
architecture-based C-UAS systems. Such briefing shall include, 
at a minimum, potential cost savings and performance 
enhancements of a shift to open architecture, and an assessment 
of the ability to source C-UAS hardware that is manufactured 
domestically or by allied nations.
    Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS).--The Committee 
continues to recognize the growing threat of sUAS, both 
homemade and commercial, along the southern border. To protect 
against this rapidly growing and evolving threat, the Committee 
encourages CBP to consider expanding radio frequency (RF) 
sensing to detect, track, and identify all RF-based drones 
including spoofed or encrypted drones, regardless of 
manufacturer. Further, the Committee strongly encourages CBP to 
enhance current detect, track, and identify capabilities to 
detect sUAS at greater distances through both long-range radar 
and long-range camera for visual confirmation and develop 
advanced jammer-based mitigation that is effective against 
multiple sUAS as the threat evolves.
    Tactical Maritime Surveillance System (TMSS).--The 
Committee provides $10,500,000 to expand to a third TMSS site 
and fund spare components to support the program. Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP AMO 
shall brief the Committee on its long-term plans to expand this 
program, including future years' resource requirements.
    Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Data Access and Connectivity.--The 
Committee recognizes that TAK substantially contributes to 
officer safety and operational effectiveness by serving as a 
data hub that transmits real time threat data and connects TAK 
users to each other. This capability is vital to CBP operations 
as CBP personnel frequently operate in areas where there is 
limited or no cellular connectivity and the deployment of 
satellite or cellular is not cost effective. To ensure agents 
and officers have real time access to threat data generated 
across multiple sensor systems and can communicate via TAK in 
the absence of cellular coverage, the Committee strongly 
encourages CBP to continue investments in mesh network 
technology and infrastructure to ensure agents and officers are 
properly equipped and supported.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $9,557,062,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     9,315,769,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    10,516,791,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +959,729,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................    +1,201,022,000
 

                                Mission

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces 
Federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and 
immigration to promote homeland security and public safety.
    Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducts criminal 
investigations into the illegal movement of people, goods, 
money, contraband, weapons, and sensitive technology into, out 
of, and through the United States. HSI special agents also 
investigate transnational criminal activity impacting the 
Nation overseas, working to disrupt and dismantle organizations 
responsible for exploitation of the most vulnerable 
populations.
    Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) enforces the 
Nation's immigration laws by identifying and apprehending 
removable migrants, detaining apprehended individuals when 
necessary, and removing them from the U.S. in a manner 
consistent with legal processes and procedures.
    The Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) serves as 
the representative for the U.S. Government in immigration 
removal proceedings before the U.S. Department of Justice 
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and provides 
prudent legal counsel to ICE personnel on their law enforcement 
and immigration authorities.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $9,501,542,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     9,311,221,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    10,497,243,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +995,701,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................    +1,186,022,000
 

    Within the total amount provided for Operations and 
Support, the bill makes $3,128,421,000 available until 
September 30, 2026. Of this amount, $3,081,725,000 is for 
increasing current detention capacity levels from 41,500 to 
50,000 beds.
    The bill continues language requiring ICE to provide an 
initial obligation plan to the Committee within 45 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act. ICE shall also continue the 
monthly reporting requirements outlined in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 and incorporate data-
driven projections into such requirements to fully account for 
ICE's mission impacts throughout the fiscal year.
    GAO released a report on May 15, 2024, detailing ICE's 
financial management practices. Notably, between fiscal years 
2014 and 2023, DHS notified Congress of the intent to transfer 
approximately $1,380,000,000 from other departmental components 
to address shortfalls within the agency. GAO also found that 
between fiscal years 2018 and 2023, 78 percent of all notified 
transfers from other DHS components, such as the Coast Guard, 
FEMA, or TSA, were designated for ICE. The sheer amount that 
has been transferred from other components' activities to 
support ICE's mission over the past decade is truly 
astonishing. While the Committee recognizes the dynamic 
environment in which ICE must operate, neither ICE nor the 
Department should rely on other components to fund deficits 
that ICE itself often creates. Not only does that presuppose 
that other missions within DHS are less important, it also sets 
the precedent that the Department can shift funding away from 
congressional priorities within other components to compensate 
for ICE's budgetary mismanagement. This is unacceptable and 
should no longer be the standard by which OMB, the Department, 
and ICE conduct their fiscal management. The Committee notes 
that while the authority by which OMB, DHS, and ICE are able to 
transfer such amounts exists within section 503 of this Act, it 
is also the prerogative of this Committee to limit or eliminate 
said authority.
    As such, ICE shall expeditiously implement the 
recommendations from GAO-24-106550 and update the Committee on 
a monthly cadence to ensure appropriate congressional 
oversight. In House Report 118-123, ICE was directed to better 
utilize Department-wide, data-driven projections for encounter 
levels, interior enforcement actions, policy considerations, 
etc., to better inform the agency of its funding requirements 
throughout the fiscal year. Following the publication of the 
aforementioned GAO report, ICE's Program Analysis and 
Evaluation division shall perform an assessment of ICE's 
budgetary models on a quarterly basis and incorporate the data 
outlined above and in House Report 118-123 to robustly project 
ICE's resource needs. ICE is directed to inform the Committee 
of findings not later than five business days after each 
assessment.
    ICE recently informed the Committee of its need for 
additional resources within the Custody Operations, 
Transportation and Removal Operations, and Alternatives to 
Detention PPAs, despite receiving one of the largest increases 
of funding among departmental components in fiscal year 2024 to 
support a robust enforcement and removal apparatus. The funding 
increase of $1,137,760,000, or 13 percent, between fiscal years 
2023 and 2024 was also provided to pay for the unauthorized 
level of detention capacity maintained during prior year 
continuing resolutions (CR). While the Committee strongly 
supports enhancements to ICE's enforcement and removal mission, 
allowing operations to significantly exceed the available 
resources during a CR period is wholly irresponsible and 
perpetuates fiscal mismanagement within the agency for which 
Congress is forced to account. Such decisions also create an 
environment in which the Department may be forced to release 
tens of thousands of migrants from detention and halt certain 
removal operations if the necessary resources are not provided 
in an annual or supplemental appropriations bill. As ICE works 
with the Committee to refine its deficit projections for the 
remainder of the fiscal year, ICE is directed to provide 
monthly estimates of operational requirements and their impact 
on resources during a potential CR period spanning the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2025.
    ICE is expected to continue briefing the Committee on its 
financial and reporting system, as directed in Public Law 117-
328. Additionally, ICE is directed to continue the requirement 
found under the heading ``Contract Notifications'' in the 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 for 
contracts that exceed $10,000,000 related to the following:
          (1) detention operations, including medical and 
        mental health services and other personnel services at 
        detention facilities;
          (2) alternatives to detention programs;
          (3) transportation and removal operations; and
          (4) data services.

                    Homeland Security Investigations

    The recommendation provides a total of $2,604,938,000 for 
HSI, which is an increase of $145,833,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level.
    Additional Criminal Investigators and Support Staff.--The 
recommendation includes an increase of $10,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level to hire additional criminal 
investigators and associated support staff for both domestic 
and international operations. As HSI's broad, cross-border 
authorities allow the agency to initiate and participate in a 
wide array of investigations, staffing levels must be 
commensurate with the increased workload. HSI shall provide a 
spend plan of these funds within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act, detailing the enhancements by investigative mission area.
    Advanced Analytics for Counter-Proliferation 
Investigations.--The Committee urges HSI to implement software 
within the Counter-Proliferation Investigations Program that 
utilizes advanced analytics to correlate open source, 
commercial, and native agency data.
    Blue Campaign.--The bill continues a provision that allows 
for the transfer of not less than $5,000,000 from other 
Departmental components to HSI for necessary operations of the 
Blue Campaign. HSI shall provide a detailed accounting of 
fiscal year 2026 base funding requirements within 180 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT).--The 
recommendation includes an increase of $8,813,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level for activities within the CCHT. 
HSI shall provide quarterly briefings on CCHT activities and 
future resource requirements beginning not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee urges 
HSI and the CCHT to coordinate with the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers (FLETC) to ensure human trafficking awareness 
trainings conducted for Federal and SLTT law enforcement are 
appropriately standardized.
    Child Exploitation.--The recommendation provides an 
increase of $8,533,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit within HSI's 
Cyber Crimes Center to provide additional investigative, 
forensic, and analytical support for these efforts. HSI is 
urged to continue partnering with partner nations and 
international stakeholders on victim identification techniques, 
similar to the partnerships realized during Operation Renewed 
Hope. Additionally, the recommendation includes $3,214,000 for 
HSI's Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Campaign to educate 
the public about the threats of online child sexual 
exploitation and abuse (CSEA) material through social media.
    Coordination and Notifications.--The Committee looks 
forward to receiving the briefing required under this heading 
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 118-47. 
HSI shall provide a briefing on coordination efforts with the 
Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Department of Health 
and Human Services not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. Such update shall focus on challenges 
realized with implementing the notification system thus far, 
including any statutory or administration-driven policy 
directives that limit data-sharing between the two agencies. 
The Committee is of the opinion that unaccompanied alien 
children continue to be vulnerable to labor and sexual 
exploitation and urges HSI to consider proactive measures to 
protect this population from such illicit activity.
    Counterfeit Semiconductors.--The Committee is concerned 
that foreign adversaries have attempted to flood the U.S. 
marketplace with counterfeit semiconductor parts and materials, 
particularly those that are found within the high-reliability 
semiconductor ecosystem, posing a significant national security 
risk. The Committee is further concerned that some commercial 
providers of semiconductor part authentication services neglect 
to follow proper processes and procedures, which can then lead 
to the introduction of counterfeit parts into the supply chain. 
The recommendation includes an increase of $1,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level for HSI to create a task force 
to target counterfeit semiconductor materials in the 
marketplace and global supply chains. The task force shall 
include other Federal, SLTT, and industry stakeholders to 
establish policies and procedures for mitigating these 
counterfeit materials. The task force shall also determine best 
practices for validating approved counterfeit semiconductor 
mitigation services. HSI is instructed to brief the Committee 
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act on efforts 
to create the task force, challenges that arise in the 
establishment of such task force, and additional resource 
requirements necessary for further implementation.
    Fentanyl Detection.--The Committee remains concerned about 
the significant threat posed by the smuggling of narcotics, 
including synthetic opioid fentanyl, through POEs and 
transportation hubs and recognizes the challenges of using 
conventional detection methods to address such threat. As such, 
the recommendation includes an increase of $5,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level to support procurement of 
technologies that utilize artificial intelligence and machine 
learning to enhance traditional detection methods. Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall 
provide a briefing on procurement and implementation progress 
of such technologies and future resources needed to further 
augment detection capabilities.
    Fentanyl Precursors.--While the majority of the fentanyl 
that continues to devastate American communities is smuggled 
across our borders as a finished product, domestic 
manufacturing of fentanyl is steadily increasing. Often under 
derivative names to mask their true purpose, precursor 
chemicals available online are a critical component to fentanyl 
manufacturing. The recommendation includes an increase of 
$3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to enhance 
HSI's analytical ability to identify and compile all 
nomenclature associated with precursor chemicals, interrupt 
online operations, map distribution networks, and obtain 
express consignment shipment data to interdict these chemicals.
    Forced Labor.--HSI shall continue to provide the briefing 
required under this heading found in House Report 118-123.
    Human Exploitation Rescue Operation (HERO) Child-Rescue 
Corps Program.--The Committee supports the HERO Child-Rescue 
Corps Program and directs HSI to provide an update within 180 
days of the date of enactment of this Act on the number of HERO 
graduates hired and retained within HSI.
    Illegal Grow Operations.--In satisfying the requirement 
found under this heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47, HSI detailed investigative 
methods used to combat illegal grow operations in the U.S. 
controlled by TCOs based in the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) and elsewhere. HSI is encouraged to continue these 
methods and update the Committee on resource and authorization 
needs to further advance these efforts.
    Image Recognition Technology.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of facial recognition technology capabilities in 
investigating the illicit activities of large TCOs and provides 
$5,000,000 to expand and enhance such capabilities. Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, HSI is 
directed to provide a spend plan for these funds and brief the 
Committee on interoperability of facial recognition with 
current investigative technologies.
    Intelligence.--In an effort to enhance HSI's intelligence 
apparatus, the recommendation includes $4,000,000 to procure 
technological capabilities that ingest, analyze, and transcribe 
non-privileged communications into actionable intelligence 
within the Federal detention system. HSI shall provide a 
briefing to the Committee within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act on methods to incorporate such 
capabilities into the Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized 
Environment (RAVEn) system.
    International Operations.--HSI shall continue providing the 
Committee with a strategic plan for international operations, 
as directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 117-328. The recommendation includes an increase of 
$3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for HSI to 
expand its presence overseas and increase the number of 
transnational criminal investigative units. HSI is instructed 
to provide an execution plan for these funds and include 
details of additional resource needs to support the 
international mission.
    International Trade.--The recommendation includes an 
increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level for additional investigative capacity related to 
international trade crime. HSI shall provide quarterly updates 
to the Committee on the number of referrals made to the DOJ 
Trade Fraud Task Force as a result of this additional capacity.
    Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center.--The Committee 
directs ICE to provide quarterly briefings on its enforcement 
priorities within the IPR Center, beginning not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Human Rights Violators.--The Committee continues the 
requirements found under this heading in House Report 118-123.
    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.--The Committee is 
concerned with human trafficking and other illicit activities 
on Tribal Nation land and directs HSI to partner with the 
Missing and Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 
Office of Justice Services to aid in human trafficking 
investigations that cross tribal lands. Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall submit a 
report on coordination efforts, jurisdictional or other 
challenges, and resources needed to enhance the partnership 
between the two agencies. The recommendation includes an 
increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
to support such partnership and expand the Shadow Wolves unit.
    Organized Retail Crime.--The Committee continues to 
recognize the negative economic and public safety impacts of 
organized retail crime and directs HSI to routinely engage with 
relevant Federal and external stakeholders, such as multistore 
facility and property owners, to create a strategy to counter 
organized retail crime. Within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, HSI shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on the Organized Retail Crime strategy. The briefing 
shall also include how stakeholder input was incorporated and 
include an analysis of feasibility and resources needed to 
establish an Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center to 
centralize and enhance Federal investigative capacity for 
countering organized retail crime.
    Personnel Well-Being.--The Committee is concerned about the 
mental and emotional well-being of HSI agents who primarily 
focus their efforts on CSEA investigations, especially given 
the disturbing nature and rapid growth of CSEA over the past 
decade. HSI is directed to provide a briefing within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act on mental health resources 
available to HSI personnel, current policies and procedures to 
determine personnel resiliency, and any additional funding 
requirements to enhance currently available resources.
    Rebranding.--The Committee is concerned with HSI's recent 
efforts to rebrand itself separate from ICE without 
congressional coordination. While the Committee acknowledges 
the rationale for rebranding, particularly considering HSI's 
work with victims of transnational crime and the fact that some 
jurisdictions across the Nation refuse to partner with ICE for 
political reasons, HSI and the Department cannot unilaterally 
make such decisions without first appropriately engaging the 
Committees of jurisdiction prior to acting. The Committee 
expects to be informed of any similar decision regarding the 
HSI ``brand'' prior to execution of such decision. 
Additionally, HSI is instructed to provide a thorough 
delineation of costs associated with the rebranding effort 
within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act for the 
following:
          (1) email addresses, URLs, or other IT-associated 
        items;
          (2) physical items, such as badges, paraphernalia, 
        etc.; and
          (3) any additional items that require rebranding.
    Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment 
(RAVEn).--The Committee continues the requirement found under 
this heading as described in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47.
    Special Response Teams (SRTs).--The recommendation includes 
an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level for personnel and general expenses associated with 
additional SRTs. These specialized teams provide critical 
tactical support in high-risk situations and are uniquely 
positioned to deploy at a moment's notice.
    Student and Exchange Information System (SEVIS).--Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall submit a 
report on the following with regard to investigative hours in 
fiscal year 2024 related to:
          (1) violations of the Immigration and Nationality 
        Act;
          (2) SEVIS and results of such investigations;
          (3) worksite enforcement and results of such 
        investigations; and
          (4) counter-proliferation and national security and 
        results of such investigations.
    Supply Chain Fraud and Theft Task Force (SCFTTF).--The 
Committee remains concerned with the alarming rise in supply 
chain fraud and theft through interstate commerce, particularly 
in the rail, motor carrier, and intermodal systems, including 
attempted burglary, theft of merchandise, or possession of 
merchandise stolen from a railcar and/or motor carrier. In an 
effort to combat the recent escalation of these illicit 
activities, the recommendation includes an increase of 
$2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to 
establish the SCFTTF. HSI, in conjunction with the FBI and 
major theft task forces, shall consult with SLTT and Federal 
law enforcement agencies, as well as relevant private sector 
stakeholders, to ensure such task force employs a coordinated, 
multi-agency, intelligence-based, and prosecutor-led approach 
to identifying, disrupting, and dismantling organizations 
primarily responsible for the theft and theft-related violence 
in the American supply chain.
    Targeting Online Drug Trafficking Operations.--The 
Committee continues the directive found under this heading in 
House Report 118-123.
    Task Force Officer (TFO) Program.--The Committee notes that 
HSI is responsible for cross-border investigations focused on 
the illicit movement of people and goods, in part to combat 
TCOs involved in the smuggling of firearms, drugs, and other 
contraband. Critical to this effort are the unique authorities 
and subject matter expertise provided by the HSI TFOs. The TFO 
program enables HSI to cross-designate sworn law enforcement 
officers from SLTT and foreign agencies to contribute their 
expertise to HSI investigations. The Committee notes the 
benefits and force multiplier effect of law enforcement 
officers working collaboratively with the HSI TFO program. The 
Committee directs ICE to include operational costs for the TFO 
program in future year budget requests.
    Victim Assistance Program (VAP).--The recommendation 
includes an increase of $13,709,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level for the VAP.

                   Enforcement and Removal Operations

    The recommendation provides a total of $5,900,389,000 for 
ERO, which is an increase of $818,171,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level. Of this amount, the recommendation makes 
$3,081,725,000 available until September 30, 2026, to support 
increasing the detention capacity level from 41,500 to 50,000 
beds and to ensure ICE has appropriate contract flexibility to 
maintain such level.
    287(g) Program.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
the 287(g) program, particularly since state and local law 
enforcement who participate act as a force multiplier for the 
ERO workforce, which has not been appropriately staffed in many 
years. The program also provides safety benefits to officers 
and detainees as detainees are transferred into ICE custody in 
a controlled environment. The Committee is concerned that this 
administration is inclined to considerably diminish the 287(g) 
program by disincentivizing growth or utilization to the 
maximum extent possible, as evidenced by the temporary hold 
placed on the program in January of 2021. ICE is directed to 
report quarterly on local law enforcement agencies that express 
interest in joining the program and ICE's plan to continue 
expanding the program. Additionally, ICE shall publish an 
annual report on the following with respect to the 287(g) 
program:
          (1) the number of states and political subdivisions 
        that have applied for an agreement in the most recent 
        fiscal year;
          (2) the number of requests for agreements received, 
        approved, denied, and pending approval;
          (3) detailed information regarding methods used to 
        achieve recruitment goals, including outreach conducted 
        to states and political subdivisions of states, as well 
        as funds allocated for this purpose; and
          (4) strategic plans and performance goals for the 
        next five years for recruiting states and political 
        subdivisions for participation in the program.
    The recommendation includes an increase of $2,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for new 287(g) agreements.
    Alternatives to Detention (ATD).--The recommendation 
provides $492,600,000 for the ATD program, which is an increase 
of $22,410,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. As the 
non-detained docket continues to grow beyond unsustainable 
levels, it is the opinion of the Committee that all ATD 
programs should incorporate elements of electronic monitoring 
for compliance and enforcement purposes. The Committee 
continues the directive found in House Report 118-123 
instructing ICE to prioritize detention and removal operations 
prior to considering alternatives to detention.
    ATD Contracts.--ICE shall continue providing a monthly 
briefing on the number of migrants participating in the ATD 
program, delineated by technology type and associated daily 
cost, as well as the number of participants who attend their 
immigration court hearings. In addition, ICE shall continue to 
publish annually the following policies and data relating to 
ATD:
          (1) guidance for referral, placement, escalation, and 
        de-escalation decisions;
          (2) enrollments and disenrollments by field office;
          (3) information on the length of enrollment broken 
        down by type of ATD; and
          (4) enrollments and disenrollments by type and point 
        of apprehension.
    ATD Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) 
Utilization.--The recommendation includes an increase of 
$30,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for 
additional ISAP participation. Of the total provided within the 
ATD PPA, the Committee provides not less than $350,000,000 for 
ISAP. As the only ATD program that includes real-time, 
actionable GPS monitoring capabilities, ISAP has been proven to 
be the most effective alternative to detention. Any attempt to 
wind down or underutilize the program will be met with strict 
scrutiny from the Committee and other congressional oversight 
entities. To ensure the Committee maintains appropriate 
oversight of the program, ICE shall provide a report to the 
Committee not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act detailing its escalation and de-escalation policies 
for ISAP. Additionally, ICE shall provide a report to the 
Committee on a monthly basis on the following:
          (1) total number of participants in the ISAP program 
        and their length of time in the program;
          (2) total number of participants who are followed 
        throughout their immigration hearing process up until 
        immigration hearing adjudication and, in circumstances 
        of removal orders, are removed; and
          (3) total number of participants who have been 
        escalated or de-escalated within the program, including 
        the number of participants who have been disenrolled 
        from the program prior to the completion of their 
        immigration hearing adjudication.
    The Committee directs ICE to employ the ISAP program in a 
manner that includes appropriate enforcement mechanisms to be 
conducted by appropriate law enforcement personnel for 
noncompliance.
    ATD Monitoring Pilot Program.--The recommendation includes 
$5,000,000 for ICE to pilot innovative, wearable technologies 
that incorporate tokenized identity capabilities that verify 
location and biometric information to monitor those on the non-
detained docket who do not meet the escalation qualifications 
for enrollment into the ISAP program. ICE shall confer with the 
Committee prior to any external engagement for the pilot 
program.
    ATD Program Violation Reporting.--Within 30 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter, ICE shall 
provide to the Committee data on the number of ATD program 
violations for enrolled participants in each program that 
occurred in the prior month, disaggregating the data by area of 
responsibility (AOR), by type of program violation, whether 
such program violations were committed by the same individual, 
and whether that individual was subject to an enforcement 
action following such program violation.
    ATD Wraparound Stabilization Services (WSS).--The 
recommendation does not include funding for WSS or any other 
case management service as a pass-through within the ISAP 
contract. ICE's limited resources to monitor the non-detained 
docket must be directed towards evidence-based approaches that 
lead to favorable compliance and enforcement outcomes. Within 
90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, ICE shall provide 
a report regarding the increase of participants served with 
ISAP technologies by utilizing the funds previously available 
for WSS activities. If funds are requested in future budgets, 
ICE shall include robust justifications, including compliance 
and enforcement metrics, for WSS or other case management 
services.
    Custody Operations.--The recommendation includes 
$4,104,601,000 for custody operations, including $3,081,725,000 
for 50,000 detention beds--an increase of 8,500 beds above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level. In light of the unprecedented 
rise of migrant encounters over the past three fiscal years and 
the escalation in migrant encounter levels, increased detention 
capacity is critical to support necessary interior enforcement 
actions, effectuate removal orders, and ensure that migrants 
who pose a national security or public safety threat are 
appropriately detained.
    Custody Reporting.--Beginning not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, ICE 
is directed to provide a report to the Committee with data 
regarding the number of individuals in its physical custody who 
were subject to solitary confinement during the preceding 
quarter. ICE shall confer with the Committee prior to the first 
report to determine additional relevant data points.
    Deportation Officers (DOs).--The recommendation provides an 
increase of $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level to support hiring more than 200 additional DOs to address 
law enforcement personnel shortages.
    Detention Capacity in Rural Areas.--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, ICE shall provide a report to 
the Committee detailing options to increase detention capacity 
in rural areas and states that do not currently have any 
facilities that contract with ICE, such as the State of Utah. 
Options shall consider: engaging with county and local 
facilities; joint facilities with the U.S. Marshals Service; 
and building ICE-owned facilities to serve as a hub for 
interior enforcement actions.
    Detention Partnerships.--The Committee eagerly awaits the 
briefing required under this heading in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-47. The Committee is of 
the opinion that partnerships with local and county facilities 
are critical for a robust detention and enforcement apparatus 
and instructs ICE to continue engaging with relevant 
stakeholders to increase detention capacity wherever practical.
    Detention Capacity and Utilization.--The Committee is 
encouraged by ICE's willingness to better utilize its 
guaranteed minimum detention capacity in fiscal year 2024, 
particularly since such capacity is fully funded, regardless of 
use. ICE is instructed to inform the Committee whenever the 
utilization rate for guaranteed minimum detention capacity 
declines to below 87 percent for more than 14 consecutive days. 
ICE shall include plans to maximize future utilization when 
updating the Committee.
    Detention Capacity Technology.--The Committee is still of 
the opinion that ERO can benefit significantly from 
incorporating technologies into field offices across the 
detention network to aid in real-time decision-making when 
considering interior enforcement actions and looks forward to 
receiving the required briefing found under this heading in 
House Report 118-123. Managing detention capacity is of the 
utmost importance to ensure ICE is making fiscally sound, 
operationally-appropriate decisions in the field.
    Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) Data.--ICE is 
instructed to update the Committee on a weekly cadence 
regarding the following data, delineated by heads of household 
and family ``riders'':
          (1) the number of migrants currently enrolled;
          (2) the number of migrants enrolled in the program 
        since inception;
          (3) the number of migrants disenrolled/terminated 
        since inception;
          (4) the number of migrants who have absconded from 
        the program;
          (5) the number of migrants who have been transferred 
        from the program to the non-detained docket;
          (6) the number of migrant removals effectuated;
          (7) the number of migrants who have final orders of 
        removal; and
          (8) costs associated with executing the FERM program, 
        delineated by level II PPA.
    ICE shall also include information regarding plans for ERO 
to effectuate the removal orders of those within the program 
that no longer have a legal basis to remain in the country.
    Fugitive Operations.--The recommendation includes an 
increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level for additional Mobile Criminal Alien Teams and Special 
Response Teams within the Fugitive Operations PPA. These teams 
continue to prove crucial for high-stakes interior enforcement 
actions.
    ICE Detainers.--The Committee is alarmed by the rising 
number of illegal immigrants apprehended for crimes committed 
after previously being released into the community due to a 
state or local jurisdiction's refusal to honor ICE detainer 
requests. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
and quarterly thereafter, ICE shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee identifying all state and local jurisdictions that do 
not honor ICE detainers and the agency's efforts to increase 
and improve cooperation and information sharing with these 
entities. The briefing shall also include an assessment of 
congressional action that could aid such cooperation and 
information sharing, including the consideration of prohibiting 
the obligation of certain departmental funds to such entities 
until ICE detainer requests are honored.
    ICE Detention Facilities Inspections.--The Committee 
eagerly awaits the GAO report required found under this heading 
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 and 
reminds GAO of the directive to confer with the Committee prior 
to initiating the assessment. The Committee reiterates the 
importance of oversight that limits redundant and duplicative 
efforts.
    Medical Staffing.--Not later than 30 days after the close 
of fiscal year, ICE shall provide a report to the Committee 
detailing the level of medical and mental health staffing, 
delineated by position and qualification, at each detention 
facility with an active contract in the fiscal year, along with 
the average daily population of each facility. The report 
should indicate the hours of availability of in-person, 
specialized medical service typically available during the 
week; whether any positions were unfilled for more than one 
month of the previous fiscal year; and the average detainee 
wait time for seeing a medical professional. ICE also shall 
include in the report the number of individuals taken into ICE 
custody with a serious medical or mental health condition, 
including pregnant women.
    Non-Detained Management Standards.--As previously 
expressed, the Committee is alarmed by the unprecedented growth 
of the non-detained docket over the past three fiscal years--
now surpassing 7,000,000. The sheer volume of migrants awaiting 
adjudication of their immigration proceedings is startling; the 
ability of ICE law enforcement in field offices to effectively 
monitor all migrants in their respective AORs is almost 
impossible. While the Committee acknowledges the need to 
standardize oversight of this population, the Committee is of 
the opinion that the draft ``Non-Detained Management 
Standards'' (Standards) do not take into appropriate 
consideration the additional burdens to field offices in 
piloting or implementing certain elements of the new guidance. 
As currently drafted, the Standards create new processes and 
thresholds for escalation or de-escalation within the ATD 
program; allow for migrants to request their preferred 
monitoring level; require law enforcement to provide 
justification for escalation decisions; and establish new 
processes for migrants to appeal any law enforcement decision 
to an ERO Senior Reviewing Official. Already understaffed, 
field offices will likely be consumed with meeting the 
requirements of these new Standards as the number of migrants 
within their respective jurisdictions continues to increase. In 
an effort to allow ICE law enforcement to thoroughly review the 
Standards and provide sufficient feedback before non-law 
enforcement personnel require execution at the field office 
level, the bill includes language prohibiting implementation of 
the Standards as drafted. ICE is instructed to create a formal 
review process of the Standards not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act so that field offices may 
meaningfully participate in the establishment of any future 
guidance for managing the non-detained docket.
    Notice to Appear Wait Times.--ICE shall continue providing 
the Committee with Notice to Appear wait times and backlogs on 
a monthly basis, delineated by AOR.
    Pregnant, Postpartum, and Lactating Women.--ICE is directed 
to continue providing semiannual reports on the total number of 
pregnant, postpartum, and lactating women in ICE custody.
    Removal of Certain Migrants.--The Committee continues the 
previous requirement that ICE submit data on the removal of 
parents of U.S. citizen children semiannually.
    Removal Orders Reporting.--The Committee remains concerned 
about the more than 1,300,000 migrants on the non-detained 
docket who have final orders of removal, thus eliminating the 
legal basis for such migrants to remain in the country. ICE is 
directed to provide quarterly reports to the Committee on the 
number of migrants with final orders of removal on ICE's non-
detained docket, the AOR in which such migrants reside, the 
reason for the order of removal not being effectuated, and the 
steps that ICE will take during the next quarter to effectuate 
the order.
    Request for Information (RFI).--The Committee was dismayed 
by ICE's disregard for transparency and congressional 
partnership following the official publication of an RFI 
related to the now defunct Release and Reporting Management 
Program. While the Committee cannot deny ICE's prerogative to 
explore innovative solutions for the agency's complex 
challenges, the Committee fully expects ICE to proactively 
engage with congressional stakeholders prior to publicly 
attempting to reimagine major programs without appropriate 
authorization.
    As such, ICE is directed to inform the Committee at least 
15 business days before publishing either an RFI or a Request 
for Proposal that has the potential to substantively impact 
requirements within the Alternatives to Detention, Custody 
Operations, or Transportation and Removal Operations PPAs.
    Third Party Medical Care.--The recommendation does not 
support the request to create a new PPA for third party medical 
care. ICE is directed to delineate costs associated with third 
party medical care in the monthly reporting requirements and 
whenever providing information to the Committee regarding 
custody operations resources.
    Transportation and Removal Program.--The recommendation 
provides an increase of $100,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level to facilitate additional transportation and 
removal operations. The Committee directs ICE to prioritize all 
available funding for repatriation flights and other removal 
operations. ICE shall brief the Committee within 60 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act on cost considerations and 
analysis of transporting migrants to guaranteed minimum 
detention facilities as opposed to non-guaranteed minimum 
facilities that are in closer proximity to the respective field 
office.
    Veterans Subject to Removal.--The Committee supports ICE 
Directive 10039.2, regarding consideration of U.S. military 
service in making discretionary determinations regarding 
enforcement actions. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, ICE is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committee on implementation and training with 
regard to this directive, including an evaluation of the 
sufficiency of current methods of identifying migrant veterans 
and migrant former members of the Armed Forces who are placed 
in removal proceedings and ensuring consideration of veteran 
status prior to initiation of removal proceedings against such 
individuals.
    Voluntary Work Program.--The bill includes language 
establishing the minimum rate of allowance paid to detainee 
participants under ICE's Voluntary Work Program.
    Young Adult Case Management Program (YACMP).--The 
recommendation does not include funding for the YACMP.

                            Mission Support

    The recommendation provides a total of $1,530,983,000 for 
Mission Support, which is an increase of $12,279,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Motor Vehicle Fleet.--The recommendation provides an 
increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
for the replacement of additional law enforcement vehicles that 
have exceeded their useful service life.
    Office of Detention Oversight (ODO).--The Committee directs 
ODO, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders and 
Federal agencies, to support a more routine oversight schedule 
of detention facilities. To the greatest extent practicable, 
ODO shall ensure that detention inspections from various 
agencies and departmental components do not occur within 6 
months of each other.
    Additionally, ODO is instructed to limit inspections of 
facilities subject to the National Detention Standards for Non-
Dedicated Facilities, as revised in 2019, against only the 
parameters outlined in such Standards. This directive is 
necessary to ease oversight burdens for facilities that have a 
detainee average daily population of less than 10 and that hold 
detainees for less than 72 hours. The recommendation includes a 
reduction of $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2024 level for 
these activities.
    Technology Gaps and Data Modernization.--The Committee 
looks forward to receiving the required briefing found under 
this heading in House Report 118-123 to ensure technological 
capabilities throughout the ICE enterprise are not duplicative, 
as well as the requirement to update the Committee on a 
semiannual basis of data capability gap analysis.

                 Office of the Principal Legal Advisor

    The recommendation includes an increase of $20,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to hire additional 
OPLA attorneys to enhance the current ratio of OPLA attorneys 
to EOIR Immigration Judges (IJs). The Committee urges ICE to 
coordinate with EOIR to ensure future year budget requests 
include commensurate levels of OPLA attorneys to EOIR IJs to 
address the ever-growing backlog of immigration cases.
    Failure to Prosecute.--OPLA is directed to provide a report 
to the Committee not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act detailing the number of cases EOIR 
dismissed due to the Department's failure to prosecute; the 
number of such cases for which the Department subsequently 
filed a Notice to Appear; and all associated Departmental 
reports on such cases from January 20, 2021 through the end of 
fiscal year 2024.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $55,520,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................         4,548,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        19,548,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -35,972,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +15,000,000
 

    Of the total recommended for Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements, $13,000,000 is included for critical repair 
requirements. ICE is reminded of the directive found under the 
heading ``Monthly Reporting Requirements'' in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 requiring cost details 
for current and future construction or facility refurbishment 
activities.
    ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC).--The Committee directs 
$2,000,000 toward its electronic Health Records system (eHR) 
and encourages ICE to optimize its use of the eHR to ensure 
that the system operates as cohesively and efficiently as 
possible. Furthermore, the Committee encourages ICE to 
implement policies that foster accurate and efficient tracking 
of health and medical records, and to optimize the benefits of 
tracking this information such as using it to provide quality 
health services where applicable.
    Facilities Backlog and Use.--ICE is directed to continue 
the requirement found in the explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-328 under the same heading.

                 Transportation Security Administration


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $10,570,287,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    11,455,367,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    11,492,643,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +922,356,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +37,276,000
 

                                Mission

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is charged 
with protecting U.S. transportation systems while facilitating 
the flow of travel and commerce.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $10,164,968,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    10,879,465,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    10,817,225,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +652,257,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -62,240,000
 

    The recommendation includes the following: $110,990,000 to 
continue staffing at certain exit lanes; $45,059,000 for the 
Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Reimbursement Program; and 
$34,100,000 for Canine LEO Other Transaction Agreements.
    Within the total amount provided, the bill makes 
$300,000,000 available until September 30, 2026. TSA's entire 
Operations and Support appropriation has historically been made 
available for two fiscal years, which runs counter to the one-
year period of availability that is the baseline for Operations 
and Support appropriations provided for other DHS components 
and the standard across the Federal Government for 
appropriations that fund salaries and operating expenses. TSA 
is directed to continue to work with the DHS OCFO and the 
Committee to develop a proposal for the TSA Operations and 
Support appropriation, including potential modifications to the 
current PPA structure, that would limit the two-year period of 
availability to only the necessary activities that may require 
such flexibility, consistent with the other DHS components. TSA 
shall incorporate such proposal in its fiscal year 2026 budget 
request.
    Aviation Worker Screening.--TSA recently issued an Airport 
Security Program (ASP) amendment that requires airports to 
significantly increase airport-performed physical screening of 
employees and procure explosive detection screening (EDS) 
equipment for the first time. The Committee is concerned that 
these new mandates, which require the establishment of 
screening operations at airports that parallel existing TSA 
staffing and infrastructure, impose an undue burden on airport 
operators and are being implemented without conducting a 
thorough cost-benefit analysis or risk assessment to justify 
the change. The Committee urges TSA to rescind the current ASP 
amendment and solicit a formal round of notice and comment to 
understand the full financial and operational impacts of this 
proposal on airport aviation security.
    Category-X Interconnection Program.--The Committee supports 
efforts to interconnect all Category-X airports and the TSA 
cloud environment to facilitate remote screening technologies. 
The Administrator shall provide a briefing to the Committee not 
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act on 
the status of this program and an expansion plan for all TSA 
serviced airports.
    Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) and Crew Training.--The 
recommendation provides $26,860,000 for the FFDO and Crew 
Training program. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, TSA is directed to brief the Committee 
on FFDO program enrollment, the backlog of candidates awaiting 
initial training, utilization numbers for recurrent training, 
and firearms recertification training.
    Innovation Task Force.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of the Innovation Task Force's research and 
development efforts on next-generation baggage and passenger 
screening within TSA. Given the increase in passenger travel 
through airports, the need to reduce congestion in screening 
lines, and the evolution of security threats, funding to 
improve baggage and passenger screening must be prioritized to 
ensure TSA is able to meet current and future needs.
    Mishandled Firearms.--The Committee recognizes the threat 
of misplaced, mishandled, or lost firearms in checked luggage. 
The Committee directs the Administrator, in coordination with 
the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and any 
other relevant Federal agencies, to conduct an assessment that 
must include the following:
          (1) the number of firearms misplaced, mishandled, or 
        lost annually by commercial airlines on domestic 
        flights within the U.S.;
          (2) the number of firearms misplaced, mishandled, or 
        lost annually by commercial airlines on flights 
        originating in the U.S. to international destinations;
          (3) the number of firearms misplaced, mishandled, or 
        lost annually by commercial airlines on flights 
        originating in international destinations bound for a 
        destination within the U.S.;
          (4) any actions currently being taken by commercial 
        airlines to ensure firearms in checked luggage are not 
        misplaced, mishandled, or lost;
          (5) any additional training currently being provided 
        by the TSA or commercial airlines to individuals 
        handling checked firearms;
          (6) the procedures by which commercial airlines 
        notify the TSA, DOT, or any other Federal agencies when 
        a checked firearm has been mishandled, misplaced, or 
        lost; and
          (7) any actions that are taken by the TSA, DOT, or 
        any other relevant Federal agencies to track 
        mishandled, misplaced, or lost firearms in checked 
        luggage.
    Public Charter Operations.--The Committee is concerned with 
the significant growth in public charter passenger flights that 
operate at Fixed Base Operators (FBOs) which primarily provide 
aviation services to the general aviation community. These air 
carrier operators are defined as being chartered under title 14 
Code of Federal Regulations Part 380 and title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations Part 135 authorities. Many of these 
operations take place at FBOs where passengers and baggage are 
not screened through a TSA checkpoint. These flights are 
covered by the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program. Within 30 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall brief the 
Committee on any steps being taken to address security, risk-
based data the agency has acquired, and actions TSA has taken 
in response to that data.
    Security Scanning Equipment.--The Committee notes the 
challenges faced by TSA in maintaining its equipment in open 
air airports where exposure to the elements is unavoidable. The 
Committee directs the Administrator to submit a report not 
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act listing 
those locations where the TSA has open air security checkpoints 
exposed to the elements, summarizing the impacts on the service 
life of key equipment, detailing steps TSA has taken to address 
this issue, and including any recommendations for addressing 
the potential degradation of major security equipment exposed 
to the elements at such airports.
    TSA Cares.--The Committee recognizes the importance of the 
TSA Cares helpline to provide assistance for travelers with 
disabilities, medical conditions, and other special 
circumstances during the security screening process. The 
Committee directs the Administrator to expand public awareness 
of this service. Further, the Committee directs the 
Administrator to prioritize staffing of the helpline for 
additional hours and to ensure that requests received through 
the hotline are accommodated by Passenger Support Specialists.
    TSA Reimbursable Services.--The Committee understands that 
there may be underutilized space and equipment in security 
screening areas which may limit the ability to handle expected 
volume increases. The Committee encourages TSA to consider the 
success of the CBP's Reimbursable Services Program (RSP) as a 
model for generating private sector support and resources to 
improve security and efficiency at the security checkpoint 
while alleviating the strain on aviation from the expected 
increase in traveler volume. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing to 
the Committee on the feasibility of using an RSP model at the 
checkpoint to increase passenger throughput, including any 
legal or operational challenges.
    Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Teams.--
VIPR teams are duplicative and can face jurisdictional, and in 
some cases constitutional, challenges. The budget request 
acknowledges that due to an evolving threat landscape TSA is 
working to move towards new concepts of surface transportation 
protection. Consistent with the budget request, the 
recommendation does not provide funding for VIPR teams.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $40,678,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        98,912,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       198,428,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +157,750,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +99,516,000
 

    The recommendation includes $175,208,000 for the purchase 
and installation of computed tomography (CT) machines at 
passenger checkpoints at U.S. airports, providing a total of 
$184,488,000 for checkpoint support.
    The recommendation also includes $13,940,000 to complete 
the process of reimbursing airports for the cost of in-line 
baggage screening systems installed prior to December 31, 2007.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $14,641,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        17,990,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        17,990,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +3,349,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

                             Coast Guard\1\


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $12,900,441,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    13,530,387,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    14,182,215,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................    +1,281,774,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +651,828,000
 
\1\Totals include permanent indefinite discretionary and mandatory
  appropriations.

                                Mission

    The Coast Guard is the principal Federal agency charged 
with maritime safety, security, and stewardship. It is a 
military, multi-mission, maritime service within DHS and is one 
of the Nation's six armed services.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $10,054,771,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    10,466,283,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    10,554,261,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +499,490,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +87,978,000
 

    The recommendation includes increases above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level of $50,100,000 for shore maintenance, 
$25,438,000 for surface maintenance, $20,000,000 to establish 
the Technology Optimization and Modernization Fund, $5,000,000 
for persistent maritime domain awareness, and $4,200,000 for 
Indo-Pacific expansion.
    Ballast Water Management.--The Committee encourages the 
Coast Guard to expand partnerships with state and local 
governments in its efforts to test ballast water to prevent the 
spread of aquatic invasives such as stoney coral tissue 
disease.
    Coordination With the Navy on the Shipyard Infrastructure 
Optimization Program.--The Committee supports Coast Guard 
efforts to coordinate with the Department of the Navy on 
shipyard capacity issues and to create the Government 
Shipbuilders Council (GSC) to address common and singular 
challenges in shipbuilding; identify opportunities to leverage 
each organization's resources to maximize government savings in 
costs, time, and resources; share best practices and lessons 
learned; and support strategic decision making to strengthen 
the shipbuilding industrial base. To better understand 
potential joint opportunities from these efforts, the Committee 
directs the Coast Guard to provide a briefing within 180 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the 
Department of the Navy, on efforts to share lessons learned 
from the Navy's Shipyard Optimization Improvement Program that 
can be applied to the Coast Guard, possibilities for gaining 
cost efficiency by pooling resources across the GSC, and the 
potential to coordinate battle damage repair in times of 
conflict and crisis.
    Engagement in the Indo-Pacific.--The Committee supports the 
Coast Guard's efforts to help develop the maritime capabilities 
of partners and allies in Southeast Asia. To better assess 
these efforts, the Committee directs the Coast Guard to provide 
a briefing within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
on its work in the Indo-Pacific, including current efforts, 
opportunities for expansion, and options for improving 
coordination with and leveraging capabilities with the DOD, 
especially U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
    IUU Fishing.--The Committee recognizes the role of the 
Coast Guard and supports the Service in combatting IUU fishing 
both domestically and globally. Within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee detailing the activities of the Coast Guard in 
fisheries enforcement, any gaps in enforcement capacity, and 
any resources needed to address those gaps or expand 
enforcement activities combatting IUU fishing.
    IUU fishing in the Gulf of Mexico harms small businesses, 
ocean ecosystems, and sustainable fisheries, and is a threat to 
our national security. The Committee recognizes the need to 
characterize and quantify IUU fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. 
The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to collaborate with 
state and academic partners to better understand the impact and 
factors influencing increased IUU fishing activity.
    Land Acquisition.--As the Coast Guard expands its role in 
the Indo-Pacific, the Committee is aware that Coast Guard Base 
Honolulu is in critical need of additional pier and related 
space, and that the State of Hawai'i owns pier space 
immediately adjacent to Coast Guard Base Honolulu which it may 
be willing to convey. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to 
continue to explore all opportunities to acquire the adjacent 
pier space and provide a report to the Committee within 180 
days of the date of enactment of this Act on the status of the 
potential acquisition. Additionally, the Coast Guard should 
include any actions requested or required of Congress to 
facilitate the acquisition of the adjacent Honolulu Harbor pier 
and related space.
    Maritime Transportation Security Activities.--The Committee 
encourages the Coast Guard to allocate necessary funding to 
carry out its conveyance authorities required in Public Law 
107-295.
    Museum Operations Staffing and Funding.--The Committee does 
not provide funding for Coast Guard Museum staffing and 
operations. Museum staffing and operations should be the sole 
responsibility of the National Coast Guard Museum Association 
and not a detriment to Coast Guard missions. With the Museum 
opening delayed until late 2026, the National Coast Guard 
Museum Association should have sufficient time to conduct the 
necessary fundraising, grant requests, and/or internal 
realignments to become self-sufficient. The Coast Guard cannot 
be further burdened with the operations of a museum it does not 
own, particularly in a time in which the Service's aged 
facilities routinely forgo critical maintenance, cutters and 
aircraft lack adequate spare parts to maintain readiness, and 
Coast Guard personnel routinely go without the supplies 
necessary to perform their duties.
    Oceania Operations.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of the Coast Guard in maintaining the U.S.'s posture 
in the Indo-Pacific. The Committee supports the Coast Guard's 
efforts to expand its presence in the Indo-Pacific, especially 
through the ship rider program, and encourages the Coast Guard 
to continue its coordination with USINDOPACOM and partner and 
allied nations. To better evaluate these efforts, the Committee 
directs the Coast Guard to report to the Committee not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act assessing 
the Coast Guard's capabilities and operations in the Indo-
Pacific. This report should include a list of current assets in 
the region, any assets and capabilities needed to address 
unfulfilled requirements, any areas where logistical support is 
needed, and any changes that must be taken to effectively 
implement the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy. To support the Coast 
Guard's Indo-Pacific operations, the recommendation provides 
$3,000,000 for increased presence of regional Coast Guard 
Maritime Advisors, Liaison Officers, Attaches, and other 
foreign engagement positions throughout the Indo-Pacific, and 
$1,200,000 for Indo-Pacific workforce support including for 
housing, medical, and childcare access for Coast Guard 
personnel.
    Persistent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).--The Committee 
is aware of the rapid advancements in autonomous surface 
vessels able to collect MDA data to support the interdiction of 
illicit narcotics and enhance security along U.S. maritime 
approaches. The Committee encourages the Service to broadly 
consider how these vessels can be used in Coast Guard missions, 
and the recommendation includes $5,000,000 for those purposes.
    Reducing and Responding to Sexual Assault and Sexual 
Harassment.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000 above the 
request to support actions related to the Accountability and 
Transparency Review and to expand the Coast Guard's legal 
support and oversight related to sexual assault and sexual 
harassment. The Committee supports the Coast Guard's efforts to 
strengthen the Service's culture and provides these funds with 
the expectation the Coast Guard will expand sexual assault and 
harassment prevention, response, recovery, and investigatory 
capacity.
    Small Arms Simulation.--The Committee encourages the Coast 
Guard to explore the use of performance-based small arms 
simulation training technologies to help improve cognitive 
skills, operator situational awareness, judgement, and 
lethality in high-risk operations.
    STARBASE Program.--The Committee acknowledges the Coast 
Guard's expanded authority and appreciates efforts undertaken 
to establish internal systems and engage with the DOD on the 
youth STARBASE program. As the Coast Guard further develops 
these efforts, the Committee emphasizes the importance of 
engagement with nontraditional classroom settings and minority-
serving institutions to focus specifically on Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education programs.
    Technology Optimization and Modernization.--Innovative, 
commercial off-the-shelf technology can provide cost-effective 
ways for the Coast Guard to modernize its equipment and address 
its operational needs. The recommendation provides $20,000,000 
for the Coast Guard to establish an innovative technology 
program. The Committee urges the Coast Guard to use this 
program to test, evaluate, and integrate commercially-available 
technologies such as passive sonar buoys with AI software; USV-
based MDA, including persistent, long duration data collection 
from uncrewed surface systems; unmanned aircraft, including for 
short-range reconnaissance; commercial technologies with proven 
capabilities to promote data-driven enforcement operations; 
commercial space-based radio frequency data; and amphibious and 
autonomous vessels. The fund may also be used to facilitate 
Indigenous Arctic data collection and monitoring. The Coast 
Guard is encouraged to use its other transaction authority 
under section 11205 of Public Law 117-263 in executing these 
funds. The Coast Guard is directed to brief the Committee at 
least 15 days prior to obligating funds for this purpose.
    Tsunami Evacuation Preparedness.--The Committee encourages 
the Coast Guard to continue its work to adopt the open 
recommendations in GAO-22-105220.
    U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean.--The Committee 
supports the work of the Coast Guard in this region but remains 
concerned about insufficient maritime resources based on the 
U.S. Island of St. Croix. Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard shall brief the 
Committee on its efforts to respond to drug trafficking, 
weapons trafficking, human trafficking, and smuggling 
operations in this area. The Coast Guard is directed to address 
each with respect to necessary ship deployments, force posture, 
and force projection in the Caribbean region and to incorporate 
reaction time to San Juan, St. Thomas, and St. Croix.
    Wing-in-Ground Craft Inspections.--The Committee is 
encouraged by new transportation solutions in the maritime 
industry including the development of electric wing-in-ground 
coastal passenger vessels. Wing-in-ground craft have the 
potential to increase the efficiency and speed of coastal and 
inter-island transportation and reduce passenger costs. Within 
the funds provided, the Coast Guard is directed to develop the 
capacity to provide wing-in-ground craft certification and 
inspections.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $1,413,950,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     1,564,650,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     2,128,500,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +714,550,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +563,850,000
 

    The Coast Guard is directed to continue to brief the 
Committee quarterly on all major acquisitions. In particular, 
the Committee remains concerned about the cost and schedule of 
the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and Polar Security Cutter 
(PSC) programs and the briefing should include additional 
detailed information on the progress of these programs.
    The Committee also directs the Coast Guard to include an 
estimate of the receipts to be deposited in the Housing Fund 
for the budget year and a plan for the expenditure of those 
funds in its annual budget justifications. Any deviations from 
the plan shall be reported to the Committee not fewer than 15 
days before the obligation of funds.

                                Vessels

    270, WMEC Service Life Extension Program.--The 
Committee supports the Coast Guard's efforts to counter 
aggression by the PRC in the Indo-Pacific. The recommendation 
includes $60,000,000 for a service life extension program for 
one Medium Endurance Cutter, enabling the Coast Guard to deploy 
an additional support cutter to the Indo-Pacific. The Coast 
Guard plays a vital role in the Indo-Pacific, but the vast 
distances in the region and limited resources hamper the Coast 
Guard's ability to expand its presence. This Indo-Pacific 
support cutter will help the Coast Guard increase its 
activities and better support the U.S. mission in the Indo-
Pacific.
    Fast Response Cutter (FRC).--The recommendation provides 
$335,000,000 to purchase four additional FRCs, economic price 
adjustments related to the rise in material and labor costs, 
and post-delivery missionization costs.
    Offshore Patrol Cutter.--The recommendation provides the 
requested $530,000,000 to continue the program of record for 
these critical assets. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to 
continue to provide additional program and schedule details, as 
described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
117-103, as part of the required quarterly major acquisition 
briefings.
    Polar Security Cutter.--The Committee remains supportive of 
the construction of the first PSC. The Committee notes that no 
funds are needed this fiscal year for the construction given 
appropriations designated in previous years for PSC. The 
Committee supports the Coast Guard using previously 
appropriated PSC funds for the construction of the first PSC.
    Special Purpose Craft--Heavy Weather (SPC HWX).--The 
recommendation does not include the requested funds for program 
management for the replacement of the capabilities provided by 
the 52-foot SPC HWX in the Pacific Northwest. The Committee has 
safety concerns with a replacement for the 52-foot SPC HWX 
being used to tow large vessels over the hazardous river bars 
along the Washington and Oregon coasts. An increased towing 
capacity creates a moral hazard, and the Committee is concerned 
the Coast Guard is prioritizing saving property over the safety 
of its members.
    Great Lakes Icebreaker.--The recommendation does not 
provide funding for a Great Lakes Icebreaker. The $20,000,000 
provided in fiscal year 2024 will allow the Coast Guard to 
continue the analyze and select phase of the acquisition for a 
Great Lakes Icebreaker. The Committee notes that icebreaking 
technology has advanced since the acquisition of the CGC 
Mackinaw and urges the Coast Guard to consider innovative 
technologies and advances in ship design as the program 
management office works to complete the necessary pre-
acquisition activities. A failure to capitalize on these 
advancements would be a lost opportunity. Additionally, the 
Committee urges the Coast Guard to consider the limitations in 
the CGC Mackinaw's maneuverability and whether such limitations 
adversely impact the vessel's capability. Further, in order for 
the Coast Guard to leverage the capacity of the Nation's 
industrial base, including the Coast Guard's organic vessel 
repair capacity at the Coast Guard Yard, the Committee 
encourages the Service to prioritize designs that would allow 
the vessel to be able to fully exit the Great Lakes.
    Waterways Commerce Cutter.--The recommendation includes 
$175,000,000 to begin recapitalization of the Coast Guard's 
inland river tenders. The Committee recognizes the urgency in 
replacing the Service's existing fleet of inland river tenders 
and fully supports the program.

                                Aircraft

    HC-130J.--The recommendation includes $153,500,000 for the 
purchase of one additional HC-130J aircraft for the Coast 
Guard's fleet, project management, and outfitting of existing 
aircraft. The Committee is dismayed that the Coast Guard's 
budget submission continues to omit this critical asset from 
the base request, relying instead on the Unfunded Priorities 
List. The Committee unequivocally urges the Coast Guard to 
request future HC-130J aircraft in the base budget request 
beginning in fiscal year 2026.
    Long-Range Unmanned Aircraft.--The recommendation provides 
$98,000,000 for these aircraft and necessary ground stations. 
The Committee supports the Coast Guard increasing its use of 
long-range, unmanned aircraft given the success of the MQ-9 
Joint Program Office with CBP. These aircraft provide a cost-
effective platform to improve high-seas interdiction and 
maritime rescue. As the Coast Guard develops this program, the 
Committee encourages the Service to consider any potential cost 
savings from co-locating ground stations with existing DHS or 
DOD facilities.
    MH-60T.--The Committee supports the Coast Guard's 
recapitalization and transition to a rotary wing fleet 
consisting of all MH-60T aircraft and provides $168,000,000 for 
four additional aircraft and other necessary components.

                       Other Acquisition Programs

    Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, 
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Integration.--The 
Committee notes the capabilities of the government-owned 
Minotaur mission system that links sensors, cameras, radar and 
other C4ISR components into a single system and understands it 
is currently deployed or planned for deployment on Coast Guard 
air and sea assets, as well as other DHS partner agency assets. 
The Committee is pleased the Coast Guard has recently begun 
testing of Minotaur on cutters and encourages the Coast Guard 
to leverage appropriate resources to continue to include 
Minotaur in the missionization of new assets such as HC-130Js 
and OPCs, as well as retrofit onto other assets such as 
National Security Cutters (NSC).

                Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation

    The recommendation provides $297,750,000 for Shore 
Facilities and Aids to Navigation, including $60,000,000 for 
barracks at Training Center Cape May; $30,000,000 for the NSC 
homeport in Charleston, SC; $24,000,000 for Waterways Commerce 
Cutter homeports, at Kennewick, WA; New Orleans, LA; and 
Mobile, AL; and $17,000,000 for the FRC homeport in Seward, AK.
    Air Station Barbers Point Hangar Project.--The Committee 
remains concerned about the lack of a suitable hangar at Air 
Station Barbers Point and how it impacts operations and 
maintenance of Coast Guard assets. Within 180 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard to shall provide a 
report to the Committee containing an update on any unmet 
requirements for Air Station Barbers Point air assets, 
including any new maintenance requirements caused by the 
upgrade of both fixed wing and rotary aircraft and the 
feasibility of building a permanent hangar in addition to the 
tension hangar currently under construction.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................        $7,476,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................         6,763,000
Recommended in the bill...............................         6,763,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................              -713
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

    Fully Autonomous Search and Rescue Under Extreme 
Conditions.--The Committee supports the development and 
integration of fully autonomous technologies, such as 
artificial intelligence and human-machine collaboration, for 
use in Coast Guard search and rescue operations during extreme 
weather events, to improve mission efficiency and reduce risk 
to rescue personnel. Within 180 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on the viability of incorporating these technologies 
into Coast Guard operations.

                    HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION\1\

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $277,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       281,851,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       281,851,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +4,851,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 
\1\This is a permanent indefinite discretionary appropriation.

    The Health Care Fund Contribution accrues the Coast Guard's 
military, Medicare-eligible health benefit contribution to the 
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
Fund. Contributions are for future Medicare-eligible retirees, 
as well as retiree dependents and their potential survivors.

                              RETIRED PAY

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $1,147,244,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     1,210,840,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     1,210,840,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +63,596,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

    The Retired Pay mandatory appropriation provides payments 
as identified under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
and Survivor Benefits Plans and other retired personnel 
entitlements identified under prior-year National Defense 
Authorization Acts. This appropriation also includes funding 
for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents.

                      United States Secret Service


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $3,087,797,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     2,938,381,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     3,158,110,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +70,313,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +219,729,000
 

                                Mission

    The United States Secret Service (USSS) protects and 
investigates threats against the President and Vice President, 
their families, visiting heads of state, and other designated 
individuals; protects the White House, the Vice President's 
Residence, foreign missions, and certain other facilities 
within Washington, D.C.; and coordinates the security at 
National Special Security Events (NSSEs). The Secret Service 
also investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting 
of obligations and securities of the United States; financial 
crimes, including access device fraud, financial institution 
fraud, identity theft, and computer fraud; and computer-based 
attacks on financial, banking, and telecommunications 
infrastructure. In addition, the agency provides support for 
investigations related to missing and exploited children.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $3,007,982,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     2,872,795,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     3,017,524,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +9,542,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +144,729,000
 

    Within the total amount provided, the bill makes 
$80,041,000 available until September 30, 2026, of which 
$24,024,000 is for facility infrastructure material readiness; 
$18,000,000 is for protective travel; $16,500,000 is for NSSEs; 
$12,880,000 is for the James J. Rowley Training Center; 
$6,962,000 is for operational mission support; and $1,675,000 
is for international cooperative administrative support 
services.
    The recommendation includes the following increases above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level: $17,500,000 for costs 
associated with increased protective travel; $10,000,000 for 
additional forensic and mission support; $3,000,000 for mobile 
wireless investigation equipment; and $2,500,000 for the 
development of strategic information and intelligence.
    Countering Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) 
Technology and Training.--In light of the growing security 
threat posed by sUAS and the need for SLTT law enforcement to 
expand its usage of drones, the Committee recommends $5,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to increase to develop 
a portable detection and identification system for countering 
sUAS and for associated training.
    Financial Crimes.--The Committee recognizes the efforts of 
the Secret Service's Cyber Fraud Task Forces to combat bank 
card access device fraud, including skimming, across the U.S. 
The Secret Service, in partnership with the Federal Trade 
Commission, other law enforcement entities, and small business 
owners, is encouraged to sustain and strengthen efforts to 
educate the public about skimming, investigate electronic 
crimes, and apprehend individuals responsible for skimming.
    National Special Security Events.--The recommendation 
provides increases above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level of 
$16,000,000 to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 
$5,000,000 for the United Nations General Assembly.
    National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI).--The 
recommendation includes an increase of $2,500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level for activities and increased 
trainings at the NCFI.
    National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC).--The 
recommendation includes an increase of $2,500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level for NTAC, which supports efforts 
by public and private sector entities to confront the threat of 
targeted violence that impacts communities, including schools.
    The Committee encourages the NTAC to conduct additional 
research into targeted violence and evidence-based practices in 
preventing targeted violence impacting schools, workplaces, 
houses of worship, universities, and other communities, and to 
establish a nationwide training plan and promote the 
development of best practices and standardization across all 
levels of government. NTAC shall coordinate with relevant 
Federal, state, and local agencies; law enforcement; mental 
health officials; and private entities in developing and 
offering training courses on preventing targeted school 
violence to public or private entities, including local 
education agencies, with public safety responsibilities. 
Relevant findings shall be made publicly available on 
SchoolSafety.gov.
    The Committee directs the Secret Service to include 
dedicated resources for NTAC in its fiscal year 2026 budget 
submission to Congress.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $75,598,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        63,336,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       138,336,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +62,738,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +75,000,000
 

    The recommendation includes $75,000,000 for the initial 
phase of the White House Defense Training Facility project, 
located at the James J. Rowley Training Center. The Secret 
Service is directed to provide a spend plan for these funds 
within 45 days of the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall submit a schedule of construction progress on a quarterly 
basis. Additionally, within 180 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secret Service shall provide cost estimates 
for the second phase of the project, to include Federal and 
contract staffing needs.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................        $4,217,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................         2,250,000
Recommended in the bill...............................         2,250,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        -1,967,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

                  Title II--Administrative Provisions

    Section 201. The Committee continues by reference 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 fee revenue collected from certain arriving 
passengers.
    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.
    Section 207. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting DHS from establishing a border crossing fee.
    Section 208. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the obligation of funds prior to the submission of 
an expenditure plan for funds made available for ``U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements''.
    Section 209. The Committee continues by reference a 
provision prohibiting the construction of border security 
barriers in specified areas.
    Section 210. The Committee continues a provision on vetting 
operations at existing locations.
    Section 211. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision that describes the use of funds provided under the 
heading ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements''.
    Section 212. The Committee includes a new provision 
regarding the removal of physical barriers.
    Section 213. The Committee includes a new provision 
regarding the CBP One Application.
    Section 214. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the implementation of CBP's ``Emergency Driving and 
Vehicular Pursuits'' policy or similar directive.
    Section 215. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the admission of aliens on F or M visas for 
attendence at an unaccredited educational institution.
    Section 216. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the parole of Chinese nationals into the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Section 217. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the entry of aerosol dispensing drones made in a 
foreign adversary country.
    Section 218. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to reduce participation in the 
287(g) program.
    Section 219. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the 287(g) program.
    Section 220. 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 if the facility receives 
less than ``adequate'' ratings in two consecutive performance 
evaluations.
    Section 221. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the reprogramming of funds related to the detention of aliens.
    Section 222. The Committee continues by reference a 
provision that requires ICE to provide statistics about its 
detention population.
    Section 223. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision related to reporting on 287(g) agreements.
    Section 224. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting certain prosecutorial discretion.
    Section 225. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the transportation of aliens into the interior of 
the country for purposes other than enforcement.
    Section 226. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the provision or facilitation of abortion services, 
with limited exceptions, for ICE detainees.
    Section 227. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the provision of gender-affirming care for ICE 
detainees.
    Section 228. The Committee includes a new provision 
requiring the Secretary to prioritize detention for aliens and 
ensure every alien enrolled in an Alternatives to Detention 
program is equipped with mandatory GPS monitoring.
    Section 229. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
ICE to submit an initial obligation plan.
    Section 230. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the development, pilot, or implementation of a 
physical identification card for migrants.
    Section 231. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the pilot, administration, or implementation of 
certain standards.
    Section 232. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting limitation of ICE enforcement actions near 
protected areas.
    Section 233. The Committee includes a new provision 
establishing the minimum rate of allowance paid to certain ICE 
detainees.
    Section 234. The Committee continues a provision clarifying 
that certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt 
from Federal passenger and baggage screening.
    Section 235. The Committee continues a provision 
authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital 
Fund for the procurement and installation of explosive 
detection systems or for other purposes authorized by law.
    Section 236. The Committee continues a provision directing 
the Administrator of TSA to report to specified Committees 
about the agency's investment plans.
    Section 237. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting 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 238. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
submission of a future-years capital investment plan for the 
Coast Guard.
    Section 239. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds to reduce the staff or mission at the Coast 
Guard's legacy Operations System Center.
    Section 240. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds to conduct a competition for activities 
related to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation 
Center.
    Section 241. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
the use of funds to alter, but not reduce, operations within 
the Civil Engineering program of the Coast Guard.
    Section 242. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
for use of the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
    Section 243. The Committee includes a new provision 
regarding a Final Rule on ``Shipping Safety Fairways Along the 
Atlantic Coast.''
    Section 244. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting funds made available to the Coast Guard from being 
used to enforce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
restrictions on vessel speed for the North Atlantic right whale 
or the Rice's whale.
    Section 245. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of 
reimbursement for personnel receiving training.
    Section 246. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds made available to the Secret Service from 
being used for the protection of the head of a Federal agency 
other than the Secretary of Homeland Security, except when the 
Director has entered into a reimbursable agreement for such 
protection services.
    Section 247. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
the reprogramming of funds within ``United States Secret 
Service--Operations and Support''.
    Section 248. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
for funds made available for ``United States Secret Service--
Operations and Support'' to be available for travel of 
employees on protective missions without regard to limitations 
on such expenditures in this or any other Act after 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
    Section 249. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the termination or reduction of contracts for 
specific ICE detention facilities.
    Section 250. The Committee includes a new provision 
eliminating co-pays for contraceptives for Coast Guard members 
and their dependents.
    Section 251. The Committee includes a new provision 
allowing Coast Guard members and their dependents to obtain a 
year-long prescription for contraceptives.

      TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY


            Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $2,873,008,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     3,009,047,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     2,930,857,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +57,849,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -78,190,000
 

                                Mission

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 
is responsible for enhancing the security of the Nation's cyber 
and physical infrastructure and interoperable communications 
systems; safeguarding and securing cyberspace; and 
strengthening national preparedness and resilience.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $2,382,814,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     2,506,983,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     2,437,285,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +54,471,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -69,698,000
 

    The recommendation includes $2,437,285,000 for Operations 
and Support, an increase of $54,471,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level.
    Bi-monthly Division Briefings.--CISA shall continue to 
brief the Committee bi-monthly on the operations of specific 
divisions within the agency to include references to funded 
programs, technology, personnel, contracts, metrics, among 
other pressing topics. CISA shall work with the Committee to 
identify the agenda and scope of such briefings in advance.
    Defense Capabilities.--The Committee urges CISA to identify 
and report to Congress on programs and initiatives that bolster 
its defense capabilities to prevent, identify, and remediate 
specific tactics and vulnerabilities known to be used by the 
PRC and other foreign adversary cyber actors against U.S. 
critical infrastructure.
    Grant Reporting.--CISA, in coordination with FEMA, is 
directed to continue providing the information required under 
this heading in House Report 118-123.
    Pay Projections and Analysis.--CISA shall continue to 
provide pay projections and analysis as required under this 
heading in House Report 118-123 that appropriately compares 
enacted versus onboard personnel numbers to enable timely 
congressional review of salary and benefit information during 
the quarterly budget and staffing briefings. The required pay 
projections and analysis shall include cyber pay 
considerations. The Committee notes this information is 
important when assessing CISA's progress toward hiring goals.
    Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--CISA is directed 
to continue to provide quarterly budget and staffing briefings 
as described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 117-103.
    Quarterly Classified Briefings.--CISA is directed to 
continue to provide the Committee quarterly classified 
briefings required under this heading in House Report 118-123.
    Social Media Policy.--CISA shall continue to make the 
social media content moderation policy available on a publicly 
accessible website as required under this heading in House 
Report 118-123. CISA shall notify Congress before any 
substantive changes are made to the policy and publish the new 
text on the publicly accessible website within 14 days of any 
changes being made.

                             Cybersecurity

    The recommendation includes $1,229,812,000 for the 
Cybersecurity Division, an increase of $48,164,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level. The increase includes 
enhancements due to Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical 
Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) (Public Law 117-103) 
requirements, classified improvements to the Joint 
Collaborative Environment, operations and support for the Cyber 
Analytics Data System, protective Domain Name System (DNS), 
open-source software, and supply chain security.
    Assessing Security Risks and Vulnerabilities to Federal 
Networks.--The Committee is concerned about vulnerabilities in 
commercial software and technology platforms leading to 
significant breaches of Federal networks. While the Committee 
recognizes CISA's work on secure-by-design principles, open-
source software security, and memory safety, the Committee 
directs CISA, in coordination with the Director of NIST and the 
Federal CISO, to evaluate vendor concentration risk to Federal 
networks. CISA shall brief the Committee not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act on its evaluation 
and any corresponding recommendations to Congress or Federal 
agencies. Any findings must be shared with the Committee not 
later than 15 days prior to being sent to any stakeholders.
    Cloud-Native Security.--The Committee recognizes that 
Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies are 
increasingly leveraging cloud technology and infrastructure to 
enhance service delivery and achieve critical mission outcomes. 
However, agencies should also be employing commensurate cloud 
security measures to limit the risk of introducing 
vulnerabilities into their systems. In response to Executive 
Order (EO) 14028, CISA's Cloud Security Technical Reference 
Architecture Version 2.0 highlighted the importance of cloud-
native security tools to underpin cloud migration, data 
security, and associated compliance efforts for FCEB agencies. 
CISA is encouraged to prioritize the inclusion of cloud-native 
security tools into the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation 
(CDM) program, provide appropriate guidance to FCEB agencies 
for reporting cloud security data, and improve efforts to 
synthesize this data within the CDM Dashboard to maximize 
actionable insights. CISA shall include an update to the 
Committee during the required semiannual CDM briefings 
inclusive of cloud-native security solutions currently 
available to FCEB agencies, any cloud-native security solutions 
being added in fiscal year 2025, and how the program builds 
FCEB customer awareness of the benefits of deploying such 
solutions to meet EO 14028 requirements.
    Critical Infrastructure Program.--The Committee directs 
CISA to prioritize funds for the Critical Infrastructure 
Program--previously known as the Critical Infrastructure 
Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot Program--on the following 
sectors being targeted by foreign nation state actors: Energy, 
Water and Wastewater Systems, Communications, Transportation 
Systems, and Financial Services. The recommendation includes an 
increase of $3,200,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
to partially restore cuts made in fiscal year 2024. Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA 
shall brief the Committee on a spend plan for the program, the 
services offered to address specific cybersecurity risks, and 
how they align with the National Cyber Strategy.
    Cyber Education, Training, and Skilling.--The Committee 
acknowledges the need to grow the number of qualified 
cybersecurity professionals within the Federal government. The 
Committee believes we need to continue to upskill the current 
Federal cybersecurity workforce to address the shortage of 
qualified cybersecurity professionals. The Committee continues 
to support sustained investment in the Cyber Defense Education 
and Training (CDET) program; the Federal Cyber Skilling 
Academy; the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education; 
and investments in cybersecurity education programs targeting 
the kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) community, including 
the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program 
(CETAP). The recommendation includes funding at the request 
level.
    Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure.--
Public Law 117-103 mandates that CISA publish a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register within 24 months of 
enactment of that Act, and issue a final rule 18 months later, 
due September 2025, to implement mandatory cyber incident 
reporting for all critical infrastructure owners and operators. 
A subset of these owners and operators, to be defined in the 
rulemaking, will be required to report any cyber incident to 
CISA within 72 hours and any ransom payment within 24 hours. 
The recommendation includes $33,381,000 for CIRCIA requirements 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. As part of the 
required quarterly budget and staffing briefings, CISA shall 
brief the Committee on a spend plan for all CIRCIA-dedicated 
funding and the statutory requirements supported.
    Cyber Sensor Capabilities.--CISA is encouraged to continue 
partnering with other government agencies, such as the 
Department of Energy, to provide real-time monitoring; advanced 
warning of threats, including Advanced Persistent Threats 
(APT); and detection of attacks on Operational Technology (OT) 
systems, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition 
(SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) as part of the 
broader CyberSentry program.
    Endpoint Detection and Response Technologies.--The 
Committee believes that a competitive, open, and transparent 
product selection process is critical to the effectiveness of 
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies and other 
CDM initiatives. CISA shall continue to provide the data 
required under this heading as described in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 during the semiannual 
Cybersecurity Technology and Services briefings.
    Hardening Critical Network Attack Surfaces.--The 
recommendation rejects the proposed $4,971,000 reduction to 
attack surface management to improve situational awareness of 
internet-facing attack surface vulnerabilities. The Committee 
recognizes CISA's progress in maturing attack surface 
management capabilities and dramatically improving the agency's 
situational awareness of internet-facing attack surface 
vulnerabilities across FCEB, SLTT, and select Critical 
Infrastructure partner networks over the past fiscal year. 
Information gleaned through these capabilities routinely 
enhances CISA's ability to identify vulnerabilities, including 
those being actively exploited by the PRC, Russia, and other 
adversaries, and promote effective mitigation activities. The 
Committee encourages CISA to assess the feasibility of 
administering an attack surface management shared service 
offering for FCEB partners, similar to what it already provides 
for DNS security, and report its determination to the 
Committee.
    Memory Safety.--The Committee encourages CISA, in 
consultation with the Sector Risk Management Agencies, to 
support the definition, design, development, distribution, and 
testing of technology that fosters memory safe rewrites of 
critical open-source packages which underpin critical 
infrastructure. Qualifying critical infrastructure improvements 
should minimize system downtime by reducing the number of 
critical security patches that need to be applied, be certified 
or certifiable to meet safety standards in their industries, 
and able to be implemented in less than 18 months. Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA 
shall brief the Committee on its progress to harden critical 
infrastructure memory safety attack surfaces across priority 
critical infrastructure sectors.
    Mobile Threat Defense for Federal Civilian Networks.--The 
Committee notes the rapid proliferation of spyware targeting 
mobile devices and the increasingly sophisticated methods being 
employed by both state and non-state actors to gain access to 
these devices. As agencies move toward a Zero Trust security 
posture, securing mobile devices in tandem with other endpoints 
is essential given the critical nature of the data that mobile 
devices transmit and carry. The Committee is concerned about 
the number of government devices without mobile device 
security, which may be vulnerable to sophisticated threats. The 
Committee is also concerned about the pace of mobile device 
security deployment and encourages CISA to work with the OMB 
and FCEB agencies to continue to mitigate the threats posed to 
mobile devices, their users, and the Federal networks to which 
they are connected.
    Operational Technology.--The Committee is aware of 
government directives for Federal agencies to inventory their 
Internet of Things (IoT) and OT by the end of fiscal year 2024 
to pursue full asset visibility and abide by updated Federal 
information security requirements. The Committee is also 
encouraged by CISA's increased focus on the cybersecurity 
posture of OT and Industrial Control Systems. Inventorying 
allows agencies to establish a baseline to enable monitoring 
and detecting unauthorized, abnormal, or potentially malicious 
activities. Requiring agencies to incorporate IoT and OT assets 
into the CDM program helps reduce agency threat surface, 
increase visibility into the Federal cybersecurity posture, and 
improve Federal cybersecurity response capabilities. The 
Committee directs CISA to include information on the status and 
planned actions to secure IoT and OT assets as part of the CDM 
program during the required semiannual Cybersecurity Technology 
and Services briefing.
    Post-Quantum Cryptography.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of FCEB agencies building robust and accurate 
cryptographic inventories to support a post-quantum transition. 
The Committee encourages CISA to work with FCEB agencies to 
continue to conduct an inventory of systems that are priorities 
for post-quantum transition and update the Committee on 
progress made toward post-quantum encryption methods at these 
agencies.
    Red Teaming.--The Committee encourages CISA to consider 
ways to enhance cybersecurity penetration testing and red 
teaming activities for FCEB and SLTT agencies, as well as high 
priority critical infrastructure companies, to augment network 
hardening and security operations.
    Semiannual Cybersecurity Technology and Services 
Briefings.--The Committee directs CISA to continue semiannual 
briefings on the National Cybersecurity Protection System 
(NCPS), CDM program, and Joint Collaborative Environment (JCE) 
including information on the remaining NCPS capabilities and 
the new Cyber Analytics and Data System capabilities. The 
briefings shall include timelines and acquisition strategies 
from the NCPS transition to JCE as well as a full description 
of the CDM and JCE capabilities currently deployed; the gaps 
remaining; and funding levels for the prior fiscal year, the 
current fiscal year, and the budget year for each capability. 
The recommendation includes a decrease of $6,640,000 from the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level, as requested, due to the funded 
decommissioning and replacement of the legacy Einstein E3A 
capability.
    Small Manufacturing Cybersecurity Support.--The Committee 
encourages CISA to continue to explore opportunities to partner 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, the National Institute for Standards and 
Technology, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
Centers, as described in House Report 117-396 and reiterated in 
House Report 118-123.
    State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).--The 
Committee encourages CISA, in coordination with FEMA, to 
consider targeted outreach to elementary and secondary schools 
as the Department administers the SLCGP.
    Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA).--The Committee supports 
CISA's efforts to guide the adoption of ZTA across FCEB 
agencies. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, CISA, in coordination with the Office of the 
National Cyber Director and OMB, shall brief the Committee on 
FCEB agency progress toward achieving the specific 
cybersecurity standards and objectives outlined in memorandum 
M-22-09, and efforts to engage FCEB agencies on leveraging the 
CDM program to upgrade to Zero Trust solutions.

                        Infrastructure Security

    The recommendation includes $157,013,000 for the 
Infrastructure Security Division, a decrease of $2,116,000 
below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Bombing Prevention.--The recommendation includes 
$31,383,000 for the Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), an 
increase of $1,074,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level. Sustained OBP funding is needed to keep pace with 
evolving threats and advanced technology development. The 
Office plays a critical role in ensuring public safety and 
reducing the Nation's vulnerability to explosive threats by 
addressing the proliferation and use of improvised explosive 
devices.
    Bomb Disposal Technician Training and Technology Training 
Events (TTEs).--The Committee supports sustained bomb 
technician community TTEs. The OBP shall hold a minimum of four 
events to be conducted across the country that bring together 
Federal, SLTT, and private sector partners. These TTEs shall 
leverage existing partnerships between DHS, DOJ, and DOD to 
expedite the review and transfer of technology and information 
for public safety and military bomb technicians and validate 
special response unit capability assessment data. Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA 
shall brief the Committee on its efforts to conduct these 
annual TTEs across the country. This briefing shall include 
schedules to conduct a minimum of four TTEs and provide an 
estimate of the total program cost.
    Critical Infrastructure Worker Security.--The Committee 
encourages CISA to keep updated guidance available to help 
protect the cyber and personally identifiable information 
security of individuals that operate critical infrastructure, 
including election infrastructure at the SLTT level.

                        Emergency Communications

    The recommendation includes $102,691,000 for the Emergency 
Communications Division, an increase of $1,126,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    First Responder Emergency Medical Communications Program 
(REMCDP).--The recommendation provides $2,000,000 for REMCDP, a 
decrease of $2,000,000 below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
and an increase of $2,000,000 above the request, for CISA to 
administer competitive grants for SLTT merit-based 
demonstration projects and technical assistance offerings that 
support the implementation of the National Emergency 
Communications Plan through innovative approaches to 
interoperable emergency medical communications in rural areas.
    Next Generation Network Priority Services.--The Committee 
is aware of proofs of concept currently supported through the 
Next Generation Network Priority Services (NGN-PS) Phase II 
program, including the development of highly customizable 
platforms enabling communication between disparate wireless and 
wired protocols. The recommendation includes a restoration of 
$3,200,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for the 
NGN-PS program to partially restore proposed cuts from CISA in 
fiscal year 2024.
    Securing Communications Networks.--CISA is urged to 
identify ways to encourage Federal, SLTT, and private sector 
partners to replace any technology or services provided by 
companies on the Federal Communications Commission Covered List 
(List of Equipment and Services Covered by section 2 of the 
Secure Networks Act), which leaves entities exposed to cyber 
vulnerabilities and foreign espionage.

                         Integrated Operations

    The recommendation includes $243,460,000 for the Integrated 
Operations Division, an increase of $15,082,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level mainly due to new CIRCIA 
requirements and pay corrections.
    Regional Security Advisors.--The Committee urges CISA to 
fill security advisor vacancies in the ten CISA regional 
offices, as highlighted in the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. These 
advisors will be in addition to the Cybersecurity State 
Coordinators established in furtherance of section 1717 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
(Public Law 116-283) for fiscal year 2021, in order to 
supplement regional capability in areas of high demand or 
particular national security importance. The Committee is also 
aware that CISA is considering cross-training chemical 
inspectors with other security advisor skills. Within 90 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief the 
Committee with representatives from the regional offices on 
efforts to fill these vacancies and a plan for chemical 
inspector cross-training and budget implications to do so.
    CISA Support to Pacific Islands.--The Committee supports 
the work of CISA in bolstering the cyber and physical security 
of Federal, SLTT, and critical infrastructure partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region and encourages CISA to consider potential 
areas for growth, and resources needed to expand such Pacific 
Island engagement including to counter activities by foreign 
nation-state actors.

                       Risk Management Operations

    The recommendation includes $130,144,000 for the Risk 
Management Operations Division, a decrease of $3,726,000 below 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level mainly due to contract 
efficiencies and pay corrections.
    Digital Twin Technology.--The Committee recognizes that 
digital twin technology can provide real-time information 
regarding the physical and cybersecurity of important 
facilities, systems, and assets. The Committee encourages CISA 
to consider whether digital twin technology would improve its 
ability to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the Nation's 
cyber and physical infrastructure.

                Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements

    The recommendation includes $96,312,000 for the Stakeholder 
Engagement and Requirements Division, a decrease of $3,406,000 
below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.

                            Mission Support

    The recommendation includes $477,853,000 for the Mission 
Support Division, a decrease of $653,000 below the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level.
    Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Programs.--The Committee 
supports the CLO's efforts to work with other agencies to 
streamline cyber workforce and education programs and 
recognizes the value of the following programs: the CISA Try 
Cyber program, which helps provide early skill identification 
and the fostering of cyber career interest of critically needed 
cyber talent, and the new CISA Threat Sandbox Challenges 
program, which allows CISA to provide rapid training to future 
cyberspace defenders on some of the most dangerous Common 
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identified in the CISA 
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. The Committee 
encourages these programs to incorporate the integration of 
artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to ensure 
the programs' continued efficacy.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $489,401,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       499,349,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       493,572,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +4,171,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -5,777,000
 

    The recommendation for Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements includes $380,182,000 for the CDM program, 
$79,709,000 for the Cyber Analytics Data System (CADS), 
$28,681,000 for Next Generation Networks Priority Services, and 
$5,000,000 for the CyberSentry program.
    CyberSentry.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CISA shall transmit to the Committee a 
plan for the additional CyberSentry capacity it will achieve in 
fiscal year 2025.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................          $793,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................         2,715,000
Recommended in the bill...............................             - - -
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................          -793,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -2,715,000
 

    The recommendation includes no funds for Research and 
Development, a decrease of $793,000 below the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $25,341,537,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    27,598,370,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    28,145,913,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................    +2,804,376,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +547,543,000
 

                                Mission

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps build, 
sustain, and improve the Nation's capability to prepare for, 
protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all 
hazards through disaster response, recovery, and grant programs 
supporting first responders, emergency management, mitigation 
activities, and preparedness.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $1,483,990,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     1,573,442,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     1,551,093,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +67,103,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -22,349,000
 

    The recommendation includes the following Operations and 
Support decreases from the fiscal year 2024 enacted level: 
$2,181,000 for regional logisticians and planners with a 
climate and equity focus, $1,776,000 for equitable investment 
in risk reduction, $1,222,000 for strategies to address climate 
change, and $1,010,000 for headquarters equity positions.

                               Mitigation

    Disaster Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation.--The Committee 
recognizes FEMA's efforts to help residents and communities 
prepare for and mitigate the impacts of disasters and natural 
hazards, such as earthquakes and extreme weather events 
involving hail, through its Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant 
programs. The Committee encourages FEMA to continue its work 
with state emergency management agencies to ensure adequate 
planning and investments to reduce the loss of life and damage 
to property caused by disasters.
    Natural Hazard Mitigation Infrastructure.--The Committee is 
aware that rehabilitation or establishment of natural 
infrastructure, including but not limited to marshes, wetlands, 
mangroves, and dunes can reduce damage from flooding and 
coastal storm surges and provide effective floodplain 
management. Such natural infrastructure can also have long-term 
beneficial impacts on topography, soils, water quality, 
wetlands, floodplains, coastal resources, aquatic resources, 
and public health and safety in coastal areas. The Committee 
encourages FEMA to continue to engage with other Federal and 
non-Federal stakeholders to develop and support conservation 
and environment-based flood mitigation measures and to utilize 
mitigation grant funds for natural infrastructure projects, 
consistent with the directive under this heading in House 
Report 117-87.

                      Preparedness and Protection

    Planning for Animal Wellness Act Implementation.--The 
Planning for Animal Wellness Act (Public Law 117-212) requires 
FEMA to establish a working group of experts to review and 
recommend best practices and Federal guidance on the needs of 
household pets, service and assistance animals, and captive 
animals, as appropriate, in emergency and disaster 
preparedness, response, and recovery. FEMA shall keep the 
Committee apprised of its efforts to implement Public Law 117-
212 and any recommendations made by the working group not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Wireless Emergency Alerts.--The Committee reminds FEMA of 
the requirement under this heading in House Report 118-123 and 
urges the on-time transmission of the report.
    Strategic Stockpiles.--FEMA, in partnership with the 
Department of Health and Human Services, shall provide an 
update within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act on 
the coordination of Federal resources to strengthen the 
capabilities of state strategic stockpiles, minimize 
duplication, and respond strategically to emergencies.

                         Response and Recovery

    Digital Twin Technology.--The Committee recognizes that 
digital twin technology can provide for sophisticated 
simulation of emergency scenarios, potentially enabling more 
accurate, beneficial, and cost-effective disaster preparedness. 
The Committee encourages FEMA to consider whether the 
technology would be beneficial for emergency management 
purposes, including planning, preparedness, and response 
capabilities.
    Innovative Technologies in Coordinated Disaster Response.--
The Committee is aware that FEMA employs innovative 
technologies, including geographic information system (GIS) 
tools in collaboration with nonprofit entities, to improve 
disaster response capabilities, such as urban search and rescue 
software platforms. The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for 
the Office of Response and Recovery, in close coordination with 
the U.S. Fire Administration, to expand upon geospatial urban 
search and rescue training, planning, and response efforts with 
search and rescue geospatial support technology solutions in 
preparation for emergency events and disaster responses. FEMA 
shall consider appropriate data exchange between these efforts 
and the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
FEMA shall brief the Committee on a spend plan for the funds 
and information on how FEMA plans to integrate the solution, 
where appropriate, with NERIS.
    Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite-Driven Hazard 
Monitoring.--The Committee recognizes that shortening natural 
disaster response times provides more timely assistance to 
those affected by disasters and allows communities to recover 
quicker from devastating events. The Committee understands that 
FEMA's used SAR satellite-driven hazard monitoring technology 
to analyze disasters such as floods and wildfires, and this 
data has specifically been proven effective in streamlining 
disaster declarations, improving immediate situational 
awareness, and in supporting FEMA's community engagements 
following disasters. The Committee encourages FEMA to continue 
the use of this SAR driven hazard monitoring technology to 
shorten the disaster recovery response timeline, increase the 
efficiency of the recovery process, and integrate the use of 
this technology across FEMA's resilience, response, and 
recovery efforts.
    Veterinary Emergency Teams Pilot.--Consistent with section 
1218 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (Public Law 115-254), 
the Committee encourages FEMA to coordinate with appropriate 
Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture 
agencies to partner with accredited colleges of veterinary 
medicine with a history of disaster response deployments in 
order to establish one or more national veterinary emergency 
teams.

                            Mission Support

    The recommendation includes $648,601,000 for Mission 
Support, an increase of $23,639,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $99,528,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       110,387,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        94,827,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        -4,701,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -15,560,000
 

    The recommendation includes $94,827,000, a decrease of 
$4,701,000 below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................    $3,497,019,369
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................     3,522,541,000
Recommended in the bill...............................     3,758,992,810
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      +266,973,441
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +236,451,810
 

    A comparison of the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to the 
Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       FY24 Enacted      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grants
    State Homeland Security Grant         468,000,000        520,000,000
     Program......................
        (Operation Stonegarden)...       (81,000,000)       (90,000,000)
        (Tribal Homeland Security        (13,500,000)       (15,000,000)
         Grant Program)...........
    Urban Area Security Initiative        553,500,000        615,000,000
    Nonprofit Security Grant              274,500,000        305,000,000
     Program......................
    Public Transportation Security         94,500,000        105,000,000
     Assistance...................
        (Amtrak Security).........        (9,000,000)       (10,000,000)
        (Over-the-Road Bus                (1,800,000)        (2,000,000)
         Security)................
    Port Security Grants..........         90,000,000        100,000,000
    Assistance to Firefighter             324,000,000        360,000,000
     Grants.......................
    Staffing for Adequate Fire and        324,000,000        360,000,000
     Emergency Response...........
    Emergency Management                  319,500,000        355,000,000
     Performance Grants...........
    Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk         281,475,000        312,750,000
     Analysis Program.............
    Regional Catastrophic                  10,800,000         12,000,000
     Preparedness Grants..........
    Emergency Food and Shelter....        117,000,000        130,000,000
    Next Generation Warning System         40,000,000         40,000,000
    Community Project Funding.....        293,757,369        221,343,810
                                   -------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Grants......      3,191,032,369      3,436,093,810
    Terrorism and Targeted               (18,000,000)              - - -
     Violence Prevention (by
     transfer)....................
    Alternatives to Detention Case       (15,000,000)              - - -
     Management (by transfer).....
    Shelter and Services Program        (650,000,000)              - - -
     (by transfer)................
                                   -------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Grants            3,874,032,369      3,436,093,810
             (including transfers)
Education, Training, and Exercises
    Center for Domestic                    71,352,000         70,681,000
     Preparedness.................
    Center for Homeland Defense            16,200,000         18,000,000
     and Security.................
    Emergency Management Institute         32,240,000         31,801,000
    U.S. Fire Administration......         59,975,000         64,781,000
    National Domestic Preparedness         90,900,000        101,000,000
     Consortium...................
    Continuing Training Grants....         14,400,000         16,000,000
    National Exercise Program.....         20,920,000         20,636,000
                                   -------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Education,          305,987,000        322,899,000
             Training, and
             Exercises............
                                   -------------------------------------
            Total, Federal              3,497,019,369      3,758,992,810
             Assistance...........
        Total, Federal Assistance      $4,180,019,369     $3,758,992,810
         (including transfers)....
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Grants

    The recommendation restores $330,975,000 in cuts made to 
grants in fiscal year 2024.
    Continuing Training Grants.--The recommendation includes 
$16,000,000 for Continuing Training Grants, including not less 
than $6,000,000 to be competitively awarded for FEMA-certified 
rural and tribal training, of which not less than $3,000,000 is 
for rural and not less than $3,000,000 is for tribal. The 
Committee also supports FEMA's use of Continuing Training 
Grants for the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium.
    Cost-Share Analysis.--FEMA is directed to conduct an 
analysis of DHS grant programs and assess and provide 
recommendations on the appropriateness of adjustments to 
existing cost-sharing splits, or in the case that none exist, 
new cost-sharing splits that improve the effectiveness and 
resilience of the programs on American communities. FEMA shall 
brief the Committee on the analysis and recommendations within 
210 days of the date of enactment of this Act, to include any 
legislative or regulatory action needed to carry out such 
recommendations.
    Human Remains Detection (HRD) Canine Teams.--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of canine teams as a key component of 
urban search and rescue task forces, including both live find 
and HRD canines. The Committee encourages FEMA to consider 
support of HRD canine teams through the urban search and rescue 
cooperative agreements.
    Nonprofit Security Grant Program.--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, FEMA is directed to submit a 
report to the Committee on the Nonprofit Security Grant Program 
for fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024. The report shall detail 
by fiscal year: the number of grant applications submitted, the 
total amount of grant funding requested, the number of grants 
awarded, and, for each grant award, the name of the recipient, 
the amount, and the project type. The report shall also include 
an analysis of the impacts of the program, including tangible 
results demonstrating how the program has improved preparedness 
and reduced the risk of terrorist or other extremist attacks.
    National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC).--The 
Committee acknowledges the positive impact of the NDPC on 
domestic preparedness by training emergency responders and 
event personnel against a range of threats. The Committee 
encourages FEMA to continue to consider threats inherent to 
large spectator sports and special events within the NDPC 
purview.
    Next Generation Warning System.--The Committee supports the 
mission of the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program 
(NGWSGP) to help public media entities replace and upgrade 
aging infrastructure needed to enhance alert, warning, and 
other public safety communications systems to ensure national 
resilience, including service to underserved populations and 
the ability to meet the evolving nature of public alerting 
challenges. The recommendation includes $40,000,000 for NGWSGP, 
consistent with the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Operation Stonegarden.--The Committee strongly supports the 
mission of the Operation Stonegarden program to enhance 
cooperation and coordination among CBP, Federal, and SLTT law 
enforcement agencies to improve overall border security. The 
recommendation includes $90,000,000 for Operation Stonegarden, 
an increase of $9,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level. The Committee reminds FEMA of the need to ensure states 
make proper and timely distributions to local governments. The 
Committee encourages the Department to explore how funding can 
be used by grant recipients to purchase technology such as 
cameras, sensors, and drones. The Committee also encourages the 
Department to explore how grant funding can be used to help 
interdict illicit outbound firearms and currency.
    Risk MAP Urban Flood Mapping Program.--FEMA is reminded of 
the requirement in House Report 117-87 to brief the Committee 
within 30 days of the completion of fiscal year 2020 Urban Area 
Flooding Pilot activities, and to make related recommendations, 
including whether a permanent program should be established.
    Unmanned Aircraft Training.--The Committee supports the FAA 
Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Systems (ASSURE) 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training program for first 
responders in a leadership role to understand how to manage 
larger-scale and more complex disasters. The Committee 
encourages FEMA to work toward the development of a framework 
to build workforce skills and a database of those capable of 
applying them in local, state, and national emergencies. The 
Committee supports FEMA's use of Continuing Training Grants for 
this purpose.
    School Safety.--School hardening measures are eligible 
activities under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and 
the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP). Funds may be used 
for bullet resistant doors and glass; hinge-locking mechanisms; 
immediate notification to emergency 911 systems; mechanisms 
that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law 
enforcement and first responders; installation of distraction 
devices or other countermeasures administered by law 
enforcement; and other measures determined to provide 
significant improvement to school physical security. The 
Committee encourages FEMA to work with states and school 
districts to increase awareness of these funding opportunities.
    Shelter and Services Program (SSP).--The recommendation 
includes no funds for SSP for fiscal year 2025. Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA, in 
coordination with CBP, shall make publicly available online and 
report to the Committee on the amount of SSP funding within the 
previous three fiscal years that has gone to communities 
delineated by border states and non-border states and the 
justification for such distribution. FEMA shall coordinate with 
ICE to identify entities receiving funding allocations located 
within jurisdictions that do not comply with ICE detainers to 
highlight in the report.
    State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).--The 
Committee encourages FEMA, in coordination with CISA, to 
consider targeted outreach to elementary and secondary schools 
as the Department administers the SLCGP.
    Tribal Nations Emergency Response.--The Committee is aware 
of the importance of communications interoperability during 
times of crisis, including for Tribal nations. The Committee 
encourages FEMA to consider the feasibility of developing an 
interoperable digital emergency management platform for Tribal 
nations.
    Wood Chipper Programs.--The Committee understands that wood 
chipper programs are an effective means of fuel reduction in 
communities under threat from wildfire because they assist 
residents in maintaining defensible space around their homes, 
other structures, and access routes, and enable communities to 
easily dispose of large amounts of potential fuel. The 
Committee encourages FEMA to continue to fund wood chipper 
programs in high-risk communities through the Fire Prevention 
and Safety Program.

                          DISASTER RELIEF FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................   $20,261,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................    22,392,000,000
Recommended in the bill...............................    22,741,000,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................    +2,480,000,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      +349,000,000
 

    The recommendation includes an increase of $2,480,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for the Disaster 
Relief Fund.
    Disaster Assistance for Persistent Poverty Counties.--
Public Law 117-103 increased the Federal cost share from 75 
percent to 90 percent for major disasters declared during 
calendar years 2020 and 2021. The Committee encourages FEMA to 
consider adjusting the cost share for persistent poverty 
counties for disasters declared during calendar year 2022.
    Emergency Housing.--The Committee recognizes the vital 
support FEMA provides to communities in the aftermath of major 
disasters, including sheltering and housing assistance for 
individuals and families displaced from their homes. The 
Committee is concerned that housing shortages may impact 
recovery efforts, reduce community resiliency, and cause long-
term displacement after a major disaster. FEMA is directed to 
submit a report to the Committee within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act that details emergency housing operations 
for major disasters over the last three years, including the 
type of sheltering and housing assistance provided to survivors 
and responders, the costs associated with the shelter and 
housing assistance, the number of individuals and families 
housed, and the duration of housing assistance.

                     NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $239,983,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       239,785,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       239,785,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................          -198,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

    Flood Insurance Rate Maps.--FEMA is reminded of the 
requirement under this header in House Report 118-123.

                  Title III--Administrative Provisions

    Section 301. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
cybersecurity threat feeds.
    Section 302. The Committee continues a provision limiting 
expenses for the administration of grants.
    Section 303. The Committee continues a provision specifying 
timeframes for grant applications and awards.
    Section 304. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
a five-day advance notification for certain grant awards under 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance''.
    Section 305. The Committee continues a provision addressing 
the availability of certain grant funds for the installation of 
communications towers.
    Section 306. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the submission of a monthly Disaster Relief Fund report.
    Section 307. The Committee continues a provision permitting 
waivers of certain Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency 
Response grant program requirements.
    Section 308. 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.
    Section 309. The Committee continues a provision permitting 
waivers of certain requirements pertaining to Assistance to 
Firefighter Grants.
    Section 310. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the transfer of unobligated balances under the National 
Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
    Section 311. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the transfer of unobligated balances under the Flood Hazard 
Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.

        TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES


               U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $281,140,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       265,230,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       112,431,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -168,709,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      -152,799,000
 

                                Mission

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 
adjudicates and grants immigration and citizenship benefits, 
confirms eligibility for employment and public services, and 
promotes an awareness and understanding of citizenship in 
support of immigrant integration, while protecting the 
integrity of the Nation's immigration system. USCIS activities 
are primarily funded through fees collected from applicants for 
immigration benefits.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $271,140,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       255,230,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       112,431,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................      -158,709,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      -142,799,000
 

    The Committee provides $112,431,000 for Operations and 
Support, a decrease of $158,709,000 below the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level. The recommended funding is exclusively for the 
E-Verify program. The program allows enrolled employers to 
confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the 
United States.
    Affirmative Asylum.--USCIS is reminded of the requirement 
under this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 118-47.
    Application Processing.--USCIS is directed to prioritize 
the timely processing of citizenship and other applications, 
with a goal of adjudicating all requests within six months of 
submission or referral. USCIS is directed to make available, on 
a publicly accessible website, an interactive dashboard 
detailing the number of forms received, processed, approved, 
denied, and pending by month, along with the average processing 
time and the number of forms pending for more than six months 
for all USCIS forms. USCIS shall update the Committee on the 
status of this requirement during the quarterly budget and 
productivity briefings required by House Report 117-396 and 
House Report 118-123. The dashboard shall be updated monthly 
but not later than the tenth business day following the end of 
each month and permit the downloading of the underlying data in 
a searchable and sortable spreadsheet format.
    Backlog Reduction and Reporting.--USCIS is directed to 
continue monthly reporting to the Committee on the application 
processing case backlog trends and statistics. USCIS is urged 
to improve the timeliness of such reporting due to the 
importance of subject matter to the mission of the agency and 
the need for congressional oversight.
    Budget Justification Materials.--USCIS is directed to 
ensure user fee budget justifications include descriptions of 
planned spending profiles, year-over-year changes, and cost 
assumptions. The justifications for these accounts should 
provide the same level of detail and analysis as is provided 
for the Department's discretionary funding accounts. For 
example, the justification shall contain detailed budget 
exhibits for each of the fee PPAs and fully describe the 
staffing and hiring strategy. In addition, the materials shall 
include the plans and budget assumptions for USCIS's 
international operations and the funding and planned outcome 
measures for business process improvements and modernization 
efforts.
    A full understanding of USCIS's budget strategy, plans, and 
assumptions are critical to Congress's oversight 
responsibilities--regardless of the funding source. The 
Committee expects these items to be addressed with the annual 
budget justification materials or that the necessary program 
details, funding and staffing profiles, and other exhibits be 
submitted concurrently with the delivery of the annual budget.
    Cost Recovery.--USCIS is urged to limit fee waivers to 
ensure maximum recovery of costs associated with USCIS 
services. USCIS is directed to include fee waiver data in the 
quarterly budget and staffing briefings. The Committee reminds 
USCIS of the directive in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47 to provide a briefing on ways to 
improve cost recovery at the agency.
    Corrected Employment Documents.--The Committee encourages 
USCIS to take necessary steps to issue corrected employment 
authorization documents within 90 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    Data on Asylum Operations.--USCIS is directed to continue 
to make available, on a publicly accessible website in a 
downloadable, searchable, and sortable format, the information 
required under this heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-328.
    E-Verify.--The Committee encourages USCIS to continue 
efforts to modernize the E-Verify program, as well as 
improvements in outreach efforts and training tools to assist 
employers in improving the accuracy of information they submit 
into the system.
    Electronic Processing.--The Committee continues the 
requirement for USCIS to provide a quarterly brief on its 
electronic processing efforts. The Committee supports the 
ongoing digitization efforts of USCIS forms and signature 
requirements to comply with the 21st Century Integrated Digital 
Experience Act (Public Law 115-336) and encourages USCIS to 
ensure all digitized forms are able to be worked 
electronically.
    Eliminating Confusion in Classifying Job Occupations.--The 
Committee directs USCIS to continue to update each of its 
online and paper forms to ensure that the Standard Occupational 
Classification codes are the only occupational codes used. 
USCIS shall notify the Committee once this requirement is 
complete.
    Employee Investigation.--The Committee is deeply troubled 
by the lack of expediency and transparency by this 
administration in investigating and making a determination 
regarding the employment of an individual at USCIS who publicly 
celebrated the terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. 
Secretary Mayorkas confirmed the individual in question is on 
administrative leave and still being paid by the Department 
during a Subcommittee hearing on April 10, 2025. Within 30 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a 
thorough briefing to the Committee about the status and 
findings of the employment investigation, including results of 
an audit of the asylum cases reviewed by the employee, and any 
changes made or being considered to USCIS hiring practices.
    Quarterly Budget and Productivity Reporting.--The Committee 
is very concerned by the lack of urgency in providing timely 
quarterly budget and productivity briefings and directs USCIS 
to ensure moving forward that the quarterly briefings required 
under this heading in House Report 117-396 are provided 
promptly. USCIS shall continue to provide these briefings in 
fiscal year 2025.
    Refugee Admissions.--USCIS shall continue to provide the 
information required under this heading in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103, to include fiscal 
year 2025.
    Spouse Petitions.--With respect to fiance(e) or spouse 
petitions involving a minor party, the Committee continues to 
direct USCIS to document the age of the minor party at the time 
of the civil/legal marriage, along with the age difference 
between the parties, with ages given in months as well as 
years.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $10,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        10,000,000
Recommended in the bill...............................             - - -
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -10,000,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -10,000,000
 

    The recommendation includes no funds for the Citizenship 
and Integration Grant Program, a decrease of $10,000,000 below 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. The Committee notes the 
grants provided in fiscal year 2024 had a period of 
availability of two years.
    Not later than five business days prior to the finalization 
of the Notice of Funding Opportunity, USCIS shall brief the 
Committee on any changes to the execution of the program, 
including changes in the qualifications and expectations of 
grant recipients.
    Grant Reporting.--USCIS is directed to continue the 
requirement under this heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 118-47. In addition, the required 
report shall also include information on any accepted donations 
by the program inclusive of the amounts and donors. The 
Committee encourages USCIS to continue to keep the Committee 
apprised of the metrics used to evaluate this grant program.
    Private Donation Authority.--The Committee reminds USCIS 
that it continues to have the authority to accept private 
donations to support the Citizenship and Integration Grant 
Program.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $377,200,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       363,389,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       366,752,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -10,448,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        +3,363,000
 

                                Mission

    The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) 
provide or facilitate basic and advanced law enforcement 
training for over 90 Federal agencies and numerous SLTT and 
international law enforcement organizations.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $357,100,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       363,389,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       360,752,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +3,652,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -2,637,000
 

    The recommendation provides $360,752,000 for Operations and 
Support, an increase of $3,652,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level.
    Human Trafficking Awareness Training Outreach.--The 
Committee recognizes that in January 2021, FLETC entered into a 
Memorandum of Understanding with the Blue Campaign, now part of 
the CCHT, to make the Human Trafficking Awareness Training 
program available for up to 500 SLTT agents and officers at no 
cost. The Committee encourages FLETC, in coordination with the 
CCHT, to increase its advertising of this critical training to 
its law enforcement partners in fiscal year 2025 and to report 
to the Committee on any requests for training FLETC was unable 
to fulfill due to funding constraints.
    SLTT Training.--The Committee reminds FLETC of the 
directive found in House Report 118-123 to submit a report on 
its efforts to meet the training needs of SLTT law enforcement.
    Use of Training Facilities.--The Director of FLETC shall 
schedule basic or advanced law enforcement training, or both, 
at all four training facilities to ensure they are fully 
utilized at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $20,100,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................             - - -
Recommended in the bill...............................         6,000,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -14,100,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        +6,000,000
 

    The recommendation provides $6,000,000, which includes 
$4,000,000 for the replacement of aged electric boilers and 
$2,000,000 for a combined heat and air project at the Glynco 
campus.

                   Science and Technology Directorate


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $741,634,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2024......................       836,108,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       744,591,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +2,957,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -91,517,000
 

                                Mission

    The mission of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) 
is to conduct and support research, development, developmental 
and operational testing and evaluation, and the timely 
transition of homeland security capabilities to operational end 
users at the Federal, state, and local levels.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $369,811,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2024......................       383,485,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       375,238,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        +5,427,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................        -8,247,000
 

    Redundant Research and Development Efforts.--Prior to 
engaging in any new or continuing funding for any existing 
research and development activities, the Department and any 
relevant component agencies shall first consider whether any 
existing efforts are currently or were previously funded 
elsewhere in the Federal Government, such as DOD, that would 
address such requirements.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $61,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        50,270,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        30,000,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -31,000,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -20,270,000
 

    The recommendation provides $10,000,000 for critical 
improvements to S&T's laboratory facilities and $20,000,000 for 
the Plum Island Closure and Support (PICS) Program.
    National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 
(NBACC) Facility Expansion.--In 2023, S&T completed a scoping 
study for NBACC facility expansion. According to the study, the 
requirement for facility expansion would accommodate additional 
BSL-2 laboratories; the required mechanical support and storage 
space for the generation of data; a data center with state-of-
the-art computational and network infrastructure that can 
support analysis, storage, and transfer of large data sets; and 
additional SCIF space required for the sensitive nature of the 
work performed. Additionally, the study identified a need to 
expand the facility for office/administrative space adjacent to 
the current NBACC laboratory facility. To ensure that the 
Committee has the full long-term plan for expansion of the 
laboratory, S&T shall provide a five-year master facility 
expansion plan, including year-by-year resource requirements, 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Plum Island Closure and Support (PICS) Program.--The 
Committee provides $20,000,000 to continue the transition, 
closure, and conveyance of all Plum Island real property and 
all related personal property to facilitate the transfer of the 
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) mission to the 
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). The Committee 
notes that the transition of PIADC science mission activities 
to NBAF is no longer on schedule. S&T is directed to continue 
providing semiannual briefings on the progress of these 
activities.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $310,823,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       402,353,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       339,353,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +28,530,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -63,000,000
 

    The recommendation includes $28,530,000 over the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.

                 Research, Development, and Innovation

    Advanced Sensors Technologies.--Within the funds provided, 
the Committee encourages work on critical research areas such 
as developing and fielding next generation first responder 
technology that utilizes advanced sensors and imager 
technologies.
    Antisemitism Research.--Within the funds provided, the 
Committee encourages S&T to explore new opportunities for 
researching how to combat antisemitism, including preventing 
violence.
    Binational Industrial Research and Development Homeland 
Security (BIRD HLS) Program.--The Committee continues to 
support the BIRD HLS program, which allows S&T to work with 
Israeli partners to develop innovative technology solutions for 
homeland security needs and encourages funding at the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC).--The Committee 
continues to support the important work of CSAC with the U.S. 
Army's Chemical and Biological Center. Within the funds 
provided, S&T is encouraged to evaluate the cyber and physical 
infrastructure vulnerabilities of domestic chemical 
manufacturing facilities critical to military energetics 
programs.
    Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Attacks.--Within the 
funds provided, S&T is encouraged to support research to 
develop and demonstrate timely hierarchical software quality 
assurance and timely cyber-attack mitigation techniques for 
hardware in one or more of the following Department-designated 
critical infrastructure sectors: chemical, information 
technology, critical manufacturing, water and wastewater, 
communications, and transportation.
    Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense.--
Within the funds provided, the Committee continues to encourage 
S&T to expand research and analysis on cross-border threat 
screening and supply chain defense in support of research on 
new technologies and capabilities, including predictive data 
analytics, to eliminate disruptions to the food and agriculture 
supply chain and for early detection of public health threats 
and biothreats.
    Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS).--Within the funds 
provided, the Committee encourages S&T to support C-UAS 
technology development to identify and mitigate border threats.
    Cybersecurity for Tourism.--Within the funds provided, the 
Committee urges S&T, in coordination with FLETC, to establish a 
Cybersecurity for Tourism Consortium to help align government 
interests in public safety and security with the Nation's 
tourism industry.
    Digital Twin.--Within the funds provided, S&T is encouraged 
to pursue research and development related to the use of 
digital twins. Advanced modeling and simulation can improve and 
enhance mission effectiveness by developing new paradigms, 
tools, and simulation-enabled capabilities for DHS operations, 
including geospatial simulations of the southern border.
    Durable Lithium-Ion Batteries.--Within the funds provided, 
the Committee encourages S&T to research innovative 
technologies improving the safety, reliability, and operational 
durability of lithium-ion batteries utilized by DHS law 
enforcement personnel, including the development of electrolyte 
additives with shear thickening and ballistic protection 
capabilities.
    Enabling Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee 
acknowledges the critical value in the establishment of the 
common test site for demonstration and research of UAS and is 
pleased that the site is also available to other Federal, 
state, and local partners. The Committee encourages S&T to 
continue funding this work, prioritize the use of the common 
test site to conduct on-site testing and evaluation for the 
Department, and facilitate a close collaboration with the FAA 
UAS Center of Excellence.
    Fentanyl Detection.--Within the funds provided, the 
Committee encourages S&T, in conjunction with CBP, to improve 
opioid and fentanyl detection. Such efforts shall include 
research on additional technological solutions to target and 
detect low-purity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed 
tablets; enhance targeting of counterfeit pills through 
nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other visual screening 
technologies; and improve data-driven targeting to increase 
seizure rates of fentanyl and its precursors.
    Improving Cybersecurity.--Within the funds provided, the 
Committee encourages S&T to work with CISA to enhance 
cybersecurity capabilities through strategic research and 
development in mitigation, solution development, and 
resilience, in particular high-resolution magnification to 
examine emerging semiconductor technologies, aiding in 
detecting potential structural defects for improved 
cybersecurity.
    Intelligent Memory Fabric.--Innovative information 
technology platforms, such as those provided by Intelligent 
Memory Fabric, can help DHS develop deployable, secure, and 
efficient data systems. Within the amounts provided, the 
Committee encourages S&T to explore Intelligent Memory Fabric 
as a modular, scalable, and distributable technology.
    Maritime Domain Awareness for Coasts and Harbors.--The 
Committee continues to recognize the threats facing the U.S. 
borders from the sea. The Committee encourages S&T to continue 
to support ongoing maritime systems and sensor studies for the 
research, development, testing, and evaluation of 
environmentally powered unmanned maritime vehicles and buoys 
with surface and subsurface threat detection and tracking 
capabilities utilizing partnerships with academic institutions 
with access to established maritime test ranges and maritime 
support facilities.
    National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 
(NBACC).--The Committee recognizes the critical work done by 
NBACC. Within the amount provided, the Committee encourages S&T 
to support the necessary operations funding, as well as 
continue its investments in modernizing the facility's 
infrastructure.
    Network Technology for Airports.--Within the funds 
provided, S&T is encouraged to support research to improve 
network technology for airports, which has the potential to 
increase the efficiency of airport operations and address 
economic and security challenges.
    Next-Generation Biosurveillance Systems.--Within funds 
provided, the Committee encourages S&T to advance research into 
agnostic biodetection capabilities that provide rapid screening 
of large volumes of individuals.
    Next-Generation Detection and Mitigation of Autonomous 
Drones.--Research and exercises using realistic threat replicas 
will improve the ability to determine how to best defeat drone 
threats. Within the funds provided and by leveraging university 
expertise, the Committee encourages S&T to study and mock 
threats and, utilizing realistic testing and exercises, develop 
defeat strategies for safe mitigation activities.
    Passive Muon Tomography Systems.--Within the funds 
provided, the Committee urges S&T, in partnership with CBP, to 
advance the optimization of passive muon tomography systems to 
enhance such detection capabilities at the border and POEs.
    Partnership Intermediary Agreements.--Within the funds 
provided, the Committee encourages S&T to establish Partnership 
Intermediary Agreements to enable components across the 
Department to engage immediately on technology transfer and 
transition activities. Partnership Intermediary Agreements, as 
defined under section 3715 of title 15, United States Code, 
support the Department's ability to seek out, assess, and 
engage non-traditional small business vendors for the 
Department's development and acquisition efforts.
    Port and Maritime Resiliency and Security.--The Committee 
continues to recognize the vast data threat facing the U.S. 
maritime/port sector. Within the funds provided, the Committee 
encourages support for the ongoing Port and Maritime Resiliency 
and Security Testbed research program for the design and 
development of tactics, techniques, and procedures for 
effective threat response to critical maritime infrastructure.
    Quantum Computing Use-Case Identification Initiative.--The 
Committee supports a coordinated and focused research program 
in identifying near-term public sector use cases for quantum 
computing applications. The Committee directs S&T, in 
coordination with the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, 
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and the 
quantum industry, to identify public sector use cases which 
could benefit DHS and its components. S&T shall examine all 
quantum computing technologies including annealing, gate-model, 
and quantum-hybrid. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, S&T shall provide a briefing to the Committee 
summarizing its findings.
    Realistic Environments for Enterprise Team Awareness Kit.--
The Committee recognizes the significant hurdles surrounding 
large scale event security planning, especially when plans 
involve coordinated Federal and SLTT operations addressing both 
cyber and physical threats. The Committee encourages S&T to 
support the development of realistic live, virtual, and 
constructive environments for enterprise team awareness kit.
    Training Simulations.--Within funds provided, S&T is 
encouraged to work with industry to create next generation 
training simulations, such as using multi-lingual, artificial 
intelligence driven avatars, for DHS-specific use cases. High-
fidelity realistic training for front-line personnel will 
promote the safety of the DHS workforce.
    Understanding Threats to Public Officials.--Within 180 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, S&T shall provide a 
report on threats to public officials, including judges, school 
board leaders, county health officers, Members of Congress, 
military leaders, and others. The study shall examine the 
numbers and types of reported threats, estimate the number and 
types of unreported threats, and analyze actions taken in 
response to these reported threats at the Federal and SLTT 
levels.
    U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement 
Program.--The Committee encourages funding at the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level for the U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity 
Cooperation grant program, as authorized by section 1551 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81), to support cybersecurity research and development, 
demonstration, and commercialization of cybersecurity 
technology.
    Voting Technologies and Election Data Security 
Procedures.--The Committee supports research to ensure that 
voting software and hardware is studied and vetted before being 
used during Federal, state, and local elections. Consistent 
with prior year direction and within the resources provided, 
S&T is encouraged to fund quality assurance and continuous 
evaluation research on voting technologies and election 
procedures in cooperation with a qualified organization with 
experience performing technical audits of statewide elections 
systems. In consultation and coordination with the Election 
Assistance Commission and CISA, this investment should include 
the development of new tools and training modules to enable 
states and localities to ensure that their election systems are 
secure.

                          University Programs

    The recommendation provides the requested amount for 
University Programs. S&T's University Programs allow for 
cooperation with colleges and universities to address pressing 
homeland security needs. This includes $45,880,000 for the 
Centers of Excellence (COE). These programs include the COE, 
the Workforce Development Initiatives, and the Minority Serving 
Institutions Programs. Combined, these programs promote 
homeland security research and education, train current and 
future students and professionals, and build a more diverse 
homeland security workforce.
    Centers of Excellence Program.--The COE program is the 
flagship research account for universities at DHS. The program 
brings together hundreds of academic institutions and private 
sector entities to generate basic and applied research that 
rapidly delivers innovative technologies for the homeland 
security community to meet imminent and future threats. The COE 
network catalyzes the development of new marketplaces for 
technologies geared toward keeping our Nation safe and secure. 
This level of coordination for the development of user-facing 
security technologies is not funded by any other Federal 
agency.

             Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $409,441,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       418,022,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       361,313,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -48,128,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       -56,709,000
 

                                Mission

    The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) 
leads DHS efforts to develop and enhance programs and 
capabilities that defend against chemical, biological, 
radiological, and nuclear threats.

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $163,280,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       160,163,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       159,252,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        -4,028,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................          -911,000
 

    The Committee reminds CWMD of the directive found in House 
Report 118-123 to provide a briefing on its plans to enhance 
SLTT communication and outreach.
    Radiation Portal Monitor Interference.--The Committee 
encourages CWMD to work in partnership with CBP to quickly 
resolve interference that may occur when NII systems are 
installed in close proximity to radiation portal monitors.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $42,338,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        33,397,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        33,397,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................        -8,941,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................             - - -
 

    The recommendation includes $33,397,000 for Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements, a decrease of $8,941,000 below 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................       $60,938,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................        60,938,000
Recommended in the bill...............................       110,938,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       +50,000,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................       +50,000,000
 

    Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21).--The 
Committee is disappointed that CWMD's budget submission 
continues to omit funding for the BD21 program; the program is 
designed to procure innovative technologies to improve 
detection capabilities of airborne bio-threats. The 
recommendation includes $50,000,000 to further the capabilities 
of the BD21 program to include procurement of technologies that 
mitigate capability vulnerabilities in the current BioWatch 
infrastructure as identified by GAO, SLTT, and other industry 
stakeholders. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, CWMD shall submit a spend plan outlining how these 
additional funds will be utilized, as well as a procurement 
timeline. Further, the Committee directs CWMD to consult with 
SLTT stakeholders to determine their biodetection needs and 
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act provide a 
report summarizing the results of that consultation and how 
those results will be used by CWMD.
    Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).--AMR presents a growing 
threat to national security. The Committee supports the 
recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Council on 
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) to designate 
AMR as a material threat, thereby unlocking additional 
resources for development and stockpiling of critical 
countermeasures. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
Department to initiate an evaluation, assessment, and 
determination of the material threat of AMR in accordance with 
the March 2023 PACCARB report recommendation.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2024.......................      $142,885,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2025......................       163,524,000
Recommended in the bill...............................        57,726,000
Bill compared with:
    Appropriation, fiscal year 2024...................       -85,159,000
    Budget request, fiscal year 2025..................      -105,798,000
 

    BioWatch.--The Committee, GAO, and independent 
organizations, such as the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, 
have had longstanding concerns about the security value 
provided by BioWatch. The current program is incapable of 
identifying biological threats in a timely and accurate manner 
due to a prolonged event-to-detection timeline. According to 
the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, hospitals receiving 
patients from a suspected incident would likely detect a 
biological attack well before detection through BioWatch. As a 
result, the recommendation does not include funding for the 
current BioWatch program and instead includes $50,000,000 for 
the BD21 program to examine follow-on capabilities. The 
Committee directs CWMD to terminate the BioWatch program.

                  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 limiting 
the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
    Section 403. The Committee continues a provision related to 
the collection and use of biometrics.
    Section 404. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting funds for the rule entitled, ``Procedures or 
Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, 
Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum 
Officers.''
    Section 405. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting funds for employment authorization documents for 
certain aliens.
    Section 406. The Committee includes a new provision related 
to the H-2B program.
    Section 407. The Committee includes a new provision related 
to USCIS official reception and representation expenses.
    Section 408. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the consideration of H-1B petitions from any entity 
identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2021.
    Section 409. The Committee continues a provision 
authorizing FLETC to distribute funds for incurred training 
expenses.
    Section 410. 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 411. The Committee continues a provision allowing 
for the acceptance of funding transfers from other government 
agencies for construction of special use facilities.
    Section 412. The Committee continues a provision 
classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental 
for certain purposes.
    Section 413. The Committee includes a new provision related 
to the H-2A program.
    Section 414. The Committee includes a new provision related 
to the USCIS Asylum Program Fee.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

    Section 501. The Committee continues a provision limiting 
the availability of appropriations to one year unless otherwise 
expressly provided.
    Section 502. The Committee continues a provision providing 
that unexpended balances of prior year appropriations may be 
merged with new appropriation accounts and used for the same 
purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.
    Section 503. The Committee continues a provision related to 
reprogramming limitations and transfer authority.
    The Department must notify the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 30 days in advance of each reprogramming of funds that 
would: (1) reduce programs, projects, and activities, or 
personnel, by ten percent or more; or (2) increase a program, 
project, or activity by more than $5,000,000 or ten percent, 
whichever is less.
    The term ``program, project, and activity'' (PPA) is 
defined as each functional category listed under an account 
heading in the funding table at the back of this report, along 
with each funding amount designated for a particular purpose 
within the statement narrative, exclusive of simple references 
to increases or reductions below the budget request. Funding 
for each PPA should not be used for the purposes of any other 
PPA. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Department shall submit to the Committees a table delineating 
PPAs subject to section 503 notification requirements.
    For purposes of reprogramming notifications, the creation 
of a new program, project, or activity is defined as any 
significant new activity that has not been explicitly justified 
to the Congress in budget justification material and for which 
funds have not been appropriated by the Congress.
    Limited transfer authority is provided to give the 
Department flexibility in responding to emerging requirements 
and significant changes in circumstances, but is not intended 
to facilitate the implementation of new programs, projects, or 
activities that were not proposed in a formal budget 
submission. Transfers may not reduce accounts by more than five 
percent or augment appropriations by more than ten percent. The 
Department must notify the Committees on Appropriations not 
fewer than 30 days in advance of any transfer. To avoid 
violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the Secretary shall 
ensure that any transfer of funds is carried out in compliance 
with the limitations and requirements of section 503(c). In 
particular, the Secretary should ensure that any such transfers 
adhere to the opinion of the Comptroller General's decision in 
the Matter of John D. Webster, Director, Financial Services, 
Library of Congress, dated November 7, 1997, with regard to the 
definition of an appropriation subject to transfer limitations.
    Notifications should provide complete explanations of 
proposed funding reallocations, including detailed 
justifications for increases and offsets; any specific impact 
the proposed changes are expected to have on future-year 
appropriations requirements; a table showing the proposed 
revisions to funding and full-time equivalents (FTE) at the 
account and PPA levels for the current fiscal year; and any 
expected funding and FTE impacts during the budget year.
    The Department shall manage its PPAs within the levels 
appropriated and should only submit reprogramming or transfer 
notifications in cases of unforeseeable and compelling 
circumstances that could not have been predicted when 
formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. 
When the Department becomes aware of an emerging requirement 
after the President's budget has been submitted to Congress but 
prior to the enactment of a full-year funding Act for the 
budget year, it is incumbent on the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer to timely notify the Committees. When the 
Department submits a reprogramming or transfer notification and 
does not receive identical responses from the House and Senate 
Committees, it is expected to work with the Committees to 
reconcile the differences before proceeding.
    Section 504. The Committee continues a provision, by 
reference, prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department to make payment to the Working 
Capital Fund (WCF), except for activities and amounts allowed 
in the President's fiscal year 2025 budget request.
    Section 505. The Committee continues a provision providing 
that not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
available at the end of the prior fiscal year for each 
Operations and Support appropriation shall have an additional 
fiscal year of availability, subject to a section 503 
reprogramming notification.
    Section 506. The Committee continues a provision that deems 
intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during 
the current fiscal year until the enactment of an Act 
authorizing intelligence activities for the current fiscal 
year.
    Section 507. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
notification to the Committees at least three days before DHS 
executes or announces grant allocations or grant awards in 
excess of $1,000,000; contract awards (including contracts 
covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation), other 
transaction agreements, letters of intent, or a task or 
delivery order on multiple award contracts totaling more than 
$4,000,000; a task or delivery order greater than $10,000,000 
from multi-year funds; or sole-source grant awards. 
Notifications shall include a description of projects or 
activities to be funded and their location, including city, 
county, and state.
    Section 508. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting all agencies from purchasing, constructing, or 
leasing additional facilities for Federal law enforcement 
training without advance notification to the Committees.
    Section 509. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds 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.
    Section 510. The Committee continues a provision that 
includes and consolidates by reference prior-year statutory 
provisions related to sensitive security information and the 
use of funds in conformance with section 303 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992.
    Section 511. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds in contravention of the Buy 
American Act.
    Section 512. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    Section 513. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting DHS from using funds in this Act to use 
reorganization authority.
    Section 514. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds for planning, testing, piloting, or 
developing a national identification card.
    Section 515. The Committee continues a provision directing 
that any official required by this Act to report or certify to 
the Committees on Appropriations may not delegate such 
authority unless expressly authorized to do so in this Act.
    Section 516. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds in this Act to be used for first-class 
travel.
    Section 517. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to employ illegal workers as 
described in section 274(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
    Section 518. The Committee continues 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 519. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
DHS computer systems to block electronic access to pornography, 
except for law enforcement purposes.
    Section 520. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
the transfer of firearms by Federal law enforcement personnel.
    Section 521. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
funding restrictions and reporting requirements related to 
conferences occurring outside of the United States.
    Section 522. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds to reimburse any Federal department or agency 
for its participation in a National Special Security Event.
    Section 523. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
a notification, including justification materials, prior to 
implementing any structural pay reform or instituting a new 
position classification that affects more than 100 full-time 
positions or costs more than $5,000,000.
    Section 524. The Committee continues a provision directing 
the Department to post on a public website reports required by 
the Committees on Appropriations unless public posting 
compromises homeland or national security or contains 
proprietary information.
    Section 525. The Committee continues a provision 
authorizing minor procurement, construction, and improvements 
under ``Operations and Support'' appropriations, as specified.
    Section 526. The Committee continues by reference a 
provision to authorize DHS to fund out of existing 
discretionary appropriations the expenses of primary and 
secondary schooling of eligible dependents in areas of U.S. 
territories that meet certain criteria.
    Section 527. The Committee continues a provision regarding 
access to detention facilities by members of Congress or their 
designated staff.
    Section 528. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to use restraints on pregnant 
detainees in DHS custody, except in certain circumstances.
    Section 529. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of records 
related to detainees in custody.
    Section 530. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting funds for a Principal Federal Official during a 
declared disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act, with 
certain exceptions.
    Section 531. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the Under Secretary for Management to submit a component-level 
report on unfunded priorities classified as budget function 
050.
    Section 532. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
notifications when the President designates a former or retired 
Federal official or employee for protection and reporting 
regarding the costs of such protection.
    Section 533. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
notifications and reporting on DHS submissions of proposals to 
the Technology Modernization Fund.
    Section 534. The Committee continues a provision requiring 
the identification of discretionary offsets when fee increase 
proposals to support current activities assume the enactment of 
such proposals prior to the beginning of the budget year.
    Section 535. The Committee continues a provision related to 
the Arms Trade Treaty.
    Section 536. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds related to certain entities 
identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2021.
    Section 537. The Committee continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba into or within the United States.
    Section 538. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
develop, use, and share estimates of arrivals of aliens at the 
southern border.
    Section 539. The Committee continues a provision related to 
assistance from the Department of Defense for border security 
operations.
    Section 540. The Committee continues a provision related to 
the employee emergency back-up care program.
    Section 541. The Committee continues a provision providing 
transfer authority for activities within the Blue Campaign.
    Section 542. The Committee includes a new provision 
limiting inspection parameters at certain facilities for the 
provision of detention services.
    Section 543. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to implement the rule entitled 
``Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.''
    Section 544. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for a Disinformation Governance 
Board in the Department.
    Section 545. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to classify the speech of a U.S. 
person as either mis-, dis-, or mal-information, or to work 
with organizations to do the same.
    Section 546. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for diversity, equity, and 
inclusion Executive Orders, or promote critical race theory.
    Section 547. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to discriminate against a person 
based on sincerely held religious beliefs regarding marriage.
    Section 548. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting DHS from allowing officials of a country designated 
as a state sponsor of terrorism to participate in certain 
activities.
    Section 549. The Committee includes a new provision 
prohibiting the obligation or award of funds to jurisdictions 
that enforce certain policies.
    Section 550. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision rescinding unobligated balances from a specified 
source.
    Section 551. The Committee continues and modifies a 
provision rescinding unobligated balances from the DHS Non-
Recurring Expenses Fund.
    Section 552. The Committee includes a new provision 
regarding a Spending Reduction Account.

    APPROPRIATIONS CAN BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH MADE

    Title 31 of the United States Code makes clear that 
appropriations can be used only for the purposes for which they 
were appropriated as follows:
    Section 1301. Application.
    (a) Appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for 
which the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided 
by law.

              House of Representatives Report Requirements

    The following items are included in accordance with various 
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives.


         STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding:
    The Committee on Appropriations considers program 
performance, including a program's success in developing and 
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing 
funding recommendations.

                          RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted 
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying 
bill:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Activity                       Rescissions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement,            $600,000,000
 Construction, and Improvements (Public Law 116-260).
DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.......................       $154,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing 
transfers of funds recommended in the accompanying bill:
    Neither the bill nor report contain any provisions that 
specifically direct the transfer of funds.

    DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 
9 of rule XXI and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined 
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this 
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax 
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs 
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.


          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the 
accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute 
or part thereof.

               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions proposed in the 
accompanying bill which may be considered, under certain 
circumstances, to change the application of existing law, 
either directly or indirectly.
    In some instances, the bill provides funding for agencies 
and activities for which legislation has not yet been 
finalized. In addition, the bill in some instances carries 
language permitting the use of funds for activities not 
authorized by law. Additionally, the Committee includes a 
number of administrative and general provisions.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, 
                             AND OVERSIGHT


            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for the 
operations and support of the Office of the Secretary and for 
the executive management offices, including funds for official 
reception and representation expenses. The Committee provides 
two-year availability of funds for certain activities.

                         Management Directorate


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including funds for official reception 
and representation expenses.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds, with 
availability for three years, for procurement, construction, 
and improvements.

                       FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

    The Committee includes language making funds available 
until expended for the operations of the Federal Protective 
Service.

           Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of 
Situational Awareness, including funding for facility needs 
associated with secure space at fusion centers and for official 
reception and representation expenses. The Committee provides 
two-year availability of funds for certain activities.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for the 
Office of Inspector General, including certain confidential 
operational expenses such as the payment of informants.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Language requiring a report on grants or contracts awarded 
by means other than full and open competition and requiring the 
Inspector General to review such grants or contracts and report 
the results to the Committees.
    Language requiring the Chief Financial Officer to submit 
monthly budget and staffing reports.
    Language requiring the Secretary to notify the Committees 
of any proposed transfers from the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund to any DHS component.
    Language related to official costs of the Secretary and 
Deputy Secretary for official travel.
    Language requiring the Under Secretary for Management to 
report on certain acquisition programs.
    Language regarding pilot and demonstration programs.

          TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS


                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language making funds available for 
operations and support, including funds for the transportation 
of unaccompanied alien minors; air and marine assistance to 
other law enforcement agencies and humanitarian efforts; 
purchase or lease of vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, and 
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aircraft 
systems; contracting with individuals for personal services 
abroad; Harbor Maintenance Fee collections; customs officers; 
official reception and representation expenses; Customs User 
Fee collections; payment of rental space in connection with 
preclearance operations; compensation of informants; and the 
repair of roads on Native American reservations. The Committee 
provides two-year availability of funds for certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements, including 
procurement of physical barriers, marine vessels, aircraft, and 
unmanned aerial systems. The Committee provides three-year and 
five-year availability of funds for these activities.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including funds for overseas vetted 
units; the purchase or lease of vehicles; maintenance, minor 
construction, and minor improvements of owned and leased 
facilities; the enforcement of child labor laws; paid 
apprenticeships for the Human Exploitation Rescue Operations 
Corps; the investigation of intellectual property rights 
violations; official reception and representation expenses 
special operations; compensation to informants; and the 
reimbursement of other Federal agencies for certain costs. The 
Committee specifies a funding level for enforcement and removal 
operations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor 
aliens; the delegation of 287(g) agreements; and detention 
beds. The Committee provides two-year availability and no-year 
availability of funds for certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, renovation, and improvements to 
include funds for facilities repair and maintenance projects. 
The Committee provides three-year and five-year availability of 
funds for these activities.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including funds for official reception 
and representation expenses, and establishes conditions under 
which security fees are collected and credited. The Committee 
provides for two-year availability of funds for certain 
activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides three-year availability of funds for these activities.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
research and development. The Committee provides two-year 
availability of funds for these activities.

                              Coast Guard


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for the 
operations and support including for the purchase or lease of 
passenger motor vehicles; small boats; repairs and service 
life-replacements; purchase, lease, or improvement of boats 
necessary for overseas deployments and activities; special pay 
allowances; recreation and welfare; environmental compliance 
and restoration; defense-related activities and official 
reception and representation expenses. The Committee includes 
language authorizing funds to be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund. The Committee provides two-year, three-
year, and five-year availability of funds for certain 
activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for the 
procurement, construction, and improvements, including aids to 
navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft. The 
Committee includes language authorizing funds to be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The Committee provides 
five-year availability of funds for these purposes.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
research and development, and for maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of related facilities and equipment. The 
Committee includes language authorizing funds to be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and authorizing funds 
received from state and local governments, other public 
authorities, private sources, and foreign countries to be 
credited to this account and used for certain purposes. The 
Committee provides three-year availability of funds for these 
purposes.

                              RETIRED PAY

    The Committee includes language providing funds for retired 
pay and medical care for the retired personnel and their 
dependents and makes these funds available until expended.

                      United States Secret Service


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language that provides funds for 
operations and support, to include funds for the purchase and 
replacement of vehicles; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
aircraft; purchase of motorcycles; rental of certain buildings; 
improvements to buildings as may be necessary for protective 
missions; firearms matches; presentation of awards; behavioral 
research; advance payment for commercial accommodations; per 
diem and subsistence allowances; official reception and 
representation expenses; grant activities related to missing 
and exploited children investigations; premium pay; and 
technical assistance and equipment provided to foreign law 
enforcement organizations. The Committee provides for two-year 
availability of funds for certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides three-year and five-year availability of funds for 
these purposes.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
research and development. The Committee provides two-year 
availability of funds for these purposes.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Language regarding overtime compensation.
    Language allowing CBP to sustain or increase operations in 
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with appropriated 
funds.
    Language regarding the availability of fee revenue 
collected from certain arriving passengers.
    Language allowing CBP access to certain reimbursements for 
preclearance activities.
    Language regarding the importation of prescription drugs by 
an individual for personal use.
    Language regarding waivers of the Jones Act.
    Language prohibiting DHS from establishing a border 
crossing fee.
    Language prohibiting the obligation of funds prior to the 
submission of an expenditure plan for funds made available for 
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements''.
    Language prohibiting the construction of border security 
barriers in specified areas.
    Language regarding vetting operations at existing 
locations.
    Language regarding the use of funds provided under the 
heading ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements''.
    Language prohibiting the removal of physical barriers.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for the CBP One 
Application.
    Language regarding CBP emergency driving and vehicular 
pursuits directives.
    Language prohibiting the admission of international 
students with certain visas if certain institutions are not 
accredited.
    Language regarding parole for Chinese nationals entering 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
    Language regarding certain drones from foreign adversary 
countries.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to reduce 
participation in the 287(g) program.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for the 287(g) 
program if the terms of the agreement governing the delegation 
of authority have been materially violated.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to contract for 
detention services if the facility receives less than 
``adequate'' ratings in two consecutive performance 
evaluations.
    Language regarding the reprogramming of funds related to 
the detention of aliens.
    Language requiring ICE to provide statistics about its 
detention population.
    Language regarding previous reporting requirements.
    Language prohibiting certain ICE prosecutorial discretion 
activities.
    Language prohibiting the transportation of aliens into the 
interior of the United States for purposes other than 
enforcement.
    Language prohibiting the provision of abortion services, 
with limited exceptions, for ICE detainees.
    Language prohibiting the provision of gender-affirming care 
for ICE detainees.
    Language requiring the Secretary to prioritize detention 
for aliens and ensure every alien enrolled in an Alternatives 
to Detention program is equipped with mandatory GPS monitoring.
    Language regarding ICE obligation plans.
    Language regarding physical identification cards for 
migrants.
    Language regarding certain ICE standards.
    Language prohibiting limitation of ICE enforcement actions 
near protected areas.
    Language establishing the minimum rate of allowance paid to 
certain ICE detainees.
    Language clarifying that certain elected and appointed 
officials are not exempt from federal passenger and baggage 
screening.
    Language authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation 
Security Capital Fund for the procurement and installation of 
explosives detection systems or for other purposes authorized 
by law.
    Language requiring a report from TSA on the agency's 
investment plans.
    Language prohibiting funds made available under the heading 
``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' for recreational vessel 
inspection expenses, except to the extent fees are collected 
from owners of yachts and credited to this appropriation.
    Language requiring the Coast Guard to submit a future-years 
capital investment plan.
    Language related to the Coast Guard's legacy Operations 
Systems Center.
    Language related to the Coast Guard National Vessel 
Documentation Center.
    Language related to the Coast Guard Civil Engineering 
program.
    Language allowing for the use of the Coast Guard Housing 
Fund.
    Language regarding a Final Rule on ``Shipping Safety 
Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast.''
    Language prohibiting funds made available to the Coast 
Guard from being used to enforce National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration restrictions on vessel speed for the 
North Atlantic right whale and Rice's whale.
    Language allowing the Secret Service to obligate funds in 
anticipation of reimbursement for personnel receiving training.
    Language prohibiting funds made available to the Secret 
Service for the protection of the head of a Federal agency 
other than the Secretary of Homeland Security, except when the 
Director has entered into a reimbursable agreement for such 
protection services.
    Language permitting up to $15,000,000 to be reprogrammed 
within ``United States Secret Service--Operations and 
Support''.
    Language allowing 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.
    Language regarding termination or reduction of contracts 
for certain ICE detention facilities.
    Language regarding co-pays on contraceptives for Coast 
Guard members and their dependents.
    Language regarding the ability to obtain a year-long 
prescription for contraceptives for Coast Guard members and 
their dependents.

      TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY


            Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including funds for official reception 
and representation expenses. The Committee provides for two-
year availability of funds for certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides three-year availability of funds for these purposes.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including funds for official reception 
and representation expenses.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides three- and five-year availability of funds for these 
purposes.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

    The Committee includes language providing funds for grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, 
including for terrorism prevention; nonprofit organizations; 
public transportation security, including buses and railroads; 
port security; firefighter assistance; emergency management; 
flood hazard mapping and risk analysis; catastrophic 
preparedness, emergency food and shelter; warning systems; 
community project grants; education, training, exercises, and 
technical assistance; and other programs. The Committee 
provides two-year availability of funds for certain purposes.

                          DISASTER RELIEF FUND

    The Committee includes language making funds available 
until expended for the Disaster Relief Fund.

                     NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

    The Committee includes language making funds available for 
mission support associated with flood management and programs 
and activities under the National Flood Insurance Fund, 
including flood plain management and flood mapping. The 
Committee includes provisions making funds available for 
interest on Treasury borrowings and limiting amounts available 
for operating expenses, commissions and taxes of agents, and 
flood mitigation activities associated with the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968. The Committee includes language 
permitting additional fees collected to be credited as an 
offsetting collection and available for floodplain management; 
providing that not to exceed four percent of the total 
appropriation is available for administrative costs; and making 
funds available for the Flood Insurance Advocate.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Language regarding CISA cybersecurity threat feeds.
    Language related to the administration of FEMA grants.
    Language specifying timeframes for certain FEMA grant 
applications and awards.
    Language requiring a five-day advance notification prior to 
the announcement of certain grant awards under ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance''.
    Language authorizing the use of certain grant funds for the 
installation of communications towers.
    Language requiring the submission of a monthly Disaster 
Relief Fund report.
    Language permitting the FEMA Administrator to grant waivers 
from specified requirements of section 34 of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
    Language providing for the receipt and expenditure of fees 
collected for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.
    Language permitting the FEMA Administrator to grant waivers 
from specified requirements of section 33 of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
    Language related to the FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
    Language related to the FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk 
Analysis program.

        TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES


               U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language making funds available for 
operations and support for the E-Verify program.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language making funds available for 
operations and support, including for official reception and 
representation expenses and purchase of police-type vehicles. 
The Committee provides two-year availability of funds for 
certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements to include 
acquisition of necessary additional real property and 
facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility 
improvements and related expenses. The Committee provides five-
year availability of funds for these activities.

                   Science and Technology Directorate


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including the purchase or lease of 
vehicles and official reception and representation expenses. 
The Committee provides two-year availability of funds for 
certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides five-year availability of funds for these activities.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
research and development. The Committee provides three-year 
availability of funds for these activities.

             Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
operations and support, including official reception and 
representation expenses. The Committee provides two-year 
availability of funds for certain activities.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee 
provides three-year availability of funds for these activities.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee includes language providing funds for 
research and development. The Committee provides three-year 
availability of funds for these activities.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

    The Committee includes language providing funds for Federal 
assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
and other activities. The Committee provides three-year 
availability of funds for these activities.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Language allowing USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and 
dispose of up to five vehicles under certain scenarios.
    Language limiting the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
    Language related to the collection and use of biometrics.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to execute the rule 
entitled ``Procedures or Credible Fear Screening and 
Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT 
Protection Claims by Asylum Officers.''
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to provide employment 
authorization documents for certain aliens.
    Language related to H-2B visas.
    Language related to USCIS official reception and 
representation expenses.
    Language related to H-1B petitioners from entities 
identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2021.
    Language authorizing FLETC to distribute funds for incurred 
training expenses.
    Language directing the FLETC Accreditation Board to lead 
the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process for 
measuring and assessing Federal law enforcement training 
programs, facilities, and instructors.
    Language allowing FLETC to accept transfers from other 
government agencies for the construction of special use 
facilities.
    Language classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently 
governmental for certain purposes.
    Language related to H-2A visas.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds by USCIS to collect 
an Asylum Program Fee.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Language limiting the availability of appropriations to one 
year unless otherwise expressly provided.
    Language providing authority to merge unexpended balances 
of prior year appropriations with new appropriations accounts 
for the same purpose.
    Language limiting reprogramming authority and providing 
limited transfer authority.
    Language prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department to make payment to the working 
capital fund, except for activities and amounts proposed in the 
President's budget request.
    Language providing authority regarding the availability and 
uses of prior year balances for Operations and Support 
accounts.
    Language deeming intelligence activities to be specifically 
authorized during the fiscal year until the enactment of an act 
authorizing intelligence activities for that year.
    Language requiring notification to the Committees at least 
three days before DHS announces or executes grant allocations, 
grant awards, contract awards (including contracts covered by 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation), other transaction 
agreements, letters of intent, or a task or delivery order on 
multiple award contracts, or sole-source grant awards.
    Language prohibiting all agencies from purchasing, 
constructing, or leasing additional facilities for Federal law 
enforcement training without advance notification to the 
Committees.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds 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.
    Language related to sensitive security information and the 
use of funds in conformance with section 303 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds in contravention of 
the Buy American Act.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to amend the oath of 
allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
    Language prohibiting DHS from using funds to carry out 
reorganization authority.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for planning, 
testing, piloting, or developing a national identification 
card.
    Language directing that any official required by this Act 
to report or certify to the Committees may not delegate such 
authority unless expressly authorized to do so.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds from being used for 
first-class travel.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to employ workers 
described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to pay award or 
incentive fees for contractors with a below satisfactory 
performance or a performance that fails to meet the basic 
requirements of the contract.
    Language requiring that DHS computer systems block 
electronic access to pornography, except for law enforcement 
purposes.
    Language regarding the transfer of firearms by Federal law 
enforcement personnel.
    Language regarding funding restrictions and reporting 
requirements related to conferences occurring outside of the 
United States.
    Language prohibiting funds to reimburse any Federal 
department or agency for its participation in a National 
Special Security Event.
    Language requiring a notification, including justification 
materials, prior to implementing any structural pay reform or 
introducing any new position classification that affects more 
than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000.
    Language directing the Department to post reports required 
by the Committees on a public website unless public posting 
compromises homeland or national security or contains 
proprietary information.
    Language authorizing minor procurement, construction, and 
improvement activities using Operations and Support 
appropriations, as specified.
    Language authorizing DHS to use discretionary 
appropriations for the primary and secondary schooling of 
eligible dependents of DHS personnel stationed in areas of U.S. 
territories that meet certain criteria.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to limit access to 
detention facilities by members of Congress or their designated 
staff.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to use restraints on 
pregnant detainees in DHS custody except in certain 
circumstances.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction 
of records related to detainees in custody.
    Language continuing by reference a prohibition on the use 
of funds for a Principal Federal Official during a declared 
disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act, with certain 
exceptions.
    Language requiring the Under Secretary for Management to 
submit a component-level report on unfunded priorities for 
which appropriated funds would be classified as budget function 
050.
    Language requiring notifications when the President 
designates a former or retired Federal official or employee for 
protection and requiring reporting on the costs of such 
protection.
    Language requiring notifications and reporting on DHS 
submissions of proposals to the Technology Modernization Fund.
    Language relating to DHS budget submission requirements 
regarding user fees and offsets.
    Language relating to the Arms Trade Treaty.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds related to certain 
entities identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or 
release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into or within the United States.
    Language requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security on a 
bimonthly basis to provide estimates of the number of aliens 
anticipated to arrive at the southern border of the United 
States.
    Language regarding requests for assistance from the 
Department of Defense.
    Language regarding the employee emergency back-up care 
program.
    Language regarding transfer authority for certain 
activities.
    Language regarding inspection parameters of certain ICE 
detention facilities.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to implement the rule 
entitled ``Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.''
    Language prohibiting the use of funds for a Disinformation 
Governance Board.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to classify the 
speech of a U.S. citizen as mis-, dis-, or mal-information, or 
work with organizations to do the same.
    Language prohibiting funds to be used to implement 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Executive Orders, or to 
promote critical race theory.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to discriminate 
against a person based on sincerely-held religious beliefs 
regarding marriage.
    Language prohibiting the use of funds to be used to allow 
officials of a country designated as a state sponsor of 
terrorism to confer with DHS employees.
    Language prohibiting the obligation or award of funds to 
certain jurisdictions.
    Language rescinding unobligated balances from a specified 
source.
    Language rescinding unobligated balances from the DHS Non-
Recurring Expenses Fund.
    Language regarding a Spending Reduction Account.

                  APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill that are not authorized 
by law:

                                                     FY 2025 SCHEDULE OF UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS
                                                       [Gross Discretionary--Dollars in thousands]
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                                                            Last Year of                                  Appropriation in Last Year   Appropriations in
                      Agency/Program                        Authorization        Authorized Level              of  Authorization           this bill
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Customs and Border Protection, Operations and Support....         \1\2004                 \2\$3,083,259                 \3\$4,396,750     \4\$16,566,247
Customs and Border Protection, International Cargo                \5\2010                      $153,300                      $162,000      \6\$4,235,006
 Screening...............................................
Customs and Border Protection, Customs-Trade Partnership     \7\2010/2012               $75,600/$21,000            \8\$62,612/$44,979      \9\$4,070,182
 Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)..............................
Customs and Border Protection, Automated Targeting               \10\2010                       $37,485                       $34,560       \11\$290,955
 Systems.................................................
Customs and Border Protection, Automated Commercial              \12\2018                      $153,736                           N/A       \13\$439,069
 Environment.............................................
Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine                    \14\2004                      $175,000                      $240,200       \15\$399,736
 Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement..
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and             \16\2003/         $4,131,811/$1,399,592        \18\$3,032,094/\19\N/A    \20\$10,497,243
 Support.................................................        \17\2004
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Procurement,                \16\2003                           N/A                      $693,969            $19,548
 Construction, and Improvements..........................
Transportation Security Administration, Operations and           \21\2020                    $7,888,494                           N/A     \22\$7,957,225
 Support.................................................
Transportation Security Administration, EDS/ETD Systems..        \23\2007                      $400,000                      $110,100       \24\$198,428
Transportation Security Administration, Surface                  \25\2020                     Such sums                      $169,513           $192,779
 Transportation Security, National Explosives Detection
 Canine Team Program.....................................
Transportation Security Administration, Transportation           \26\2005                     Such sums                  \27\$115,000       \28\$136,225
 Threat Assessment and Credentialing.....................
Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air              \29\2007                       $83,000                      $764,643       \30\$820,603
 Marshal Service.........................................
Transportation Security Administration Law Enforcement           \31\2020                       $55,000                       $46,392        \32\$45,868
 Officer Reimbursement Program...........................
Coast Guard, Operations and Support......................        \33\2023                   $10,750,000                    $9,700,478        $10,549,261
Coast Guard, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.        \33\2023                    $3,477,600                    $1,669,650         $1,268,800
Coast Guard, Research and Development....................        \33\2023                       $14,681                        $7,476             $6,763
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,                \34\2012                     Such sums                  \35\$888,243     \36\$2,437,285
 Operations and Support..................................
FEMA, Salaries and Expenses..............................        \37\2010                      $375,342                      $797,650     \38\$1,551,093
FEMA, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).        \39\2018                     Such sums                           N/A            $63,257
FEMA, State and Local Programs...........................  ..............  ............................  ............................  .................
    Port Security Grants.................................        \40\2013                      $400,000                      $250,000           $100,000
    Public Transportation Security Grants................        \41\2011                    $1,108,000                      $250,000           $105,000
        Amtrak Security..................................        \42\2011                      $175,000                       $20,000            $10,000
        Over the Road Bus Security.......................        \43\2011                       $25,000                        $5,000             $2,000
    National Domestic Preparedness Consortium............        \44\2011                      $153,000                           N/A           $101,000
Center for Domestic Preparedness.........................        \46\2011                       $66,000                           N/A            $70,681
FEMA, Urban Search and Rescue Response System............        \45\2008                       $45,000                       $36,700            $37,832
FEMA, Emergency Management Performance Grants............        \46\2022                      $950,000                      $355,000           $355,000
FEMA, Emergency Food and Shelter.........................        \47\1994                      $188,000                           N/A           $130,000
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Citizenship and          \48\2002                      $631,745                  \49\$631,745             \50\$0
 Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction.....
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\1\P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311.
\2\P.L. 107-210 authorized what was formerly U.S. Customs Service (does not include Border Patrol).
\3\U.S. Customs Service operations only (does not include Border Patrol).
\4\Funding recommended for fiscal year 2025 is for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Operations and Support appropriation. This is not a true
  comparison to the legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
\5\P.L. 109-347, Sec. 205(m).
\6\Funding recommended for fiscal year 2025 is for the ``Domestic Operations'' and ``International Operations'' sub-PPAs within the ``Trade and Travel
  Operations'' PPA. This is not a true comparison to the legacy ``International Cargo Screening'' PPA.
\7\P.L. 109-347, Sec. 223(a) authorized operations for fiscal year 2010 and personnel through fiscal year 2012.
\8\Funding provided for fiscal year 2010 and for fiscal year 2012 include personnel and operations.
\9\This is not a true comparison to the legacy ``Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)'' PPA. These funds have been realigned to the
  ``Domestic Operations'' sub-PPA within the ``Trade and Travel Operations'' PPA.
\10\P.L. 109-347, Sec. 203(g).
\11\This is not a true comparison to the legacy ``Automated Targeting Systems'' PPA. These funds have been realigned to the ``Targeting Operations'' sub-
  PPA within the ``Trade and Travel Operations'' PPA.
\12\P.L. 114-125, Sec. 106 requires that funding shall not be less than this amount.
\13\This is not a true comparison to the legacy ``Automated Commercial Environment'' PPA; however, the preponderance of these funds were realigned into
  the ``Office of Trade'' sub-PPA within the ``Trade and Travel Operations'' PPA.
\14\P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311.
\15\These funds have been realigned to the ``Air and Marine Operations'' sub-PPA that exists within the ``Integrated Operations'' PPA.
\16\Immigration and Naturalization Service--some investigations, and detention and removals only, P.L. 107-273, Sec. 102(12).
\17\Customs Service noncommercial operations, P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311(a) (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)).
\18\Includes $2,862,094,000 from fiscal year 2003 Immigration and Naturalization Service--Salaries and Expenses, P.L. 108-7, and $170,000,000 included
  in the fiscal year 2003 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, P.L. 108-11.
\19\There was no fiscal year 2004 appropriation for the U.S. Customs Service.
\20\Funding recommended for fiscal year 2025 is for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and Support. This is not a true comparison to
  the legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
\21\P.L. 115-254 Sec. 1903 Reauthorized TSA Activities for ``salaries, operations and maintenance'', but did not specifically authorize the current
  account structure. construction and improvements.
\22\Recommended funding is the total for TSA ``Operations and Support'' appropriation.
\23\P.L. 108-458, Sec. 4019.
\24\These funds have been realigned to the ``Aviation Screening Infrastructure'' PPA within the ``Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''
  appropriation and to the ``Research and Development'' appropriation.
\25\P.L. 115-254, Sec. 1971.
\26\P.L. 107-71, Sec. 101.
\27\Includes the Maritime and Land Security PPA and Credentialing Activities PPA.
\28\Funding recommended for fiscal year 2025 is for the ``Other Operations and Enforcement, Vetting Programs'' and ``Other Operations and Enforcement,
  Intelligence and TSOC'' sub-PPAs within the ``Operations and Support'' appropriation, and the ``Infrastructure for Other Operations, Vetting
  Programs'' sub-PPA within the Procurement, Construction, and Improvements appropriation.
\29\P.L. 108-458, Sec. 4016.
\30\Funding for the Federal Air Marshals Service is in the ``Other Operations and Enforcement, In-Flight Security'' sub-PPA. The recommended funding
  level is for that sub-PPA.
\31\P.L. 115-254, Sec. 1935.
\32\Funding for LEO Reimbursement Program is in the ``Other Operations and Enforcement, Aviation Regulation'' sub-PPA. The recommended funding is for
  the non-pay portion of the Law Enforcement and Assessment program.
\33\P.L. 117-263, Sec. 11101.
\34\Critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related programs, P.L. 110-53, Sec. 541 (note, the ``National Protection and Programs
  Directorate'' is now known as the ``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'', as authorized in P.L. 115-278, Sec. 2 (6 U.S.C. 651 et.
  seq.)).
\35\Infrastructure Protection and Information Security activities in P.L. 112-74.
\36\Represents funding that would traditionally be categorized as defense that is recommended for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
\37\P.L. 109-295, Sec. 699.
\38\Funding recommended for fiscal year 2025 is for Federal Emergency Management Agency, Operations and Support. This is not a true comparison to the
  legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
\39\P.L. 114-143, Sec. 2(c).
\40\P.L. 109-347, Sec. 112.
\41\P.L. 110-53.
\42\P.L. 110-53, Sec. 1514(d).
\43\6 U.S.C. 1182.
\44\P.L. 110-53, Sec. 1204, 6 U.S.C. 1102.
\45\P.L. 109-295, Sec. 634, 6 U.S.C. 722.
\46\P.L. 110-53, Sec. 201, 6 U.S.C. 763.
\47\P.L. 102-550, Sec. 1431.
\48\P.L. 107-273, Div. A., Sec. 101(12)(B), ``for salaries and expenses of citizenship and benefits''.
\49\P.L. 107-77, see also, H. Rept. 107-278 (the accompanying conference report).
\50\Represents funding for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program within discretionary funds for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This
  is not a true comparison to the legacy funding.

  
  
                          PROGRAM DUPLICATION

    No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a 
program of the Federal Government know to be duplicative of 
another Federal program, a program that was included in any 
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program 
identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance.

                           COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the following hearings 
were used to develop or consider the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2025:
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 10, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for 
the Department of Homeland Security.'' The Subcommittee 
received testimony from:
    The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 11, 2024, entitled ``Member Day.'' The Subcommittee 
received testimony from:
    The Honorable Kathy E. Manning (NC-06)
    The Honorable James C. Moylan (GU-00)
    The Honorable Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
    The Honorable Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02)
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 16, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.'' The Subcommittee 
received testimony from:
    The Honorable Deanne Criswell, FEMA Administrator, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 16, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for 
the Transportation Security Administration.'' The Subcommittee 
received testimony from:
    The Honorable David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation 
Security Administration
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 17, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.'' The Subcommittee 
received testimony from:
    Patrick Lechleitner, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 30, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Request for U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection.'' The Subcommittee received 
testimony from:
    Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on 
April 30, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.'' The 
Subcommittee received testimony from:
    The Honorable Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency
    The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on May 
1, 2024, entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Coast 
Guard'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
    Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the United States Coast 
Guard

                    DETAILED EXPLANATIONS IN REPORT

    The following table contains detailed funding 
recommendations at the program, project, and activity (PPA) 
level. 



                             MINORITY VIEWS

    We want to convey our deep appreciation to all Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel for the critical work they 
do every day to protect our country. The Department's greatest 
asset is its workforce, and it is important that we recognize 
their commitment to protecting our communities by making smart 
investments that support the agency's workforce and its 
mission. While we acknowledge that there are several bipartisan 
funding initiatives in this bill, unfortunately, we cannot 
support it. It underinvests in critical missions that would 
alleviate chaos at our borders and keep our communities safe. 
Furthermore, it leaves our country vulnerable and unprepared 
for future attacks and disasters. The bill also advances 
harmful policy choices that would weaken the safety and 
security of our country and abandon our nation's values. We 
regret that this legislation reflects a missed opportunity to 
prioritize the needs of our nation and address the concerns 
Americans have expressed about our immigration system, national 
security, climate change, and more.
    The bill is built upon a fractured foundation supported 
only by unsubstantiated claims, hyperbole, and disinformation. 
This bill compromises Americans' security and resiliency 
through the prioritization of overpriced and unjustified 
``policy solutions'' based on disproven claims and anecdotal 
evidence that only advance the majority's tired rhetoric to 
promote their political agenda.
    In the face of global humanitarian crises driving 
unprecedented levels of migration--fueled by climate change, 
violence and corruption, food insecurity and failing 
economies--the bill doubles down on ineffective strategies that 
ignore reality and will waste billions in taxpayer dollars on 
ineffective policies that will do nothing to secure the border 
or address the underlying problems driving migration. The 
report accompanying this bill professes that its funding 
strategy will deter illicit migration flows and that deterrence 
strategy is the only strategy the bill funds for border 
security. Yet the bill reverts to funding and policy choices 
that have never successfully deterred illicit migration in the 
twenty-one years since the Department's creation. Instead, 
which we unfortunately know from experience, these strategies 
will leave our communities exposed to humanitarian crises 
without the resources they need to respond.
    This bill continues to waste hundreds of millions of 
dollars on an ineffective border wall, which history and data 
prove will not deter unlawful border crossings. Instead, it 
cuts $2.1 billion to Border Security Operations--including the 
complete elimination of the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) 
and the critical resources our U.S. Border Patrol agents need 
to fully execute their responsibilities. Eliminating funding 
for SSP will not stop migration--it will only prevent 
communities from managing surges humanely and safely, ensuring 
chaos and desperation across our country. The bill also 
prevents the Department from executing programs that have 
demonstrated effectiveness in reducing illegal migration, such 
as preventing the use of country-specific parole processes for 
certain nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela; 
the CBP One mobile application; or the family reunification 
parole processes. These programs, together with the Department 
of State's Safe Mobility Offices, have prevented more than a 
million migrants, who would otherwise be susceptible to 
exploitation by human smugglers, from pursuing dangerous 
pathways to entry as they seek to cross our borders.
    Further, the bill guts funding for refugee and asylum 
programs and includes a provision that aims to strip over $300 
million from the asylum program, which would decimate the 
Department's ability to not only make progress toward 
addressing its caseload backlog, but also keep pace with recent 
border arrivals. Underfunding asylum operations will only 
further overwhelm the immigration court backlog and ensure more 
noncitizens are released into the interior, without legal 
status, as they await the outcome of their case.
    In addition to failing to secure the border, the bill also 
fails to protect Americans from terrorism and violent 
extremists. In the Homeland Threat Assessment published in 
October 2020, then Acting Secretary Chad Wolf stated, ``I am 
particularly concerned about white supremacist violent 
extremists who have been exceptionally lethal in their 
abhorrent, targeted attacks in recent years.'' The assessment 
concluded that, ``The primary terrorist threat inside the 
United States will stem from lone offenders and small cells of 
individuals, including Domestic Violent Extremists (DVEs) and 
foreign terrorist-inspired Homegrown Violent Extremists 
(HVEs).'' The updated Homeland Threat Assessment, published in 
September 2023, states that ``the threat of violence from 
violent extremists radicalized in the United States will remain 
high,'' and it notes that collaboration among violent 
extremists online will continue to grow, to spread their views, 
recruit new followers, and inspire more attacks.
    Despite these threats, which were highlighted by both the 
prior and the current Administrations, this bill eliminates 
funding for the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships 
(CP3), eliminates funding for the Targeted Violence and 
Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant program, cuts funding for the 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and includes 
statutory restrictions that would prevent the Department from 
taking the important actions needed to reverse these trends. 
DHS established CP3 and the TVTP grant program to combat 
terrorism and targeted violence, but instead of working to 
improve and strengthen DHS's capabilities in this space or even 
providing an alternative approach to ensure such threats are 
not left unmitigated, this bill completely abandons our 
responsibilities and leaves our communities with nothing to 
address some of the most urgent threats facing communities 
across the United States.
    Additionally, despite clear and repeated warnings of the 
growing threats to our information networks and our critical 
infrastructure, the bill cuts funding for the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) below the President's 
Budget request. For example, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Christopher Wray, advised that the People's 
Republic of China ``considers every sector that makes our 
society run as fair game in its bid to dominate on the world 
stage'' and that its plan is to ``land low blows against 
civilian infrastructure to try to induce panic and break 
America's will to resist.'' Our adversaries' capabilities are 
increasingly more advanced, and they do not operate with the 
same funding restrictions and set of rules that hold CISA back 
from outpacing them. We should be discussing how best to invest 
in and grow our premier cyber defense agency, not cut their 
funding.
    In sum, this bill falls far short of our responsibility to 
provide for the safety and security of Americans. As the 
appropriations process continues, we look forward to working 
with the majority and urge them to join us in developing final 
legislation that transcends our political division and 
exemplifies our responsibility to govern, putting people over 
politics.

                                   Rosa DeLauro.
                                   Lauren Underwood.

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