[House Report 119-697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
119th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 119-697
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2027
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June 12, 2026.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Amodei of Nevada, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 9310]
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, 2027.
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... 2
5
Operations and Support..................... 2
5
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 3
11
Management Directorate............................. 3
12
Operations and Support..................... 3
12
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 3
16
Federal Protective Service................. 4
17
Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness.. 4
17
Operations and Support..................... 4
18
Office of Inspector General........................ 4
20
Operations and Support..................... 4
20
Administrative Provisions.......................... 5
20
TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 14
21
U.S. Customs and Border Protection................. 14
21
Operations and Support..................... 14
21
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 16
36
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement........... 17
42
Operations and Support..................... 17
42
Transportation Security Administration............. 19
54
Operations and Support..................... 19
54
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 19
59
Research and Development................... 19
59
Coast Guard........................................ 20
60
Operations and Support..................... 20
60
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 21
68
Research and Development................... 21
71
Health Care Fund Contribution..............
71
Retired Pay................................ 22
72
United States Secret Service....................... 22
72
Operations and Support..................... 22
72
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 23
75
Research and Development...................
75
Administrative Provisions.......................... 24
75
TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE,
AND RECOVERY
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency... 45
77
Operations and Support..................... 45
78
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 45
85
Research and Development...................
86
Federal Emergency Management Agency................ 46
87
Operations and Support..................... 46
87
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 46
91
Federal Assistance......................... 46
91
Disaster Relief Fund....................... 51
94
National Flood Insurance Fund.............. 52
98
Administrative Provisions.......................... 54
98
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
SERVICES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.......... 63
99
Operations and Support..................... 63
99
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers........... 63
102
Operations and Support..................... 63
102
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 64
103
Science and Technology Directorate................. 64
103
Operations and Support..................... 64
104
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 64
104
Research and Development................... 64
104
Administrative Provisions.......................... 65
108
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS 73
109
This Act........................................... 116
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
114
Overview
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible
for vital homeland and national defense missions across eight
operational components. From providing border security to
keeping the flying public safe, to protecting our Nation's key
leadership, guarding against cybersecurity threats to the
country's critical infrastructure, and responding to both
natural and man-made disasters, the Department ensures the
Nation is well-equipped to address challenges facing the
Homeland. The Committee recommendation includes $99,627,537,000
in total discretionary appropriations for DHS, including
$64,900,000,000 within the bill's 302(b) budget allocation,
$6,220,295,000 in discretionary appropriations offset by fee
collections, and $28,389,000,000 as an allocation adjustment
for major disaster response and recovery activities.
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 for
border security technology, such as countering unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS) and Ports of Entry (POEs) surveillance
technology; Border Patrol Agents; artificial intelligence and
machine learning capabilities; continuing recapitalization of
the Coast Guard's surface and aviation fleets, including
continued support for the Waterways Commerce Cutter program;
and cybersecurity defense tools and technology to protect
government networks and critical infrastructure.
Border Security
Policy changes made early in this administration reduced
border crossings by more than 90 percent, allowing U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to reallocate resources to sustain
this dramatic decrease. Congress provided a once-in-a-
generation capital investment of $64,725,630,000 to CBP for
long-term infrastructure, hiring, and technology through Public
Law 119-21. This bill ensures that base funding for CBP
operations appropriately supports that investment and makes
additional investments that do not duplicate what has already
been provided to CBP. The bill sustains funding for a Border
Patrol end strength of 22,000 agents and includes $88,278,000
for workforce care; $22,500,000 for innovative technology;
$21,000,000 for tactical aerostats; and $14,440,000 for cross-
border tunnel threat detection.
Within CBP's PC&I account, the recommendation includes
$155,000,000 for a C-130J aircraft; $101,500,000 for Automated
Commercial Environment Modernization; $77,000,000 for Light
Enforcement Helicopters; $30,000,000 for Persistent Air
Surveillance Technology; and $16,900,000 for a UH-60 Medium
Lift Helicopter.
Immigration Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received
historic investments for the immigration enforcement mission
through Public Law 119-21. The Committee notes that such
resources were provided for surge operations above the base to
fulfill the administration's goals of increasing apprehensions,
detention, and removals of criminal aliens and those who no
longer have a legal basis to remain in this country. As such,
the bill provides funding necessary to maintain 41,500
detention beds and a commensurate level for transportation and
removal operations to ensure a robust enforcement and removal
apparatus.
Transportation Security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is
responsible for maintaining the safety and security of the
traveling public. The bill provides $225,920,000 for checkpoint
security screening to accelerate the deployment of security-
enhancing technology. The Committee notes its appreciation of
the exceptional dedication and professionalism Transportation
Security Officers demonstrated by continuing to work without
pay during the lapse in appropriations.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
The bill provides $2,352,374,000 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 partners secure both cyber and physical
infrastructure, while making strategic cuts to contracts,
programs, and positions that are not aligned with CISA's
statutory mission.
Citizenship and Immigration Processing
With few exceptions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services 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 only
includes appropriations for the E-Verify program.
Lapse in Appropriations
DHS experienced the longest shutdown in history from
February 14, 2026, until April 30, 2026, and was shuttered for
a total of 122 days in fiscal year 2026. These shutdowns
created extraordinary hardship for departmental employees,
weakened our safety and security, and delayed major projects.
The Committee continues to encourage a return to regular order
in the appropriations process to avoid future shutdowns and
applauds the tireless dedication of all the employees of the
Department who worked without pay or certainty in fiscal year
2026.
Appropriations Consolidation
The fiscal year 2027 budget request proposed to consolidate
the following components: the Office of the Secretary and
Executive Management, the Management Directorate, and
Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness. After
careful consideration, DHS is directed to maintain the current
appropriations structure as delineated in the bill. To assist
with comparisons of funding levels between the recommended
amounts in the bill and the fiscal year 2027 budget request, a
corrected amount is provided for the Office of the Secretary
and Executive Management, the Management Directorate, and
Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness, which
crosswalks the budget request level for each component to the
current appropriations structure.
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; CFO refers to the ``Chief
Financial Officer of the Department,'' or of the agency being
referenced; ``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 ``O&S'' should be
interpreted to mean operations and support; any reference to
``PC&I'' should be interpreted to mean procurement,
construction and improvements; any reference to ``GSA'' should
be interpreted to mean the General Services Administration; any
reference to ``SLTT'' should be interpreted to mean state,
local, tribal, and territorial; any reference to ``UAS'' should
be interpreted to mean unmanned aircraft system; any reference
to ``AI'' should be interpreted to mean artificial
intelligence; any reference to ``ML'' should be interpreted to
mean machine learning; and ``budget request'' or ``the
request'' should be interpreted to mean the budget of the U.S.
Government for fiscal year 2027 that was submitted to Congress
on April 3, 2026.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS,
AND OVERSIGHT
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $345,206,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 267,263,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 339,321,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -5,885,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +72,058,000
Mission
The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management plans
and executes departmental strategies to accomplish agency
objectives and provides policy guidance to departmental
components.
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $316,295,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 267,263,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 290,321,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -25,974,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +23,058,000
2028 Olympic Games.--The Committee is aware the Los Angeles
2028 Olympic Games will also include events in other locations
across the country, such as Oklahoma City, and security at
these events must be a priority. The Committee is concerned
that funding will be primarily focused on Los Angeles and
directs DHS, in collaboration with DoD and relevant state and
local law enforcement agencies, to submit a report to the
Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act
on the estimated security costs to ensure the safety of
athletes and visitors attending Olympic events not hosted in
the greater Los Angeles area.
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 Department is directed to brief the
Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act
detailing 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 shall collect data on nonimmigrants who
have overstayed their visas and provide a 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 authorizations; and otherwise deter
violations or take enforcement action.
Body-Worn Cameras.--Funding was specifically appropriated
for body-worn cameras in Public Law 119-86; therefore, the
Committee directs the Department to establish, and make
publicly available, a policy governing the use of body-worn
cameras that specifies when mandatory wear is required for law
enforcement personnel not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act. The recommendation provides $40,000,000
for the continued procurement, deployment, and operations of
body-worn cameras for law enforcement personnel performing
enforcement activities under section 1101 et seq. of title 8,
United States Code.
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. CBP is also directed to ensure a
review by third-party statistical experts on the current
processes, assumptions, and formulas used to derive the ``got
aways'' estimates and any proposed changes to improve such
estimates, including proposed changes to statutory definitions.
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, 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 section 1225 of title 8, United
States Code, who are paroled into the United States
during the previous month;
(3) the total monthly number of ``applicants for
admission'' under section 1225 of title 8, United
States Code, who are 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 the duration of each
grant; 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 provides
$18,050,000 for the Child Well-Being Specialists program. The
Committee continues the reporting directive under the heading,
``Child Well-Being Professionals'' in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 118-47.
Contracting Oversight.--The Committee is dismayed that the
Department has not been responsive to routine requests for
contractual details of immigration detention facilities. The
Secretary is directed to produce, upon the request of the
Committee, any contracts or statements of work for any
agreement the Department has entered into with a private
entity, contractor, or subcontractor, and to which the
Department awarded funds for the construction, operation,
administration, or daily operations of an immigration detention
facility. The Secretary shall produce such contract or
statement of work not later than 24 hours after the request.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (cUAS).--Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department
shall brief the Committee on its cross-Department cUAS
acquisition and employment strategy. This briefing shall
include estimated funding needs, for fiscal years 2027 through
2029, to research, test, acquire, and deploy cUAS capabilities.
Customer Experience.--The Committee directs the Secretary
to develop standards to improve customer experience and to
incorporate those standards into the performance plans required
under section 1115 of title 31, United States Code. Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Department shall provide the Committee an update on plans for
implementing this requirement.
Deaths in Custody.--The Secretary shall report to the
Committee on the death of any individual in DHS custody, in the
temporary custody of other law enforcement agencies on behalf
of DHS, or subsequent to the use of force by DHS personnel,
including the name of the deceased and any relevant details
regarding the circumstances of the fatality, within 24 hours of
such death. The Committee further directs DHS to continue
notifying the applicable consulate and the OIG within 24 hours
of such death. Not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year, DHS shall submit a report to the Committee
detailing all such deaths, including summaries of mortality
reviews and compliance with CBP's National Standards on
Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search, and ICE's applicable
detention standards, as appropriate. The report should also
include information on coordination with other law enforcement
partners, an overview of the policies and standards followed
pertaining to the collection and preservation of evidence, and
video or body-worn camera recordings relevant to any related
investigation, if such exist. In addition, the Office of
Professional Responsibility of each relevant component shall
brief the Committee on findings and associated recommendations
following the investigation of any such death within 60 days of
the date of enactment of this Act.
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.
Law Enforcement Support.--The Department is directed to
continue quarterly publishing, on a publicly accessible
website, all 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 within 48 hours of the approval of such support.
Northern Border.--The Committee recognizes the continued
work of DHS, in partnership with our Canadian allies, to ensure
adequate resources are assigned to secure the Nation's northern
border. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary to provide a
briefing detailing a breakdown of the financial, staffing, and
equipment resources allocated to northern border protection;
statistics on border crossings, seizures, and arrests; an
analysis of the cost-effectiveness of operations conducted on
the northern border compared to those on the southern border;
and an assessment of joint U.S.-Canada border security
operations.
Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS).--Within 30
days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee
directs OHSS to continue providing the monthly reports required
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-328
for fiscal year 2026 and provide monthly reports for fiscal
year 2027 not later than 15 days after the end of each month.
OHSS is also directed to include in its report the arrest
location and the number of repatriations by arresting agency,
as well as detentions, removals, and ICE arrests of U.S.
citizens, lawful permanent residents, and former members of the
Armed Services. The report shall include monthly data on self-
deportations through the CBP Home App.
Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO).--The
recommendation does not include funds for OIDO.
Official Reception and Representation Expenses.--DHS shall
continue to submit quarterly obligation reports for official
reception and representation expenses. Prior to the obligation
of any funds for reception and representation expenses to
purchase collectibles or memorabilia, the Department shall
provide the Committee no fewer than 14 days advance written
notification describing the purpose of such purchases and the
projected costs.
Outcome-Based Reviews.--The Committee supports the conduct
of outcome-based program and operational reviews consistent
with the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act
of 2010; the review of existing regulations, internal policies,
and administrative requirements to identify outdated,
duplicative, or unnecessarily burdensome provisions; and the
identification of opportunities for cost savings,
administrative streamlining, and improved program delivery. Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on capacity to
strengthen performance management, regulatory review, and
oversight practices to better align spending with measurable
outcomes.
Performance Measures.--The Committee directs all agencies
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of United States
Code, including by developing organizational priority goals and
outcomes such as performance outcome measures, output measures,
efficiency measures, and customer service measures.
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 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 and establishing
partnerships with academic health institutions and systems in
developing training to the first responder and first receiver
workforce. It should also include 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
tribal entities with necessary health security simulation
hardware and software assets.
Surge Operations Reporting.--The Committee directs the
Department to report to the Committee on the number of daily
arrests per field office on a monthly basis in support of surge
immigration enforcement operations conducted by the Department
in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The arrest data should include
the arresting agency as well as the number of individuals who
were arrested tied to targeted, intelligence-driven operations
versus ancillary arrests, as well as arrest data for those with
known criminal convictions in the United States.The monthly
report should also include by operation:
(1) the number of personnel assigned to each
operation;
(2) the home agency and location of the personnel;
(3) length of detail assignments; and
(4) the cumulative costs of the operation.
Telemental Health and Employee Assistance Pilot.--The
recommendation provides $1,500,000 to continue 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.
Terrorist Screening Dataset (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.
Tribal Training.--The Committee recognizes the importance
of reducing immigration enforcement encounters with lawful U.S.
citizens. Given the unique nature of the government-to-
government relationship between tribal nations and the Federal
Government, immigration enforcement agents and officers should
have an understanding of this relationship and the cultural
intricacies of interacting with tribal members. This should
include, but not be limited to, recognizing names of tribes in
areas where officers and agents are operating and recognizing
and accepting tribal identification and Certificates of Degree
of Indian Blood. The Committee encourages the Department to
consider training programs for agents and officers to better
inform encounters with Native Americans.
Visa Integrity Fee.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a
comprehensive report to the Committee detailing the
Department's plan for implementing the Visa Integrity Fee. The
report shall include:
(1) an assessment of the impact on visa processing
times and capacity;
(2) projected impacts on international travel delays
in advance of major events;
(3) staffing requirements and potential workforce
impacts;
(4) investments in IT infrastructure and other costs
to implement the fee; and
(5) an assessment of how this fee will affect the
level of visa application volumes by country to the
United States.
Women, Peace, and Security (WPS).--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 to implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act
of 2017 (P.L. 115-68), 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.
Workforce Readiness, Retention, and Employee Support
Infrastructure.--The recommendation provides $2,000,000 to
expand department-wide workforce wellness and suicide
prevention efforts. The Committee recognizes the mission-
critical role of the DHS workforce and acknowledges the
cumulative operational stressors faced by personnel and their
families, including high operational tempo, exposure to trauma,
staffing shortages, and extended duty assignments. These
conditions directly affect employee retention, operational
readiness, and the Department's ability to execute its mission.
The Committee notes the Department's recent investments in
workforce care, wellness, suicide prevention, and employee
support initiatives, including the establishment of workforce
readiness initiatives, to include wellness centers within CBP.
Initial implementation of these efforts has demonstrated the
value of accessible, confidential, and mission-informed support
services in strengthening workforce resilience, sustaining
operational capability, and reducing risk to personnel.
Accordingly, the Committee encourages the Secretary to
continue and expand workforce readiness initiative. The
Committee directs the Office of Health Security (OHS), in
coordination with DHS components, to develop a departmental
workforce care and readiness strategy that establishes
standards, privacy protections, access models, metrics, and
scalable service options not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act. The strategy shall include component-
specific workforce care plans that identify current workforce
wellness efforts; assess gaps and utilization; and tailor
future services to each component's mission, workforce,
operational tempo, and geographic footprint. Additionally, the
strategy shall address clinical and non-clinical support such
as wellness centers, coaching, peer support, chaplaincy,
behavioral health resources, family support, and voluntary
faith-informed and values-based resilience programming.
The Committee further encourages OHS, in coordination with
FLETC, to incorporate workforce care initiatives into initial
training to strengthen resilience and improve retention. 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.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $8,911,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... - - -
Recommended in the bill............................... 9,000,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +89,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +9,000,000
Electronic Health Records.--OHS, in coordination with the
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and DHS
components, shall develop requirements, performance standards,
data architecture, and integrated bio-surveillance capabilities
related to the Department's non-military healthcare records
systems. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, DHS shall provide a briefing to the Committee on the
status of the Medical Information Exchange program, including
electronic health records systems related to detention health
and occupational workforce health. Further, the briefing shall
include an update on how the Chief Medical Officer and Chief
Information Officer (CIO) coordinate funding, personnel, and
procurement activities across components, and any necessary
changes in authorities.
Management Directorate
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026\1\.................... $3,774,941,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 3,959,876,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 3,761,968,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -12,973,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -197,908,000
\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 2027 are estimated
at $2,026,455,000.
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 2026....................... $1,690,380,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 1,787,599,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 1,670,413,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -19,967,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -117,186,000
Budget Justifications.--The DHS CFO is directed to ensure
that fiscal year 2028 budget justification materials for
classified and unclassified budgets of all components are
submitted concurrently with the President's budget submission
to the Congress. The justifications shall continue to include:
(1) detailed data and explanatory descriptions for
each request and for each PPA, including offices that
have been identified as PPAs, as reflected in the table
at the end of this report. Information should be
presented in quantifiable terms with specific
breakdowns of the funding;
(2) tables that compare prior year actual
appropriations and obligations, estimates of current
year appropriations and obligations, and the projected
budget year appropriations and obligations for all
PPAs, sub-PPAs, and FTEs, including identifying each
adjustment to base, transfers, reprogramming, or
realignment, program increase, program decrease, and
staffing change proposed in fiscal year 2028;
(3) year-to-year changes described in terms that are
clear and unambiguous, excluding nonspecific terms such
as ``technical adjustment'' or ``administrative
change'' unless accompanied by a detailed explanation.
Explanations of adjustments to base funding, whether
increases or decreases, should be specific and compared
to the prior year's activity level, not just the entire
PPA level. All requested increases shall be justified
with measurable outcomes above the current baseline of
activity. If the Department does not have a current
measure of such baseline activity, the Department shall
establish one before requesting an increase;
(4) for each O&S PPA or sub-PPA reflected in the
table at the end of this report, a breakdown of pay and
non-pay amounts for fiscal year 2027 enacted amounts
and fiscal year 2028 requested amounts;
(5) for investment end items with severable unit
costs in excess of $250,000 or a lifecycle cost in
excess of $300,000,000 the project description,
justification, total cost, and scope; key acquisition
milestones from the prior year, year of execution, and
budget year; the funding history by fiscal year, to
include prior enacted appropriations, obligations, and
expenditures; contract information to include contract
number, contractor, type, award date, start date, end
date, earned value management potential in the
contract, and total contract value; and significant
changes to the prior year enacted budget, project
schedule, and estimated time to completion;
(6) for severable end items, the quantity of each
item by prior years, current year, budget year, and
out-year; the quantity of units delivered on contract,
funded but not yet on contract, and planned but
unfunded; and the delivery schedule by quarter for the
end item, delineated by fiscal year funding;
(7) information by appropriation and PPA on all
reimbursable agreements and significant uses of the
Economy Act (P.L. 73-2) for each fiscal year;
(8) explanations and justifications for all proposed
legislative changes, whether they are new or amend
existing law and whether they are substantive or
technical in nature, with an annotated comparison of
proposed versus existing language; and
(9) a report on the status of overdue Committee-
required reports, plans, or briefings for each of
fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Additionally, the CFO, in coordination with component
agencies, shall ensure that output from predictive models used
by agencies to inform likely impacts to future workloads are
incorporated into the Department's fiscal year 2028 budget
justification materials. For each relevant program area, budget
materials shall clearly describe and quantify the projections
used to inform resource requests, indicate the agencies
impacted by the projections, and confirm whether the budget
requests for those agencies were developed using the same
assumptions. While the Committee recognizes that deviations in
spend plans are likely in program implementation, the
Department is directed to notify the Committee when
significant, policy related changes are made to spend plans.
Any significant new activity that has not been explicitly
justified to the Committee, or for which funds have not been
provided in appropriations acts, requires the submission of a
reprogramming or transfer request.
Component Staffing Plans.--The CFO 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.
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)
Efficiencies.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the CFO shall brief the Committee on any
additional efficiencies gained through the dissolution of the
CWMD Office and the transfer of relevant responsibilities to
other components.
Data Resilience.--Adversaries increasingly target DHS
information systems with the intent of disrupting mission-
critical operations, compromising sensitive data, and
establishing persistent access across the Department's
enterprise. As cyber incidents grow more frequent and
sophisticated, resilient data backup and recovery capabilities
are essential to maintaining operational continuity. The
Committee is concerned that DHS components inconsistently
implement data backup, recovery, and restoration capabilities.
This fragmented approach to data resilience hinders the timely
and coordinated recovery of mission-essential systems.
Variations in architecture, governance, tooling, and recovery
practices increase operational risk. The Department is
encouraged to assess its data resilience using vendor-neutral,
third-party, data-driven mature frameworks that enable:
benchmarking across components and over time, including routine
testing of backup integrity and restoration processes; the
ability to meet defined recovery time and recovery point
objectives; and adoption of architectures incorporating
immutable and isolated backups to protect against destructive
cyber activity, data corruption, and credential compromise.
DHS Air Program Office.--The Committee is concerned that
the Department established a new program office without
providing appropriate notification or justification to
Congress. As such, the recommendation does not include any
funding to support this new program office. Within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary for
Management (USM) is directed to provide a briefing on the legal
analysis that permitted establishment of the DHS Air Program
Office, personnel and funding assigned to the office, origin of
the personnel and funding supporting office activities, and a
timeline for dissolution of the office.
Enterprise-Wide IT License Agreements.--The Committee
continues the requirements described under this heading in
House Report 119-173.
Federal Protective Service (FPS) National Special Security
Event (NSSE) Support.--The recommendation includes $3,800,000
allocated to the Office of the Chief Security Officer. The USM
shall direct this funding to FPS in support of FPS's work at
NSSEs and deployment of cUAS capabilities.
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
(FedRAMP).--The Committee recognizes the importance of the
OCIO's responsibility as a member of the FedRAMP Joint
Authorization Board and the value of modern cloud products and
services. Accordingly, OCIO is directed to brief 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,
including any overlap with adoption of Zero Trust Network
Architecture.
Hiring Plans.--The Committee continues the requirement
contained under this heading in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) System.--
The Department is directed to continue to brief the Committee
monthly on system development, associated costs, and schedule
until full operational capability (FOC) of HART is achieved.
Interagency Data Sharing and Interoperability.--The
Committee recognizes that gaps in timely and secure information
sharing across federal mission partners can negatively affect
operational coordination, particularly in areas such as
counterterrorism and border security. The Committee directs the
CIO, in coordination with appropriate federal partners, to
submit a report to the Committee not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act evaluating barriers to enable
information sharing across national security and law
enforcement missions. The report shall identify:
(1) areas where substandard data sharing is
negatively impacting mission effectiveness;
(2) any plans to improve data sharing to enhance
mission effectiveness; and
(3) any statutory authorities that may be required to
enable improved interoperability while maintaining
appropriate privacy and civil liberties protections.
Management of Certain Funds and Activities.--The Department
established a headquarters Program Executive Office (PEO) to
manage activities funded through Public Law 119-21 without
providing notification or justification to Congress. The
Committee is frustrated that the Department established this
PEO using prior-year funds appropriated for other congressional
priorities. The recommendation does not include any funding for
the establishment or operation of such PEO. The Department is
directed to only utilize resources provided within Public Law
119-21 to conduct management and oversight of Public Law 119-21
activities.
National Security Systems Cybersecurity.--The
recommendation provides $11,320,000 for national security
systems cybersecurity. Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the CIO is directed to provide a
briefing with a threat assessment, proposed solutions, and
component level timeline for the implementation of recommended
solutions related to national security systems cybersecurity
across the Department. The briefing shall also detail any
budgetary shortfalls or future requirements needed, by
component.
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).--The
recommendation includes $264,116,000 for OBIM. The Committee
rejects the proposed transfer of OBIM's operational programs
and personnel to OCIO and accepts the proposed transfer of HART
development personnel and related funding. OBIM shall continue
the reporting directives described under this heading in House
Report 119-173.
Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management
(PARM).--The recommendation provides $17,291,000 to PARM and
rejects the proposed dissolution of the PPA. The Committee is
dismayed that since June 2025, the Department has not complied
with the directives contained within section 105 of Public Law
118-47. The Department is directed to fulfill the related
briefing requirements not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and at the end of each quarter, as
required by law.
Wireless Intrusion Detection.--The Department is directed
to implement wireless intrusion detection capabilities,
including a phased approach for deployment to existing
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and full
integration in newly constructed SCIFs. The recommendation
includes $5,000,000 to begin implementation of this
requirement. Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Chief Security Officer shall brief
the Committee on the implementation plan for wireless intrusion
detection in DHS owned SCIFs.
Zero Trust Network Modernization.--The Committee is
concerned that legacy network security architectures, including
traditional perimeter-based appliances and dedicated circuits,
are increasingly ineffective against evolving threats. The
Committee directs the CIO to conduct a department-wide
assessment of the current network security infrastructure,
including all wide-area network circuits, dedicated internet
access services, network security appliances, remote access
solutions, firewall infrastructure, and associated contracts
and costs. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the CIO shall provide a report to the Committee on
the results of this assessment, including:
(1) a three-year total cost of ownership comparison
between maintaining current legacy infrastructure
versus transitioning to modern, cloud-delivered
security architectures aligned with Zero Trust
principles;
(2) identification of appliances, circuits, point
solutions, and contracts that could be eliminated or
significantly reduced through consolidation and
architectural modernization;
(3) quantified estimates of achievable cost savings,
operational efficiencies, and cybersecurity risk
reduction; and
(4) any legislative or budgetary actions required
from Congress to facilitate transition.
Further, within each budget request for fiscal years 2028,
2029, and 2030, the Department shall include a detailed
exhibit, organized by component agency, directorate, or
headquarters office, updating the Committee on implementation
progress, including:
(1) legacy network security infrastructure eliminated
or consolidated since the prior submission;
(2) any proposed new network security infrastructure
investments and how such investments advance the
Department's transition to a modern Zero Trust
Architecture; and
(3) significant barriers or operational imperatives
hindering the elimination or consolidation of legacy
assets identified in the assessment.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $58,106,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 145,822,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 65,100,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +6,994,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -80,722,000
The recommendation includes $10,066,000 for HART,
$8,434,000 for DHS OneNet--Homeland Security Enterprise
Network, and $5,000,000 for Human Resources IT.
DHS OneNet--Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN).--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the CIO shall provide a briefing specifying HSEN milestones and
progress, detailed obligations and expenditures from inception
to date, any budgetary shortfalls, and timeline for achieving
FOC.
Financial Systems Modernization (FSM) Acquisition.--The
Committee is concerned that the Department plans to move TSA
and Coast Guard away from Trio Financial System Modernization
Solutions (FSMS), particularly since those components only
achieved FOC in August 2025. The recommendation does not
provide any funding to transition these components from Trio
FSMS. The recommendation includes $41,600,000 for FSM, which is
provided solely for the completion of ongoing ICE Cube FSM
projects. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the CFO shall brief the Committee on the progress
of 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. This briefing shall include a clear cost-benefit
analysis with any risks remediated and savings expected from
deployment of new financial systems to any components being
considered for or currently undergoing modernization.
National Capital Region (NCR) Headquarters Consolidation.--
The Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer is directed
to provide a semi-annual briefing to the Committee within 90
days of the date of enactment of this Act on all current and
future projects in the NCR DHS Lease Consolidation Plan. The
briefing shall include information on any projects that have
been paused or cancelled with an updated cost-benefit analysis
for current and future projects that incorporates present-day
market rental rates for commercial real estate. It shall also
include plans for components who are currently in a property
with a lease that expires before fiscal year 2032. 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 2026....................... $2,026,455,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 2,026,455,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 2,026,455,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
Mission
The Federal Protective Service (FPS) delivers law
enforcement and protective security services to federally
owned, leased, or operated facilities.
The Committee recommends $2,026,455,000 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 (I&A) 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 2026....................... $340,819,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 445,184,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 355,065,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +14,246,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -90,119,000
The recommendation provides $355,065,000 for I&A, including
$6,782,000 for the Situational Awareness Visualization
Environment.
Agile 13.--The recommendation includes an additional
$5,649,000 for Agile 13. Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, I&A shall provide a briefing
detailing program milestones and progress, detailed obligations
and expenditures since inception, any budgetary shortfalls, and
timeline for achieving program objectives.
Annual Budget Justification Materials.--The fiscal year
2028 budget justification materials for the classified budget
shall include the same level of detail required for other PPAs.
At-Risk Institutions of Faith.--The recommendation includes
$5,000,000 to support fusion center outreach to at-risk
institutions of faith. The Committee is alarmed at persistent
and evolving threats targeting at-risk institutions of faith
and faith-based organizations. The Committee directs I&A,
through their work with fusion centers, to improve
collaboration and information delivery to federal, SLTT, and
private sector partners. I&A shall ensure that at-risk
institutions of faith and faith-based organizations are
appropriately incorporated into existing private sector
partnerships and information sharing frameworks so that
relevant threat information and intelligence are shared to the
widest extent possible. Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, I&A shall brief the Committee
regarding actions taken to implement this directive and any
barriers to improving engagement.
Classified-Local Area Network (C-LAN) Operations and
Maintenance.--The recommendation includes an additional
$7,500,000 for C-LAN operations and maintenance. I&A is
directed to transition C-LAN operations to cloud based services
that comply with zero trust network paradigms, as soon as
practicable. Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, I&A shall provide a briefing detailing
program milestones and progress, detailed obligations and
expenditures from inception to date, any budgetary shortfalls,
and the timeline for achieving program objectives.
Continuation of Fiscal Year 2022 Requirements.--I&A is
directed to continue providing in fiscal year 2027 any briefing
and report as outlined in the classified annex of the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
Continuation of Reporting Requirements.--I&A is reminded of
this requirement described under this heading in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Cyber Harassment Threat Assessment.--I&A shall continue the
reporting directives described under this heading in Public Law
119-86.
Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Committee continues the
requirement described under this heading in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 119-86 with updates relevant
to fiscal year 2027.
National Security Systems Cybersecurity.--The
recommendation provides $6,625,000 for National Security
Systems Cybersecurity. Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, I&A is directed to provide a briefing
with a threat assessment, proposed solutions, and a component
level timeline for implementation of recommended solutions
related to National Security Systems Cybersecurity within the
DHS Intelligence Enterprise. The briefing shall also detail any
budgetary shortfalls or future requirements by component.
National Vetting Center (NVC) Integration.--The Committee
continues the requirement described under this heading in House
Report 119-173.
Quarterly Intelligence Threat Briefings.--The Committee
recognizes I&A's unique role in the Intelligence Community (IC)
by aggregating holdings from the Department to enrich those
within the IC and disseminating intelligence to SLTT and
private sector partners to identify and mitigate threats to the
homeland. I&A shall provide quarterly 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 collections and analysis
products, summary statistics of intelligence sharing to SLTT
and private sector partners, and an analysis of growing threat
trends including examples of I&A assisted outcomes. The
briefings shall also include metrics used to measure the
success of products and programs.
Situational Awareness Visualization Environment (SAVE).--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
I&A shall brief the Committee on the status of SAVE
recapitalization, including status of obligations,
expenditures, and expected date of program completion.
State Judicial Security.--The Committee continues the
requirement described under this heading in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Workforce Planning and Hiring.--The Committee is concerned
with the lack of communication regarding I&A's proposed
workforce adjustments in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, as well as
the limited information provided regarding proposed program
changes in the fiscal year 2027 budget request. Within 60 days
of the date of enactment of this Act, I&A shall brief the
Committee on a list of vacant positions and its plan for hiring
or eliminating these positions. This briefing shall include a
summary of the analysis conducted to inform workforce
adjustments in fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Office of Inspector General
Mission
The DHS OIG conducts and supervises independent audits,
investigations, and inspections of DHS PPAs; 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 2026....................... $257,599,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 198,185,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 227,110,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -30,489,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +28,925,000
CBP Autonomous Systems.--The Committee directs the OIG to
conduct a wholistic review of CBP autonomous systems, including
reporting on acquisition planning and execution, deployment of
systems, integration across the enterprise network, compliance
with the requirements of Public Law 119-21, and contracting for
operations or maintenance. The recommendation includes
$5,000,000 for this purpose. The OIG shall brief the Committee
on the results of this review within 270 days of the date of
enactment of this Act.
Denial of OIG Access to Records and Information.--The
Committee continues the requirement described under this
heading in House Report 119-173.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).--The Committee is
concerned that detainees in ICE custody may have difficulties
following the directions to report sexual abuse and assault
which are listed on PREA posters displayed in detention
facilities. The Committee directs OIG to ensure that the OIG
and ICE reporting hotlines listed on the PREA poster make
translation services for Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French,
Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Vietnamese speakers available
to callers upon request.
Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--The Committee
continues the requirement described under this heading in House
Report 119-173.
TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 101. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Inspector General to review grants and contracts awarded by
means other than full and open competition and report the
results to the Committees.
Section 102. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the CFO to provide a monthly budget and staffing report within
30 days after the close of each month.
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
official travel costs of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
Section 105. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Under Secretary for Management to provide quarterly
briefings on acquisition information to the Committees.
Section 106. The Committee continues a provision
restricting the use of funding for certain pilot programs
unless the Secretary submits specified information to the
Committees related to the program's goals, metrics, and
implementation plan.
Section 107. The Committee continues a provision related to
the collection of intelligence.
Section 108. The Committee continues a provision related to
required spend plans.
Section 109. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision related to the procurement, deployment, and operation
of body-worn cameras.
TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $11,651,898,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 18,451,944,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 18,265,641,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +6,613,743,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -186,303,000
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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $11,083,012,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 17,444,809,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 17,424,823,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +6,341,811,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -19,986,000
Within the total amount provided, the recommendation
includes: $88,278,000 for workforce care; $40,000,000 to expand
the Border Security Deployment Program at POEs; $21,000,000 for
tactical aerostats; and $14,440,000 for cross-border tunnel
threat detection. Within the total amount provided, the
recommendation makes $550,000,000 available until September 30,
2028.
Border Barrier Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the
Commissioner is directed to brief the Committee on the status
of border barrier construction to include wall system
attributes, other tactical infrastructure, and technology
associated with barrier construction.
Counternarcotics Investments.--While the Committee strongly
supports investments in counternarcotics efforts at and along
the border, $322,000,000 requested in CBP for the fiscal year
2027 mirrors the spend plan provided by the Department for
section 90004, paragraph (7) in Public Law 119-21. Since
Congress has already funded these investments, the Committee
does not recommend additional funds. Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall
brief the Committee on the current spend plan for
counternarcotics pursuant to Public Law 119-21.
Electronic Device Searches.--The Committee directs CBP to
publish data on a public website detailing the number of
instances during secondary inspections in which CBP 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
a credential that would enable access to the digital
contents of electronic equipment of such person,
delineated by whether the credential was 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 including the length of time the
individual was detained; and
(6) searched an electronic device at the request of a
federal, SLTT, or foreign governmental entity,
including another component of the Department, or
disclosed to such entity information from any searched
device.
Fentanyl Risk to Law Enforcement.--The Committee recognizes
the clear danger to CBP personnel and canines from 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
(P.L. 117-263) requires 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. In addition,
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP, in
consultation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), shall
brief the Committee on the Department's current understanding
of how transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) are
distributing fentanyl and other illicit narcotics throughout
the United States 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 detained 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 resources for
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 includes the following:
(1) a listing of each level 1 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
$45,000,000 for innovative technologies, to include $22,500,000
within O&S and $22,500,000 within PC&I. CBP is encouraged to
consider the following technologies: offshore maritime
detection technologies, voice analytics, autonomous systems,
remote sensing, next-generation signals intelligence and
collection, AI, edge computing, advanced analytics, quantum
sensing technologies, space-based domain awareness and
connectivity capabilities, small-scale or rapid narcotics
detection technologies, real-time passive sonar AI models, and
supply chain awareness. 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.
Maintenance Apprenticeships.--CBP is encouraged to consider
the feasibility of apprenticeships, internships, or other
avenues of engagement with local educational institutions to
cultivate the maintenance skills needed by CBP.
Operational Availability.--The Committee remains concerned
by the operational availability of certain border surveillance
and inspection technologies deployed along the southern border.
The Committee directs CBP, not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, to
brief the Committee on the fielding status and operational
availability of fixed, relocatable, and mobile surveillance
systems and major non-intrusive inspection (NII) technologies
funded under this Act or prior Acts. Such briefing shall
include, by system type and location, the number procured,
installed, tested, accepted, operational, temporarily
unavailable, and awaiting repair or sustainment support; the
average time from award to deployment; training and staffing
requirements; and any barriers to achieving full operational
capability.
Polygraph Timeframe.--The Committee strongly recommends the
CBP polygraph test time for prospective employee candidates to
remain under four hours and to modify agency rules in allowing
applicants who previously took the polygraph only one year-in-
waiting before retaking the test.
Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--CBP shall
continue the reporting directives described under this heading
in House Report 118-123.
Rapid AI Integration in CBP Operations.--The Committee
supports the integration of AI capabilities into CBP
operations. These capabilities can enhance border security,
create efficiencies in lawful trade and travel, and return
agents and officers to their primary responsibilities.The
recommendation includes $20,000,000 for development,
deployment, and integration of AI technologies and processes
into CBP operations in alignment with their mission priorities.
This funding is intended to expedite the inclusion of AI into
CBP operations and business processes. Funding shall not exceed
$2,000,000 for any individual project. Due to the sensitive
national security information inherent in CBP operations, the
Committee directs CBP to prioritize the acquisition of services
and technology by domestic providers and ensure any
departmental data accessed is appropriately compartmentalized.
Secure Corridor Strategy.--CBP, the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Servicio de Adminstracion Tributaria
(SAT), and freight railroads have collaborated on the
implementation of a Secure Corridor Strategy that has improved
the safety, security, and efficiency of cross-border trade and
freight movement. The Committee continues to encourage CBP to
work with FRA, SAT, and freight railroads to further implement
this strategy.
Therapy Dog Adoptions.--CBP launched an initiative to bring
real, on-the-ground support to its workforce through the
creation of the Support Canine Program to train and deploy
Critical Incident Response Canines. This program aims to have
therapy dogs on-site to assist in improving staff morale,
assist in grief, and mitigate trauma from critical incidents.
The Committee strongly encourages CBP to establish a pilot
program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained
as therapy dogs.
Video Monitoring.--CBP shall continue the reporting
directives as described under this heading found in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 118-47.
Border Security Operations
Border Patrol Checkpoints.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of facilitating security through the use of U.S.
Border Patrol (USBP) checkpoints throughout the country. The
Committee encourages CBP to prioritize the modernization of
USBP checkpoints. They are outdated and unable to safely and
efficiently accommodate increasing traffic volume, particularly
along routes with high rates of traffic. The Committee also
encourages CBP to prioritize the modernization of checkpoints
including acceleration and deceleration lanes, lane expansions,
vehicle bollards, new signage, primary inspection booths,
canine facilities, canopy, lighting, technology, and facility
updates to increase public and agent safety. Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide
a briefing to the Committee identifying the locations where
checkpoint modernization would be the most beneficial, the
associated cost estimates, and project risk considerations.
Additionally, the briefing shall include an assessment of
deploying and implementing technology and cargo inspection
processes that maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of
processing commercial vehicles. The briefing should also
include the feasibility of new border patrol checkpoints,
especially across the southern border, aimed at increasing
narcotics interdiction.
Carrizo Cane and River Roads.--The Committee notes that
Public Law 119-21 provided funding for the eradication and
removal of carrizo cane that impede border security operations
along the Rio Grande River. The Committee encourages CBP to use
these funds for efforts to control the growth of carrizo cane
along the Rio Grande River in Texas, including efforts to
develop and construct river roads used in support of border
security operations. Additionally, such funding may also be
used for the removal of sediment islands, restoration of river
flow, and related activities necessary to ensure the proper
conveyance of the river for homeland security purposes. CBP
shall continue to provide quarterly updates to the Committee on
the performance of this program, including improved visibility,
biomass reduction, miles of river treated, impacts on access
and operations along river roads, and, as applicable, progress
on sediment removal and river flow improvements.
Operational Mobility.--The Committee recognizes that there
has been a significant reduction in the amount of funding
allocated within USBP to the operational mobility program that
allows non-supervisory agents to transfer to other locations.
The inability for non-supervisory agents to transfer is a
detriment to agent retention with some agents deciding to leave
the USBP for other law enforcement agencies to be closer to
family or a more desirable location. The recommendation
provides $40,000,000 for the USBP operational mobility program
and strongly encourages CBP to prioritize those funds for non-
supervisory front-line agent transfers.
State and Local Collaboration on Deployment of Surveillance
Towers.--The Committee encourages CBP to coordinate with state
and local governments on deployment of any new surveillance
towers or Autonomous Surveillance Towers (AST) within ten miles
of a residential area. Within 90 days of the date of enactment
of this Act, the Committee directs CBP to coordinate with DHS's
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and DHS's Privacy
Office to provide a briefing on privacy risks associated with
simultaneous surveillance or autonomous surveillance into
private residences. Additionally, the briefing shall address
progress of implementing the recommendations in GAO-25-107302,
``Law Enforcement: DHS Could Better Address Bias Risk and
Enhance Privacy Protections for Technologies Used in Public''.
Trade and Travel Operations
Agriculture Quarantine Inspection.--The Committee supports
robust funding for CBP's Agriculture Specialists, Technicians,
and Canine Teams. These specialized teams are critical to
protecting U.S. agriculture and the national food supply by
conducting inspections at the POEs to detect and prevent the
entry of harmful foreign animal diseases and plant pests,
including African Swine Fever. The Committee recognizes that an
outbreak of such diseases would have catastrophic consequences
for American livestock producers, rural economies, and national
food security. The Committee urges CBP to prioritize staffing
and training for these specialized teams and to ensure
sufficient resources are allocated to sustain and expand their
operations.
Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS).--While the Committee is
strongly supportive of the need for additional data elements to
allow for enhanced targeting of air cargo shipments, especially
given the recent threats originating from those shipments, the
Committee is concerned that the ``Enhanced Air Cargo Advance
Screening'' Interim Final Rule (IFR) published on November 21,
2025, (90 Fed. Reg. 52796) was developed without sufficient
consultation with the entire air cargo supply chain and may be
unworkable as written. CBP is directed to extend the informed
compliance period by no less than six months so modifications
to the current requirements can be made to meet international
privacy laws. During the extended informed compliance period,
CBP shall allow regulated air carriers to submit enhanced ACAS
data elements when available and shall not issue civil
penalties for failures to submit enhanced ACAS data elements
when unavailable to the air carrier. CBP is further directed to
engage with ``self-filers''' to ensure that the requested data
is readily available to air carriers and draft additional
definitive regulatory language that holds ``self-filers''
accountable to their regulatory obligations per their bond
agreements. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this
Act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee on the status of
the ``Enhanced Air Cargo Advance Screening'' IFR and
collaboration efforts with the appropriate industry
stakeholders to address these concerns and modify the IFR as
necessary to comport with international privacy laws, the
status of the implementation timeline, status of engagement
with ``self-filers,'' the security value of all data elements,
and the Automated Targeting Systems' ability to appropriately
ingest each data element for use in targeting 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 $40,000,000 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.
Bridge of the Americas.--The Committee is aware that the
GSA issued a 2025 Record of Decision selecting a preferred
modernization alternative for the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA)
Land POE in El Paso, Texas that would eliminate commercial
trucking operations. The Committee encourages CBP to uphold the
2025 Record of Decision by not using any funds under this Act
for any additional economic impact study on the BOTA Land POE
modernization project and not accepting any study conducted by
an entity other than the federal government.
Closed-Loop Cruise Ship Travel.--U.S. citizens who board a
cruise ship at a port or place within the United States, 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.
Combatting Forced Labor.--The Committee remains concerned
with the importation of products made with forced labor and the
recommendation provides $9,258,000 for the Advanced Trade
Analytics Platform (ATAP) to assist with enforcement of the
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78).
Within these funds, the Committee directs CBP to continue
utilizing commercially available solutions to enforce UFLPA,
including AI and ML tools, to the maximum extent possible.
Compact of Free Association.--The Committee recognizes
individuals, under the Compact of Free Association, may be
admitted to the United States and its territories and
possessions as legal nonimmigrants to live, study, and work for
an unlimited length of stay. The Committee further acknowledges
that the status of individuals from the Freely Associated
States, including the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, is
a unique nonimmigrant status where individuals have the right
to access certain government programs despite being aliens and
non-U.S. nationals. CBP is directed to brief the Committee
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act on the
training provided to CBP officers regarding the status and
rights of individuals from the Freely Associated States.
Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals.--The Committee recognizes the
critical role of CBP in keeping the U.S. borders secure,
including through the seizure of counterfeit pharmaceutical
GLP-1 products that threaten patient safety. The Committee is
concerned about the importation of counterfeit GLP-1s from
manufacturers in foreign countries, such as China and India,
for use in manufacturing compounded anti-obesity medications,
putting American patients at risk. The Committee urges CBP to
strengthen enforcement against counterfeit GLP-1s entering
through POEs. The Committee strongly encourages CBP to dedicate
additional enforcement resources to the inspection and seizure
of illegal foreign pharmaceutical ingredients used to make
counterfeit GLP-1 medications.
Digital Traceability Standards.--The recommendation
provides $5,000,000 to enable CBP to engage with an existing,
privately-funded supply chain traceability platform based on
relevant international standards, such as supply chain
traceability standards developed by ASTM International, for
supply chains that are critical to national security, economic
resilience, and public health. These may include rare earth
elements, nitrile gloves, UAS, and polysilicon and derivative
products--sectors which are the subject of ongoing Section 232
investigations. CBP shall use the funds provided to engage in
the following activities: Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) support and Application Programming Interface
connectivity and training of key staff. The Committee
encourages CBP to address longstanding supply chain
traceability challenges that have complicated its ability to
enforce relevant trade laws on a shipment-by-shipment basis.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee on the development
and adoption of digital traceability standards and related
conformity assessment and include cost estimates for broader
adoption of such standards across CBP import operations and any
legal or regulatory impediments to the mandatory adoption of
such standards.
Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarettes).--The Committee is
deeply concerned about the vast quantities of e-cigarettes
being illegally imported into the United States. The Committee
directs CBP to coordinate with the Food and Drug
Administration, as part of the multi-agency task force on
illegal e-cigarettes; increase the number of random joint
inspections at POEs and targeted inspections of entries by
known manufacturers, brokers, and importers of illicit e-
cigarettes; increase the number of field examinations at POEs
with high import volumes to target manufacturers, importers,
and brokers known to engage in illicit activity; and improve
screening systems by using risk-based analytics tools and
through additional training for field staff to detect mis-
declared e-cigarette imports. The recommendation directs CBP to
allocate not less than $5,000,000 for the multi-agency task
force on illegal e-cigarettes. Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to
the Committee detailing its efforts to combat illegal e-
cigarette importation.
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).--The
Committee recognizes the importance of ensuring the security of
international inbound travel, including the screening and
vetting of ESTA travelers under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
However, the Committee encourages CBP to weigh the security
value of the proposed requirement for a five-year social media
mandate and other extensive personal data fields, such as IP
addresses and metadata, family member dates and places of
birth, and DNA, against the potential negative impacts on
international inbound travel and the U.S. economy.
Additionally, the Committee recognizes the likelihood that
reciprocal requirements may be implemented by VWP countries on
American travelers. Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Commissioner
to submit a report to the Committee that includes:
(1) a thorough cost-benefit analysis for implementing
such changes to ESTA;
(2) an assessment of the impact that implementing
such changes will have on international inbound travel;
(3) an explanation of how the changes are necessary
for enhancing national security; and
(4) an analysis of alternative methods for addressing
any identified vulnerabilities in the ESTA application,
including methods that reduce the burden on applicants.
Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ).--The recommendation provides
$1,000,000 for FTZ dedicated regional staffing. Not later than
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall
provide a briefing detailing the assignment of CBP personnel
and their subsequent time allocations spent on FTZ operations,
including activation and ongoing compliance checks, the current
level of support provided by CBP to FTZs, and plans for
supporting the expanding number of FTZs. Additionally, CBP
shall include with the briefing a plan for incorporating
requirements relating to FTZs in the Office of Field Operations
(OFO) Workforce Staffing Model.
Inland Ports of Entry.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on
staffing requirements for inland and associated trade
facilitation operations that have experienced exceptional
international passenger and cargo growth. The briefing shall
address current officer staffing levels relative to operational
demand; identified staffing shortfalls and their impact on wait
times, trade processing, and national security operations; and
CBP's methodology for allocating resources for existing and
known future demand at inland POEs across the nation.
Low-Risk Air Travelers.--The Committee strongly 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 Passenger 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 current level of security for processing
low-risk travelers, efficiencies in CBP staffing, impacts on
the customer experience, and partnerships with the commercial
aviation stakeholder community.
Medical Devices for Breast Cancer Survivors.--The Committee
recognizes that post-mastectomy bras are specialized medical
garments designed for use by breast cancer patients following
medically necessary surgical procedures, including mastectomy
and reconstructive treatment. The Committee believes these
products function as medical and rehabilitative devices rather
than ordinary apparel and encourages CBP, in consultation with
the United States International Trade Commission, to review the
tariff classification treatment of post-mastectomy bras to
ensure they are appropriately classified as medical devices or
orthopedic appliances consistent with their therapeutic purpose
and clinical use.
National Targeting Center (NTC).--Within the funding
provided for the NTC, CBP is strongly encouraged to extend an
integrated suite of identity and threat intelligence, data
analytics, and managed attribution capabilities for analysts at
the Counter Network Division and leverage the funding provided
for rapid AI integration to enhance open-source intelligence
research and analysis to detect, interdict, and prevent acts of
terrorism or the unlawful movement of people.
Passive Muon Tomography.--The Committee is aware of the
capability to effectively scan dense and/or shielded cargo
entering POEs 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.
Port Baseline Service Level.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs CBP to
provide each air, land, and seaport operator, including cruise
terminals, with information on baseline service levels and take
those service levels into consideration when acting on requests
for facility and security improvements. CBP shall provide all
future reports on a semi-annual basis. CBP shall brief the
Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on staffing shortages, requirements for facility and
security upgrades, plans for technology recapitalization, and
how CBP will negotiate with port operators and incorporate
their feedback into the development of plans to address future
facility and security needs. CBP shall work in partnership with
seaports and refrain from imposing requirements on seaports in
a unilateral fashion.
Ports of Entry Assessment.--The Commissioner is directed to
submit to the Committee an assessment within 180 days of the
date of enactment of this Act that includes the following:
(1) staffing levels for the current fiscal year and
projected staffing needs for the following fiscal year;
(2) average delays of transit through air, land, and
sea POE;
(3) staff shortages, including due to temporary
reassignments, at POEs that exceeds the average at CBP;
(4) staffing shortages identified in (3) with a
direct contribution to lane closures at LPOEs;
(5) an assessment of existing efforts and
technologies used for border security and technologies
on facilitating trade at POEs; and
(6) physical infrastructure and technology backlogs
at POEs.
Port Retrofit.--The Committee is concerned about CBP
progress to retrofit certain southern POEs to reflect Land Port
of Entry Design Standards as published in December 2023, under
Chapter 7, Commercial Vehicle Inspection; 7.6.2 Dock
Components; Special Spaces. Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the
Committee on its plans to accommodate commercial shipments of
refrigerated and frozen goods at POEs including for Pharr,
Texas; Laredo, Texas; Nogales, Arizona; and Otay Mesa,
California.
Port Runners.--The recommendation provides $5,000,000 to
continue installation 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 plans to expand this
effort.
Port Staffing for National Special Security Events.--As the
nation prepares for a significant increase in international
visitors due to the FIFA World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics
in 2028, it is critical that CBP increase the number of
officers to meet passenger volumes. The Committee directs CBP
to ensure adequate hiring and training of additional officers
to accommodate increased passenger volumes at key POEs.
Resource Allocation and OFO Workload Staffing Models.--Any
modifications to the Resource Allocation Model (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 southern and northern
borders compared to levels prescribed by the RAM for rail
crossings and air, land, and sea POEs, including cruise ship
terminals. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs CBP to report on an OFO workload staffing
model to mitigate the impacts, including loss of economic
output and jobs, and vehicular wait times at the busiest land
POEs. The Committee directs CBP to coordinate with the
Department of Transportation to improve forecasting for
staffing at U.S. ports and to consider both cargo and passenger
screening requirements at maritime POEs.
Small Business Tariff Refund Assistance.--The Committee
directs CBP, in coordination with the Small Business
Administration and other Departments and agencies as necessary,
to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to U.S.
small businesses that are entitled to refunds of duties or
import surcharges. CBP shall provide a briefing to the
Committee not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on its plan to carry out this directive.
Solar Panel Stockpiling.--The Committee is aware that
Chinese solar companies ship products through Southeast Asian
countries for minor processing in an attempt to avoid paying
China antidumping and countervailing duties. The Committee
encourages CBP to dedicate adequate resources to enforce 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). The Committee encourages CBP to enforce, to the extent
possible, the anti-stockpiling utilization requirement by
assessing civil penalties and seizure of merchandise. Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall
submit a report to the Committee detailing enforcement efforts
including any questionnaires that were sent to importers,
documents that were requested from importers, on-site efforts
to verify anti-stockpiling requirements were met, the number of
enforcement actions taken, and the cumulative amount duties
collected by such enforcement efforts.
Staffing at Largest Airports.--The Committee strongly
encourages CBP to ensure adequate hiring, training, and
staffing levels to support operations at the top 10 U.S. air
POEs, as determined by passenger enplanements measured by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
Tariff Evasion.--The Global Business Identifier (GBI)
initiative has been operational since late 2022, but the
Committee continues to be concerned that progress has been
slow. Public Law 119-86 provided CBP funding to establish a GBI
operational demonstration, which is designed to replace the
outdated Manufacturer/Shipper Identification Number, allowing
CBP to better target resources for reducing tariff evasion. The
Committee directs CBP to rapidly select an industry-standard
identifier on which to base the GBI and begin the transition
process. In addition, the Committee further directs CBP to
begin incorporating additional data elements into the GBI to
better identify known or trusted traders. Confirming ultimate
beneficial ownership should be a primary focus to concentrate
inspection and enforcement resources on some of the most
pressing types of fraud, including illegal transshipment,
undervaluation, and counterfeit goods. Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the
Committee with a status update to include a project timeline
and any additional resource requirements required to complete
the transition to a GBI.
Textile and Apparel Forced Labor and Trade Enforcement.--
The Committee is concerned about the effectiveness of CBP's
existing programs and efforts to interdict textile and apparel
products imported in violation or circumvention of the UFLPA
(P.L. 117-78). The Committee encourages CBP to pursue
aggressive enforcement and urges Department officials to pursue
the maximum fines and penalties available under law upon the
determination of any violations. The Committee directs CBP to
submit a report to the Committee not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act on textile and apparel
enforcement efforts.
The report shall include--
(1) the total number of forced labor allegations
received, the number of investigations opened as a
result, the number of investigations both currently
open and closed, and the number of entities added to
UFLPA entities list;
(2) the efforts and outcomes of Trade Preference
Programs Verification actions, including the number of
countries visited, the number of facilities visited,
and the percent found in violation;
(3) the total number of cargo examinations, including
the number of laboratory analyses done, and the number
of violations;
(4) the number and value of seizures and commercial
fraud penalties, and number of liquidated damages; and
(5) the amount of section 301 duties assessed, the
total amount of fines and other penalties levied
against violators, and the total amount recovered.
Trusted Traveler Program Transparency.--The Committee
directs CBP to brief the Committee not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act and semiannually
thereafter on recommendations to increase its transparency and
agency communications with Trusted Traveler Program enrollees
in the event of a revoked, suspended, or terminated Trusted
Traveler Program status, including any recommendations for
creating a process for Trusted Traveler Program enrollees to
appeal such revocation, suspension, or termination of status.
User Fee Airports.--The Committee strongly encourages CBP
to give priority staffing consideration, on an overtime basis,
to existing User Fee Airports to support scheduled
international airline service starting no earlier than January
1, 2027. 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
request from the San Bernardino International Airport. The
briefing shall detail the anticipated passenger and/or cargo
volumes of the applicant and the reason for CBP accommodating
or denying such requests.
Integrated Operations
Aerostats.--Tethered aerostats provide wide-area
surveillance and extended dwell times, enabling continuous
monitoring of large, remote areas of the border at
significantly lower operating costs than many alternative
airborne platforms. The Committee believes that these systems
remain an important component of a layered border security
approach. The recommendation provides $21,149,000 to sustain
and modernize existing aerostat capabilities and to integrate
these systems with other surveillance technologies to enhance
border domain awareness. CBP is directed to comply with all Buy
American Act requirements, when cost-effective, and shall
utilize a domestic manufacturer to procure and sustain existing
aerostat capabilities. Within 90 days of the date of enactment
of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on the current use
of aerostat systems, their operational contributions to border
security missions, and plans to sustain and integrate these
capabilities within the broader border surveillance
architecture.
Air and Marine Operations Flight Hours.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, CBP Air and
Marine Operations (AMO) shall provide the Committee updated
flight hour targets, by fiscal year, that account for the
increased fixed and rotary-wing asset investments made by
Public Law 119-21.
Center for Air and Marine Drone Exploitation (CAMDEx).--The
recommendation provides $10,000,000 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 the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T),
shall brief the Committee on the program's progress.
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 Committee strongly encourages CBP
to continue to include Minotaur in the missionization of new
assets funded through Public Law 119-21. Additionally, the
Committee encourages CBP to continue collaborating with the
Coast Guard and directs CBP to ensure it is working alongside
its partner DHS agency to procure these new assets and outfit
them as efficiently as possible with appropriate Command,
Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities. The
Committee encourages CBP to not duplicate the elements of the
Coast Guard HC-130J Program of Record which has already
completed C5ISR mission system and aircraft engineering
validation, integration testing, contracting mechanisms,
sustainment planning, and configuration management. The
Committee encourages CBP to coordinate and leverage the
expertise of the Coast Guard in Minotaur assets and operations
to upgrade cybersecurity, cyber resiliency, and authority to
operate compliance requirements and increase training for
Minotaur operators. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, the Committee directs CBP to submit a plan outlining
the incorporation of the Minotaur mission system on air,
surface, and ground infrastructure, including integration into
platforms that provide a common operating picture both within
CBP and across DHS component agencies.
Non-Law Enforcement UAS Operator.--The Committee recognizes
the increasing use of UAS technology in law enforcement
operations, especially in the U.S.-Mexico border region, and
recognizes the work of CBP's UAS pilots in this critical work.
The Committee directs CBP to assess the potential for creating
a non-law enforcement UAS pilot position within CBP to support
the work of agents in the field and provide a report to the
Committee on the assessment not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act. The assessment should include
any potential benefits of such position, identify any potential
detriments; and identify the current physical eligibility
criteria required to serve as a CBP UAS pilot, including any
physical eligibility requirements that could be waived in order
to expand this position to potential recruits who do not, or
cannot, meet traditional physical requirements.
Mission Support
Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee is encouraged by
CBP's continued use of AI, particularly at the southern border
for surveillance towers and to visually screen passenger
vehicles and cargo conveyance. However, the Committee is
concerned that AI used to protect our national security can
also carry additional risk. Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the
Committee on the potential use of commercially-available,
purpose-built cybersecurity for AI. The briefing shall address
the use of generative AI or large language models in border
security and what, if any, new challenges to cybersecurity
these new capabilities introduce into CBP operations. Within
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the CIO and
Chief AI Officer of CBP shall brief the Committee on CBP's
current AI inventory and its resource requirements, costs
associated with operating and maintaining AI technology, and
the operational impacts those technologies have realized across
all of CBP.
Artificial Intelligence for Video Platforms.--The Committee
is aware that commercially available AI-enabled video
intelligence platforms currently exist that allow government
personnel to query large-scale security camera deployments
using natural language. Unlike traditional video analytics
systems that rely on fixed, pre-defined detections, these
platforms enable operators to describe highly specific
scenarios in plain language, providing enhanced operational
flexibility and adaptability to evolving mission requirements.
The Committee recognizes that such capabilities could support a
broad range of homeland security missions, including border and
perimeter security, port and maritime security, critical
infrastructure protection, remote or low-manpower monitoring
environments, and post-incident investigations and intelligence
analysis. CBP is directed to evaluate opportunities, consistent
with applicable law and acquisition regulations, to conduct
operational demonstrations of AI-enabled video intelligence
platforms. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this
Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committee on the
feasibility, cost, limitations, and potential mission impact of
such a technology.
Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (cUAS) Training and
Testing.--The Committee recognizes the growing threat posed by
UAS to border security, critical infrastructure, and public
safety. The Committee is encouraged by the establishment of
CBP's cUAS Defense Capability Group (DCG) to rapidly deliver
cUAS capabilities to the field. To support these efforts, the
Committee directs CBP to establish a dedicated cUAS training
and testing facility with adequate unrestricted airspace (Class
G and/or E) to maximize cost efficiency, training realism, and
scalability. The recommendation provides $12,000,000 to
establish this facility and associated testing and training
capabilities and directs CBP to brief the Committee within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act on the execution of
these funds, interagency coordination efforts, and long-term
sustainment requirements.
Cross-Border Tunnel Consolidation.--As investments in
border security technology and infrastructure made through
Public Law 119-21 are deployed in the coming fiscal years, the
threat posed by TCOs seeking to evade those capabilities
through cross-border tunneling is expected to increase. The
Committee strongly believes that counter-tunnel efforts within
CBP remain sporadic and fragmented, limiting CBP's ability to
detect and remediate cross-border tunnels along the southern
and northern borders. The Committee directs CBP to consolidate
its cross-border tunnel operational activities. Further, the
recommendation provides a total of $14,575,000 for these
activities, including intelligence collection and analysis,
detection, access and entry, exploitation, remediation,
technology acquisition, and coordination with the IC and DoD.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Commissioner shall brief the Committee on the
execution of these funds, the status of the consolidation, and
any additional resource requirements, including those
associated with investments in technology made through Public
Law 119-21.
Cybersecurity for Border Security Technology.--The
Committee notes that the last CBP IT strategy released was in
August 2024, covering fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year
2028, and CBP has not had a cybersecurity strategic plan since
2016. Since then, however, the cybersecurity threat landscape
has significantly evolved, to include smarter and better
resourced adversaries, increased reliance on AI, and more
state-linked activity than ever before. At the same time, CBP's
reliance on technology along the border has also grown and will
only continue to expand with the funding provided in Public Law
119-21. As additional technology is deployed to the border, it
becomes a possible target for cyberattacks, posing a threat to
national security. As such, within 180 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs CBP to reevaluate
and update its existing IT strategy, to include proactive
engagement to real-time threat intelligence, risk-based
prioritization, and continuous monitoring of critical border
security technologies. The Committee further directs CBP, in
consultation with the CISA, to conduct a review within 270 days
of the date of enactment of this Act of how CBP can better
prioritize and mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities and
misconfigurations, as defined by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Computer Security Resource Center, and
in accordance with the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Catalog, across all IT, Operational Technology (OT), Internet
of Things (IoT) assets, and cloud systems within the border
security technology ecosystem and to brief the Committee within
180 days of the completion of this review. The findings of this
review should inform the requirements, acquisition, deployment,
and maintenance phases of all border security technology
programs.
Workforce Care.--The recommendation provides a total of
$88,278,000 for the sustainment of existing program operations
and personnel, on-site clinicians, the sustainment and
expansion of family support programs, including childcare
access and dependent care solutions in remote and hard-to-staff
locations, CBP support networks, the expansion of employee
holistic health support centers, and the 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 the
OHS, shall brief the Committee on an obligation plan for this
funding, including planned efforts to address childcare access
and family support needs that affect recruitment, retention,
overtime availability, and operational readiness.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $222,886,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 599,135,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 513,818,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +290,932,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -85,317,000
Within the total amount provided, the recommendation
includes: $155,000,000 for a C-130J aircraft; $101,500,000 for
Automated Commercial Environment Modernization; $77,000,000 for
Light Enforcement Helicopters; $30,000,000 for Persistent Air
Surveillance Technology; and $16,900,000 for a UH-60 Medium
Lift Helicopter.
Border Security Assets & Infrastructure
Autonomous Surveillance Tower Program of Record.--The
Committee recognizes the importance of providing sufficient
operations and sustainment funding to support deployed systems;
and therefore, the recommendation provides full funding in the
CBP O&S account to sustain all deployed AST assets, including
standard, maritime, cold weather, and long-range systems. The
Committee expects that funding for deployed systems will result
in continuous software and hardware enhancements. The Committee
further directs the Secretary to include full funding for the
operations and sustainment of deployed border technology
systems in the fiscal year 2028 budget request and the
outyears.
Autonomy Capability.--Since fiscal year 2021, the Committee
has repeatedly provided annual direction that autonomy as a
capability for tower and mobile based surveillance systems is a
requirement in order to reduce the workload on Border Patrol
sensor operators in the field. In order to meet autonomy
requirements to support agent operators, these autonomous
systems must surveil the entirety of the viewsheds agents that
would otherwise manually interrogate and use ML to identify
only bona fide items of interest to not overwhelm operators
with false alarms and clutter. Autonomous systems should
continually be evaluated and improved based on deployments in
new operational environments and agent feedback. Border
Patrol's Program Management Office Directorate and the
Department's OCIO are directed to brief the Committee on
autonomous surveillance program activities on a quarterly
basis. CBP is further directed to provide the Committee with
all testing reports produced as of the date of enactment of
this Act by the government and third parties with respect to
autonomous capability to date to include systems acceptance
tests, and all preliminary and final independent third-party
evaluations. Completed evaluations of agent feedback on the
effectiveness of autonomous capabilities to reduce the workload
for identifying illicit border crossings and plans for
continuous evaluation to confirm autonomous system performance
improvement shall also be provided. The Committee directs CBP
to conduct an independent, third-party review of the
Consolidated Tower and Surveillance Equipment and Autonomous
Surveillance Tower systems, to verify that each system meets
the autonomy definition consistent with Public Law 119-21. The
Committee continues language in Sec. 211 prohibiting the use of
federal funds for the procurement or deployment of surveillance
systems that are not autonomous.
Border Security Sensor Evaluation.--CBP is strongly
encouraged to continuously evaluate the performance of tower-
based and mobile surveillance sensors for border security
operations, with emphasis on sensors that provide persistent
coverage, continuous track custody, and data update rates
sufficient to support autonomous detection, tracking,
classification, and sensor cueing without operator
intervention. CBP is further encouraged to prioritize
replacement of legacy or mechanically scanned systems that are
susceptible to clutter, gaps in surveillance coverage, and
manual track management that degrade autonomous performance,
and to favor sensing technologies capable of supporting
autonomous operations across fixed and mobile deployments,
including in adverse environmental conditions. Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall
brief the Committee on efforts to reevaluate existing sensors
that are incapable of supporting autonomous operations.
Border Technology Innovation.--The Committee continues to
direct CBP to make innovation a central element of all requests
for proposals and 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.
Consolidated Tower and Surveillance Equipment (CTSE).--The
Committee strongly encourages CBP to compete each task order
under the CTSE program using a competitive, fair, transparent,
and open process based on verifiable performance in the field.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
CBP shall brief the Committee on its plans to pilot and deploy
CTSE along the northern border and maritime environments. CBP
is also directed to brief the Committee not later than 15 days
before the award of each CTSE task order.
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee recognizes
the growing threat that UAS present to our border, critical
infrastructure, and other critical governmental operations. The
Committee encourages CBP to explore a portable detection and
identification system for countering sUAS. Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief
the Committee on its efforts to counter sUAS. The
recommendation provides $20,000,000 to detect and mitigate the
persistent drone threat along the southern and northern border.
INVNT Program.--The recommendation provides $22,500,000 for
CBP's INVNT Program, of which not more than $5,000,000 shall be
available for each specific technology project.
Mesh Network.--The Committee encourages CBP to prioritize
funds provided in Public Law 119-21 for tactical communications
and the deployment and expansion of proven, low-cost,
interoperable mesh communication technologies, including
associated ground, air, and maritime asset integration and
supporting infrastructure. Investments should focus on
addressing persistent communication gaps across southern,
northern, and coastal border enforcement zones; enhancing agent
safety; and enabling advanced operational communication
capabilities. Additionally, CBP is encouraged to consider
Sensor Network Access Point upgrades to bridge communications
across high and low bandwidth environments.
Mobile Surveillance Capability (MSC).--With additional
acquisitions planned to replace and recapitalize MSC systems
using funding from Public Law 119-21, the Committee is
concerned about the ability to sustain optimal availability.
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the
Committee directs CBP to provide an operational spend plan by
fiscal year for the next five fiscal years to ensure the
existing MSC Lite fleet is maintained and fully utilized.
Mobile Surveillance Platforms.--The Committee strongly
encourages investments in remote and autonomous operations
using advanced AI and encourages CBP to consider upgrading
current systems with additional capabilities such as radar and
other enabling technologies to increase situational awareness.
Additionally, the Committee encourages CBP to consider re-using
components of the existing mobile surveillance systems where
practical to reduce procurement costs.
MQ-9 Resilience to Electronic and Cyber Threats.--The
Committee is concerned about the increasing use of radio
frequency (RF) jamming devices by TCOs to disrupt CBP
operations. The Committee notes that CBP's MQ-9 fleet currently
lacks the near real-time capability to detect GPS spoofing,
jamming, and other cyber or electronic warfare intrusions
targeting border surveillance operations. The Committee directs
CBP to equip MQ-9 aircraft with near real-time serial bus and
RF monitoring capabilities, leveraging proven DoD technologies
to detect adversary RF-based activity and strengthen
operational resilience for border surveillance missions. Not
later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, CBP shall
brief the Committee on its efforts to counter evolving jamming
and spoofing threats from both intentional and unintentional
sources.
Obligation Plan.--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 brief the Committee on a plan for the obligation of
the funds provided within the ``Border Security Assets and
Infrastructure'' PPA 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
2027, 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 investments, including evidence of support
from sector leadership based on actual use of
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.
Passive Detection for RF Silent Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems.--The Committee notes the increasing use of sUAS for
surveillance and smuggling-related activity along the border,
including systems that minimize RF emissions. The Committee
directs CBP to conduct an operational evaluation of
commercially available passive, non-emitting detection sensors
suitable for remote border environments and to demonstrate
integration of such sensors with existing surveillance tower
architectures. Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on the
evaluation plan, performance measures, integration approach,
and an acquisition strategy for scaling capabilities.
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems.--The Committee supports the
acquisition and fielding of portable sUAS to support Border
Patrol operations between POEs. The Committee expects CBP to
prioritize systems that can be carried by a single agent
alongside standard operational gear without materially
increasing load burden and that can be launched and recovered
without additional support personnel or dedicated launch
equipment. Systems should be capable of supporting multi-sensor
capability including electro-optical, infrared, and incorporate
navigation and obstacle-avoidance features appropriate for low-
altitude operations. Systems should be capable of reliable
operation in adverse wind conditions common at the southern
border and meet applicable federal cybersecurity and supply-
chain compliance requirements. The recommendation provides
$10,000,000 for the acquisition of sUAS to support border
security operations. Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committee on its
sUAS efforts.
Trade & Travel Assets & Infrastructure
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).--The recommendation
provides $101,500,000, as requested. Within 120 days of the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to implement ACE
enhancements that provide end-to-end shipment lifecycle
visibility and functionality to capture intermodal transfers
and track in-bond shipments in real time, including real-time
bond closure status accessible to carriers. Within 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to
brief the Committee on the status of this enhancement to the
ACE and the roadmap of all planned ACE improvements.
Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Infrastructure Capital Plan.--Not
later than 30 days after the submission of the budget request
for fiscal year 2028, 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 the 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. 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, explain how CBP
will engage with State and local entities, and the specific
milestones and timeline for the project completion. The
Committee further directs CBP and GSA to include an analysis on
southern border LPOE safety, state of good repair, and economic
impact. The analysis should include any work with relevant
governmental stakeholders.
Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology (NII).--The Committee
is aware that contracts supporting Low Energy Portal (passenger
vehicle) and Medium Energy Portal (commercial vehicle) NII
systems are approaching expiration and directs CBP to develop
new requirements for a future vehicle screening program aimed
at achieving 100 percent vehicle screening. These new vehicle
portal requirements should prioritize full-vehicle inspection,
including under-vehicle screening, and incorporate detection
performance standards. As CBP develops and evaluates new fixed
portal solutions, the Committee directs CBP to address
immediate screening gaps by accelerating the acquisition and
deployment of multi-sensor handheld imaging systems and mobile
or relocatable screening systems. The Committee further directs
CBP to incorporate frontline officer feedback and leverage
testing and evaluation previously conducted by other federal
law enforcement agencies for comparable mobile and handheld
systems, where appropriate, to reduce duplication, accelerate
deployment timelines, and maximize operational effectiveness.
The Committee is concerned with the GAO findings in GAO-25-
107379 that CBP does not have a plan to deploy large-scale NII
systems at all southern border land POEs. According to GAO's
report, CBP's deployment plans exclude nine major crossings
that account for nearly 40 percent of passenger vehicle traffic
at the southern border. Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the
Committee on its progress towards deployment of large-scale NII
systems to all southern border land POEs, identify where such
deployments are impractical, and develop alternatives to scan
commercial and personal vehicles entering those POEs.
Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology Integration (NII-I)
Program.--The Committee is aware that CBP has successfully
deployed a commercial-off-the-shelf integration platform as
part of the NII-I program at select POEs on the southern
border, which significantly increased daily cargo inspections
and improved contraband detection, resulting in increased
seizures along the border. The Committee encourages CBP to
continue working expeditiously with industry on their
successful NII-I program, which enhances CBP's ability to
collect and curate data to support operational objectives and
the development of AI capabilities. CBP is directed to brief
the Committee not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act on the status and results of their NII-I
program.
South Texas Infrastructure Projects.--The Committee
recognizes the operational importance of advancing key CBP
infrastructure projects in South Texas, including the
Checkpoint C-29 expansion in Laredo, a new Laredo Sector
Headquarters, and a new USBP station in Freer, Texas, to
improve officer safety, support current and future mission
requirements, facilitate lawful trade and travel, and
strengthen narcotics interdiction capabilities. Public Law 119-
21 provided additional resources for the lease, acquisition,
construction, design, or improvement of CBP facilities and
checkpoints; therefore, the Committee directs CBP, not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to brief
the Committee on the status of each project, including
obligations to date, design and site readiness, remaining
requirements prior to award or construction, estimated total
cost, schedule and major milestones, and any administrative,
land, utility, environmental, acquisition, statutory,
regulatory, or budgetary barriers delaying execution. The
briefing shall also identify how funds made available by this
Act and by Public Law 119-21 are being prioritized and executed
for these projects and any actions or resources required to
accelerate them consistent with applicable law and departmental
acquisition requirements. CBP shall prioritize the obligation
and execution of available funds for the timely completion of
the projects and shall notify the Committee of any
reprogramming or execution issue that would delay completion.
Integrated Operations Assets & Infrastructure
Air and Marine Helicopter Modernization.--The
recommendation provides $16,900,000 to convert its existing UH-
60s to the CBP UH-60L configuration. Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the
Committee on its efforts to develop alternative approaches,
including a partnership with the U.S. Army, that may reduce the
cost to field and sustain future medium lift helicopters.
Extended Border Foreign Operations Surveillance.--The
recommendation provides $155,000,000 for a C-130J to continue
to replace legacy P-3 aircraft.
Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS).--CBP is strongly
encouraged to conduct a feasibility study on HUMS for the Light
Enforcement Helicopter used by CBP's AMO and the potential to
increase aircraft availability, reduce operations and
maintenance costs, and increase safety.
Light Enforcement Platform (LEP).--The recommendation
provides $77,000,000 to purchase not less than seven LEP
helicopters that will allow CBP to continue to transition to
one light helicopter platform, improve operational efficiency,
and enhance the safety of CBP AMO pilots.
Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA).--The recommendation
provides $31,000,000 for one MEA to expand CBP's ability to
conduct maritime, air, and land surveillance at our Nation's
borders.
Persistent Wide Area Air Surveillance.--The recommendation
provides $30,000,000 for this program to produce radar
technologies that meet program requirements. CBP is directed to
use the funding provided for the production and fielding of a
single, long range, three-dimensional, air surveillance radar
that addresses the shortcomings in the current AMO
architecture, such as the ability to detect smaller,
uncooperative aircrafts at low altitudes; the ability to track
aircrafts; and the ability to be deployed for consistent
detection in areas of diverse weather and terrain.
Single Engine Turbo Prop.--The recommendation provides
$16,700,000 for one single engine turbo prop aircraft to
continue the recapitalization. Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to brief the
Committee on the Program of Record for this platform and the
mix of medium unmanned systems required to address aerial
patrol and surveillance needs.
Radiological Detection Systems
Radiation Portal Monitor Systems.--The Committee continues
to be concerned about the failure of the Department to develop
and articulate an acquisition plan to replace approximately
1,400 aging and obsolete Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) systems
deployed at POEs under a program formerly known as RAPTER. With
the dissolution of the CWMD office and the transfer of this
program to CBP, the Committee expects a plan to enhance
radiation detection capabilities at the nation's POEs. Within
90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief
the Committee on its plan to modernize RPM systems nationwide,
including full compatibility with NII systems. The report shall
articulate requirements and timelines for an RPM modernization
program, a related acquisition strategy, and plans to engage
industry on requirements development.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... $10,042,062,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 10,060,995,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +10,060,995,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +18,933,000
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 overseas transnational criminal activity impacting
the Nation, 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 aliens, detaining apprehended individuals when
necessary, and removing them from the United States 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
legal counsel to ICE personnel on their law enforcement and
immigration authorities.
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... $10,042,062,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 10,060,995,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +10,060,995,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +18,933,000
ICE received approximately $75,000,000,000 from Public Law
119-21 last year. The Committee notes that such funding should
be considered supplementary to resources provided through
annual appropriations or other bills that account for base
operational requirements. While such funding was provided
through the budget reconciliation process, the Committee has
the responsibility to maintain appropriate oversight of all
resources available for ICE in any given fiscal year to ensure
the agency maintains budgetary discipline. Especially given the
GAO's acknowledgment of ICE's historically concerning financial
management practices in recent fiscal years, ICE must be
proactive in sharing information with the Committee and
Congress. Accordingly, the bill includes language specifying
monthly reporting requirements to maximize the Committee's
oversight of obligations and expenditures of all available
funding for ICE, including resources provided through Public
Law 119-21 and resources derived via fee collections.
Regardless of the mechanism by which ICE receives its funding,
it is imperative that the agency exercise intentional
stewardship of Americans' tax dollars.
Contract Notifications.--ICE shall notify the Committee not
less than five days prior to substantively modifying any
contract with a total value greater than $5,000,000, to include
contracts funded with resources provided through Public Law
119-21. This requirement shall apply to all PPAs and includes,
but is not limited to, modifications, renegotiations,
recompetes, extensions, and terminations. Any notification
provided to the Committee that does not comply with the five
day requirement must include a robust justification that
includes: the number of days the contract was in any review or
approval processes within the component or at the Department
level, delineated by reviewing office; the number of days the
Office of Acquisition Management awaited funds from the program
office; and the immediate needs rationale justifying the
urgency of the contract, including any national security or
operational implications. The notifications should be
transmitted to the Committee in a downloadable, sortable format
and consolidated into one daily delivery.
Homeland Security Investigations
The recommendation provides a total of $2,637,765,000 for
HSI, including $2,287,431,000 for Domestic Investigations,
$233,027,000 for International Investigations, and $117,307,000
for Intelligence Operations.
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 includes 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 2027 base funding requirements and an overview of
the effort within 180 days of the date of enactment of this
Act.
Border Enforcement Security Task Forces (BESTs).--The
recommendation includes an increase of $5,000,000 to support
BESTs in their efforts to combat illicit activities of
transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), with an emphasis
on initiatives countering fentanyl. The Committee is also
concerned about the increased production and distribution of
marijuana products by foreign nationals associated with TCOs,
particularly from countries of concern, to include the People's
Republic of China. Within the funds provided, BESTs shall
enhance detection, seizure, and investigation of illegal grow
operations, include seizures of marijuana in official reports,
and provide an update to the Committee on resource needs to
further advance these efforts within 180 days of the date of
enactment of this Act.
Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT).--The
recommendation includes an increase of $10,000,000 for
activities within the CCHT, including for forced labor and
child forced labor investigations. 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 to ensure
human trafficking awareness trainings conducted for federal and
SLTT law enforcement are appropriately standardized.
Child Exploitation Investigations.--The Committee applauds
HSI's dedication to combatting child sexual exploitation and
abuse (CSEA). The recommendation provides an increase of
$20,000,000 for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit
within HSI's Cyber Crimes Center to provide additional
investigative, forensic, and analytical support for this
mission area. HSI is urged to continue collaborating with
partner nations and international stakeholders on victim
identification techniques.
Coordination and Notifications.--The Committee notes that
unaccompanied alien minors continue to be vulnerable to labor
and sexual exploitation and urges HSI to consider proactive
measures to protect this population from such illicit activity.
HSI shall continue to provide quarterly updates on the number
of referrals of potential instances of human trafficking from
the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Department of
Health and Human Services, consistent with the requirements
identified under this heading in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 118-47.
Counterfeit Semiconductors.--The Committee is concerned
that foreign adversaries have attempted to flood the U.S.
market 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 introduce
counterfeit parts into the supply chain. The recommendation
includes $1,000,000 for HSI to create a task force to target
counterfeit semiconductor materials in the global supply chain.
The task force shall include other federal, SLTT, and industry
stakeholders to establish policies and procedures for
combatting these counterfeit materials. The task force shall
also determine best practices for validating approved
counterfeit semiconductor mitigation services. HSI shall 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.
Cross-Border Financial Crime Center and Organized Retail
Crime.--The recommendation includes an additional $4,000,000
for the Cross-Border Financial Crime Center. HSI shall brief
the Committee within 90 days of the date of enactment of this
Act detailing the current scope of operations, major
achievements, and any significant resource gaps that are
hindering investigations. The recommendation includes not more
than $2,000,000 for the establishment of an Organized Retail
and Supply Chain Crime section within the Cross Border
Financial Crime Center to ensure a coordinated, prosecutor-led,
multi-agency approach to identifying, disrupting, and
dismantling TCOs engaging in organized retail and supply chain
crime. This section should collect and analyze data from
various stakeholders to identify regions in the United States,
modes of transportation, and specific distribution and retail
networks that are experiencing significant volumes of organized
criminal activity. HSI shall brief the Committee within 90 days
of the date of enactment of this Act on the status of the
implementation of this section, any challenges in its
establishment, and an overview of the unmet resource needs and
future resource requirements.
Cyber Crimes Center.--The recommendation includes
$5,000,000 for increased hiring of support personnel and the
acquisition or procurement of enhanced technologies for the HSI
Cyber Crimes Center. HSI shall brief the Committee within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act on additional
resources needed for strengthening investigations of cyber-
related criminal activity.
Digital Forensic Tools and Analytics.--The recommendation
includes an increase of $10,000,000 for the procurement of
standardized, forensic-grade digital imaging and triage
capabilities to strengthen ICE's mission and investigative
capacity, to be integrated into existing HSI forensic and
analytical platforms.
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 using
derivative names to mask their true purpose, precursor
chemicals available online are a critical component to fentanyl
manufacturing. The recommendation includes an increase of
$5,000,000 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.
Fentanyl Technology.--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 $10,000,000 to
support procurement of technologies that utilize AI and ML to
enhance traditional detection methods. Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall brief the
Committee on the procurement and implementation progress of
such technologies and future resources needed to further
augment detection capabilities.
Fraud Investigations.--The Committee notes HSI's
involvement in recent FBI-led fraud investigations across the
country, and the recommendation includes an additional
$5,000,000 to support such investigative capacity.
Fraudulent International Driving Documentation.--The
Committee is concerned by the proliferation of fraudulent
international driving documentation by operators of commercial
motor vehicles and directs HSI to assess the scope and impact
of such fraudulent documentation. Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall coordinate with
appropriate federal and SLTT agencies for such assessment and
submit a report to the Committee detailing findings and
recommendations for a coordinated enforcement strategy to
detect, deter, and prevent continued use of fraudulent
documentation within the transportation supply chain.
Human Exploitation Rescue Operation (HERO) Child-Rescue
Corps Program.--The Committee supports the HERO Child-Rescue
Corps program and provides an additional $5,000,000 for
enhanced HERO recruitment, hiring, and training. HSI shall
provide an update to the Committee within 180 days of the date
of enactment of this Act on the number of HERO graduates hired
and retained within HSI, as well as further resource
requirements to expand the program.
Human Rights Violators.--The Committee continues the
requirements found under this heading in House Report 118-123.
Illegal E-Cigarette Importation.--The Committee provides
$5,000,000 to increase criminal investigations of illegal e-
cigarette importation and misdeclarations of illicit e-vapor
products.
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.
International Operations.--HSI shall continue providing the
Committee a strategic plan for international operations, as
directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law
117-328. The recommendation includes $233,027,000 for HSI's
international mission, and HSI is instructed to provide an
execution plan for these funds and include details of
additional resources needed within 30 days of the date of
enactment of this Act.
International Trade.--The recommendation includes
$10,000,000 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
Department of Justice Trade Fraud Task Force as a result of
this additional capacity.
Investigative Workload.--Within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, HSI shall submit a report to the
Committee with regard to investigative hours in fiscal year
2026 and results of such investigations related to:
(1) violations of the Immigration and Nationality
Act;
(2) the Student and Exchange Visitor Program;
(3) immigration enforcement, including worksite
enforcement; and
(4) counter-proliferation and national security.
Office of Intelligence.--The recommendation includes an
increase of $10,000,000 for AI-powered technologies that
include advanced location services and elevated identity and
threat intelligence capabilities to enhance investigative
capabilities across the HSI enterprise.
Pacific Island Initiative.--The Committee is aware that the
Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative established policies and
procedures for coordination on disrupting and deterring TCOs in
the region, particularly the movement and concealment of
contraband bound for destination countries such as the United
States, Australia, and New Zealand via passage through the
Pacific Islands. Given the growing threats posed by
transnational crime and malign actors in the region, to include
the People's Republic of China, the Committee encourages HSI to
use existing resources to fund activities associated with the
Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative, including host government
engagement, foreign enforcement activities, and new HSI
positions in American territories in the Pacific necessary for
supporting the Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative.
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 disturbingly rapid growth of CSEA over the past decade. HSI
shall brief the Committee within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act on mental health resources available to
HSI personnel who encounter CSEA material during
investigations, current policies and procedures to determine
personnel resiliency, and any additional funding requirements
to enhance currently available resources.
Reassignments.--HSI is prohibited from re-assigning or
detailing any personnel dedicated to the child exploitation
investigation mission area to any other mission area or
component of the Department unless such reassignment or detail
is voluntarily requested by the employee.
Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment
(RAVEn).--The Committee is appalled by ICE's complete disregard
of continuous requests for information of the development and
deployment of the RAVEn technology with funds provided through
Public Law 118-47. Beginning not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter, HSI shall
provide details to the Committee regarding the overall
operational capabilities of the RAVEn system and uses of the
platform from the previous month.
Tribal Investigations.--The Committee is concerned with
reports of TCOs targeting tribal communities for human and drug
trafficking and directs HSI to partner with the Bureau of
Indian Affairs' Office of Justice Services and the FBI to aid
in investigations that cross tribal lands. Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, HSI shall submit
a report to the Committee on resources currently provided for
investigations on tribal lands, coordination efforts and
activities between the law enforcement agencies,
recommendations for improving cross-jurisdictional
relationships between tribes and federal law enforcement, and
resources needed to combat TCOs targeting tribal communities.
The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to support partnerships
and enhance investigations on tribal lands.
Enforcement and Removal Operations
287(g) Training.--The Committee acknowledges the
significant increase in new 287(g) agreements in fiscal years
2025 and 2026. To ensure proper oversight of the program, ICE,
in coordination with the Office of Professional Responsibility,
shall conduct an evaluation of both the quality and the
administration of the training required with any new agreement
within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act. ICE shall
brief the Committee within 60 days of the date of enactment of
this Act on the findings of such evaluation, as well as
recommendations of enhancements to required trainings and any
improvements to oversight within the 287(g) program.
Additionally, not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter, ICE shall provide
a report to the Committee detailing funding obligations of the
287(g) program, delineated by pay and non-pay requirements, and
the number of law enforcement entities with 287(g) agreements
that were provided training for the prior month.
Access to Forms.--The Committee directs ICE to ensure that
all immigration detention facilities, including contract and
privately-operated facilities, provide detainees with timely
access to printed Privacy Release Forms, clear information in a
language they understand on how to request congressional
assistance, and access to a working fax machine or other
delivery mechanism. ICE shall brief the Committee within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act regarding steps taken
to ensure uniform compliance across all facilities, including
oversight and enforcement mechanisms.
Alternatives to Detention (ATD).--The recommendation
provides $395,187,000 for the ATD program. As the number of
people on the non-detained docket remains large, the Committee
notes that all ATD programs should incorporate elements of
electronic monitoring for compliance and enforcement purposes.
The Committee instructs ICE to prioritize detention and removal
operations prior to considering alternatives to detention.
ATD Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) and
Utilization.--Of the total funding provided for ATD,
$390,187,000 shall be available solely for the ISAP program. To
ensure the Committee maintains appropriate oversight of the
ISAP 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) the total number of participants in the ISAP
program and their length of time in the program;
(2) the total number of participants who are followed
throughout their immigration hearing process until
immigration hearing adjudication and, in circumstances
of removal orders, are removed;
(3) the 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; and
(4) the total number of participants who have been
arrested or removed following their participation in
the ISAP program.
The Committee directs ICE to employ the ISAP program in a
manner that includes enforcement mechanisms to be conducted by
appropriate law enforcement personnel for instances of
noncompliance. Additionally, ICE shall ensure a fair and open
competitive bidding process for future iterations of the ISAP
contract.
ATD Monitoring Pilot Program.--The recommendation includes
$5,000,000 within ATD for a pilot program for deployment of
innovative, wearable technologies that incorporate tokenized
identity capabilities that verify location and biometric
information to monitor every individual on the non-detained
docket. ICE is directed to 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), type of program violation, whether such
program violation was committed by the same individual, and
whether that individual was subject to an enforcement action
following such program violation.
Contract Competition.--ICE is directed to ensure a fair and
competitive procurement and contracting process for awards made
within the Custody Operations, Transportation and Removal
Operations, and Alternatives to Detention level II PPAs.
Criminal Aliens.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, ICE shall provide a report to the
Committee listing every alien who has been convicted of a
violent crime in the United States known to ICE and the status
of ICE's compliance with mandatory detention requirements under
the Laken Riley Act (P.L. 119-1) for fiscal years 2020-2026, to
include a list of aliens that have committed such criminal acts
upon release from SLTT or federal custody.
Criminal Aliens Prioritization.--The Committee remains
concerned by the number of aliens who remain in the United
States, despite having convictions for violent acts. ICE shall
prioritize available resources to remove such aliens.
Additionally, ICE shall brief the Committee within 30 days of
the date of enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter
detailing such prioritization, the number of removals of such
aliens, and the funding obligations for such actions in the
prior month.
Custody Operations.--The recommendation includes
$3,763,892,000 for Custody Operations; of this amount, ICE
shall use resources necessary to support a base level of 41,500
detention beds. Robust detention capacity is critical to
support necessary interior enforcement actions, effectuate
removal orders, and ensure that aliens 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. Additionally, ICE shall include the total number of
detainees who have been deemed ineligible for removal pursuant
to an immigration hearing adjudication in the prior quarter and
the total cost associated with detaining these individuals. ICE
shall confer with the Committee prior to the first report to
determine additional relevant data points.
Detention Capacity and Utilization.--The Committee is
concerned by ICE's recent underutilization of its guaranteed
minimum detention, especially since such capacity is fully
funded regardless of use. ICE is instructed to inform the
Committee whenever the utilization rate for guaranteed minimum
detention falls below 87 percent for more than 14 consecutive
days. ICE shall include plans to maximize future utilization
when updating the Committee.
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. Options shall include, but
are not limited to: utilizing county and local facilities,
consideration of joint facilities with the U.S. Marshals
Service, and building ICE-owned facilities to serve as hubs for
interior enforcement actions.
Detention Contracts.--Consistent with the direction
provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law
116-260, ICE shall continue the monthly publishing of a
consolidated compilation of contract documents for each of the
facilities it uses for immigration detention purposes,
including the most current and complete contract modification
or addendum, any subcontracts, and all bid solicitation
requests.
Detention Facilities.--Within 60 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, ICE shall submit a report to the
Committee detailing ICE efforts to convert commercial
facilities into detention facilities. The report shall include
the following:
(1) current and future-year plans and sources of
funding by fiscal year to acquire, renovate, design,
and use such facilities for ICE detention, detailing
facility locations; timelines for acquisition and use;
the projected number of beds per facility and
associated utilization rates, average daily
populations, and average lengths of stay; and estimated
staffing level per facility, delineated by contract
support and federal personnel;
(2) a summary of communication and coordination
measures with impacted governments on acquisition plans
and solicitation of input from local stakeholders and
communities, including a summary of local ordinances
addressing construction of such facilities;
(3) an assessment of the impact of such acquisitions
on local public safety resources, emergency
preparedness, water and sewage infrastructure,
electricity use, and regional economies; and
(4) facility compliance with relevant immigration
detention standards, including the Prison Rape
Elimination Act (P.L. 108-79) standards, and steps
taken to assess and ensure compliance with such
standards.
Detention Partnerships.--The Committee maintains 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 in such areas wherever practical.
Determinations in Custody.--ICE shall notify the Committee
of any probable detainee overdose within 24 hours of such
incident and shall provide a briefing to the Committee not
later than 30 days after an official determination is made by a
medical examiner or qualified medical professional of any
confirmed detainee overdose in ICE custody. Additionally, the
Office of Professional Responsibility shall brief the Committee
on findings and associated recommendations following the
investigation of any such overdose within 60 days of the date
of enactment of this Act.
Foreign-Based Gangs.--The Committee is alarmed about
intelligence reports that certain foreign-based gangs have
established headquarters in the United States or are carrying
out criminal activity within the Nation's interior. The
Committee directs ICE to provide a report to the Committee
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act detailing
the foreign-based gang presence in the United States, the
number of aliens who have foreign-based gang affiliations, and
barriers to effectuating arrests and/or removals of known or
suspected alien gang members, including state and local
policies that restrict law enforcement from coordinating with
ICE for detention and removal purposes.
GAO Assessment.--The Committee directs GAO to assess the
conditions and standards of care at ERO El Paso Camp East
Montana and the facility's adherence to applicable detention
standards. The assessment shall include a thorough evaluation
of medical treatment standards and any protocols or guidelines
for managing and containing infectious disease at the facility,
as well as a thorough evaluation of meal services and food
quality. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, GAO shall submit a report to the Committee on such
assessment.
Additionally, the Committee is aware of the GAO report
issued on June 9, 2026, titled ``Immigration Detention, Waste
and Performance Issues at Camp East Montana Provide Valuable
Lessons for Future Facilities''. The Committee is aware that,
as of April 2026, OPR's investigation is on hold pending an
ongoing criminal investigation. OPR shall submit a report to
the Committee within 30 days of the conclusion of the pending
criminal investigation detailing the findings of the criminal
report and the status of OPR's investigation in light of such
findings.
The Committee is also aware that such GAO report issued on
June 9, 2026 found that both the U.S. Army and ICE paid for
meal services at Camp East Montana that it did not need. The
U.S. Army paid $11,500,000 for meals it did not need between
August 1, 2025 and August 15, 2025 and an additional $423,000
for meals it didn't need between August 16, 2025 and September
30, 2025. ICE paid $7,100,000 for meals it didn't need between
October 1, 2025 and March 12, 2026. The Committee directs ICE
to recoup the payments made to the contractor for meal services
during such time periods.
ICE Detainers.--The Committee is concerned by the rising
number of aliens apprehended for crimes committed after 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 Health Service Corps (IHSC).--ICE shall brief the
Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on
the current capacity and operations of the IHSC. This briefing
shall include detailed information on the following:
(1) IHSC staffing levels, including the number of
authorized and onboard physicians, nurses, mental
health providers, and other clinical personnel;
reliance on contract medical staff; and initiatives to
recruit and retain qualified medical professionals;
(2) clinical oversight practices, including how IHSC
ensures compliance with applicable detention standards,
monitors the quality of care delivered in both ICE-
operated and contracted detention facilities, and
addresses identified deficiencies in medical or mental
health services;
(3) processes used to identify and manage detainees
with serious medical conditions, chronic illnesses,
disabilities, or behavioral health needs, including
protocols for medical screening at intake, continuity
of care, access to prescription medications, and
referral procedures for outside specialty care or
hospitalization;
(4) medical grievances filed by detainees and the
procedures used to review, investigate, and resolve
such complaints; and
(5) review of death in custody procedures to include
preventable failures in care.
National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center (NCATC).--
The Committee supports efforts to enhance the NCATC and
encourages the deployment of novel data sets to improve lead
generation for identifying, locating, and apprehending criminal
aliens, fugitives, visa overstays, and other removable
individuals. The Committee further encourages integration of
these tools to support enforcement actions related to non-
compliance within the ATD program.
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 reminded
of the directive to provide semiannual reports on the total
number of pregnant, postpartum, and lactating women in ICE
custody. These anonymized reports shall be made publicly
available on the ICE website.
Procurement of Aircraft.--The Committee is concerned with
ICE's impulsive decision to procure aircraft using funds from
Public Law 119-21, especially as the Department has yet to
provide the Committee with the legal justification and
rationale for doing so. While the Committee supports all
efforts and initiatives to aid in removal operations, ICE must
be judicious in balancing consequential, one-time investments
with annualized needs. ICE shall brief the Committee on a
monthly basis detailing the operational status of the aircraft
procured, to include flight hours and removals executed by
aircraft; costs associated with aircraft maintenance and
operations; and any future procurements of additional aircraft
planned.
Removal of Certain Migrants.--The Committee continues the
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 1,500,000 aliens on the non-detained docket
who have final orders of removal, thus eliminating the legal
basis for such individuals to remain in the country. ICE is
directed to provide quarterly reports to the Committee on the
number of aliens with final orders of removal on ICE's non-
detained docket, the AOR in which such aliens reside, the
reason for the order of removal not being effectuated, and the
steps that ICE will take during the next quarter to execute the
order.
Requests for Information (RFI).--ICE is directed to inform
the Committee at least 15 business days before publishing
either a 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.--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.
Transfer Notifications.--To the greatest extent
practicable, ICE shall provide notification to the point of
contact provided by the detainee in cases where the detainee is
transferred to another detention center not later than twenty-
four hours of such transfer. The notification shall include the
reason for the transfer and contact information, including a
point of contact, for the detention center receiving the
transferred detainee.
Transportation and Removal Program.--The recommendation
provides $750,772,000 for transportation and removal
operations. The Committee directs ICE to prioritize 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
aliens to guaranteed minimum detention facilities as opposed to
non-guaranteed minimum facilities that are in closer proximity
to the respective field office. Additionally, the
recommendation includes a decrease of $79,000,000 to account
for the Department's assumptions of annualized savings from the
recent procurements of ICE-owned aircraft.
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 shall brief to the Committee on
implementation and training with regard to this directive,
including an evaluation of the sufficiency of current methods
of identifying alien veterans 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.
Mission Support
Employee Well-Being.--The recommendation includes an
increase of $5,000,000 to enhance employee well-being programs
across the ICE enterprise. ICE shall brief the Committee within
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act on uses of these
funds and resources needed to address any gaps in providing
well-being services to all ICE personnel.
Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).--Within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act, OPR shall provide to
the Committee a detailed briefing on services made available by
ICE to facilitate language access for detainees in ICE custody.
This includes but is not limited to language access to medical
care, immigration forms, the National Detainee Handbook and any
local facility handbooks, and all communications between
detained individuals and employees of detention facilities and
ICE regarding access to language services.
Tactical Communications.--The Committee directs ICE to
provide at least $44,000,000 in funding available through
Public Law 119-21 for the modernization of mission-critical
tactical communications infrastructure and for the
refurbishment of antiquated radio systems.
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
Failure to Prosecute.--OPLA shall provide a report to the
Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and monthly thereafter, 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 2026. Additionally, OPLA shall provide the
Committee with a monthly report detailing the aforementioned
data by the previous month beginning in fiscal year 2027.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $11,511,664,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 11,485,150,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 11,164,544,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -347,120,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -320,606,000
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 2026....................... $10,635,434,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 10,487,781,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 10,361,634,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -273,800,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -126,147,000
The recommendation includes the following: $97,310,000 to
continue staffing at certain exit lanes; $45,868,000 for the
Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Reimbursement Program; and
$34,088,000 for reimbursements to state and local K-9 teams.
Within the total amount provided, the bill makes
$250,000,000 available until September 30, 2028. TSA's entire
O&S 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 O&S 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 CFO and the Committee to develop a proposal for the TSA
O&S appropriation that would limit the two-year period of
availability to only the necessary activities that may require
such flexibility, including potential modifications to the
current PPA structure, consistent with the other DHS
components. TSA shall incorporate such proposal in its fiscal
year 2028 budget request.
Airline Worker and Crewmember Training Mandate
Compliance.--The Committee notes that TSA has not implemented
certain congressional mandates in the FAA Reauthorization Act
of 2024 (P.L. 118-63), including the development of voluntary
standards and best practices to combat the interference of
airline workers, as required by section 432, and updating the
minimum standards for crewmember self-defense training, as
required by section 427. TSA shall provide a report to the
Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on actions planned and taken to implement these
outstanding mandates.
Aviation Cybersecurity Information Sharing.--The Committee
is concerned that TSA's implementation of changes to Standard
Security Programs and Emergency Amendments have become an
onerous compliance burden without noticeable cybersecurity
improvements and is reducing meaningful information sharing.
The Committee encourages TSA work with CISA, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), DoD, and the Intelligence
Community to create an aviation-specific framework for
cybersecurity information sharing.
Aviation Worker Screening.--The Committee continues to be
concerned with any mandate that requires airports to
significantly increase airport-performed physical screening of
employees and encourages TSA to reconsider pursuing such
mandates.
Back Pay.--The Committee encourages TSA to work
expeditiously to resolve back pay issues arising from
government shutdowns, including by considering waiving, if
appropriate, proof of financial hardship for employees who were
unable to work during the shutdown.
Checked Baggage Handling Systems.--The Committee is aware
that equipment failures involving TSA-owned and operated
checked baggage screening systems have directly resulted in
delayed bags and flights, negatively impacting airport and
aircraft operations. Such ongoing challenges are heightened in
airports in non-contiguous and remote areas where it can take
several days to secure and install replacement parts and
restore service. The Committee applauds recent actions taken by
TSA to stabilize and improve the maintenance of the baggage
screening systems and availability of replacement parts in non-
contiguous and remote areas. The Committee directs TSA to
continue prioritizing these efforts and to provide a briefing
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act on plans
and efforts to improve TSA's baggage handling system in non-
contiguous and remote areas.
ConfirmID.--In February 2026, TSA started a program to
charge a fee for passengers who arrive at an airport without an
acceptable ID. Previously, identity verification was a function
that TSA performed for free when passengers were unable to
present acceptable IDs, which frequently happens after natural
disasters or personal property theft. The Committee is
concerned about the program, as there is no valid statutory
authority for TSA to collect a fee from these passengers.
Further, ConfirmID is over an order of magnitude more expensive
than the system it replaced on a per passenger basis. Not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall
brief the Committee on the new vetting process, funding
obligated and expended to-date for this program, and how these
funds directly enable the vetting of passengers paying the
ConfirmID fee.
Cybersecurity Oversight.--The Committee believes TSA's
emergency authorities should be reserved for critical, short-
term circumstances that require immediate actions to address an
imminent threat. TSA's existing cybersecurity emergency
amendment has been in place for almost four years with no long-
term program plan. The Committee strongly encourages TSA to
replace the emergency amendment with a separate, stand-alone
cybersecurity program using a sector-specific cybersecurity
airline profile based on the National Institute of Science and
Technology's Cybersecurity Framework. Additionally, this
program change must enter a notice and comment period following
standard Sensitive Security Information guidelines.
Digital Identity.--The Committee notes the growing need to
modernize online identity verification solutions across the
Federal Government to protect against fraud, strengthen digital
identity nationwide, and support American users. The Committee
therefore recommends TSA utilize commercially available
solutions that support high-assurance identity proofing and
authentication and protect user privacy.
Efficiency Review.--The Committee directs TSA to complete a
comprehensive, agency-wide review to identify spending
reductions and savings achievable through expanded use of
public-private partnerships. The Administrator shall consider
private sector reimbursement of TSA staffing, new technologies
that reduce the need for staffing while maintaining security
efficiencies and protocols, and increasing the use of private
sector security screening and remote screening, among others.
The Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on the
findings, including a description of any expected cost savings,
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.--The Committee
strongly supports the additional aviation security provided by
FFDOs. The recommendation provides $26,797,000 for the FFDO and
Crew Training program. Within 90 days of the date of enactment
of this Act, TSA shall brief the Committee on the FFDO Program.
The briefing shall include, at a minimum, current backlogs of
candidates awaiting initial training, utilization rates for
FFDO recurrent training, FFDO firearms recertification
training, plans to address the training backlog, the status of
the full-time Atlanta FFDO Recurrent Training Program facility,
and plans for the establishment of a new recurrent training
facility in the Western region of the United States.
Identity Management (IDM) Capability.--The Committee
supports TSA's IDM capability. Through this program, TSA, in
concert with other government agencies and the private sector,
builds secure and privacy-preserving digital identity solutions
for all Americans. The recommendation includes $47,800,000 for
this activity.
Locality Pay.--The Committee understands that TSA's
employees, including those in the El Paso region, are facing
economic realities inconsistent with the Office of Personnel
Management's (OPM) locality pay adjustments. Accordingly, the
Committee directs TSA to work with OPM to examine these
conditions and determine whether an adjustment is required.
Modernizing the Known Shipper Program.--The Committee
supports modernizing the Known Shipper Program. The program has
not been revised since its inception in the mid-2000s and has
not accounted for significant technological advancements that
have been implemented to ensure the security of the global air
cargo supply chain. An updated program should include options
for the air cargo industry to make shippers known and trusted
using their own risk-based processes through revisions made to
the Standard Security Programs.
Multimodal Generative AI Language Technology.--The
Committee encourages TSA to consider the use of multimodal
generative AI foreign language translation technology at TSA
checkpoints to carry out the requirements set forth by section
7131 of Public Law 117-263.
Passenger Divestiture and Bin-loading.--The Committee
encourages TSA to study the adoption of commercially available,
domestically engineered technology that automates passenger
divestiture and bin-loading guidance at screening checkpoints.
TSA should consider technology that improves both passenger
experience and security such as computer-vision recognition,
solid-state LiDAR tracking, an interactive virtual agent
capable of personalized spoken and visual guidance,
multilingual support for international travelers, automatic
detection of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and other mobility
aids, and continuous, bidirectional American Sign Language
communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing travelers. The
Administrator is directed to report to the Committee, not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on
opportunities to pilot and scale such technology.
Passenger Security Fee.--The Committee notes that the
Passenger Security Fee, collected from passengers of commercial
air travel, is intended to fund vital security measures to
ensure the safety and protection of travelers within the United
States. The Committee further notes that the diversion of funds
collected through the Passenger Security Fee to purposes
unrelated to aviation security could undermine the integrity
and effectiveness of aviation security programs. Under current
law, the diversion of funds ends in 2027, and the Committee
believes that the diversion should not be extended and that all
collected fees should instead be appropriated, as part of the
annual appropriations process, to strengthen aviation security.
Relationship with Budget Office.--The Committee has
channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information
and assistance through the TSA budget office. Such a
relationship is necessary to accomplish the work of the
Committee. While the Committee reserves the right to call upon
any organization within the agency for information and
assistance, the primary contact between the Committee and TSA
must be through the budget office. In May 2026, TSA reorganized
its headquarters functions, including restructuring legislative
affairs and restricting the Committee's access to the budget
office. The Committee rejects this organizational change and
directs TSA to reestablish the appropriations liaison function
within the CFO's office within 15 days of the date of enactment
of this Act.
Security Scanning Equipment.--The Committee notes the
challenges faced by TSA in maintaining security equipment in
open-air airports where exposure to the elements is
unavoidable. The Administrator is urged to address 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.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight
Operations.--The Committee is concerned that the inclusion of
language in the Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond
Visual Line of Sight Operations notice of proposed rulemaking
concerning TSA vetting and security requirements for UAS
operators under Part 108 may be overly burdensome and not
appropriately tailored to the threat posed by use of UAS for
nefarious purposes. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, the Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing of
the rationale and justification for inclusion of sections
108.335, 108.440(i), and 108.565(f), particularly any cost-
benefit or threat assessment analysis done as part of the
rulemaking. The Committee further directs the Administrator to
establish a forum for collaboration with the UAS industry and
other governmental stakeholders to develop intelligence-based
threat assessments for the industry sectors and commercially
viable mitigations to such intelligence-based threats.
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Teams.--
VIPR teams are duplicative and can face jurisdictional, and in
some cases, constitutional challenges. TSA has acknowledged it
is working to move towards a new concept of surface
transportation protection. Consistent with the fiscal year 2025
budget request and Public Law 119-86, the recommendation does
not include funding for VIPR teams. Further, the Committee does
not support simply transferring VIPR personnel and activities
to the Federal Air Marshal Service. A simple rebranding of VIPR
teams is not the Committee's intent. Rather, the Committee
believes that TSA should no longer perform the functions
previously executed by VIPR teams. Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a report
to the Committee on what functions the personnel formerly
assigned to VIPR teams are now performing.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $330,230,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 286,910,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 286,910,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -43,320,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
The recommendation includes $286,910,000 for checkpoint
support, including $225,920,000 for the purchase and
installation of computed tomography machines at passenger
checkpoints at U.S. airports, $40,990,000 for credential
authentication technology, and $20,000,000 for e-Gates.
Explosive Detection System (EDS) Outages.--With TSA
responsible for approximately 1.4 million checked bags a day,
the Committee appreciates the scale of TSA's efforts to keep
the flying public safe. However, the Committee is concerned
with the recent pattern of EDS outages at airports across the
nation. The Committee directs the TSA to prioritize the
purchase and installation of EDS at airports with chronic
outages using amounts available in the Aviation Security
Capital Fund. Furthermore, within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, TSA shall develop a realistic plan for
recapitalizing checked baggage equipment and brief the
Committee quarterly on:
(1) the status of the EDS portfolio throughout the
Nation, including EDS outages; and
(2) the progress being made on replacing end-of-life
and unreliable EDS.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $24,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 23,033,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 14,000,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... 10,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -9,033,000
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. Of the
total provided, the recommendation includes $8,000,000 for the
Innovation Task Force.
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appropriations.
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $13,915,767,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 15,356,466,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 14,561,645,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +645,878,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -794,821,000
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 & SUPPORT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $11,272,401,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 12,525,317,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 12,170,631,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +898,230,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -354,686,000
The Committee is disappointed by the detail and quality of
documents supporting the budget request. Program changes are
vague, with disparate activities grouped together without any
breakout for how much each item of the program change would
cost. This obfuscation, whether willful or due to incompetence,
is particularly frustrating since the O&S appropriation is a
baseline budget. Not providing the Committee with thorough
information at the time of a program change request means that
the Committee, and the American taxpayers, do not receive a
sufficient explanation for how these funds will be spent.
Further, there is often no substantive justification as to how
these substantial funds would improve mission execution. Some
of the increases seem to be necessary to support the assets
funded in Public Law 119-21, but other increases appear to be
projects that would create unnecessary duplication with other
agencies or distract the Coast Guard from addressing long-
standing issues, such as its shoreside infrastructure needs;
aviation, surface, and shore maintenance backlog; or
modernizing outdated systems, such as its Marine Information
for Safety and Law Enforcement platform.
The Committee notes the recent increased level of
responsiveness and communication it has received from the Coast
Guard and sincerely appreciates the supplementary information
received in May that provided the appropriate level of detail
necessary to evaluate the budget request. The Coast Guard shall
ensure that such detail is included in budget submissions for
fiscal year 2028 and beyond.
47-Foot Motor Lifeboat Service Life Extension Program.--The
Committee supports the Coast Guard's ongoing service life
extension program for its 47-foot motor lifeboats, and the
recommendation provides $45,000,000 for the program.
Advanced Maintenance Technologies.--The Committee notes
Coast Guard cutters lack real-time visibility to predict
mechanical failures before systems fail. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Commandant to investigate and integrate,
as appropriate, advanced technologies for cutter maintenance,
including onboard and near real-time monitoring capabilities to
improve maintenance efficiency and detect cyber threats. As
appropriate, the Commandant shall leverage capabilities used on
other military platforms to accelerate integration. The Coast
Guard shall brief the Committee within 180 days of the date of
enactment of this Act on implementation timelines and
qualification processes for commercially available solutions.
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 invasive species and diseases, such as stony
coral tissue disease.
Budgeting Oversight.--During fiscal year 2026, the Coast
Guard demonstrated fiscal mismanagement by spending more than
$150,000,000 above the requested amount for military pay and
simultaneously initiating new programs and activities without
dedicated funding or prior consultation with the Committee,
presumably with the hope that Congress would backfill funding
gaps. The Committee is concerned that these actions may not
have been consistent with congressional intent or established
budgetary controls. Therefore, the Committee directs GAO to
examine the Coast Guard's compliance with relevant laws,
congressional direction, and spending levels provided by Public
Law 119-4 and Public Law 119-86. Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, GAO shall provide to the
Committee a report on its findings, including recommendations
for internal controls and management practices necessary to
ensure compliance with relevant laws, congressional direction,
and appropriated funding levels.
Further, in the fiscal year 2028 budget request, the
Committee directs the Coast Guard to include a breakdown by
program change, including cost and personnel, of any items
included in an annualization request.
Childcare Services.--The Committee accepts the proposed
Childcare Services program change found within the budget
request. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Coast Guard shall provide a breakdown of users of
its Child Development Centers by parent or guardian rank, if
any, and family income.
Coast Guard Housing.--The Coast Guard shall submit a report
to the Committee not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act regarding Coast Guard-owned housing. The
report shall include, at a minimum:
(1) inventory by location, including for other
government-owned housing available to Coast Guard
personnel;
(2) occupancy rates by location;
(3) maintenance and repair backlogs;
(4) housing waitlist by location;
(5) housing units vacant due to their condition,
funding required to make those housing units habitable,
and any authorities which could expedite needed
renovations; and
(6) projected housing requirements for the next five
fiscal years.
Coast Guard Yard Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization
Plan.--The Committee recognizes the Coast Guard Yard's
essential role in the nation's core industrial base and the
Service's fleet support operations. In light of significant
recent infrastructure and surface investments, the Coast Guard
shall provide an update to the 2019 report, ``The Ten-Year
Strategy of the United States Coast Guard Yard'' within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act. The updated report
shall include a detailed, multi-year investment and
modernization plan for Coast Guard Yard. The report shall
further identify ongoing improvements and any additional
capital and infrastructure investments needed, including cost
estimates for any unfunded improvements, to complete the
renovation and modernization of the Coast Guard's sole in-house
shipbuilding and major repair facility.
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 to address common and singular challenges
in shipbuilding; identify opportunities to leverage each
organization's resources to maximize savings in costs and time;
share best practices and lessons learned; and support strategic
decision making to strengthen the shipbuilding industrial base.
Deployable Specialized Forces Command.--The recommendation
does not adopt the proposed Deployable Specialized Forces
Command program change found in the budget request, nor does it
provide any funds for the Command. Establishing this Command
would increase bureaucracy for the sake of bureaucracy.
Extreme Cold Weather Clothing and Uniform Modernization
Program.--The Committee directs the Coast Guard to establish an
Extreme Cold Weather Clothing and Uniform Modernization Program
to test, evaluate, and integrate commercially available,
government-validated extreme cold weather garments and ensemble
systems, including outerwear, insulation layers, base layers,
handwear, headwear, and footwear that meet or exceed current
federal environmental clothing standards and test protocols.
The recommendation provides $7,500,000 to conduct rapid
prototyping, testing, and fielding.
Force Readiness Command.--The Committee supports the
current structure of the Coast Guard Force Readiness Command,
including the dispersal of its detachments or subordinate
units, such as the Leadership Development Center. Accordingly,
the recommendation does not include any funding for the
transfer or relocation of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command
or its detachments or subordinate units.
Foreign Expropriation of U.S.-Owned Port Infrastructure.--
The Committee is concerned with the Government of Mexico's
expropriation of port infrastructure and land owned by United
States companies and the resulting implications for U.S.
economic and maritime security interests. The Committee directs
the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Department and other
relevant agencies, to brief the Committee not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act on the economic
and maritime security impacts to the United States resulting
from Mexico's illegal actions, including supply chain risks and
potential vulnerabilities to foreign control or influence in
the Western Hemisphere, including any risks of exploitation by
foreign terrorist organizations, such as cartels. The briefing
shall include recommendations to mitigate identified risks and
protect U.S. national security interests using authorities
under section 70101 et seq of title 46, United States Code or
under the Magnuson Act (50 U.S.C. 191), including prohibiting
vessels from entering the United States.
Geospatial Management Office.--The Committee recognizes the
potential benefits from a Geospatial Information Systems
Management Office and provides $5,000,000 for its
establishment.
Gulf of America Shore Infrastructure.--The Coast Guard is
directed to conduct an assessment on the shore infrastructure
and cutter home-port needs in the Gulf of America to ensure the
Service can meet its missions and provide this assessment to
the Committee within 120 days of the date of enactment of this
Act. Recommendations should include shore infrastructure needs,
potential cutter home-port locations closer to the southern
border, exclusive economic zone, or maritime boundary line and
for increased cutters, aircraft, maritime systems, unmanned
systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance systems to ensure enhanced maritime dominance in
the Gulf of America.
Handheld Detection Equipment.--The Committee is concerned
that the Coast Guard relies on legacy handheld detection
equipment for drug interdiction, cargo screening, and boarding
operations that lacks the sensitivity and identification
capabilities necessary to address the dangerous threats of
synthetic narcotics and explosives. The Committee directs the
Coast Guard to provide a report within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act detailing current capabilities,
identifying capability gaps, and detailing a modernization plan
with cost estimates to equip cutters and small boats with
advanced handheld detection and identification technology.
Hoist Stabilization Demonstration Program.--The Committee
recognizes the Coast Guard's critical maritime search and
rescue (SAR) mission and notes the military's adoption of
proven commercial hoist stabilization systems that eliminate
the need for taglines and dramatically improve the safety of
operations in extreme conditions. The Committee encourages the
Coast Guard to utilize existing funds to establish a
demonstration program to examine new hoist stabilization
systems and technologies.
Indo-Pacific Operations.--The Committee supports the Coast
Guard's efforts to expand its presence in the Indo-Pacific,
especially through the Shiprider program, and encourages the
Coast Guard to continue its coordination with USINDOPACOM and
partner and allied Nations. Additionally, the Committee directs
GAO to conduct an assessment of the Coast Guard's role in
advancing U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in
light of the People's Republic of China's activities throughout
this critical region. Such report shall consider Illegal,
Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, law enforcement and
security assistance, national security, and any other relevant
aspects of Coast Guard operations in the region.
The Committee annualizes the support of Indo-Pacific
operations made in fiscal year 2026 for a total increase of
$232,810,000 over the fiscal year 2025 level for additional
activities in the Indo-Pacific, which may include increased
operations to combat IUU fishing; increased presence of
regional Coast Guard Maritime Advisors, Liaison Officers,
Attaches, and other foreign engagement positions throughout the
Indo-Pacific; and workforce support including for housing,
medical, and childcare access for Coast Guard personnel.
Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing.--The
recommendation provides $10,000,000 for the Interagency Working
Group on IUU Fishing as the Commandant of the Coast Guard
begins a three-year term as Chair.
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.
As IUU fishing in the Gulf of America 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 and its economic
impact in the Gulf of America. The Committee encourages the
Coast Guard to collaborate with state and academic partners to
better understand the impact and factors influencing IUU
fishing activity and the effectiveness of administration
policies on deterring IUU fishing in the Gulf.
The OIG found in June 2025 that the Coast Guard did not
meet its IUU fishing interdiction goal of 40 percent within the
U.S. EEZ for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. Instead, the Service
only interdicted 21 percent of foreign fishing vessels detected
fishing inside U.S. waters because the Coast Guard devoted only
four percent of its total mission hours to combating IUU
fishing. Additionally, the Coast Guard lacked performance goals
for its high-seas enforcement. The Committee directs the Coast
Guard develop clear, measurable goals and a plan to meet the 40
percent interdiction goal within the EEZ and to brief the
Committee within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act
on such efforts.
Land Acquisition.--The Committee remains interested in
understanding the Coast Guard's plan for Coast Guard Base
Honolulu and looks forward to timely receipt of the report
required by House Report 119-173 relating to the possible
acquisition of adjacent pier space. The Committee further
directs Coast Guard to provide an in-person briefing to
accompany submission of this report.
Long-Range Command and Control Aircraft (LRCCA).--Not later
than 15 days after the last day of each month, the Coast Guard
shall submit to the Committee, in a searchable and sortable
format, for the previous month:
(1) the flight manifests and itinerary, excluding
crew names, for all Long-Range Command and Control
Aircraft flights, including the airframe used for each
flight;
(2) for official travel, the nexus to a statutory DHS
mission and justification for trip; and
(3) the total cost of each flight.
Management of Shore Infrastructure.--The Committee directs
the Coast Guard to fully implement the remaining open
recommendations in GAO 19-82, as appropriate.
Marine Inspection and Standards for Innovative Vessels.--
Advances in vessel design, fuel, and use require the Coast
Guard to develop new standards and inspection regimes. Budget
constraints often do not allow the Coast Guard to dedicate
personnel to this activity, which can stifle technological
advances. The recommendation continues funding provided in
Public Law 119-86 to develop standards and inspection regimes
for innovative vessels.
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.
National Capital Region (NCR) Air Defense Mission.--Since
2006, the Coast Guard, under the operational control of the
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), has been
responsible for intercepting low-flying aircraft in the NCR.
The Coast Guard has admirably performed the rotary wing
intercept mission since assuming responsibility from CBP,
protecting all those in the NCR. However, the aging of the MH-
65 aircraft and the Coast Guard's transition to an all MH-60
fleet has created uncertainty around how the Coast Guard will
perform this mission in the future. Additionally, with the lack
of armament on Coast Guard aircraft, the only way for a Coast
Guard rotary wing aircraft to stop a non-compliant aircraft
would be to sacrifice the Coast Guard helicopter and crew.
Further, new technologies, such as AI-enabled cameras with
laser signaling have been successfully deployed as part of
NORAD's multi-layered air defense mission. The Coast Guard must
leverage innovative technology to perform this mission. The
recommendation continues funding provided in fiscal year 2026.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Coast Guard shall brief the Committee on a plan to use
UAS or another technology to replace the capabilities of the
MH-65s for the NCR Air Defense mission by the end of fiscal
year 2027.
Permanent Stationing of Coast Guard Air Assets in Guam.--
The Committee recognizes the strategic importance of Guam as a
forward hub for maritime domain awareness, SAR activities, and
IUU fishing enforcement in the Western Pacific. The Committee
recognizes further that the operational demands and heightened
geostrategic competition in the Indo-Pacific requires increased
Coast Guard assets in the region. The Committee directs the
Coast Guard to conduct a feasibility study on the permanent
stationing of Coast Guard assets in Guam. Such a study should
include: operational requirements to meet mission objectives in
the Western Pacific and the Freely Associated States; the
infrastructure requirements for stationing air assets; cost
estimates of deployed assets and infrastructure; joint-use
areas in which such air assets can be stationed; and the impact
on maritime domain awareness capabilities, enforcement, and
rescue response.
Rio Grande Valley Presence and River Security
Capabilities.--The Committee supports Coast Guard's expanding
presence in the Rio Grande Valley and provides the requested
amount of funding to grow capabilities through both personnel
and facilities to secure the Rio Grande River. The Committee is
puzzled that the budget request proposes to continue the
practice of primarily using reservists for this mission. In a
budget that contemplates adding nearly 6,000 new positions,
only three are requested for this activity. Reservists are an
essential force multiplier for the Coast Guard, but ordering
reservists to deploy for a year for an activity that has become
a steady-state operation is perplexing.
Shipbuilding Industrial Base.--Thriving domestic shipyards
are essential to our national security. Public Law 119-21 made
significant investments in private shipyards to bolster the
Nation's capacity to build ships for DoD, but the private
shipyards supporting the Coast Guard did not receive a similar
investment. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the
Committee to ensure the Nation has the capacity to build the
Coast Guard Cutters funded in Public Law 119-21.
Shore Infrastructure and Surface Maintenance.--The
Committee recognizes the Coast Guard's vast maintenance backlog
and provides $40,050,000 above the request for shore
infrastructure maintenance and $5,000,000 above the request for
surface maintenance.
Shore-to-Ship Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Network.--The Committee understands that shore-to-ship AIS
technology's capability to create a virtual Aids-To-Navigation
(ATON) communication network could support a safe and secure
U.S. maritime domain. The Coast Guard is directed to report to
the Committee, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, on the potential costs and benefits to
building out shore-to-ship AIS equipment along the coasts of
U.S. states and territories.
Special Victim Counsel Program.--The Committee directs the
Coast Guard to provide a report within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act on the number of expedited requests for
transfer made by victims of sexual assault during the prior
fiscal year, including the number of applications denied and a
description of the rationale for each denied request. The
report shall also include the number of service members served
by the Special Victim Counsel program during the same period.
Station Expansion.--The Committee understands the Coast
Guard has completed a staffing model to support its request for
1,023 additional personnel at stations across the Nation, but
the Coast Guard has not shared the details of that model with
the Committee. The Committee cannot support this request until
the Coast Guard articulates the need for these additional
personnel. In lieu of ``Station Expansion,'' the recommendation
includes funding for 510 positions to improve station
readiness, and the Committee expects the Service to develop a
more complete justification if additional personnel are
required.
Support for Survivors.--The recommendation continues
investments made in Public Law 119-86 and includes an
additional $5,700,000 to support initiatives critical to
expanding the Coast Guard's legal support and oversight,
including travel and expert witness support for courts martial;
training and coordination; recruiting; reserve support;
licensure requirements; technology modernization; and sexual
assault prevention, investigation, and prosecution and sexual
harassment prevention in the maritime industry.
Surviving Families Advisory.--The Committee recognizes the
important role that the families of deceased active-duty Coast
Guard servicemembers play in informing the programs and support
services for surviving families. The Committee encourages the
Coast Guard to work alongside these families to improve the
programs and services for surviving families.
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 $30,000,000
for the Coast Guard to continue an innovative technology
program. The Committee urges the Coast Guard to use this
program to test, evaluate, and integrate commercially available
technologies such as Ultra-light Group 1 sUAS, Group 3 UAS, AI
Sonar Sensor Data for Maritime Threat Tracking, AI Enabled
Logistics, Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensor Automation for
Coastal Sentinel, Extreme Cold Weather Clothing and Uniforms,
Health and Usage Monitoring System, and AI-enabled passive
acoustic underwater sensing buoys.
Transition Assistance Program Modernization.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of effective transition support for
Coast Guard personnel separating from active service. The
Committee encourages the Coast Guard to evaluate and, as
appropriate, expand the use of secure, interoperable workforce
management and career counseling technology platforms to
support Transition Assistance Program services. Modernizing
transition support tools can improve coordination, reduce
administrative burden, enhance accountability, and strengthen
employment outcomes for separating Service members. The
Committee further encourages coordination with federal and SLTT
workforce and veterans service partners to ensure timely access
to employment and benefits transition resources.
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
necessary ship deployments, force posture, and force projection
in the Caribbean region and to incorporate reaction times to
and from San Juan, St. Thomas, and St. Croix.
Unmanned Systems.--The Committee did not adopt the Coast
Guard's requested program change for ``Unmanned Force
Multiplier.'' In lieu of the Coast Guard's proposal, the Coast
Guard shall spend no less than the fiscal year 2026 enacted
level for persistent maritime domain awareness. In order to
provide the most value from these investments, the Coast Guard
shall award contracts for missions for not less than a year,
where practicable. The recommendation provides $25,000,000 for
expanding the use of UAS on cutters and includes $30,000,000
for wave-piercing modular unmanned surface vessels to provide
long-endurance and low-cost persistent maritime domain
awareness. Further, the recommendation provides $5,000,000 to
establish a pilot program on AI-enabled autonomous and swarm-
based maritime drone operations to meet Coast Guard missions.
The pilot program shall leverage expertise and staff from the
United States Coast Guard Academy, public universities, and the
United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center.
Additionally, the Coast Guard shall consider, procuring and
fielding standardized short-range reconnaissance sUAS kits to
support operational units conducting maritime safety, security,
and response missions and continuing its use of unmanned
surface vessels in support of operations along the Rio Grande
River.
Westhampton Beach Coast Guard Property Disposal.--The
Committee understands the Coast Guard, through the GSA, is in
the process of disposing of residential property located in
Westhampton Beach, New York. Given the high cost of housing on
Long Island, the Committee strongly encourages the Coast Guard
to use proceeds from the sale to create additional housing
opportunities for Coast Guard members stationed at Station
Shinnecock and Station Montauk.
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, including funds provided for marine
inspection and standards for innovative vessels, 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 2026....................... $991,872,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 1,201,670,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 1,061,670,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +69,798,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -140,000,000
The Committee expects the Coast Guard to follow the
guidance provided for the breakdown of PC&I funds, and the
Service shall not use these funds to commit or obligate
resources for larger purchases without consultation with the
Committee as it has in the past year. Congress provided
$3,500,000,000 for Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) in Public Law
119-21. The Coast Guard then entered into contracts with a
total value of nearly $7,000,000,000 for ASCs, doubling both
the procurement costs and the outyear O&S costs. The Committee
understands that the additional funds for ASCs PC&I may come
from Public Law 119-21 and directs the Coast Guard to provide a
detailed spend plan on the source of funds not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act. Additionally, the
Coast Guard repurposed funding from fiscal year 2025 that was
originally intended for the Offshore Patrol Cutter to pay for
the purchase of a college campus. The Coast Guard's initial
estimate suggests there will be at least $285 million in PC&I
follow-on costs within the next seven years. Furthermore, the
Service does not seem to have fully considered the outyear O&S
costs of that purchase. Finally, the Coast Guard spent
$196,300,000 to purchase two executive transport aircraft
without any advance notice to Congress or articulation of need.
At least $172,200,000 of such acquisition came from funding
provided through Public Law 119-21, an action inconsistent with
the Service's initial spend plan briefing to the Committee
which dedicated those resources to the procurement of HC-130Js.
While the Committee notes that Public Law 119-21 stipulates
those funds were for ``fixed-wing aircraft,'' the Coast Guard's
unilateral decision to change course without notifying the
Committee created an erosion of trust and created significant
concern regarding the Service's stewardship of appropriated
funds and its communication with Congress.
In recognition of the expensive and complex nature of its
procurements, Congress has provided the Coast Guard with
multiyear procurement authority. Additionally, the Committee
has not historically incorporated the PC&I tables by reference
in the bill as it has with other components. However, the Coast
Guard's willful disregard of congressional intent during the
last fiscal year seems to suggest that Coast Guard has too much
discretion with respect to prioritizing its funding and may
require the Committee to revisit its earlier decision.
The Coast Guard is directed to continue to brief the
Committee quarterly on all major acquisitions. The briefings
shall identify major challenges to the programs and obligations
and expenditures for the last five years. Further, the
briefings shall include a discussion of terminated programs and
the follow-on, if any, to those programs. The Committee
appreciates the work the Coast Guard has done to return those
briefings to a quarterly schedule and to improve their format.
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
The recommendation includes $148,000,000 for Waterways
Commerce Cutters, $121,000,000 for In-Service Vessel
Sustainment, $80,100,000 for Cutter Boats, and $30,000,000 for
an additional Great Lakes Icebreaker.
Domestic Icebreaking Capability.--The Committee notes the
importance of the Coast Guard's domestic icebreaking to the
economy of the Great Lakes region. Inadequate icebreaking
capacity can have devastating economic impacts, including
significant job losses. The Committee recommends $30,000,000
for the Service to continue work on procuring a second heavy
Great Lakes Icebreaker.
Fast Response Cutter (FRC).--Given the funding of 10 FRCs
in Public Law 119-21, the Committee directs the Coast Guard to
examine the costs and benefits of using some of those new hulls
as one-to-one replacements with the oldest and most costly to
maintain FRCs in the fleet. The Committee directs the Coast
Guard to provide a report, not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, on whether replacing up to five
existing FRCs with hulls purchased with funding provided in
Public Law 119-21 would be cost-effective.
Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC).--The recommendation does not
include the requested funding level for a stage three OPC
competition, and instead the Committee encourages the Coast
Guard to focus its efforts on ensuring stage two is successful.
Special Purpose Craft--Heavy Weather (SPC HWX).--The
Committee remains concerned with the proposed replacement of
the 52-foot SPC HWX in the Pacific Northwest. The Committee has
safety concerns with the proposed requirement that a
replacement for the 52-foot SPC HWX should be able 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.
The recommendation does not provide funds for this program.
Waterways Commerce Cutter.--The recommendation includes
$148,000,000 to continue the recapitalization of the Coast
Guard's inland river tenders. The Committee recognizes the
urgency in replacing the Service's existing fleet of inland
waterways and western river cutters and fully supports the
program.
Aircraft
The recommendation provides $69,130,000 for UAS,
$33,100,000 for MH-60T Sustainment, and $7,400,000 for HC-144
Conversion.
MH-60.--The Committee supports the Coast Guard's
recapitalization and transition to a rotary wing fleet
consisting of all MH-60 aircraft. The Committee recommends
$33,100,000 for the MH-60T service life extension program. The
Coast Guard shall consider whether integrating cyber and
electronic warfare resilience capabilities and predictive
maintenance tools during the MH-60T service life extension
would be beneficial.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--The Committee supports the
request for UAS, which includes $65,000,000 for long-range UAS
and $4,130,000 to expand cutter-based medium-range UAS.
Other Acquisition Programs
The recommendation includes $45,000,000 for In-Service
Systems Sustainment, $22,200,000 for cUAS, $22,000,000 for
Program Oversight and Management, $7,040,000 for Other
Equipment and Systems, and $5,000,000 for Survey and Design--
Vessels, Boats, and Aircraft.
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber,
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Program (C5ISR)
Integration.--The Committee notes the capabilities of the
government-owned Minotaur mission system that links sensors,
cameras, radar, and other C5ISR 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 encourages the Coast
Guard to leverage appropriate resources to continue to include
Minotaur in the missionization of new assets, such as those
funded through Public Law 119-21 and other resources. The
Committee directs the Coast Guard to include the integration of
Minotaur assets as a part of the quarterly procurement
briefings. Additionally, the Committee directs the Coast Guard
to provide a report, not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, on the four-year planned integration of
the Minotaur mission system onto Coast Guard air, surface, and
ground infrastructure assets, including incorporation into
platforms that provide a complete common operating picture both
within the Coast Guard and with other DHS component agencies.
Mobile Medical Units.--Within available funds provided
under the heading ``Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation'',
the Coast Guard is directed to fund not less than five Mobile
Medical Units, as specified in the Coast Guard's Fiscal Year
2027 Unfunded Priorities List.
Survey and Design.--The Committee does not support the
Coast Guard using any survey and design funds for National
Security Cutter and FRC replacements.
Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation
The recommendation provides $425,000,000 for Shore
Infrastructure and $15,000,000 for minor shore.
Survey and Design.--The Committee provides $60,000,000 for
survey and design for improvements at the USCGC Wyaconda
homeport; the remaining items in the first five-year section of
the Coast Guard Academy Infrastructure Development Plan for
which no funds have previously been provided at the Coast Guard
Academy, New London, CT; the replacement and expansion of
housing at Air Station Sitka, Sitka, AK; and an additional C-
130J hanger at Barber's Point, Hawaii. Additionally, the Coast
Guard shall consider conducting survey and design activities
for land acquisition and construction for forward operating
locations in the Pacific Islands region to enhance FRC and
support cutter deployments throughout the Indo-Pacific and
facilities sufficient for rescue swimmer training.
Tactical Training Infrastructure.--The Committee provides
$25,000,000 for improvements at training sites, including for
the construction and modernization of tactical training
infrastructure, such as vessel boarding search and seizure
simulators, vertical insertion towers, close quarters combat
facilities, live fire ranges, and human performance training
facilities.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $6,763,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 6,763,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 6,763,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION\1\
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $297,731,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 409,581,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 409,581,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +111,850,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
1This is a permanent indefinite discretionary appropriation.
The Health Care Fund Contribution accrues the Coast Guard's
military, Medicare-eligible health benefit contribution to the
DoD 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 2026....................... $1,249,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 913,000,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 913,000,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -336,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
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 2026....................... $3,250,071,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 3,451,861,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 3,330,158,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +80,087,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -121,703,000
Mission
The United States Secret Service (USSS or ``the Secret
Service'') 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 2026....................... $3,128,304,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 3,370,756,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 3,253,270,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +124,966,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -117,486,000
Within the total amount provided for O&S, the bill makes
$96,299,000 available until September 30, 2028 for certain
activities.
Communications, Law Enforcement, and Awareness.--The
recommendation provides $6,000,000 for the Secret Service's
initiative to modernize and enhance situational awareness,
communications, and sensor automation across protective and law
enforcement operations through edge processing in Sensor
Network Access Point.
Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (cUAS) Review.--The
Committee looks forward to receiving the review required under
this heading in House Report 119-173. USSS is directed to
provide an update to the Committee on cUAS capabilities on a
semiannual basis, beginning not later than 180 days after the
date of submission of the initial review. Such updates shall
include the feasibility of partnering with DoD to include
kinetic capabilities in the cUAS mission for enhanced
protection efforts.
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 United
States. 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.
Geospatial Technology.--The recommendation includes an
additional $3,100,000 for the continued procurement of
geospatial technology across all field offices to better
prepare for and execute protection of USSS protectees, as well
as for NSSEs. The Committee reminds the Secret Service of the
requirement found under this heading in House Report 119-173.
Mobile Safety Technology.--The Committee recognizes the
value of quickly-deployable, innovative mobile safety
technologies that do not require permanent infrastructure,
including security camera towers and mobile manned surveillance
towers, and that can provide the USSS with additional
visibility and monitoring capabilities. USSS shall provide the
Committee with a list of commercially available technologies
that could aid in the protective mission within 180 days of the
date of enactment of this Act. Within the funds provided, the
Committee encourages the Secret Service to procure security
camera towers and mobile manned surveillance towers.
National Special Security Events.--The recommendation
includes $33,597,000 for the Secret Service to implement
security operations for NSSEs, including the 2028 Olympic
Games. In addition to continuing the requirement found under
this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
Law 119-86, the Secret Service is directed to include in its
quarterly briefings to the Committee details of resource
requirements for prior year NSSEs.
National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC).--The
recommendation includes an increase of $2,500,000 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;
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 and SLTT 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.
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 2028 budget
submission to Congress.
Oversight of Funding.--The Secret Service received a
historic investment of $1,170,000,000 through Public Law 119-21
for a myriad of USSS activities, including personnel,
performance and retention bonuses, training facilities,
programming, and technologies. This funding was meant to
accelerate hiring for the Secret Service and allow for large
capital expenditures. The Committee repeatedly requested
additional information about plans for obligations or
expenditures to date, unacceptably to no avail. As such, the
bill continues language included in Public Law 119-86 requiring
the submission of an obligation plan for funding provided
through Public Law 119-21, by component and PPA. In addition to
the requirements found in section 550 of this Act, the Secret
Service shall provide to the Committee monthly briefings
detailing expenditures by activity against the required
obligation plans, beginning not later than 30 days after the
submission of the initial obligation plan. The monthly
briefings shall also include projected outyear costs to
annualize investments made with funding from Public Law 119-21
by fiscal year.
Presence in the Indo-Pacific.--As cybercrime and financial
criminal activity persist in the Indo-Pacific, the Committee
recognizes the need to have an increased Secret Service
presence in the region to execute its investigative mission.
The Committee directs the Secret Service to provide a briefing
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act on any
proposal to establish an additional Resident Office in the
Indo-Pacific, including an assessment of barriers to or
resources needed for establishment.
Protective Operations Oversight.--The Committee is dismayed
by several high-profile security breaches in protection
operations over the past two fiscal years, including the
attempted assassinations of President Trump at a campaign rally
in Butler, PA, and at the White House Correspondents Dinner in
Washington, DC. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this
Act and quarterly thereafter, the Secret Service shall provide
a briefing to the Committee detailing from the previous
quarter: every instance in which USSS successfully mitigated a
security failure during a protective operation; the number of
personnel and the technology allocated for each protective
operation; and variances in overall protective posture for each
operation, based on intelligence or threat information and
lead-time for the operation. Additionally, the briefings shall
include regular assessments of personnel and technology
requirements necessary to enhance the protective mission. Such
briefings may be provided in a classified setting, as
appropriate.
Research and Development Initiatives.--The Committee no
longer supports an appropriation for R&D, and the
recommendation instead provides $4,217,000 to O&S for USSS to
establish an innovation hub that develops or procures
innovative solutions to meet the Secret Service's critical
technological and operational needs, modeled after other
components' innovation labs and task forces. Not later than 270
days after the date of enactment of this Act, USSS shall brief
the Committee on the establishment of such hub and future
resources needed to ensure the prioritization of innovation.
Secret Service Hiring.--The Committee continues the
requirement found under this heading in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 119-86 for fiscal year 2027
to fiscal year 2031.
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 recommendation includes an increase of
$2,000,000 for the development of a portable detection and
identification system for countering sUAS and for associated
training at the National Computer Forensics Institute.
Unfunded Priorities List (UPL).--The bill includes a new
provision requiring the submission of a UPL not later than 30
days after the date of submission of the fiscal year 2028
budget request. The Secret Service shall confer with the
Committee prior to the initial submission regarding format and
prioritization of the UPL.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $118,517,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 76,888,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 76,888,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -41,629,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
Of the total amount provided for PC&I, the recommendation
includes $37,882,000 for protective countermeasures;
$15,366,000 for fully armored vehicles; $12,450,000 for
protectee residence security; and $9,900,000 for blast and
ballistic mitigation.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $3,250,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 4,217,000
Recommended in the bill............................... - - -
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -3,250,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -4,217,000
The recommendation does not include funding for R&D and
instead provides resources to O&S to support the establishment
of an innovation hub to strengthen the Secret Service's ability
to advance timely development and procurement of technologies
that address critical operational needs.
Title II--Administrative Provisions
Section 201. The Committee continues a provision regarding
overtime compensation.
Section 202. The Committee continues a provision allowing
CBP to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico with
appropriated funds.
Section 203. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the availability of passenger fees collected from certain
countries.
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 from Canada.
Section 206. The Committee continues a provision regarding
waivers of certain navigation and vessel inspection laws.
Section 207. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the establishment of new border crossing fees at
LPOEs.
Section 208. The Committee continues a provision requiring
the Commissioner of CBP to submit an expenditure plan for funds
made available for ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''.
Section 209. The Committee continues a provision on vetting
operations at existing locations.
Section 210. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
the construction of border security barriers in specified
areas.
Section 211. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision regarding a requirement for surveillance technology
to be autonomous, consistent with the definition found in
Public Law 119-21.
Section 212. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the admission of aliens on F or M visas for
attendance at an unaccredited educational institution.
Section 213. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the parole of Chinese nationals into the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Section 214. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the entry of aerosol dispensing drones made in a
foreign adversary country.
Section 215. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the standard of treatment for certain individuals in CBP
custody.
Section 216. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the use of funds to reduce participation in the
287(g) program.
Section 217. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
the use of funds to continue a delegation of authority under
the 287(g) program if the terms of agreement have been
materially violated.
Section 218. The Committee includes 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 219. The Committee includes a provision regarding
the reprogramming of funds related to the detention of aliens.
Section 220. The Committee includes a provision that
requires ICE to provide statistics about its detention
population.
Section 221. The Committee includes a provision related to
reporting on 287(g) agreements.
Section 222. The Committee includes a new provision
requiring ICE to submit a monthly obligation plan.
Section 223. The Committee includes a new provision
requiring an execution plan for detention facilities funded by
Public Law 119-21.
Section 224. The Committee includes a new provision related
to ICE international attaches and liaisons.
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 sex-rejecting care for ICE
detainees.
Section 228. The Committee includes a new provision
requiring the Secretary to make certain prioritizations and
ensure every alien enrolled in an Alternatives to Detention
program is equipped with mandatory GPS monitoring.
Section 229. The Committee includes a new provision
establishing the minimum rate of allowance paid to certain ICE
detainees.
Section 230. The Committee includes a new provision
limiting inspection parameters at certain facilities for the
provision of detention services.
Section 231. The Committee continues a provision clarifying
that certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt
from federal passenger and baggage screening.
Section 232. 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 233. The Committee continues a provision directing
TSA to provide a report that includes the Capital Investment
Plan, the five-year technology investment plan, and information
on advanced integrated passenger screening technologies.
Section 234. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting any fee for travelers without acceptable
identification.
Section 235. The Committee continues a provision requiring
submission of a future-years capital investment plan for the
Coast Guard.
Section 236. The Committee continues a provision allowing
for use of the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
Section 237. The Committee continues a provision allowing
the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of
reimbursement for personnel receiving training.
Section 238. 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 239. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision allowing the reprogramming of funds within ``United
States Secret Service--Operations and Support''.
Section 240. 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.
Section 241. The Committee includes a new provision
requiring the Secret Service to provide a list of unfunded
priorities.
TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $2,605,098,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 2,487,194,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 2,352,374,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -252,724,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -134,820,000
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 2026....................... $2,218,634,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 2,022,338,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 1,955,910,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -262,724,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -66,428,000
The recommendation includes an increase of $31,226,000 to
fund critical vacancies and accepts specific decreases proposed
in the budget request to focus CISA on core missions, implement
programmatic efficiencies, and consolidate IT systems.
Bimonthly Division Briefings.--CISA shall continue to brief
the Committee bimonthly on the operations of specific divisions
within the agency to include funded programs, technology,
personnel, contracts, and metrics, among other pressing topics.
CISA shall work with the Committee to identify the agenda and
scope of such briefings in advance.
Budget Operations Maturity.--Within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief the Committee on the
progress to improve its budgeting operations required under
this heading in House Report 119-173. The Committee remains
concerned that CISA has not fully executed appropriated funding
and has reprogrammed or transferred funding and personnel to
activities contrary to congressional intent in fiscal year 2025
and fiscal year 2026. As a result, the Committee partially
accepts requested budget reductions throughout the divisions to
better align funding with CISA's demonstrated execution
capacity, while recommending resources necessary to hire for
critical positions in fiscal year 2027.
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD).--The
Committee rejects the proposed transfer of CWMD authorities,
funding, and personnel to CISA and maintains Public Law 119-86
decisions regarding recipient components. The recommendation
provides CISA an increase of $190,251,000 above the budget
request after rejecting the CWMD transfer.
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act
(CIRCIA) Requirements.--The Committee is concerned about delays
in publishing the final CIRCIA rule and urges CISA to finalize
it promptly following stakeholder review and feedback. As part
of the required quarterly budget and staffing briefings, CISA
shall continue to brief the Committee on a spend plan for all
CIRCIA-dedicated funding and the statutory requirements
supported under this heading in House Report 119-173.
Defense Capabilities.--The Committee remains increasingly
concerned about foreign adversary cyber actors, such as the
People's Republic of China, targeting U.S. critical
infrastructure. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, CISA shall provide a report that focuses on the eight
U.S. critical infrastructure sectors it leads--including dams,
emergency services, and nuclear reactors, materials, and
waste--and include quantifiable data on the effectiveness of
its programs and initiatives in countering cyber and physical
impacts from the People's Republic of China and other foreign
adversaries. This report shall be submitted in unclassified
form but may contain a classified annex.
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 and in House Report 119-173.
Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--CISA is directed
to continue providing quarterly budget and staffing briefings
as described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
Law 117-103.
Social Media Policy.--CISA is reminded of the requirement
found under this heading in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 118-47 to transmit to the Committee an
official policy concerning content-related engagement with
social media companies and content platforms, including rules
of engagement and subject matter parameters of such engagements
among the other listed requirements, and post the policy on a
public website.
Triannual Classified Briefings.--CISA is directed to
continue providing triannual classified briefings and
classified briefings on emergent issues as required under this
heading in House Report 119-173 and the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Cybersecurity
AI Enhanced Cybersecurity.--The Committee recognizes that
rapid deployment of AI models, AI-powered applications, and
adversarial use of AI within federal networks has introduced
novel security risks, including prompt injection and data
leakage, while also expanding the quantity and sophistication
of vulnerabilities exploitable by attackers. These emerging
risks are accelerating beyond the cadence of traditional
vulnerability management and threat hunting practices,
requiring deployment of new proactive capabilities that
leverage AI. To that end, the recommendation provides
$5,000,000 to assess and make available to FCEB agencies, AI-
enabled penetration testing, red teaming, and automated cyber
assessment tools capable of ensuring the secure deployment of
AI and hardening against AI-enhanced cyberattacks across
federal networks. This initial investment is intended to
establish a scalable foundation for consistent, repeatable, and
appropriately tailored capabilities. Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief to
the Committee on its timeline and strategy for incremental
delivery of these capabilities to FCEB agencies. Additionally,
the recommendation provides an additional $5,000,000 for AI
Defense Enhancements to prepare for emerging challenges posed
by frontier AI models.
Attack Surface Management (ASM) Program.--The Committee is
concerned that CISA is underutilizing advanced discovery
capabilities in contradiction with previous direction and
resourcing, resulting in persistent visibility gaps across FCEB
agency, SLTT, and critical infrastructure networks. The
Committee reiterates prior direction to field an ASM program
capable of maintaining, at a minimum, continuously updated
visibility over the entire FCEB attack surface of internet-
connected assets and the ability to rapidly attribute
vulnerable software and devices immediately after disclosure of
critical vulnerabilities. To that end, not less than
$30,000,000 of the recommended amount shall be available to
restore core capabilities for CISA's ASM program.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).--The Committee
is concerned with quality of CVE records and growing backlogs
in the CVE program that tracks cybersecurity vulnerabilities
across the federal software ecosystem. These existing
challenges will be compounded by frontier AI models that are
particularly efficient at identifying vulnerabilities in
software and writing exploits for them. The Committee directs
CISA to evaluate acquisition approaches that support scalable
vulnerability identification and disclosure, including
automated technologies capable of improving processing speed
and data quality, and brief the Committee not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act on its evaluation.
Cyber Defense Education and Training.--Cyber Defense
Education and Training initiatives provide education, training,
and workforce development for government employees to
strengthen our national cyber workforce. The Committee
encourages CISA:
(1) to collaborate with four-year academic
institutions with specific expertise in addressing the
challenges of emerging AI technology with the goal of
strengthening the Nation's cyber defenses and building
a more resilient, skills-based workforce;
(2) to consider partnerships with universities to
create programs that build upon students' prior
learning experiences such as skills acquired through
military service, community college programs, technical
certifications, and other non-degree educational
experiences; and
(3) to compile a list of existing free resources,
tools, and processes, such as vulnerability management
frameworks, and to share them on a publicly available
website.
Cybersecurity Workforce.--The Committee has previously made
clear that CISA shall maintain a workforce consistent with the
personnel and FTE funded by the pay and non-pay amounts
provided to them. To ensure the workforce is prepared for its
current challenges, CISA is encouraged to provide hands-on
training by industry experts to the workforce and ensure the
workforce has accredited certifications to meet the nation's
cyber challenges consistent with their positions. CISA shall
brief the Committee within 60 days of the date of enactment of
this Act with an assessment of:
(1) whether CISA's cybersecurity workforce has
sufficient training and/or certifications for their job
descriptions;
(2) what the agency is doing to ensure its workforce
is effectively trained and industry-certified to
perform their job requirements, especially for cyber
work roles as identified and mandated under the Federal
Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (P.L. 114-113);
and
(3) how cybersecurity trainings and certifications
could inform cyber pay retention incentives.
Energy Utility Supply Chain Cybersecurity Certification.--
The Committee recognizes the importance of strengthening supply
chain cybersecurity across the energy and utility
telecommunications sectors. The Committee directs CISA to
participate in standards development activities that underpin
accredited third-party cybersecurity certifications for
equipment and services deployed in energy utility operational
environments, in consultation with the Department of Energy.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, CISA shall brief the Committee on standards development
activities that strengthen energy infrastructure supply chain
security.
Enterprise Security Operations Automation and
Modernization.--The Committee recognizes the increasing volume
and sophistication of cyber threats targeting FCEB agencies and
the resulting strain on Security Operations Centers (SOCs). The
Committee is concerned that continued reliance on manual
processes and legacy, on-premises tools limits scalability,
delays response, and hinders advanced analytics. Therefore, not
less than $2,000,000 of the amount provided shall be available
to provide an assessment on:
(1) the feasibility of centralizing the provisioning
and operation of third party SOC and/or managed
security services providers under CISA, so that it can
most effectively and efficiently provide appropriate
FCEB agencies state-of-the-art security information and
automation management capabilities; and
(2) the approach to redesign or redevelop those
transitioned offerings into SOC hyper-automation
capabilities across FCEB agencies.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, CISA shall brief the Committee on its assessment and plans
to deliver AI-enabled, cloud-native software as a service
solutions that automate and orchestrate detection,
investigation, and response; enable machine-assisted alert
triage and contextual enrichment; reduce mean time to detect
and respond; and scale seamlessly with appropriate emerging
security technologies being deployed through the CDM program.
Identity Security for Agentic AI.--The Committee recognizes
that federal agencies are increasingly adopting agentic AI to
enhance operational efficiency. As noted in a September 2025
GAO report (GAO-25-108519), AI agents could be used as tools by
malicious actors for cyberattacks or gaining access to personal
data. The Committee is concerned by novel risks associated with
agentic AI systems, particularly their ability to independently
expand access privileges beyond intended boundaries and the
potential for unmonitored data exposure among automated
systems. To address these risks, the Committee urges CISA, in
consultation with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, to publish guidance for FCEB agencies on secure
implementation of identity security and access management for
agentic AI systems. The guidance should include the best
practices for:
(1) continuous identity and asset discovery
methodologies to inventory and contextualize all
agents, including unauthorized AI assets;
(2) privileged access and governance policies to
manage agent lifecycle;
(3) zero trust access controls enforcing least
privilege principles; and
(4) minimum acquisition and supply chain security
standards for agentic AI systems.
Intelligence Integration.--The Committee recognizes that
cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is a cornerstone of national
cybersecurity operations required to disrupt adversaries. The
Committee directs CISA to do an assessment on what resources
are needed expand its procurement of commercial CTI to provide
a whole-of-government defense. This approach should include a
CTI capability that would be offered to executive, judicial,
and legislative branches; independent agencies; SLTT partners;
fusion centers (as described in 6 U.S.C. 124h); and relevant
Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations. Furthermore,
the Committee directs CISA to prioritize ``intelligence
integration'' over ``data sharing.'' Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief the
Committee on this assessment, which should address resources
needed to procure a commercial CTI capability and CISA's
strategy to ensure CTI feeds are interoperable with existing
and future cybersecurity operations systems, including Security
Orchestration, Automation, and Response and Security
Information and Event Management platforms used by federal and
SLTT partners.
Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT)
Asset Discovery and Management for Federal Civilian Networks.--
The Committee recognizes the growing cyber and physical risks
associated with the proliferation of OT and IoT devices across
FCEB agencies, including in facilities, industrial control
systems, and mission-support environments. The Committee is
concerned that many agencies lack comprehensive visibility into
IT/OT/IoT assets, including accurate inventories, risk context,
and continuous monitoring needed to detect unauthorized devices
and manage vulnerabilities. Within amounts provided for the CDM
program, CISA is directed to allocate not less than $5,000,000
to accelerate asset visibility and the identification and
prioritization of attack paths and exploitable conditions
across IT, OT, and IoT environments. Funds shall support
automated, continuous discovery and inventory; device
identification and network behavior analysis; integration with
CDM reporting and agency risk management processes; and risk-
based remediation prioritization, while minimizing disruption
to OT operations and leveraging existing security technologies.
Post-Quantum Cryptography.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of FCEB agencies maintaining robust, continuously
updated cryptographic inventories to support enterprise risk
management and an orderly transition to quantum-resistant
cryptography. The Committee is concerned that many agencies
continue to rely on manual or episodic processes that do not
provide timely, actionable visibility into cryptographic
assets, configurations, and dependencies. The recommendation
provides $8,000,000 to enable new industry capabilities or to
expand existing solutions that are already deployed within the
FCEB to detect and report cryptographic inventory risks to the
CDM Dashboard beginning with a pilot program. The pilot shall
demonstrate continuous discovery of cryptographic
implementations across applications, services, and
infrastructure; normalization of cryptographic findings into
consistent data fields; and reporting of cryptographic
inventory and risk indicators to the CDM Dashboard to enable
enterprise-level visibility. Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief the Committee
on the implementation approach and targeted agencies, and by
the end of fiscal year 2027, CISA shall also report on pilot
results, including participating agencies, data integration
approach, inventory coverage and accuracy, and recommendations
for scaling cryptographic inventory reporting across the FCEB.
The Committee also directs CISA to continue its Post-
Quantum Cryptography Initiative to prepare for cybersecurity
challenges stemming from the capability of quantum computing
algorithms to break traditional encryption methods. Such
efforts shall include how quantum physics-based methods such as
Quantum Key Distribution can be used in combination with
existing cryptographic algorithms to create more robust post-
quantum security solutions.
Semiannual Cybersecurity Technology and Services
Briefings.--The Committee directs CISA to continue semiannual
briefings on major cybersecurity programs as required under
this heading in House Report 119-173. CISA shall coordinate
with the Committee prior to finalizing an agenda.
Specific Foreign Vehicle Cyber Risks.--CISA, in
consultation with Department of Transportation, shall brief the
Committee not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act about the potential risks to U.S. critical
infrastructure related to vehicles that send telemetry to and
receive updates from companies considered as foreign entities
of concern, as a follow up to the report required under this
heading in House Report 119-173.
Infrastructure Security
2028 Los Angeles Olympics.--The recommendation provides
$4,917,000 to support security exercises, drone threat
management, and public awareness campaigns for 2028 Los Angeles
Olympics activities.
Chemical Security.--The Committee accepts the budget
request proposal to consolidate funding for Chemical Security
due to the expiration of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) program authorization. CISA shall provide a
briefing to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act on any operational impacts related to
the lapse in authorization of the CFATS program and how the
agency continues to work with partners to secure high-risk
chemical facilities, especially as CISA remains the Sector Risk
Management Agency for the chemical sector.
Strengthening Preparedness for Critical Infrastructure and
Special Events.--The Committee recognizes the importance of the
CISA Exercise Program given increasing and rapidly evolving
cyber threats and in advance of upcoming NSSEs, including the
2028 Olympics. The Committee directs CISA to continue the CISA
Exercises Program, including its component Infrastructure
Security Exercises and National Cyber Exercise Program and
associated services, without interruption. Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall
provide a briefing to the Committee on planned exercises for
upcoming NSSEs.
Emergency Communications
First Responder Emergency Medical Communications (REMCDP)
Grants.--The recommendation includes a decrease of $6,000,000
from the REMCDP program, as requested. The Committee directs
CISA to maintain the requisite personnel to continue to support
cooperative agreements awarded in previous fiscal years,
including offering technical assistance to rural communities
responsible for managing emergency medical communications.
Next Generation Network Priority Services (NGN-PS).--The
recommendation provides $3,514,000 for the Next Generation
Network Priority Services (NGN-PS) program.
Integrated Operations
CISA Support to Pacific Islands.--The Committee supports
the work of CISA in bolstering the cybersecurity of partners in
the Indo-Pacific region to counter U.S. foreign adversaries,
protect infrastructure critical to our national security, and
encourage further engagement with the Pacific Islands. The
Committee directs CISA to provide a report within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this Act detailing CISA's engagement
in the Pacific Islands, the SLTT agencies CISA coordinates with
in the Pacific Islands, potential areas for growth, and
resources needed to expand its Pacific Island engagement.
Regional Security Advisors.--The recommendation provides
$3,358,000 to hire Cybersecurity State Coordinators to enhance
cybersecurity support and coordination across all 50 States and
the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. 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 regional security advisor
vacancies.
Risk Management Operations
Cyber and AI Security Initiative for Critical
Infrastructure Resilience.--The Committee encourages CISA to
establish a cybersecurity and critical infrastructure analytic
initiative to strengthen the analysis of national critical
infrastructure systems against emerging cyber threats by
providing real-time analytic and policy support to government
agencies focused on sector-specific intelligence challenges.
CISA, in coordination with DHS's Science and Technology
Directorate and the National Science Foundation, is encouraged
to partner with large public research universities already
designated as an IC Centers for Academic Excellence by Office
of the Director of National Intelligence, with established
interdisciplinary programs focused on operational technology
security and critical infrastructure protection and
demonstrated expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure
resilience. In addition to developing the analytic capability,
the initiative would also serve for recruitment, training, and
placement of professionals directly into critical
infrastructure organizations; policy options; and model
guidelines.
Digital Twin Technology.--The Committee directs CISA to
assess the value of pursuing a pilot program to develop a
digital twin capability that enhances the resilience of
critical infrastructure facilities. Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a
briefing to the Committee on the results of this assessment
along with any recommendations regarding scope, parameters, and
sustainable funding options.
Risk Register.--CISA has a lead role in the development of
a National Risk Register, as required by Executive Order 14239.
The recommendation provides $5,000,000, as requested, for
analysis and planning to inform the development of the National
Risk Register.
Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements
Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program
(CETAP).--CETAP provides K-12 cybersecurity curricula,
professional development, and classroom resources to over
28,000 teachers and 6,000,000 students in all 50 States and
U.S. territories. Funding for this program helps address the
critical cybersecurity workforce shortages and growing cyber
threats facing our Nation by increasing the number of students
entering cybersecurity careers and/or pursuing cybersecurity
degrees. The recommendation supports a total funding level of
$8,000,000 for CETAP, which includes an increase of $1,200,000
for the Cyber Innovation Center.
Mission Support
Funding Mission Support Critical Positions.--The
recommendation includes $6,285,000 to fund critical positions
within the Mission Support Division, partially accepting the
request.
Mission Support Efficiencies.--The Committee understands
that there may be duplicative processes, functions, contracts,
contractor support, and services within the Mission Support
Division; nonetheless, the Committee is concerned about the
lack of details regarding the consolidation of contracts and IT
systems. The recommendation supports the request, in part, by
accepting $145,000,000 in Mission Support cost savings, which
includes the sustained reduction of $113,000,000 from the
fiscal year 2025 transfer. Within 60 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a report to the
Committee detailing all contracts, systems, and other
reductions consolidated into the Mission Support PPA during
fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to include detailed description,
amount, and source PPA.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $386,464,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 420,453,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 396,464,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +10,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -23,989,000
The recommendation provides $396,464,000 for PC&I. Of the
total, $377,821,000 is provided for Cybersecurity Assets and
Infrastructure, including $302,649,000 for CDM, $70,172,000 for
the Cyber Analytics Data System (CADS), and $5,000,000 for
Threat Hunting for cyber defense operations with CyberSentry.
Additionally, $18,643,000 is provided for Emergency
Communications Assets and Infrastructure, which includes Next
Generation Networks Priority Services Phase 2.
Cloud-Native Security.--The Committee is encouraged by the
results of CISA's ongoing market research, testing, and
evaluation of commercially available cloud native application
protection platform solutions for deployment through the CDM
program. Such solutions effectively combine the capabilities of
multiple point products into a unified platform that can help
FCEB agencies better protect cloud infrastructure and modern
applications by ensuring security controls are consistent
across multi-cloud network environments. These solutions can
also provide CISA with comprehensive visibility into the
security posture of federal network cloud infrastructure and
containerized environments, a net new capability, while driving
cost effectiveness. To that end, not less than $20,000,000 of
the amount provided for the CDM program shall be available for
the deployment of proven, scalable cloud native application
protection platform tooling to the FCEB. The Committee
encourages CISA to leverage commercial-off-the-shelf solutions
certified as meeting the highest level of security requirements
for cloud-delivered services on unclassified networks to FCEB
agencies, in order to better protect federal agencies' most
sensitive unclassified data. Furthermore, CISA shall include an
update on steps taken to fulfill this guidance during required
fiscal year 2027 quarterly CDM program execution briefings.
CyberSentry.--The Committee supports continued investment
into the CyberSentry program. As a part of the quarterly budget
and staffing briefing requirements, CISA shall brief the
Committee on the progress made under the CyberSentry program.
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).--The Committee notes
that the CDM program was previously directed to study the
availability of SBOM capabilities for software used across FCEB
agencies. The Committee further notes that work is currently
underway within CISA to develop SBOM capabilities. Accordingly,
not less than $10,000,000 of the amount provided for the CDM
program shall be available to implement and expand a SBOM
capability for software used by the Federal Government. Within
90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall report
to the Committee on the plan to initiate the SBOM program and
shall brief the Committee on its plan to implement and scale
the SBOM capability across federal systems.
Threat Hunting Capability.--The recommendation includes an
increase of $10,000,000 for CISA to implement a Next Generation
Security and Event Management solution to aggregate, integrate,
and enrich telemetry and operational data from across different
endpoint, cloud, network, edge devices, identities, and related
assets used in FCEB agencies' IT environments. CISA may
implement this capability through its existing programs such as
the CADS program and the CDM program.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... $44,403,000
Recommended in the bill............................... - - -
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... - - -
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -44,403,000
The recommendation does not include funding for R&D.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $32,027,206,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 32,523,828,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 34,107,202,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +2,079,996,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +1,583,374,000
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 2026....................... $1,667,038,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 1,394,480,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 1,758,454,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +91,416,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +363,974,000
FEMA Review Council Final Report.--While the Committee
applauds the recent release of the President's Council to
Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency Final Report,
the Committee reminds the administration that recommendations
stemming from the Final Report are merely proposals. FEMA shall
denote any instance in which the inclusion of such
recommendations in the fiscal year 2028 budget submission
impact a PPA funded in fiscal year 2027.
Workforce Analysis.--The Committee is deeply concerned with
FEMA's efforts to reduce its workforce across key mission areas
during the past two fiscal years, especially as such reductions
appear to have been haphazardly implemented without adequate
modeling or thorough analysis. As such, the Committee rejects
the budget proposal to further diminish FEMA's personnel levels
in fiscal year 2027 and instead provides an increase of
$243,952,000 above the request for O&S to maintain sufficient
staffing across the enterprise. FEMA shall provide to the
Committee the workforce modeling or other analysis that
informed the personnel reductions executed within each PPA
during fiscal years 2025 and 2026 not later than five days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Mitigation
Hail.--The Committee continues the direction found under
this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
Law 119-86.
Hazard Mitigation Natural Infrastructure.--The Committee is
aware that rehabilitation or establishment of natural
infrastructure, including but not limited to marshes, wetlands,
mangroves, and dunes, can improve resilience, 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 engaging with other
federal and non-federal stakeholders to develop and support
conservation and natural infrastructure-based flood mitigation
measures and to utilize mitigation grant funds for natural
infrastructure projects.
Promoting Building Resiliency.--The Committee encourages
FEMA to update its building code guidance to reflect modern
resilient construction standards and to provide technical
assistance to states and rural communities seeking to adopt or
enforce such codes.
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
Recommendations.--The Committee continues the direction found
under this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying
Public Law 119-86.
Preparedness and Protection
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.
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.
Response and Recovery
Emergency Response Mapping.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of standardized, high quality digital emergency
response maps to improve situational awareness and operational
coordination for first responders, law enforcement, and
emergency management personnel. The Committee is aware of
efforts to develop uniform technical, interoperability, and
privacy standards for such mapping products to avoid the
procurement of proprietary or non-interoperable systems that
could impede timely access to critical information during
emergencies. The Committee directs FEMA, in consultation with
the Attorney General and other relevant federal and SLTT
stakeholders, to develop guidance establishing minimum
standards and best practices for the procurement, use, and
sharing of digital emergency response maps and related
situational awareness tools by federal law enforcement and
grant recipients. This guidance shall address, at a minimum,
interoperability across jurisdictions and platforms, data
accuracy and update frequency, cybersecurity and access
control, protection of personally identifiable and sensitive
facility information, and mechanisms to ensure that first
responders have real time access during an incident. The
Committee further directs FEMA to ensure that any federal
financial assistance provided for the acquisition or
development of digital emergency response mapping tools is
consistent with these standards and does not support products
that are incompatible with such guidance. Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA and the
Attorney General shall jointly submit to the Committee a report
describing: the guidance issued pursuant to this directive;
actions taken to align federal procurement and grant programs
with such guidance; and any additional legislative authority
needed to fully implement uniform mapping standards nationwide.
Emergency Response Vehicles Navigation Resilience.--The
Committee recognizes the importance of ensuring emergency
response vehicles can operate effectively during emergencies
and disasters that disrupt communications and satellite-based
navigation systems. As such, the recommendation includes
$2,500,000 to establish a pilot program to evaluate
technologies that integrate resilient GPS backup capabilities
into emergency response vehicles to maintain operational
awareness and vehicle coordination during incidents without
fully-available radio frequency spectrum or GPS. FEMA shall
confer with the Committee prior to the establishment of such
pilot program and report to the Committee within 180 days of
the date of enactment of this Act on the pilot's progress.
Innovative Technologies in Coordinated Disaster Response.--
The recommendation includes an increase of $3,000,000 to expand
existing efforts among FEMA and relevant partners for use of
geospatial information system tools and technologies to improve
disaster response capabilities, specifically for search and
rescue common operating platforms. The Committee encourages
FEMA to expand this geospatial search and rescue training,
planning, and response program in collaboration with
appropriate partners and to continue sustainment and expansion
of search and rescue geospatial support technology solutions in
preparation for emergency incidents and disaster responses. In
addition, the Committee encourages FEMA to ensure imagery and
information collected through these tools and technologies be
made routinely available to support joint preliminary damage
assessments and the delivery of FEMA's disaster assistance
programs, as appropriate. Within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committee on
efforts to-date of procuring and deploying such tools and
technologies, as well as further resource requirements needed
to continue enhancing disaster response capabilities.
Mobile Pet Shelters.--The Committee continues the
requirement found under the heading ``Animal Wellness Act
Implementation and Mobile Pet Shelters'' in House Report 119-
173. Additionally, the recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
the establishment of a pilot program to provide grants to
states and territories for the purpose of equipping mobile pet
shelter sites for use during emergencies and major disasters
through localities and appropriate nonprofit organizations.
National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System.--
The recommendation includes $60,000,000 to support the 28 US&R
Task Forces, which conduct critical search, rescue, and
recovery operations around the country and are deployed on a
moment's notice. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, FEMA is directed to provide a spend plan for these
funds and brief the Committee on proposed future resources
needed to enhance the Task Forces' ability to respond during
disasters.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite-Driven Hazard
Monitoring.--The Committee understands that FEMA has used SAR
satellite-driven hazard monitoring technology to analyze
disasters, such as floods and wildfires, and this data has been
proven effective in streamlining disaster declarations,
improving immediate situational awareness, and supporting
FEMA's community engagements following major disasters. The
recommendation includes $4,000,000 for FEMA to continue
expanding the use of this SAR satellite-driven hazard
monitoring technology in aiding FEMA's efforts to reduce fraud,
streamline individual assistance payments, decrease reliance on
costly airborne assets, and save taxpayer dollars through
enterprise-wide efficiencies. Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committee
on its efforts to integrate SAR satellite-driven hazard
monitoring technology into its disaster operations.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training.--The recommendation
includes an increase of $3,000,000 to partner with the Alliance
for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence to expand
training for SLTT first responders.
Veterinary Emergency Teams.--The Committee directs FEMA to
establish regional veterinary emergency teams with demonstrated
capabilities of responding to disasters, consistent with
section 1218 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L.
115-254). The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for this
purpose.
Mission Support
Delegation of Authority.--The Committee is aware that
delays in the approval of certain grant awards and disaster
assistance administered by FEMA can impede the timely delivery
of assistance to SLTT governments and other eligible entities.
To improve efficiency and reduce administrative delays, the
Committee encourages FEMA to ensure that appropriate approval
authority is delegated to regional leadership when practicable.
Financial Systems Modernization (FSM).--The recommendation
includes the requested amount of $41,990,000 for FSM. Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and
quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall update the Committee on FSM
progress and future required resources to achieve full
operational capability.
Household Surveys.--The Committee encourages the
restoration of FEMA's behavioral research and risk
communication capacity, including revitalization of the
National Household Survey and other rigorous human subjects
research programs, to systematically track trends in public
knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors related to:
hazard and threat probabilities and potential consequences;
preparedness and protective actions; insurance and mitigation
uptake; and the comprehension and efficacy of alerts and
warnings across communication platforms. Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall
provide to the Committee a report describing research
activities undertaken designed to reduce disaster losses and
long-term federal expenditures, associated key findings, and
recommended programmatic adjustments.
National Capital Region Coordination Office (NCRO)
Elimination.--The Committee rejects the proposal included in
the budget request to eliminate the NCRO. Within 30 days of the
date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall share with the
Committee the assessment or analysis referenced in the
congressional justification that determined the functions of
the NCRO aligned more effectively and efficiently under the
Office of National Continuity Program.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $156,419,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 158,200,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 158,200,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +1,781,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
The recommendation includes $96,800,000 for Mt. Weather
Facilities; $55,400,000 for the Integrated Public Alert and
Warning System; and $6,000,000 for the National Emergency
Training Center.
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $3,836,749,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 2,592,148,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 3,801,548,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -35,201,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +1,209,400,000
Advanced National Security Training.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of providing accredited, advanced
national security training for first responders serving urban
and rural communities, as well as tribal communities
nationwide. The Committee supports efforts to develop
intensive, immersive, and agency-integrated training that
enhances preparedness and response capabilities across a range
of evolving threats. The Committee encourages FEMA to
incorporate best practices and international expertise in areas
such as search and rescue, counterterrorism, border
enforcement, school safety, cybersecurity, mass casualty
incidents, natural disaster response, trauma care, and Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Committee supports FEMA's
continued engagement with first responder communities to ensure
this training strengthens interagency cohesion and operational
readiness.
Continuing Training Grants.--The recommendation includes
$16,000,000 for Continuing Training Grants. Of this amount, not
less than $3,000,000 shall be competitively awarded for FEMA-
certified rural training and not less than $3,000,000 shall be
competitively awarded for FEMA-certified tribal training. FEMA
is directed to prioritize awards that address training gaps as
identified in the National Tribal and Rural Training Needs
Assessment.
Emergency Response Training.--The Committee is deeply
concerned about recent armed attacks against religious,
academic, and other institutions. While the ultimate goal is
preventing these attacks, saving lives when they do occur is
essential. The Committee recognizes that the first several
minutes after an attack or emergency, before emergency medical
services arrive, are critical to minimizing injury and loss of
life. The Committee urges FEMA to evaluate and adopt
established training programs that teach non-emergency
personnel how to sustain lives until first responders arrive.
Flood Risk Perception and Public Communications.--The
Committee recognizes that persistent public misperception of
flood risk undermines the effectiveness and fiscal
sustainability of the National Flood Insurance Program,
ultimately increasing long-term disaster costs. The Committee
also recognizes evidence demonstrating that even in high-risk
areas, a majority of residents underestimate flood harm and
rely on binary ``flood zone'' designations to discount personal
exposure, further contributing to underinsurance and
insufficient mitigation. The Committee directs FEMA to evaluate
how flood risk is depicted, described, and communicated to the
public, including the use of probabilistic and gradient-based
risk representations rather than solely on regulatory boundary
designations. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this
Act, FEMA shall provide a report to the Committee on planned
research activities, communication strategies, and recommended
policy adjustments designed to improve public understanding of
flood risk, increase voluntary protective action, and reduce
federal disaster expenditures over time.
Grants Reporting.--The Committee continues the direction
found under this heading in the explanatory statement
accompanying Public Law 119-86 for funding provided in fiscal
year 2027. In addition, FEMA shall provide a report to the
Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act
on steps taken to improve transparency, timeliness, and overall
communications with relevant stakeholders with regard to grant
funding. Finally, FEMA is directed to notify to the Committee
not later than five business days prior to implementing any
modification of policies for grant awards.
Mudslide Assistance.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall provide a briefing on
the technical assistance, resources, and guidance provided to
states, localities, and tribes to prepare for and decrease the
risk of potential mudslides. This briefing should include an
overview of how these resources are made available on FEMA's
website, as well as the procedures FEMA uses to respond to
mudslides in the aftermath of wildfires.
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC).--The
recommendation includes $106,000,000 for the NDPC to enhance
domestic preparedness by training emergency responders and
event personnel for various disastrous incidents, including
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives. Of
the funds provided, $3,000,000 shall be used to improve
domestic preparedness and provide training to emergency
responders and event personnel involved in large spectator
events, including NSSEs. Within 90 days of the date of
enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall
provide a briefing to the Committee detailing the number of
trainings requested and provided from the previous quarter.
Next Generation Warning System.--The Committee supports the
mission of the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program,
and the recommendation provides $50,000,000 to help entities
replace and upgrade aging infrastructure needed to enhance
alert, warning, and other public safety communications systems
to ensure national resilience and the ability to meet the
evolving nature of public alerting challenges.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).--The Committee
includes $355,000,000 for the NSGP. FEMA is directed to
prioritize the timely review of applications and obligation of
awards for the NSGP, and the Administrator is directed to work
with State Authorizing Agencies (SAAs) to synchronize
application and approval timelines. Additionally, the Committee
directs FEMA to ensure that any terms and conditions applied to
NSGP awards are clearly communicated to applicants in advance
of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) release and
subsequent application period. FEMA is encouraged to broaden
allowable award activities to include technology and software
tools that can be used to intercept and enhance apprehension of
perpetrators, as well as for contracted security personnel.
Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA
shall provide a report to the Committee on the NSGP for fiscal
years 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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 including detailed information
on the use of funds. 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, as
well as an analysis of the efficacy of the expanded scope of
the program to include nonprofit consortia. Finally, the report
shall include NSGP reform recommendations to promote
standardization in the implementation of funds by SAAs. The
Committee encourages FEMA to work with states to consider the
eligibility of nonprofit organizations that memorialize
historic sites of acts of terrorism.
Operation Stonegarden.--The recommendation includes
$88,000,000 for Operation Stonegarden. The Committee reminds
FEMA of the need to ensure states make proper and timely
distributions to local governments. The Committee encourages
FEMA to explore how funding can be used by grant recipients to
purchase technology such as cameras, sensors, drones, and
communications upgrades including land mobile radios. The
Committee also encourages FEMA to explore how grant funding can
be used to help interdict illicit outbound firearms and
currency.
Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA) Grant
Program.--The Committee affirms the intent of Congress that the
PRPA Program, as described in section 90006 of Public Law 119-
21, shall include residences of former Presidents for whom the
same standards of protection as a President have been applied
as eligible residences for awarding funds.
School Safety.--The Committee encourages FEMA to work with
states and school districts to increase awareness of funding
opportunities for school hardening measures that may be
eligible activities under the Urban Area Security Initiative,
the State Homeland Security Program, and the NSGP. 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. Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA is
directed to provide to the Committee a plan to increase
awareness of funding opportunities for school hardening
measures that are eligible opportunities under such grant
programs.
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).--The
recommendation includes $50,000,000 to continue the SLCGP
following the expiration of emergency funding provided in the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). The
Committee encourages the prioritization of elementary and
secondary schools in making award determinations. Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA, in
coordination with CISA, shall provide a briefing to the
Committee on the following related to the SLCGP:
(1) the total number of applications submitted in
each of the last five fiscal years, delineated by
whether such applications were awarded and the cost per
award;
(2) the activities and programs funded in each award;
and
(3) the average cost per award.
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).--The recommendation
includes $77,270,000 for the USFA, an increase of $5,130,000
above the fiscal year 2026 enacted level. The Committee directs
the USFA to conduct an assessment on resources needed to expand
capacity in: community-based wildfire training and engagement
of the Nation's non-federal fire services; promotion of fire-
adapted communities to build community resilience; and
coordination with wildland fire management as a critical and
necessary partner in wildfire risk reduction. FEMA shall
provide to the Committee a report on the assessment findings
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Unmanned Aircraft System Curriculum Standardization.--The
Committee recognizes the growing use of UAS in disaster
response, emergency management, and other all-hazards missions
conducted by federal and SLTT first responders. The Committee
encourages FEMA, in coordination with the Center for Domestic
Preparedness and other appropriate federal partners, to develop
and implement a standardized training curriculum to support the
safe and effective use of UAS in disaster response and incident
management operations. The curriculum may include virtual and
scenario-based tools, guidance, and instructor resources to
support consistent training for fire and rescue personnel,
emergency managers, and other first responders.
DISASTER RELIEF FUND
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $26,367,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 28,379,000,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 28,389,000,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +2,022,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +10,000,000
The recommendation includes $28,389,000,000 for the
Disaster Relief Fund, which is an increase of $2,022,000,000
above the fiscal year 2026 enacted level.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).--
While the Committee appreciates FEMA's compliance with court
orders requiring the reinstatement of the BRIC program, the
Committee is concerned with the administration's reluctance to
review and award funding in a timely manner. As such, FEMA
shall provide to the Committee updates on a monthly basis of
BRIC applications and awards from fiscal years 2024-2026, as
well as any recommended reforms to the program. The Committee
continues the requirements found under this heading in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Cross-Agency Disaster Data Coordination and
Collaboration.--The Committee directs FEMA to continue
collaborating with the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA)
in a manner that allows for rapid and timely data collection
and sharing as it relates to federal disaster assistance,
including the determination of financial need for the DRF, the
Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program,
and SBA disaster loans. FEMA is further directed to provide
joint monthly reports on need by federally declared disaster,
as that data becomes available. Upon enactment of this Act,
FEMA, HUD, and SBA shall jointly brief the Committee not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on any
challenges that exist in sharing and processing data related to
interplay of these three disaster programs. The Committee
encourages FEMA, in coordination with the SBA, to strengthen
small-business recovery outreach and referral mechanisms
following federally declared disasters, including coordination
with qualified local economic recovery partners to accelerate
navigation to available capital and technical assistance.
Delays in Public Assistance.--The Committee is concerned
about delays in Public Assistance determinations following
major disasters. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, FEMA shall provide a plan outlining steps to reduce
processing times of such determinations, improve documentation
requirements for rural and low-income applications, and
increase transparency in appeals.
Disaster Assistance for New Mothers.--The Committee
recognizes the clinical benefits of breastfeeding for infants
and new mothers and urges FEMA to improve access to
breastfeeding supplies after major disasters through Critical
Needs Assistance or other programs. In the aftermath of a major
disaster, FEMA is directed to coordinate with SLTT agencies and
volunteer organizations to ensure that disaster survivors have
information on support available for breastfeeding equipment
and supplies.
Disaster Assistance for Persistent Poverty Counties.--The
Committee encourages FEMA to adjust the cost share for
persistent poverty counties for disasters declared during
calendar year 2025.
Distribution of Surplus Goods During Emergencies.--The
Committee recognizes the challenges posed by the distribution
of personal and essential household goods during major
disasters. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committee on current
operations related to the procurement and storage of goods at
warehouses for use during major disasters, including the scope
and scale of any product insecurity, and an analysis of the
efficacy of repurposing returned or surplus consumer goods for
these purposes. FEMA is encouraged to engage with organizations
that provide resources that serve the public interest and have
the capacity to ensure that surplus goods are distributed and
used appropriately.
Domestic Production of Disaster Shelters.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the timely delivery of vital
assistance to victims in the aftermath of major disasters,
including shelter and housing assistance for individuals and
families displaced from their homes. The Committee strongly
encourages FEMA to ensure American-made shelters are considered
for purposes of providing federal disaster relief for future
major disasters.
Electrical Grid Repairs.--Within 180 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, FEMA shall provide to the Committee a
report detailing any funding distributed to States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from fiscal years 2017 to 2026
intended to support electrical grid repairs following a major
disaster that has yet to be fully obligated or expended by the
applicable emergency management agency or power authority for
work performed. The report shall include the rationale for
withholding payment to contractors or subcontractors and
whether local government construction excise taxes or charges
levied, imposed, or collected are delaying disbursement of
federal funding, including such taxes or charges that have been
applied retroactively.
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. As such, FEMA is
directed to submit a report to the Committee within 180 days of
the date of enactment of this Act detailing emergency housing
operations for major disasters over the last four fiscal 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.
Fair Disaster Assistance.--The Committee is concerned about
premature Individual Assistance denials related to unresolved
insurance claims and directs FEMA to brief the Committee on
steps taken to ensure applicants are not denied funding
assistance before insurance determinations are finalized within
90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
High Hazard Potential Dams.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of comprehensive risk assessments to strengthen dam
safety across the country and directs FEMA to provide not less
than $5,000,000 in Federal Assistance funding for such efforts.
Individual Assistance Modernization.--The Committee
supports FEMA's efforts to modernize Individual Assistance
technology platforms to provide a streamlined digital
experience, reduce manual errors, and accelerate aid delivery
to disaster victims. However, to safeguard against any
disruption of support to disaster survivors, FEMA must ensure
that legacy systems maintain functionality until new systems'
claims processing functionality has been proven and scaled.
Therefore, the Committee directs FEMA's Recovery Technology
Programs Division to prioritize continuity for legacy system
maintenance while providing the necessary technical assistance
to transition data into new platforms to assist disaster
survivors.
Natural Infrastructure Activities.--The Committee continues
the direction found under this heading in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 119-86 for BRIC applications
in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Pending Disaster Declaration Requests.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly
thereafter, FEMA shall provide a report to the Committee
identifying all pending requests for major disaster
declaration, the date such request was received, and the length
of time each request has been under review since receipt.
Additionally, FEMA is directed to continue the requirements
found under the heading ``Declaration of a Disaster'' in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 119-86.
Public Assistance and Resilience Programs.--The Committee
directs FEMA to include in its policy and guidance materials
related to building codes all major construction codes utilized
by the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical industry, including
plumbing, mechanical, and electrical codes approved as American
National Standards by the American National Standards
Institute.
Public Health Emergency Reimbursements.--The Committee
remains concerned about outstanding FEMA reimbursements to
health care providers, specifically hospital systems that have
not been fully reimbursed for overtime and labor costs incurred
for the response and treatment of patients during the COVID-19
Public Health Emergency. The Committee encourages FEMA to work
with health care providers to provide timely reimbursements for
costs incurred.
Reimbursement Delays.--The Committee encourages FEMA to
work with SLTT governments to ensure they are providing
reimbursements in a timely manner to avoid costs related to
reimbursement payment delays.
Short-Term Rental Integration Feasibility.--FEMA is
directed to conduct a feasibility study on integrating
independent residential accommodations sourced through online
marketplace platforms into its Transitional Sheltering
Assistance and Individual Assistance programs. This study shall
assess:
(1) the technical requirements for interoperability
between FEMA's Unified Disaster Application System and
online marketplace platforms; and
(2) potential cost-efficiencies of utilizing
independent residential accommodations sourced through
online marketplace platforms compared to traditional
lodging and direct-lease options.
FEMA shall brief the Committee on its findings within 180 days
of the date of enactment of this Act, including any recommended
updates to the Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide
to improve community resiliency and reduce long-term
displacement.
Technology Modernization and Standardization of
Submissions.--FEMA's Public Assistance Program has accumulated
the largest backlog of unprocessed disaster reimbursement
requests in its history, and the Committee is concerned that
the principal cause of such backlog stems from a lack of
standardized technology to produce FEMA-compliant documentation
among SLTT agencies during incident operations, forcing post-
incident reconstruction that is prolonged, incomplete, and
error-prone. The Committee directs FEMA to identify and adopt
an incident management platform that is compliant with the
National Incident Management System; supports the complete
emergency management lifecycle, from preparedness and planning
through active incident operations to cost recovery and
reimbursement; and produces validated, Public Assistance
Program and Policy Guide-aligned Project Worksheet
documentation packages as a standard output of those
operations, not through post-incident reconstruction. The
Committee further directs that FEMA evaluate requiring
standardized digital submissions from such platform as the
primary intake mechanism for Public Assistance reimbursement
requests and report to the Committee within 180 days of the
date of enactment of this Act on implementation timelines and
estimated cost savings from such platform.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $226,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 199,840,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 199,840,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -26,160,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
Community Rating System (CRS).--The CRS acts as an
incentive program by assessing community floodplain management
practices and calculating respective discounts for millions of
flood insurance policyholders across the country, generating
savings for both the taxpayer and the Federal Government. FEMA
is directed to provide the resources necessary to maintain, at
a minimum, program operations as of January 1, 2025. FEMA shall
notify the Committee not later than 30 business days prior to
making any substantive alterations to program operations or
contract modifications.
Additionally, within 90 days of the date of enactment of
this Act and quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall provide updates
to the Committee detailing:
(1) total obligations and expenditures for CRS
administration;
(2) contract modifications affecting service
delivery;
(3) the number of communities receiving verification
visits and technical assistance; and
(4) processing times for community rating updates.
Title III--Administrative Provisions
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 301. The Committee continues a provision regarding
cybersecurity threat feeds to CISA stakeholders and partners.
Section 302. The Committee continues a provision limiting
expenses for the administration of grants.
Section 303. The Committee continues and modifies 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 a report
on the expenditures of the DRF.
Section 307. The Committee continues a provision permitting
waivers of certain SAFER 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 Pre-
Disaster Mitigation Fund.
Section 311. The Committee continues a provision regarding
the transfer of unobligated balances under the Flood Hazard
Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.
Section 312. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision that provides a minimum and maximum for grant periods
of performance.
Section 313. The Committee continues a provision requiring
a dashboard for reimbursements made pursuant to a major
disaster declaration under the Stafford Act.
Section 314. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision prohibiting the pausing of training or grants funded
under FEMA Federal Assistance.
Section 315. The Committee includes a new provision
requiring the issuance of BRIC grants.
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $122,941,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 112,955,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 112,955,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -9,946,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
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 2026....................... $122,941,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 112,955,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 112,955,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -9,946,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
The recommendation includes $112,995,000 for O&S which is
provided exclusively for the E-Verify program to allow enrolled
employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work
in the United States.
Application Processing.--The Committee directs USCIS to
continue the requirements for timely processing of all
applications and of all required public disclosers found under
this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
Law 119-86. USCIS shall continue to update the Committee on the
status of these requirements during the quarterly budget and
productivity briefings required by House Report 117-396 and
House Report 118-123. The Committee also understands that USCIS
has taken steps to improve timely processing citizenship and
other applications, such as partnering with the Department of
Labor (DOL) to concurrently adjudicate I-129 petitions for H-2A
workers while DOL officials adjudicate the temporary labor
certification petitions. USCIS is urged to build upon these
efficiencies by instituting similar concurrent adjudication
procedures with the DOL to concurrently review temporary and
permanent labor certifications during USCIS' adjudication of
petitions for other immigrant and nonimmigrant visa
classifications. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, the agency shall provide a report to the Committee
detailing how USCIS is partnering with DOL to concurrently
process applications, as well as outline other administrative
steps the agency has taken to improve processing efficiency.
Additionally, the Committee encourages USCIS to improve the
average processing time for renewal requests of Forms I-821D
and I-765 and directs USCIS to brief the Committee within 30
days of enactment of this Act on steps the agency has taken to
improve processing efficiency.
Backlog Reduction and Reporting.--USCIS is directed to
continue monthly reporting to the Committee on the application
processing case backlog trends and statistics required under
this heading in House Report 119-173.
Budget Justification Materials.--USCIS shall continue to
provide user fee budget justifications and USCIS's budget
strategy, plans, and assumptions required under this heading in
House Report 119-173.
Continuous Vetting and Evaluation.--The Committee notes
that increases in issued visas, paroles, and asylum claims in
previous years have not been paired with adequate investments
in monitoring and investigation of foreign nationals on
temporary release in the country to ensure compliance with
requirements set forward by USCIS and to maintain the security
of our homeland. USCIS shall brief the Committee within 60 days
of the date of enactment of this Act on:
(1) its plans and procedures for continuous
evaluation and vetting of foreign nationals who hail
from countries designated by Executive Order 14161 to
be national security or public safety threats;
(2) if continuous evaluation and vetting can be
accomplished through new or existing capabilities; and
(3) how USCIS would propose centralizing domestic
vetting of foreign nationals within one U.S. government
component.
Cost Recovery.--The Committee urges USCIS to limit fee
waivers to ensure maximum recovery of costs associated with
USCIS services and directs USCIS to provide the information
required under this heading in House Report 119-173.
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.
Electronic Processing.--The Committee continues the
requirement for USCIS to provide quarterly briefings 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 (P.L. 115-336) and encourages USCIS to ensure
digitization of all forms.
E-Verify.--The Committee encourages USCIS to continue
efforts to modernize the E-Verify program, as well as continue
improvements in outreach efforts and training tools to assist
employers in improving the accuracy of information they submit
into the system.
Fee Adjustment Rule.--The Committee understands that last
year, USCIS adopted a Fee Adjustment Rule that includes a
change from using calendar days to business days for Premium
Processing of certain visa applications. The Committee urges
USCIS to make best efforts to adhere to its former calendar day
practice when possible. When exigent circumstances may warrant
such timely processing, such as in circumstances where a delay
in processing an applicant's visa application could have an
adverse economic impact in the U.S. or could negatively impact
U.S.-based jobs, the Committee urges USCIS to reinstate an
avenue to request further expedited processing. For these
special circumstances, the Committee also urges USCIS to
designate staff to promptly address Premium Processing
applicants' questions and requests to facilitate expeditious
processing.
H-2B Visa Program.--The Committee directs USCIS, in
consultation with DOL, to provide a report to the Committee not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act that
includes:
(1) strategies to provide predictability to employers
regarding the availability and timing of H-2B visas;
(2) the impacts of current visa allocation practices
on industries with varying seasonal start dates; and
(3) how implementing a quarterly or otherwise phased
allocation of available H-2B visas would impact
employers with seasonal workforce needs throughout the
fiscal year.
I-140G Visa Program.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, USCIS shall
provide to the Committee and post on a publicly accessible
website, the number of I-140G applications received, processed,
approved, denied, and pending by month, along with the average
processing time. 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.
J-1 Visa Program.--The Committee is aware of dual language
education programs present in numerous K-12 public, private,
and charter schools across the country, which utilize teachers
participating in the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program. The
Committee understands that teachers participating in these
programs, admitted under J-1 visas, are transitioning to jobs
offering H-1B visas mid-school year. The Committee urges the
Department to utilize its discretionary authority to restrict
such transitions to times outside of the traditional school
year.
Nonimmigrant Visa Petition Processing.--The Committee
reminds USCIS to meet the agency's statutory obligation to
adjudicate I-129 petitions for O and P nonimmigrant visas for
extraordinary ability in the arts within 14 days of receiving a
petition.
Quarterly Budget and Productivity Reporting.--The Committee
directs USCIS to provide the quarterly briefings required under
this heading in House Report 117-396 promptly. USCIS shall
continue to provide these briefings in fiscal year 2027.
R-1 Visas.--USCIS shall brief the Committee on reports of
organizations abusing the R-1 visa program within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, including its plans to prevent such
abuses.
Refugee Admissions.--USCIS shall continue to provide the
information required under this heading in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103, including
information from fiscal year 2026.
Temporary Worker Visa Adjudications.--The Committee reminds
USCIS of its discretionary interview waiver authority and urges
USCIS to utilize all statutory and regulatory authorities to
expeditiously manage and process such nonimmigrant petitions.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $398,137,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 417,516,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 403,243,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +5,106,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -14,273,000
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 2026....................... $379,837,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 398,736,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 389,587,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +9,750,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -9,149,000
Collaboration with Bureau of Indian Affairs.--In
collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and within
available funds, FLETC is directed to develop, implement, and
conduct training for federal law enforcement officers who have
been assigned to immigration enforcement efforts on matters of
tribal relations, acceptable forms of tribal identification,
and government-to-government relations with Indian tribes.
Human Trafficking Awareness Training.--The Committee
directs FLETC, in coordination with the Center for Countering
Human Trafficking, to increase advertising of this critical
training within the law enforcement community and to report to
the Committee not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act on any requests for human trafficking
awareness training FLETC was unable to fulfill due to funding
constraints.
SLTT Training.--The Committee encourages FLETC to continue
its work with SLTT agents and officers, especially along the
southern border, to continue to expand and enhance intelligence
training.
Training Delivery Constraints.--The Committee continues the
reporting requirement under this heading in House Report 119-
173. The Committee directs FLETC to provide an updated report
not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act
reflecting the training requests for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
and the projected number of requests in fiscal year 2028.
Use of Training Facilities.--The Director shall schedule
basic or advanced law enforcement training, or both, at all
four training facilities to ensure they are fully utilized at
the highest possible capacity throughout the fiscal year.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $18,300,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 18,780,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 13,656,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -4,644,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... -5,124,000
The recommendation provides $13,626,000 to address the most
critical of FLETC's major deferred maintenance projects that
would improve the delivery of training or the health and
welfare of students. The Committee directs FLETC to provide a
briefing on deferred and preventative maintenance projects that
require additional resources not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
Cheltenham Expansion.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, FLETC shall brief the Committee
on the plan to expand the Cheltenham facility. The briefing
should include the timeline for completion and total project
costs, as well as plans to maintain current operations and
continue necessary maintenance on the existing buildings on the
Cheltenham campus. The briefing shall also include the
following details for each project included in the expansion: a
detailed description, the total project costs delineated by
fiscal year, and the projected completion timeline.
Science and Technology Directorate
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $831,206,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 753,722,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 855,436,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +24,230,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +101,714,000
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 2026....................... $352,802,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 372,273,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 383,987,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +31,185,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +11,714,000
Redundant Research and Development Efforts.--Prior to
engaging in any new or continuing funding for 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 by DoD.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $51,500,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 40,000,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 40,000,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... -11,500,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... - - -
The recommendation provides $25,000,000 for the Plum Island
Closure and Support (PICS) Program and $15,000,000 for critical
improvements to S&T's laboratory facilities.
Plum Island Closure and Support (PICS) Program.--The
Committee provides $25,000,000 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 2026....................... $426,904,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027...................... 341,449,000
Recommended in the bill............................... 431,449,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 2026..................... +4,545,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2027.................... +90,000,000
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.
AI-Enabled Distributed Situational Awareness.--The
Committee encourages S&T to consider expanding its use of AI-
enabled distributed situational awareness for first responder
safety and critical infrastructure protection to enable early
detection of escalation indicators and predictive decision
support during the critical first minutes of an incident.
Binational Industrial Research and Development Homeland
Security (BIRD HLS) Program.--The Committee continues its
strong support of 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. S&T is urged to consider
whether this program could be expanded to include innovative
partnerships with high value nonprofit or faith-based targets
by creating, testing, and deploying security technologies.
Border Security Technology Transfer Program.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of structured industry engagements to
accelerate innovation in support of border security, customs
enforcement, and trade facilitation. The Committee encourages
S&T to consider establishing a Border Security Industry
Partnership Intermediary Agreement.
Border Security Testbed.--The Committee encourages S&T to
consider establishing a border security testbed to test,
evaluate, integrate, and train on a variety of border security
technologies in a realistic, relevant, and accessible
environment, away from cross-border observers.
Chem-Bio Threat Surveillance & Detection.--The
recommendation includes $50,000,000 to continue the development
of the next generation of biological detection. CWMD's
biological detection program, BioWatch, was plagued by
prolonged event-to-detection timelines, a limited suite of
detectable pathogens, and high operating costs. As S&T works to
develop potential replacements for the BioWatch system, S&T is
encouraged to consult with SLTT stakeholders to determine
relevant biodetection needs and with industry and academia to
examine existing capabilities. S&T should focus on easily
deployable, scalable solutions that are nearly technologically
mature. At this time, S&T should avoid focusing efforts on
developing a single solution that can detect all possible
hazards, but rather focus on what is practicable.
Within the funds provided, the Committee encourages S&T to
examine MALDI TOF sensor technology to enable high throughput,
real-time analysis (seconds to minutes) of aerosols samples
directly from human breath. S&T should further consider the
integration of advanced AI and ML methods to identify
traditional and emerging bioterrorism and disease vectors.
Further, within the funds provided, the Committee supports the
ongoing work at Advanced Research Projects Agency Chemical and
Biological Defense Division to provide real-world research for
next-generation biodetection capability that will provide near-
real time screening of breath for respiratory and other
communicable diseases, prevent the spread of contamination or
infectious disease across borders, and prevent large-scale
closure of vital economic interests.
Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (cUAS).--The Committee
supports the cUAS Program, which assesses available cUAS
solutions and guides the development of new capabilities to
support acquisition, rapid deployment, and utilization
decisions based on the needs and requirements of DHS components
such as CBP, USSS, Coast Guard, and FPS. The Committee
encourages S&T to continue its work to extend and
operationalize capabilities to detect, mitigate, and respond to
increasingly sophisticated UAS threats to borders, critical
infrastructure, commerce, and transportation hubs.
Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Attacks.--Within the
funds provided, S&T is encouraged to support research to
develop and demonstrate timely hierarchical hardware quality
assurance and timely cyberattack mitigation techniques for
hardware in one or more of the following Department-designated
critical infrastructure sectors: chemical, IT, critical
manufacturing, water and wastewater, communications, and
transportation.
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.
Data Visualization and Emerging Analytics.--Within existing
funds, the Committee supports the further development of the
Data Visualization and Emerging Analytics tool.
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.
Enabling Unmanned Aircraft 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
Federal Aviation Administration UAS Center of Excellence.
Fentanyl Detection.--Within the funds provided, the
Committee encourages S&T, in conjunction with other federal
partners, to improve opioid and fentanyl detection. Such
efforts may 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 and may include AI-assisted olfactory sensors.
First Responder Capability Program.--The Committee
encourages S&T to continue the work of its First Responder
Capability Program, which enhances first responders'
operational capabilities and safety by developing, testing, and
deploying innovative technologies.
Interconnected Passenger Screening.--The Committee
recognizes that interconnected technology can modernize TSA
checkpoint screening. Within funds provided, the Committee
supports the development of technology that can provide real-
time data analysis and support faster, more secure screening.
Joint Security Initiative.--Within the funds provided, the
Committee encourages S&T to develop a system-of-systems
approach that enables cross-sector analysis while respecting
the distributed ownership of critical infrastructure sectors.
Mobile Detection Deployment Program (MDDP).--The Committee
appreciates MDDP's ability to rapidly deliver deployable
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection
capabilities in support of Federal and SLTT homeland security
requirements. The Committee encourages the Department to equip
mobile detection deployment units with the most modern and
technologically advanced radiological and nuclear detection
systems to accomplish this critical mission.
National Coastal Critical Infrastructure Technologies and
Homeland Security Response Lab.--The Committee encourages S&T
to consider the establishment of a lab focused on coastal
critical infrastructure technologies and homeland security
response.
Next Generation 911 (NG911).--The Committee encourages S&T
to consider establishing a NG911 program office for the
certification of conformance and interoperability of NG911
functional elements and to complete the development and
maintenance of the software-based conformance and
interoperability testing system.
Partnership Intermediary Agreements.--These agreements
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. As such, the Committee does not support the proposed
reduction to Partnership Intermediary Agreements found in the
budget request.
Threat Drone Mitigation Testing.--The Committee is
concerned about the Department's existing capabilities to
mitigate threats posed by dark or fiber-guided drones to large
public events, critical infrastructure sites, and other targets
in the homeland, and encourages S&T to evaluate non-kinetic
technologies, including high power microwave, to defeat these
threats with limited collateral effects.
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 (P.L.
117-81), to support cybersecurity research and development,
demonstration, and commercialization of cybersecurity
technology.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.--The Committee encourages S&T to
continue its work to promote unmanned aerial vehicles for use
in homeland security missions.
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 other federal
partners, 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.
Wastewater Surveillance Systems.--Within the funds
provided, S&T is encouraged to develop and pilot comprehensive
wastewater surveillance systems at confinement facilities
operated by or under contract with the Department to identify
the prevalence of dangerous communicable and infectious
diseases and the prevalence of covered drugs and controlled
substances.
University Programs
The recommendation provides $47,000,000 for University
Programs. S&T's University Programs allow for cooperation with
colleges and universities to address pressing homeland security
needs. University Programs promote homeland security research
and education, train current and future students and
professionals, and build a homeland security workforce.
Centers of Excellence (COE) 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.
The Committee reminds S&T of the reporting requirement
under this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying
Public Law 119-86.
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 employment authorization documents for
certain aliens.
Section 405. The Committee includes a new provision related
to USCIS official reception and representation expenses.
Section 406. 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 407. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding credible fear standards for asylum claims.
Section 408. The Committee includes a new provision related
to eligibility for certain asylum claims.
Section 409. The Committee includes a new provision related
to the H-2B program.
Section 410. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding H-2A visas.
Section 411. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding certain visas.
Section 412. The Committee continues a provision
authorizing FLETC to distribute funds for incurred training
accreditation.
Section 413. 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 414. The Committee continues a provision allowing
for the acceptance of funding transfers from other government
agencies for construction of special use facilities.
Section 415. The Committee continues a provision
classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental
for certain considerations.
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 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 PPA 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 PPAs that were not
proposed in a formal budget submission. Transfers may not
reduce accounts by more than two and a half percent or augment
appropriations by more than five 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 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 CFO 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 and modifies 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 2027 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 O&S
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
totaling $1,000,000 or more; an award or contract, other
transaction agreement; a grant from the Disaster Relief Fund
greater than $100,000; or task order on a multiple award
agreement, or to issue a letter of intent of greater than
$2,000,000; task or delivery orders greater than $5,000,000
from DHS multi-year funds; or sole-source grant awards.
Notifications shall include a description of the projects or
activities to be funded and the 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 and modifies a
provision that precludes DHS from using funds in this Act to
use reorganization authority, with the exception of the former
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.
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 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 reports on a public website required by
the Committees on Appropriations unless public posting
compromises homeland or national security or the report
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 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
prohibiting the use of funds to use restraints on pregnant
detainees in DHS custody, except in certain circumstances.
Section 528. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of
records related to detainees in custody.
Section 529. 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 530. 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 531. 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 532. The Committee continues a provision requiring
notifications and reporting on DHS submissions of proposals to
the Technology Modernization Fund.
Section 533. 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 534. The Committee continues a provision related to
the Arms Trade Treaty.
Section 535. 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 536. The Committee continues a provision
prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or release of
certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into or within the United States.
Section 537. The Committee continues a provision directing
the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop, use, and share
estimates of arrivals of aliens at the southern border.
Section 538. The Committee continues a provision directing
the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop, use, and share
estimates of individuals anticipated to be detained in and
removed from the United States.
Section 539. The Committee continues a provision related to
assistance from DoD for border security operations.
Section 540. The Committee continues a provision related to
the employee emergency back-up care program.
Section 541. The Committee includes a provision providing
DHS with the ability to transfer funds for activities within
the Blue Campaign.
Section 542. 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 543. 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 544. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the obligation or award of funds to certain
jurisdictions.
Section 545. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the use of funds for diversity, equity, and
inclusion or critical race theory.
Section 546. The Committee continues a provision that
reduces funds from the Office of the Secretary if the monthly
DRF report is not delivered consistent with Section 306, or
reviews for DRF reimbursements exceed 60 days and exceed 500
projects under review.
Section 547. The Committee continues a provision that
extends medical licensure across state lines for Department
medical professionals.
Section 548. The Committee continues a provision related to
classified programs and a classified annex.
Section 549. The Committee continues a provision subjecting
transfers of National Intelligence Program funding to section
503 requirements.
Section 550. The Committee continues a provision requiring
obligation plans for funding provided in Public Law 119-21 from
all sources, including fee collections.
Section 551. The Committee continues and modifies a
provision regarding access to detention facilities by members
of Congress or their designated staff.
Section 552. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the use of funds for the purchase of computers,
printers, or videoconferencing equipment from companies based
in the People's Republic of China.
Section 553. The Committee includes a new provision
granting certain other transactional authority to the
Secretary.
Section 554. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding the recording of federal law enforcement.
Section 555. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding law enforcement training requirements.
Section 556. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding the transfer of land titles.
Section 557. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding identification of law enforcement personnel.
Section 558. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding the detention and deportation of U.S. citizens.
Section 559. The Committee includes a new provision
rescinding unobligated balances from a specified source.
Section 560. The Committee includes a new provision
rescinding unobligated balances from various sources.
Section 561. The Committee includes a new provision
rescinding unobligated balances from the DHS Nonrecurring
Expenses Fund.
Section 562. The Committee includes a new provision
allowing for certain funds to be used for reimbursement of
emergency personnel costs for protection activities.
Section 563. The Committee includes a new provision
prohibiting the use of funds for a Disinformation Governance
Board.
Section 564. The Committee includes a new provision
regarding certain removals.
Section 565. 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 materials are submitted in accordance with
various requirements of the Rules of the House of
Representatives:
Dissenting Views
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1) of House rule
XIII and sec. 6(i) of the Committee Rules, the dissenting views
of the minority party of the House of Representatives, are
printed below:
MINORITY VIEWS
Committee Democrats are grateful to all Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) personnel for the critical work they do
every day to protect our country. Their efforts to protect
national security during the longest Republican shutdown of
this Department's short history was extraordinary. The intent
of this bill--to make smart investments in DHS that protect the
taxpayers while ensuring our national and economic security--is
laudable. Indeed, for many years, enactment of a bipartisan DHS
funding bill was a top priority for both parties on this
Committee. However, despite the Majority's willingness to
include several bipartisan funding and policy priorities, we
cannot support this bill.
There is one issue that as members of the Appropriations
Committee we cannot ignore. DHS is currently operating off of a
blank check of $260 billion without a single guardrail to keep
this funding accountable to the taxpayer dollar. This bill
missed several opportunities to regain our power of the purse
through a failure to adopt several oversight provisions
proposed by Committee Democrats. Committee Democrats attempted
to provide additional oversight over these reconciliation
dollars through various amendments including additional funding
to the Office of Inspector General and application of the terms
and conditions of the annual appropriations bill to
reconciliation funds. Oversight is one of Congress' core
constitutional responsibilities. At a time when federal
spending is increasing dramatically, Congress should be
strengthening--not weakening--the oversight tools that protect
taxpayers, prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and ensure agencies
comply with congressional intent. The American people deserve
confidence that every taxpayer dollar is being spent
responsibly.
Committee Democrats also attempted to require substantial
reform of certain parts of the Department in order to better
safeguard the civil rights and Constitutional liberties of the
American people. Even where the bill moves in the general
direction of reforms to how DHS law enforcement is able to
operate in our communities, it fails to meet the urgency of the
moment. For example, while the bill doubles the amount of
funding for body-worn cameras available to DHS law enforcement
it lacks language that requires the use of cameras during
immigration enforcement operations, including the retention and
storage of video. Committee Democrats advocated for several
reforms including arrest warrant requirements; mandating the
use of bodyworn cameras and the retention of video footage;
establishing use of force standards in laws; prohibiting raids
on sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, or houses of
worship; ending racial profiling to address ``Kavanaugh
stops''; and prohibiting surveillance for First Amendment
protected activities.
All rejected.
In addition to the lack of attention to reform, the bill is
insufficient to safeguard American communities and the American
people from national security threats. In the wake of the
damaging Republican-caused government shutdown, Americans
realized the critical role of the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) and its employees who worked tirelessly to
keep our aviation network secure and strong. However, this bill
cuts funding for the TSA by $347 million and does nothing to
stop the Administration from abrogating the collective
bargaining agreement that TSA reached with its airport
screening workforce in 2024.
The bill cuts funding for the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) by $252.7 million in this
bill at a time when AI is advancing quickly to increase our
adversaries' capabilities against government, financial,
medical and other critical cyber infrastructure. This funding
cut, if enacted, will only further harm an agency crippled by
the loss of over a third over the last year.
Simply put, this bill fails to meet the moment and fails to
keep Americans safe.
Although this bill is well short of what is needed to earn
significant bipartisan support in Committee, we look forward to
working with the majority and urge them to join us in
developing final legislation that exemplifies our
responsibility to govern and prioritizes the safety and
security of the homeland. We have done so in the past, and we
have no doubt that we can do so again this year.
Rosa DeLauro.
Henry Cuellar.
FULL COMMITTEE VOTES
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each role call
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with
the names of those voting for and those against, are printed
below:
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF BUDGET AUTHORITY
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2027 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
ACT OF 1974
[In millions of dollars]
COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
on Homeland Security
Discretionary............................... 64,900 .............. 93,289 98,614
Mandatory................................... .............. .............. 913 913
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NOTE.--The bill reported to the House contains an additional $28,389 million in discretionary budget authority
and $4,826 million in associated outlays for those recommended amounts, which are designated as disaster
relief funding. Pursuant to section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-5), these amounts are considered
adjustments to the discretionary spending limits.
FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
following table contains five-year projections associated with
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.
[In millions of dollars]
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Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2027............................................. \1\49,714
2028............................................. 18,248
2029............................................. 10,676
2030............................................. 4,847
2031 and future years............................ 8,887
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local
governments.
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and 17,900 2,755
local governments for 2027.......
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
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.
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, 2027:
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on
March 26, 2026, entitled ``Member Day.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from:
The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
The Honorable Melanie A. Stansbury (NM-01)
The Honorable James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11)
The Honorable Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29)
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on
April 16, 2026, entitled ``Budget Hearing--Department of
Homeland Security: CBP, ICE, and U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Mr. Rodney Scott, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
Mr. Todd Lyons, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Mr. Joseph Edlow, Director, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on
April 16, 2026, entitled ``Budget Hearing--Department of
Homeland Security: CISA, TSA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret
Service, and FEMA.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
Mr. Nick Andersen, Acting Director, Cybersecurity, and
Infrastructure Security Agency
Ms. Ha Nguyen McNeill, Acting Administrator, Transportation
Security Administration
Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
Mr. Sean Curran, Director, U.S. Secret Service
Ms. Karen Evans, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Compliance With Rule XIII, CL. 3(d) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change
is proposed is shown in roman):
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, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no
change is proposed is shown in roman):
ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE
* * * * * * *
SEC. 203. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.
(a) Definition of Small Impoverished Community.--In this
section, the term ``small impoverished community'' means a
community of 3,000 or fewer individuals that is economically
disadvantaged, as determined by the State in which the
community is located and based on criteria established by the
President.
(b) Establishment of Program.--The President [may] shall
establish a program to provide technical and financial
assistance to States and local governments to assist in the
implementation of predisaster hazard mitigation measures that
are related to a major disaster declaration in the previous 5
years and are cost-effective and are designed to reduce
injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property,
including damage to critical services and facilities under the
jurisdiction of the States or local governments.
(c) Approval by President.--If the President determines that
a State or local government has identified natural disaster
hazards in areas under its jurisdiction and has demonstrated
the ability to form effective public-private natural disaster
hazard mitigation partnerships, the President, using amounts in
the National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund
established under subsection (i) (referred to in this section
as the ``Fund''), [may] shall provide technical and financial
assistance to the State or local government to be used in
accordance with subsection (e).
(d) State Recommendations.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Recommendations.--The Governor of each
State may recommend to the President not fewer
than five local governments to receive
assistance under this section.
(B) Deadline for submission.--The
recommendations under subparagraph (A) shall be
submitted to the President not later than
October 1, 2001, and each October 1st
thereafter or such later date in the year as
the President may establish.
(C) Criteria.--In making recommendations
under subparagraph (A), a Governor shall
consider the criteria specified in subsection
(g).
(2) Use.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), in providing assistance to
local governments under this section, the
President shall select from local governments
recommended by the Governors under this
subsection.
(B) Extraordinary circumstances.--In
providing assistance to local governments under
this section, the President may select a local
government that has not been recommended by a
Governor under this subsection if the President
determines that extraordinary circumstances
justify the selection and that making the
selection will further the purpose of this
section.
(3) Effect of failure to nominate.--If a Governor of
a State fails to submit recommendations under this
subsection in a timely manner, the President may
select, subject to the criteria specified in subsection
(g), any local governments of the State to receive
assistance under this section.
(e) Uses of Technical and Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Technical and financial assistance
provided under this section--
(A) shall be used by States and local
governments principally to implement
predisaster hazard mitigation measures that are
cost-effective and are described in proposals
approved by the President under this section;
and
(B) may be used--
(i) to support effective public-
private natural disaster hazard
mitigation partnerships;
(ii) to improve the assessment of a
community's vulnerability to natural
hazards;
(iii) to establish hazard mitigation
priorities, and an appropriate hazard
mitigation plan, for a community; or
(iv) to establish and carry out
enforcement activities and implement
the latest published editions of
relevant consensus-based codes,
specifications, and standards that
incorporate the latest hazard-resistant
designs and establish minimum
acceptable criteria for the design,
construction, and maintenance of
residential structures and facilities
that may be eligible for assistance
under this Act for the purpose of
protecting the health, safety, and
general welfare of the buildings' users
against disasters.
(2) Dissemination.--A State or local government may
use not more than 10 percent of the financial
assistance received by the State or local government
under this section for a fiscal year to fund activities
to disseminate information regarding cost-effective
mitigation technologies.
(f) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) In general.--The President shall award financial
assistance under this section on a competitive basis
for mitigation activities that are cost effective and
in accordance with the criteria in subsection (g).
(2) Minimum and maximum amounts.--In providing
financial assistance under this section, the President
shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance
made available to a State (including amounts made
available to local governments of the State) for a
fiscal year--
(A) is not less than the lesser of--
(i) $575,000; or
(ii) the amount that is equal to 1
percent of the total funds appropriated
to carry out this section for the
fiscal year; and
(B) does not exceed the amount that is equal
to 15 percent of the total funds appropriated
to carry out this section for the fiscal year.
(3) Redistribution of unobligated amounts.--The
President may--
(A) withdraw amounts of financial assistance
made available to a State (including amounts
made available to local governments of a State)
under this subsection that remain unobligated
by the end of the third fiscal year after the
fiscal year for which the amounts were
allocated; and
(B) in the fiscal year following a fiscal
year in which amounts were withdrawn under
subparagraph (A), add the amounts to any other
amounts available to be awarded on a
competitive basis pursuant to paragraph (1).
(g) Criteria for Assistance Awards.--In determining whether
to provide technical and financial assistance to a State or
local government under this section, the President shall
provide financial assistance only in States that have received
a major disaster declaration in the previous [7 years] 5 years,
or to any Indian tribal government located partially or
entirely within the boundaries of such States, and take into
account--
(1) the extent and nature of the hazards to be
mitigated;
(2) the degree of commitment of the State or local
government to reduce damages from future natural
disasters;
(3) the degree of commitment by the State or local
government to support ongoing non-Federal support for
the hazard mitigation measures to be carried out using
the technical and financial assistance;
(4) the extent to which the hazard mitigation
measures to be carried out using the technical and
financial assistance contribute to the mitigation goals
and priorities established by the State;
(5) the extent to which the technical and financial
assistance is consistent with other assistance provided
under this Act;
(6) the extent to which prioritized, cost-effective
mitigation activities that produce meaningful and
definable outcomes are clearly identified;
(7) if the State or local government has submitted a
mitigation plan under section 322, the extent to which
the activities identified under paragraph (6) are
consistent with the mitigation plan;
(8) the opportunity to fund activities that maximize
net benefits to society;
(9) the extent to which assistance will fund
mitigation activities in small impoverished
communities;
(10) the extent to which the State, local, Indian
tribal, or territorial government has facilitated the
adoption and enforcement of the latest published
editions of relevant consensus-based codes,
specifications, and standards, including amendments
made by State, local, Indian tribal, or territorial
governments during the adoption process that
incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs and
establish criteria for the design, construction, and
maintenance of residential structures and facilities
that may be eligible for assistance under this Act for
the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and
general welfare of the buildings' users against
disasters[;]; and
(11) the extent to which the assistance will fund
activities that increase the level of resiliency[;
and].
[(12) such other criteria as the President
establishes in consultation with State and local
governments.]
(h) Federal Share.--
(1) In general.--Financial assistance provided under
this section may contribute up to 75 percent of the
total cost of mitigation activities approved by the
President.
(2) Small impoverished communities.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the President may contribute up to 90
percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity
carried out in a small impoverished community.
(i) National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation
Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The President [may] shall set aside
from the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to each
major disaster, an amount [equal to] that is not less
than 3 percent and not more than 6 percent of the
estimated aggregate amount of the grants to be made
pursuant to sections 403, 406, 407, 408, 410, 416, and
428 for the major disaster in order to provide
technical and financial assistance under this section
and such set aside shall be deemed to be related to
activities carried out pursuant to major disasters
under this Act.
(2) Estimated aggregate amount.--Not later than 180
days after each major disaster declaration pursuant to
this Act, the estimated aggregate amount of grants for
purposes of paragraph (1) shall be determined by the
President and such estimated amount need not be
reduced, increased, or changed due to variations in
estimates.
(3) No reduction in amounts.--The amount set aside
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not reduce the amounts
otherwise made available for sections 403, 404, 406,
407, 408, 410, 416, and 428 under this Act.
(j) Multihazard Advisory Maps.--
(1) Definition of multihazard advisory map.--In this
subsection, the term ``multihazard advisory map'' means
a map on which hazard data concerning each type of
natural disaster is identified simultaneously for the
purpose of showing areas of hazard overlap.
(2) Development of maps.--In consultation with
States, local governments, and appropriate Federal
agencies, the President shall develop multihazard
advisory maps for areas, in not fewer than five States,
that are subject to commonly recurring natural hazards
(including flooding, hurricanes and severe winds, and
seismic events).
(3) Use of technology.--In developing multihazard
advisory maps under this subsection, the President
shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, the most
cost-effective and efficient technology available.
(4) Use of maps.--
(A) Advisory nature.--The multihazard
advisory maps shall be considered to be
advisory and shall not require the development
of any new policy by, or impose any new policy
on, any government or private entity.
(B) Availability of maps.--The multihazard
advisory maps shall be made available to the
appropriate State and local governments for the
purposes of--
(i) informing the general public
about the risks of natural hazards in
the areas described in paragraph (2);
(ii) supporting the activities
described in subsection (e); and
(iii) other public uses.
(k) Report on Federal and State Administration.--Not later
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section,
the President, in consultation with State and local
governments, shall submit to Congress a report evaluating
efforts to implement this section and recommending a process
for transferring greater authority and responsibility for
administering the assistance program established under this
section to capable States.
(l) Prohibition on Earmarks.--
(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``congressionally directed spending'' means a statutory
provision or report language included primarily at the
request of a Senator or a Member, Delegate or Resident
Commissioner of the House of Representatives providing,
authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of
discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or
other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan
guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure
with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State,
locality, or Congressional district, other than through
a statutory or administrative formula-driven or
competitive award process.
(2) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available to carry out this section may
be used for congressionally directed spending.
(3) Certification to congress.--The Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to
Congress a certification regarding whether all
financial assistance under this section was awarded in
accordance with this section.
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IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
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TITLE I--GENERAL
definitions
Section 101. (a) As used in this Act--
(1) The term ``administrator'' means the official designated
by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 104(b) of this
Act.
(2) The term ``advocates'' includes, but is not limited to,
advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief
in.
(3) The term ``alien'' means any person not a citizen or
national of the United States.
(4) The term ``application for admission'' has reference to
the application for admission into the United States and not to
the application for the issuance of an immigrant or
nonimmigrant visa.
(5) The term ``Attorney General'' means the Attorney General
of the United States.
(6) The term ``border crossing identification card'' means a
document of identity bearing that designation issued to an
alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to
an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by
a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of
crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign
contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its
issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such
regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a
biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of
the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting
a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross
over the border into the United States unless the biometric
identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate
biometric characteristic of the alien.
(7) The term ``clerk of court'' means a clerk of a
naturalization court.
(8) The terms ``Commissioner'' and ``Deputy Commissioner''
mean the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization and a
Deputy Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization,
respectively.
(9) The term ``consular officer'' means any consular,
diplomatic, or other officer or employee of the United States
designated under regulations prescribed under authority
contained in this Act, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or
nonimmigrant visas or, when used in title III, for the purpose
of adjudicating nationality.
(10) The term ``crewman'' means a person serving in any
capacity on board a vessel or aircraft.
(11) The term ``diplomatic visa'' means a nonimmigrant visa
bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance
with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
(12) The term ``doctrine'' includes, but is not limited to,
policies, practices, purposes, aims, or procedures.
(13)(A) The terms ``admission'' and ``admitted'' mean, with
respect to an alien, the lawful entry of the alien into the
United States after inspection and authorization by an
immigration officer.
(B) An alien who is paroled under section 212(d)(5) or
permitted to land temporarily as an alien crewman shall not be
considered to have been admitted.
(C) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission
into the United States for purposes of the immigration laws
unless the alien--
(i) has abandoned or relinquished that status,
(ii) has been absent from the United States for a
continuous period in excess of 180 days,
(iii) has engaged in illegal activity after having
departed the United States,
(iv) has departed from the United States while under
legal process seeking removal of the alien from the
United States, including removal proceedings under this
Act and extradition proceedings,
(v) has committed an offense identified in section
212(a)(2), unless since such offense the alien has been
granted relief under section 212(h) or 240A(a), or
(vi) is attempting to enter at a time or place other
than as designated by immigration officers or has not
been admitted to the United States after inspection and
authorization by an immigration officer.
(14) The term ``foreign state'' includes outlying possessions
of a foreign state, but self-governing dominions and
territories under mandate or trusteeship shall be regarded as
separate foreign states.
(15) The term ``immigrant'' means every alien except an alien
who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant
aliens--
(A)(i) an ambassador, public minister, or career
diplomatic or consular officer who has been accredited
by a foreign government recognized de jure by the
United States and who is accepted by the President or
by the Secretary of State, and the members of the
alien's immediate family;
(ii) upon a basis of reciprocity, other officials and
employees who have been accredited by a foreign
government recognized de jure by the United States, who
are accepted by the Secretary of State, and the members
of their immediate families; and
(iii) upon a basis of reciprocity, attendants,
servants, personal employees, and members of their
immediate families, of the officials and employees who
have a nonimmigrant status under (i) and (ii) above;
(B) an alien (other than one coming for the purpose
of study or of performing skilled or unskilled labor or
as a representative of foreign press, radio, film, or
other foreign information media coming to engage in
such vocation) having a residence in a foreign country
which he has no intention of abandoning and who is
visiting the United States temporarily for business or
temporarily for pleasure;
(C)(i) an alien in immediate and continuous transit
through the United States, for a period not to exceed
29 days;
(ii) an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to
pass in transit to and from the United Nations
Headquarters District (as defined in section 209A(e) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 4309a(e))) and foreign countries, under the
provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section
11 of the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, done at Lake Success June 26, 1947 (61
Stat. 758); or
(iii) an alien passing in transit through the United
States to board a vessel on which the alien will
perform, or to disembark from a vessel on which the
alien performed, ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer
operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign
trade, for a period not to exceed 180 days;
(D)(i) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such
in a capacity required for normal operation and service
on board a vessel, as defined in section 258(a) (other
than a fishing vessel having its home port or an
operating base in the United States), or aircraft, who
intends to land temporarily and solely in pursuit of
his calling as a crewman and to depart from the United
States with the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived
or some other vessel or aircraft;
(ii) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such
in any capacity required for normal operations and
service aboard a fishing vessel having its home port or
an operating base in the United States who intends to
land temporarily in Guam or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands and solely in pursuit of his
calling as a crewman and to depart from Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with the
vessel on which he arrived; or
(iii) an alien crewman performing ship-to-ship liquid
cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel
engaged in foreign trade, who intends to land
temporarily solely in pursuit of the alien's
responsibilities as a crewman and to depart from the
United States on the vessel on which the alien arrived
or on another vessel or aircraft, for a period not to
exceed 180 days;
(E) an alien entitled to enter the United States
under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of
commerce and navigation between the United States and
the foreign state of which the alien is a national (or,
in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant
nationality through a financial investment and who has
not previously been granted status under this
subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a
national and in which the alien has been domiciled for
a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any
point before applying for a nonimmigrant visa under
this subparagraph), and the spouse and children of any
such alien if accompanying or following to join such
alien: (i) solely to carry on substantial trade,
including trade in services or trade in technology,
principally between the United States and the foreign
state of which the alien is a national; (ii) solely to
develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in
which the alien has invested, or of an enterprise in
which the alien is actively in the process of
investing, a substantial amount of capital; or (iii)
solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in
the United States if the alien is a national of the
Commonwealth of Australia and with respect to whom the
Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of
State that the intending employer has filed with the
Secretary of Labor an attestation under section
212(t)(1);
(F)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign
country which he has no intention of abandoning, who is
a bona fide student qualified to pursue a full course
of study and who seeks to enter the United States
temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such
a course of study consistent with section 214(l) at an
established college, university, seminary,
conservatory, academic high school, elementary school,
or other academic institution or in an accredited
language training program in the United States,
particularly designated by him and approved by the
Attorney General after consultation with the Secretary
of Education, which institution or place of study shall
have agreed to report to the Attorney General the
termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant student,
and if any such institution of learning or place of
study fails to make reports promptly the approval shall
be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor children
of any alien described in clause (i) if accompanying or
following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who
is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual
residence and place of abode in the country of
nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that
the alien's qualifications for and actual course of
study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the
United States institution or place of study from Canada
or Mexico;
(G)(i) a designated principal resident representative
of a foreign government recognized de jure by the
United States, which foreign government is a member of
an international organization entitled to enjoy
privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an
international organization under the International
Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669), accredited
resident members of the staff of such representatives,
and members of his or their immediate family;
(ii) other accredited representatives of such a
foreign government to such international organizations,
and the members of their immediate families;
(iii) an alien able to qualify under (i) or (ii)
above except for the fact that the government of which
such alien is an accredited representative is not
recognized de jure by the United States, or that the
government of which he is an accredited representative
is not a member of such international organization, and
the members of his immediate family;
(iv) officers, or employees of such international
organizations, and the members of their immediate
families;
(v) attendants, servants, and personal employees of
any such representative, officer, or employee, and the
members of the immediate families of such attendants,
servants, and personal employees;
(H) an alien (i) (b) subject to section 212(j)(2),
who is coming temporarily to the United States to
perform services (other than services described in
subclause (a) during the period in which such subclause
applies and other than services described in subclause
(ii)(a) or in subparagraph (O) or (P)) in a specialty
occupation described in section 214(i)(1) or as a
fashion model, who meets the requirements for the
occupation specified in section 214(i)(2) or, in the
case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and
ability, and with respect to whom the Secretary of
Labor determines and certifies to the Attorney General
that the intending employer has filed with the
Secretary an application under section 212(n)(1), or
(b1) who is entitled to enter the United States under
and in pursuance of the provisions of an agreement
listed in section 214(g)(8)(A), who is engaged in a
specialty occupation described in section 214(i)(3),
and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor
determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Secretary of State that the intending
employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an
attestation under section 212(t)(1), or (c) who is
coming temporarily to the United States to perform
services as a registered nurse, who meets the
qualifications described in section 212(m)(1), and with
respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and
certifies to the Attorney General that an unexpired
attestation is on file and in effect under section
212(m)(2) for the facility (as defined in section
212(m)(6)) for which the alien will perform the
services; or (ii)(a) having a residence in a foreign
country which he has no intention of abandoning who is
coming temporarily to the United States to perform
agricultural labor or services, as defined by the
Secretary of Labor in regulations and including
agricultural labor defined in section 3121(g) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, agriculture as defined
in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 203(f)), and the pressing of apples for
cider on a farm, of a temporary or seasonal nature, or
(b) having a residence in a foreign country which he
has no intention of abandoning who is coming
temporarily to the United States to perform other
temporary service or labor if unemployed persons
capable of performing such service or labor cannot be
found in this country, but this clause shall not apply
to graduates of medical schools coming to the United
States to perform services as members of the medical
profession; or (iii) having a residence in a foreign
country which he has no intention of abandoning who is
coming temporarily to the United States as a trainee,
other than to receive graduate medical education or
training, in a training program that is not designed
primarily to provide productive employment; and the
alien spouse and minor children of any such alien
specified in this paragraph if accompanying him or
following to join him;
(I) upon a basis of reciprocity, an alien who is a
bona fide representative of foreign press, radio, film,
or other foreign information media, who seeks to enter
the United States solely to engage in such vocation,
and the spouse and children of such a representative if
accompanying or following to join him;
(J) an alien having a residence in a foreign country
which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona
fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor,
research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of
specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of
similar description, who is coming temporarily to the
United States as a participant in a program designated
by the Director of the United States Information
Agency, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or
lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research,
consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving
training and who, if he is coming to the United States
to participate in a program under which he will receive
graduate medical education or training, also meets the
requirements of section 212(j), and the alien spouse
and minor children of any such alien if accompanying
him or following to join him;
(K) subject to subsections (d) and (p) of section
214, an alien who--
(i) is the fiancee or fiance of a citizen of
the United States (other than a citizen
described in section 204(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I)) and
who seeks to enter the United States solely to
conclude a valid marriage with the petitioner
within ninety days after admission;
(ii) has concluded a valid marriage with a
citizen of the United States (other than a
citizen described in section
204(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I)) who is the petitioner,
is the beneficiary of a petition to accord a
status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) that was
filed under section 204 by the petitioner, and
seeks to enter the United States to await the
approval of such petition and the availability
to the alien of an immigrant visa; or
(iii) is the minor child of an alien
described in clause (i) or (ii) and is
accompanying, or following to join, the alien;
(L) subject to section 214(c)(2), an alien who,
within 3 years preceding the time of his application
for admission into the United States, has been employed
continuously for one year by a firm or corporation or
other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary
thereof and who seeks to enter the United States
temporarily in order to continue to render his services
to the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate
thereof in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or
involves specialized knowledge, and the alien spouse
and minor children of any such alien if accompanying
him or following to join him;
(M)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign
country which he has no intention of abandoning who
seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely
for the purpose of pursuing a full course of study at
an established vocational or other recognized
nonacademic institution (other than in a language
training program) in the United States particularly
designated by him and approved by the Attorney General,
after consultation with the Secretary of Education,
which institution shall have agreed to report to the
Attorney General the termination of attendance of each
nonimmigrant nonacademic student and if any such
institution fails to make reports promptly the approval
shall be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor
children of any alien described in clause (i) if
accompanying or following to join such an alien, and
(iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico,
who maintains actual residence and place of abode in
the country of nationality, who is described in clause
(i) except that the alien's course of study may be full
or part-time, and who commutes to the United States
institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico;
(N)(i) the parent of an alien accorded the status of
special immigrant under paragraph (27)(I)(i) (or under
analogous authority under paragraph (27)(L)), but only
if and while the alien is a child, or (ii) a child of
such parent or of an alien accorded the status of a
special immigrant under clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of
paragraph (27)(I) (or under analogous authority under
paragraph (27)(L));
(O) an alien who--
(i) has extraordinary ability in the
sciences, arts, education, business, or
athletics which has been demonstrated by
sustained national or international acclaim or,
with regard to motion picture and television
productions a demonstrated record of
extraordinary achievement, and whose
achievements have been recognized in the field
through extensive documentation, and seeks to
enter the United States to continue work in the
area of extraordinary ability; or
(ii)(I) seeks to enter the United States
temporarily and solely for the purpose of
accompanying and assisting in the artistic or
athletic performance by an alien who is
admitted under clause (i) for a specific event
or events,
(II) is an integral part of such actual
performance,
(III)(a) has critical skills and experience
with such alien which are not of a general
nature and which cannot be performed by other
individuals, or (b) in the case of a motion
picture or television production, has skills
and experience with such alien which are not of
a general nature and which are critical either
based on a pre-existing longstanding working
relationship or, with respect to the specific
production, because significant production
(including pre- and post-production work) will
take place both inside and outside the United
States and the continuing participation of the
alien is essential to the successful completion
of the production, and
(IV) has a foreign residence which the alien
has no intention of abandoning; or
(iii) is the alien spouse or child of an
alien described in clause (i) or (ii) and is
accompanying, or following to join, the alien;
(P) an alien having a foreign residence which the
alien has no intention of abandoning who--
(i)(a) is described in section 214(c)(4)(A)
(relating to athletes), or (b) is described in
section 214(c)(4)(B) (relating to entertainment
groups);
(ii)(I) performs as an artist or entertainer,
individually or as part of a group, or is an
integral part of the performance of such a
group, and
(II) seeks to enter the United States
temporarily and solely for the purpose of
performing as such an artist or entertainer or
with such a group under a reciprocal exchange
program which is between an organization or
organizations in the United States and an
organization or organizations in one or more
foreign states and which provides for the
temporary exchange of artists and entertainers;
(iii)(I) performs as an artist or
entertainer, individually or as part of a
group, or is an integral part of the
performance of such a group, and
(II) seeks to enter the United States
temporarily and solely to perform, teach, or
coach as such an artist or entertainer or with
such a group under a commercial or
noncommercial program that is culturally
unique; [or]
(iv) seeks to enter the
United States temporarily and
solely for the purpose of
performing functions that are
integral and essential to the
operation of a mobile
entertainment provider (as set
forth in section
214(c)(4)(I)(ii)); or
[(iv)] (v) is the spouse or child of an alien
described in [clause (i), (ii), or (iii)]
clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) and is
accompanying, or following to join, the alien;
(Q) an alien having a residence in a foreign country
which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming
temporarily (for a period not to exceed 15 months) to
the United States as a participant in an international
cultural exchange program approved by the Secretary of
Homeland Security for the purpose of providing
practical training, employment, and the sharing of the
history, culture, and traditions of the country of the
alien's nationality and who will be employed under the
same wages and working conditions as domestic workers;
(R) an alien, and the spouse and children of the
alien if accompanying or following to join the alien,
who--
(i) for the 2 years immediately preceding the
time of application for admission, has been a
member of a religious denomination having a
bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in
the United States; and
(ii) seeks to enter the United States for a
period not to exceed 5 years to perform the
work described in subclause (I), (II), or (III)
of paragraph (27)(C)(ii);
(S) subject to section 214(k), an alien--
(i) who the Attorney General determines--
(I) is in possession of critical
reliable information concerning a
criminal organization or enterprise;
(II) is willing to supply or has
supplied such information to Federal or
State law enforcement authorities or a
Federal or State court; and
(III) whose presence in the United
States the Attorney General determines
is essential to the success of an
authorized criminal investigation or
the successful prosecution of an
individual involved in the criminal
organization or enterprise; or
(ii) who the Secretary of State and the
Attorney General jointly determine--
(I) is in possession of critical
reliable information concerning a
terrorist organization, enterprise, or
operation;
(II) is willing to supply or has
supplied such information to Federal
law enforcement authorities or a
Federal court;
(III) will be or has been placed in
danger as a result of providing such
information; and
(IV) is eligible to receive a reward
under section 36(a) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956,
and, if the Attorney General (or with respect to clause
(ii), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
jointly) considers it to be appropriate, the spouse,
married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents
of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) if
accompanying, or following to join, the alien;
(T)(i) subject to section 214(o), an alien who the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or in the case of
subclause (III)(aa) the Secretary of Homeland Security,
in consultation with the Attorney General, determines--
(I) is or has been a victim of a
severe form of trafficking in persons,
as defined in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000;
(II) is physically present in the
United States, American Samoa, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, or at a port of entry thereto,
on account of such trafficking,
including physical presence on account
of the alien having been allowed entry
into the United States for
participation in investigative or
judicial processes associated with an
act or a perpetrator of trafficking;
(III)(aa) has complied with any
reasonable request for assistance in
the Federal, State or local
investigation or prosecution of acts of
trafficking or the investigation of
crime where acts of trafficking are at
least one central reason for the
commission of that crime;
(bb) in consultation with the Attorney
General, as appropriate, is unable to cooperate
with a request described in item (aa) due to
physical or psychological trauma; or
(cc) has not attained 18 years of
age; and
(IV) the alien would suffer extreme
hardship involving unusual and severe
harm upon removal; and
(ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien
described in clause (i)--
(I) in the case of an alien described in
clause (i) who is under 21 years of age, the
spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18
years of age on the date on which such alien
applied for status under such clause, and
parents of such alien;
(II) in the case of an alien described in
clause (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the
spouse and children of such alien; or
(III) any parent or unmarried sibling under
18 years of age of an alien described in
subclause (I) or (II) who the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the law
enforcement officer investigating a severe form
of trafficking, determines faces a present
danger of retaliation as a result of the
alien's escape from the severe form of
trafficking or cooperation with law
enforcement.
(U)(i) subject to section 214(p), an alien who files
a petition for status under this subparagraph, if the
Secretary of Homeland Security determines that--
(I) the alien has suffered
substantial physical or mental abuse as
a result of having been a victim of
criminal activity described in clause
(iii);
(II) the alien (or in the case of an
alien child under the age of 16, the
parent, guardian, or next friend of the
alien) possesses information concerning
criminal activity described in clause
(iii);
(III) the alien (or in the case of an
alien child under the age of 16, the
parent, guardian, or next friend of the
alien) has been helpful, is being
helpful, or is likely to be helpful to
a Federal, State, or local law
enforcement official, to a Federal,
State, or local prosecutor, to a
Federal or State judge, to the Service,
or to other Federal, State, or local
authorities investigating or
prosecuting criminal activity described
in clause (iii); and
(IV) the criminal activity described
in clause (iii) violated the laws of
the United States or occurred in the
United States (including in Indian
country and military installations) or
the territories and possessions of the
United States;
(ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien
described in clause (i)--
(I) in the case of an alien described in
clause (i) who is under 21 years of age, the
spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18
years of age on the date on which such alien
applied for status under such clause, and
parents of such alien; or
(II) in the case of an alien described in
clause (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the
spouse and children of such alien; and
(iii) the criminal activity referred to in
this clause is that involving one or more of
the following or any similar activity in
violation of Federal, State, or local criminal
law: rape; torture; trafficking; incest;
domestic violence; sexual assault; abusive
sexual contact; prostitution; sexual
exploitation; stalking; female genital
mutilation; being held hostage; peonage;
involuntary servitude; slave trade; kidnapping;
abduction; unlawful criminal restraint; false
imprisonment; blackmail; extortion;
manslaughter; murder; felonious assault;
witness tampering; obstruction of justice;
perjury; fraud in foreign labor contracting (as
defined in section 1351 of title 18, United
States Code); or attempt, conspiracy, or
solicitation to commit any of the above
mentioned crimes; or
(V) subject to section 214(q), an alien who is the
beneficiary (including a child of the principal alien,
if eligible to receive a visa under section 203(d)) of
a petition to accord a status under section
203(a)(2)(A) that was filed with the Attorney General
under section 204 on or before the date of the
enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,
if--
(i) such petition has been pending for 3
years or more; or
(ii) such petition has been approved, 3 years
or more have elapsed since such filing date,
and--
(I) an immigrant visa is not
immediately available to the alien
because of a waiting list of applicants
for visas under section 203(a)(2)(A);
or
(II) the alien's application for an
immigrant visa, or the alien's
application for adjustment of status
under section 245, pursuant to the
approval of such petition, remains
pending.
(16) The term ``immigrant visa'' means an immigrant visa
required by this Act and properly issued by a consular officer
at his office outside of the United States to an eligible
immigrant under the provisions of this Act.
(17) The term ``immigration laws'' includes this Act and all
laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating
to the immigration, exclusion, deportation, expulsion or
removal of aliens.
(18) The term ``immigration officer'' means any employee or
class of employees of the Service or of the United States
designated by the Attorney General, individually or by
regulation, to perform the functions of an immigration officer
specified by this Act or any section thereof.
(19) The term ``ineligible to citizenship,'' when used in
reference to any individual, means, notwithstanding the
provisions of any treaty relating to military service, an
individual who is, or was at any time, permanently debarred
from becoming a citizen of the United States under section 3(a)
of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended
(54 Stat. 885; 55 Stat. 844), or under section 4(a) of the
Selective Service Act of 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 605; 65
Stat. 76), or under any section of this Act, or any other Act,
or under any law amendatory of, supplementary to, or in
substitution for, any of such sections or Acts.
(20) The term ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence''
means the status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege
of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in
accordance with the immigration laws, such status not having
changed.
(21) The term ``national'' means a person owing permanent
allegiance to a state.
(22) The term ``national of the United States'' means (A) a
citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a
citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the
United States.
(23) The term ``naturalization'' means the conferring of
nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means
whatsoever.
(25) The term ``noncombatant service'' shall not include
service in which the individual is not subject to military
discipline, court martial, or does not wear the uniform of any
branch of the armed forces.
(26) The term ``nonimmigrant visa'' means a visa properly
issued to an alien as an eligible nonimmigrant by a competent
officer as provided in this Act.
(27) The term ``special immigrant'' means--
(A) an immigrant, lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, who is returning from a temporary visit
abroad;
(B) an immigrant who was a citizen of the United
States and may, under section 324(a) or 327 of title
III, apply for reacquisition of citizenship;
(C) an immigrant, and the immigrant's spouse and
children if accompanying or following to join the
immigrant, who--
(i) for at least 2 years immediately
preceding the time of application for
admission, has been a member of a religious
denomination having a bona fide nonprofit,
religious organization in the United States;
(ii) seeks to enter the United States--
(I) solely for the purpose of
carrying on the vocation of a minister
of that religious denomination,
(II) before September 30, 2015, in
order to work for the organization at
the request of the organization in a
professional capacity in a religious
vocation or occupation, or
(III) before September 30, 2015, in
order to work for the organization (or
for a bona fide organization which is
affiliated with the religious
denomination and is exempt from
taxation as an organization described
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) at the request of
the organization in a religious
vocation or occupation; and
(iii) has been carrying on such vocation,
professional work, or other work continuously
for at least the 2-year period described in
clause (i);
(D) an immigrant who--
(i) is an employee, or an honorably retired
former employee, of the United States
Government abroad, or of the American Institute
in Taiwan, and who has performed faithful
service for a total of fifteen years, or more,
and his accompanying spouse and children:
Provided, That the principal officer of a
Foreign Service establishment (or, in the case
of the American Institute in Taiwan, the
Director thereof), in his discretion, shall
have recommended the granting of special
immigrant status to such alien in exceptional
circumstances and the Secretary of State
approves such recommendation and finds that it
is in the national interest to grant such
status; or
(ii) is the surviving spouse or child of an
employee of the United States Government
abroad: Provided, That the employee performed
faithful service for a total of not less than
15 years or was killed in the line of duty;
(E) an immigrant, and his accompanying spouse and
children, who is or has been an employee of the Panama
Canal Company or Canal Zone Government before the date
on which the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 (as described
in section 3 (a)(1) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979)
enters into force, who was resident in the Canal Zone
on the effective date of the exchange of instruments of
ratification of such Treaty, and who has performed
faithful service as such an employee for one year or
more;
(F) an immigrant, and his accompanying spouse and
children, who is a Panamanian national and (i) who,
before the date on which such Panama Canal Treaty of
1977 enters into force, has been honorably retired from
United States Government employment in the Canal Zone
with a total of 15 years or more of faithful service,
or (ii) who on the date on which such Treaty enters
into force, has been employed by the United States
Government in the Canal Zone with a total of 15 years
or more of faithful service and who subsequently is
honorably retired from such employment or continues to
be employed by the United States Government in an area
of the former Canal Zone or continues to be employed by
the United States Government in an area of the former
Canal Zone;
(G) an immigrant, and his accompanying spouse and
children, who was an employee of the Panama Canal
Company or Canal Zone government on the effective date
of the exchange of instruments of ratification of such
Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, who has performed faithful
service for five years or more as such an employee, and
whose personal safety, or the personal safety of whose
spouse or children, as a direct result of such Treaty,
is reasonably placed in danger because of the special
nature of any of that employment;
(H) an immigrant, and his accompanying spouse and
children, who--
(i) has graduated from a medical school or
has qualified to practice medicine in a foreign
state,
(ii) was fully and permanently licensed to
practice medicine in a State on January 9,
1978, and was practicing medicine in a State on
that date,
(iii) entered the United States as a
nonimmigrant under subsection (a)(15)(H) or
(a)(15)(J) before January 10, 1978, and
(iv) has been continuously present in the
United States in the practice or study of
medicine since the date of such entry;
(I)(i) an immigrant who is the unmarried son or
daughter of an officer or employee, or of a former
officer or employee, of an international organization
described in paragraph (15)(G)(i), and who (I) while
maintaining the status of a nonimmigrant under
paragraph (15)(G)(iv) or paragraph (15)(N), has resided
and been physically present in the United States for
periods totaling at least one-half of the seven years
before the date of application for a visa or for
adjustment of status to a status under this
subparagraph and for a period or periods aggregating at
least seven years between the ages of five and 21
years, and (II) applies for a visa or adjustment of
status under this subparagraph no later than his
twenty-fifth birthday or six months after the date of
the enactment of the Immigration Technical Corrections
Act of 1988, whichever is later;
(ii) an immigrant who is the surviving spouse of a
deceased officer or employee of such an international
organization, and who (I) while maintaining the status
of a nonimmigrant under paragraph (15)(G)(iv) or
paragraph (15)(N), has resided and been physically
present in the United States for periods totaling at
least one-half of the seven years before the date of
application for a visa or for adjustment of status to a
status under this subparagraph and for a period or
periods aggregating at least 15 years before the date
of the death of such officer or employee, and (II)
files a petition for status under this subparagraph no
later than six months after the date of such death or
six months after the date of such death or six months
after the date of the enactment of the Immigration
Technical Corrections Act of 1988, whichever is later;
(iii) an immigrant who is a retired officer or
employee of such an international organization, and who
(I) while maintaining the status of a nonimmigrant
under paragraph (15)(G)(iv), has resided and been
physically present in the United States for periods
totaling at least one-half of the seven years before
the date of application for a visa or for adjustment of
status to a status under this subparagraph and for a
period or periods aggregating at least 15 years before
the date of the officer or employee's retirement from
any such international organization, and (II) files a
petition for status under this subparagraph no later
than six months after the date of such retirement or
six months after the date of enactment of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act
of 1994, whichever is later; or
(iv) an immigrant who is the spouse of a retired
officer or employee accorded the status of special
immigrant under clause (iii), accompanying or following
to join such retired officer or employee as a member of
his immediate family;
(J) an immigrant who is present in the United
States--
(i) who has been declared dependent on a
juvenile court located in the United States or
whom such a court has legally committed to, or
placed under the custody of, an agency or
department of a State, or an individual or
entity appointed by a State or juvenile court
located in the United States, and whose
reunification with 1 or both of the immigrant's
parents is not viable due to abuse, neglect,
abandonment, or a similar basis found under
State law;
(ii) for whom it has been determined in
administrative or judicial proceedings that it
would not be in the alien's best interest to be
returned to the alien's or parent's previous
country of nationality or country of last
habitual residence; and
(iii) in whose case the Secretary of Homeland
Security consents to the grant of special
immigrant juvenile status, except that--
(I) no juvenile court has
jurisdiction to determine the custody
status or placement of an alien in the
custody of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services unless the Secretary of
Health and Human Services specifically
consents to such jurisdiction; and
(II) no natural parent or prior
adoptive parent of any alien provided
special immigrant status under this
subparagraph shall thereafter, by
virtue of such parentage, be accorded
any right, privilege, or status under
this Act;
(K) an immigrant who has served honorably on active
duty in the Armed Forces of the United States after
October 15, 1978, and after original lawful enlistment
outside the United States (under a treaty or agreement
in effect on the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph) for a period or periods aggregating--
(i) 12 years and who, if separated from such
service, was never separated except under
honorable conditions, or
(ii) 6 years, in the case of an immigrant who
is on active duty at the time of seeking
special immigrant status under this
subparagraph and who has reenlisted to incur a
total active duty service obligation of at
least 12 years,
and the spouse or child of any such immigrant if
accompanying or following to join the immigrant, but
only if the executive department under which the
immigrant serves or served recommends the granting of
special immigrant status to the immigrant;
(L) an immigrant who would be described in clause
(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (I) if any
reference in such a clause--
(i) to an international organization
described in paragraph (15)(G)(i) were treated
as a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO);
(ii) to a nonimmigrant under paragraph
(15)(G)(iv) were treated as a reference to a
nonimmigrant classifiable under NATO-6 (as a
member of a civilian component accompanying a
force entering in accordance with the
provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces
Agreement, a member of a civilian component
attached to or employed by an Allied
Headquarters under the ``Protocol on the Status
of International Military Headquarters'' set up
pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, or as a
dependent); and
(iii) to the Immigration Technical
Corrections Act of 1988 or to the Immigration
and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of
1994 were a reference to the American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act
of 1998
(M) subject to the numerical limitations of section
203(b)(4), an immigrant who seeks to enter the United
States to work as a broadcaster in the United States
for the International Broadcasting Bureau of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, or for a grantee of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the
immigrant's accompanying spouse and children.
(28) The term ``organization'' means, but is not limited to,
an organization, corporation, company, partnership,
association, trust, foundation or fund; and includes a group of
persons, whether or not incorporated, permanently or
temporarily associated together with joint action on any
subject or subjects.
(29) The term ``outlying possessions of the United States''
means American Samoa and Swains Island.
(30) The term ``passport'' means any travel document issued
by competent authority showing the bearer's origin, identity,
and nationality if any, which is valid for the admission of the
bearer into a foreign country.
(31) The term ``permanent'' means a relationship of
continuing or lasting nature, as distinguished from temporary,
but a relationship may be permanent even though it is one that
may be dissolved eventually at the instance either of the
United States or of the individual, in accordance with law.
(32) The term ``profession'' shall include but not be limited
to architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons, and
teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges,
academies, or seminaries.
(33) The term ``residence'' means the place of general abode;
the place of general abode of a person means his principal,
actual dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent.
(34) The term ``Service'' means the Immigration and
Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice.
(35) The term ``spouse'', ``wife'', or ``husband'' does not
include a spouse, wife, or husband by reason of any marriage
ceremony where the contracting parties thereto are not
physically present in the presence of each other, unless the
marriage shall have been consummated.
(36) The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(37) The term ``totalitarian party'' means an organization
which advocates the establishment in the United States of a
totalitarian dictatorship or totalitarianism. The terms
``totalitarian dictatorship'' and ``totalitarianism'' mean and
refer to systems of government not representative in fact,
characterized by (A) the existence of a single political party,
organized on a dictatorial basis, with so close an identity
between such party and its policies and the governmental
policies of the country in which it exists, that the party and
the government constitute an indistinguishable unit, and (B)
the forcible suppression of opposition to such party.
(38) The term ``United States'', except as otherwise
specifically herein provided, when used in a geographical
sense, means the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(39) The term ``unmarried'', when used in reference to any
individual as of any time, means an individual who at such time
is not married, whether or not previously married.
(40) The term ``world communism'' means a revolutionary
movement, the purpose of which is to establish eventually a
Communist totalitarian dictatorship in any or all the countries
of the world through the medium of an internationally
coordinated Communist political movement.
(41) The term ``graduates of a medical school'' means aliens
who have graduated from a medical school or who have qualified
to practice medicine in a foreign state, other than such aliens
who are of national or international renown in the field of
medicine.
(42) The term ``refugee'' means (A) any person who is outside
any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a
person having no nationality, is outside any country in which
such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or
unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail
himself or herself of the protection of, that country because
of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account
of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group, or political opinion, or (B) in such
circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation
(as defined in section 207(e) of this Act) may specify, any
person who is within the country of such person's nationality
or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the
country in which such person is habitually residing, and who is
persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on
account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion. The term
``refugee'' does not include any person who ordered, incited,
assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any
person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in
a particular social group, or political opinion. For purposes
of determinations under this Act, a person who has been forced
to abort a pregnancy or to undergo involuntary sterilization,
or who has been persecuted for failure or refusal to undergo
such a procedure or for other resistance to a coercive
population control program, shall be deemed to have been
persecuted on account of political opinion, and a person who
has a well founded fear that he or she will be forced to
undergo such a procedure or subject to persecution for such
failure, refusal, or resistance shall be deemed to have a well
founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion.
(43) The term ``aggravated felony'' means--
(A) murder, rape, or sexual abuse of a minor;
(B) illicit trafficking in a controlled substance (as
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances
Act), including a drug trafficking crime (as defined in
section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code);
(C) illicit trafficking in firearms or destructive
devices (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United
States Code) or in explosive materials (as defined in
section 841(c) of that title);
(D) an offense described in section 1956 of title 18,
United States Code (relating to laundering of monetary
instruments) or section 1957 of that title (relating to
engaging in monetary transactions in property derived
from specific unlawful activity) if the amount of the
funds exceeded $10,000;
(E) an offense described in--
(i) section 842 (h) or (i) of title 18,
United States Code, or section 844 (d), (e),
(f), (g), (h), or (i) of that title (relating
to explosive materials offenses);
(ii) section 922(g) (1), (2), (3), (4), or
(5), (j), (n), (o), (p), or (r) or 924 (b) or
(h) of title 18, United States Code (relating
to firearms offenses); or
(iii) section 5861 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to firearms offenses);
(F) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of
title 18, United States Code, but not including a
purely political offense) for which the term of
imprisonment at least one year;
(G) a theft offense (including receipt of stolen
property) or burglary offense for which the term of
imprisonment imposed (regardless of any suspension of
such imprisonment) at least one year;
(H) an offense described in section 875, 876, 877, or
1202 of title 18, United States Code (relating to the
demand for or receipt of ransom);
(I) an offense described in section 2251, 2251A, or
2252 of title 18, United States Code (relating to child
pornography);
(J) an offense described in section 1962 of title 18,
United States Code (relating to racketeer influenced
corrupt organizations), or an offense described in
section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent offense)
or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling offenses),
for which a sentence of one year imprisonment or more
may be imposed;
(K) an offense that--
(i) relates to the owning, controlling,
managing, or supervising of a prostitution
business;
(ii) is described in section 2421, 2422, or
2423 of title 18, United States Code (relating
to transportation for the purpose of
prostitution) if committed for commercial
advantage; or
(iii) is described in any of sections 1581-
1585 or 1588-1591 of title 18, United States
Code (relating to peonage, slavery, involuntary
servitude, and trafficking in persons);
(L) an offense described in--
(i) section 793 (relating to gathering or
transmitting national defense information), 798
(relating to disclosure of classified
information), 2153 (relating to sabotage) or
2381 or 2382 (relating to treason) of title 18,
United States Code;
(ii) section 601 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421) (relating to protecting
the identity of undercover intelligence
agents); or
(iii) section 601 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (relating to protecting the
identity of undercover agents);
(M) an offense that--
(i) involves fraud or deceit in which the
loss to the victim or victims exceeds $10,000;
or
(ii) is described in section 7201 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax
evasion) in which the revenue loss to the
Government exceeds $10,000;
(N) an offense described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)
of section 274(a) (relating to alien smuggling), except
in the case of a first offense for which the alien has
affirmatively shown that the alien committed the
offense for the purpose of assisting, abetting, or
aiding only the alien's spouse, child, or parent (and
no other individual) to violate a provision of this Act
(O) an offense described in section 275(a) or 276
committed by an alien who was previously deported on
the basis of a conviction for an offense described in
another subparagraph of this paragraph;
(P) an offense (i) which either is falsely making,
forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering a
passport or instrument in violation of section 1543 of
title 18, United States Code, or is described in
section 1546(a) of such title (relating to document
fraud) and (ii) for which the term of imprisonment
imposed (regardless of any suspension of such
imprisonment) is at least 12 months, except in the case
of a first offense for which the alien has
affirmatively shown that the alien committed the
offense for the purpose of assisting, abetting, or
aiding only the alien's spouse, child, or parent (and
no other individual) to violate a provision of this
Act;
(Q) an offense relating to a failure to appear by a
defendant for service of sentence if the underlying
offense is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 5
years or more;
(R) an offense relating to commercial bribery,
counterfeiting, forgery, or trafficking in vehicles the
identification numbers of which have been altered for
which the term of imprisonment is at least one year;
(S) an offense relating to obstruction of justice,
perjury or subornation of perjury, or bribery of a
witness, for which the term of imprisonment is at least
one year;
(T) an offense relating to a failure to appear before
a court pursuant to a court order to answer to or
dispose of a charge of a felony for which a sentence of
2 years' imprisonment or more may be imposed; and
(U) an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense
described in this paragraph.
The term applies to an offense described in this paragraph
whether in violation of Federal or State law and applies to
such an offense in violation of the law of a foreign country
for which the term of imprisonment was completed within the
previous 15 years. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including any effective date), the term applies regardless of
whether the conviction was entered before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this paragraph.
(44)(A) The term ``managerial capacity'' means an assignment
within an organization in which the employee primarily--
(i) manages the organization, or a department,
subdivision, function, or component of the
organization;
(ii) supervises and controls the work of other
supervisory, professional, or managerial employees, or
manages an essential function within the organization,
or a department or subdivision of the organization;
(iii) if another employee or other employees are
directly supervised, has the authority to hire and fire
or recommend those as well as other personnel actions
(such as promotion and leave authorization) or, if no
other employee is directly supervised, functions at a
senior level within the organizational hierarchy or
with respect to the function managed; and
(iv) exercises discretion over the day-to-day
operations of the activity or function for which the
employee has authority.
A first-line supervisor is not considered to be acting in a
managerial capacity merely by virtue of the supervisor's
supervisory duties unless the employees supervised are
professional.
(B) The term ``executive capacity'' means an assignment
within an organization in which the employee primarily--
(i) directs the management of the organization or a
major component or function of the organization;
(ii) establishes the goals and policies of the
organization, component, or function;
(iii) exercises wide latitude in discretionary
decision-making; and
(iv) receives only general supervision or direction
from higher level executives, the board of directors,
or stockholders of the organization.
(C) If staffing levels are used as a factor in determining
whether an individual is acting in a managerial or executive
capacity, the Attorney General shall take into account the
reasonable needs of the organization, component, or function in
light of the overall purpose and stage of development of the
organization, component, or function. An individual shall not
be considered to be acting in a managerial or executive
capacity (as previously defined) merely on the basis of the
number of employees that the individual supervises or has
supervised or directs or has directed.
(45) The term ``substantial'' means, for purposes of
paragraph (15)(E) with reference to trade or capital, such an
amount of trade or capital as is established by the Secretary
of State, after consultation with appropriate agencies of
Government.
(46) The term ``extraordinary ability'' means, for purposes
of section 101(a)(15)(O)(i), in the case of the arts,
distinction.
(47)(A) The term ``order of deportation'' means the order of
the special inquiry officer, or other such administrative
officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated the
responsibility for determining whether an alien is deportable,
concluding that the alien is deportable or ordering
deportation.
(B) The order described under subparagraph (A) shall become
final upon the earlier of--
(i) a determination by the Board of Immigration
Appeals affirming such order; or
(ii) the expiration of the period in which the alien
is permitted to seek review of such order by the Board
of Immigration Appeals.
(48)(A) The term ``conviction'' means, with respect to an
alien, a formal judgment of guilt of the alien entered by a
court or, if adjudication of guilt has been withheld, where--
(i) a judge or jury has found the alien guilty or the
alien has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere
or has admitted sufficient facts to warrant a finding
of guilt, and
(ii) the judge has ordered some form of punishment,
penalty, or restraint on the alien's liberty to be
imposed.
(B) Any reference to a term of imprisonment or a sentence
with respect to an offense is deemed to include the period of
incarceration or confinement ordered by a court of law
regardless of any suspension of the imposition or execution of
that imprisonment or sentence in whole or in part.
(49) The term ``stowaway'' means any alien who obtains
transportation without the consent of the owner, charterer,
master or person in command of any vessel or aircraft through
concealment aboard such vessel or aircraft. A passenger who
boards with a valid ticket is not to be considered a stowaway.
(50) The term ``intended spouse'' means any alien who meets
the criteria set forth in section
204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB), 204(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB), or
240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(III).
(51) The term ``VAWA self-petitioner'' means an
alien, or a child of the alien, who qualifies for
relief under--
(A) clause (iii), (iv), or (vii) of section
204(a)(1)(A);
(B) clause (ii) or (iii) of section
204(a)(1)(B);
(C) section 216(c)(4)(C);
(D) the first section of Public Law 89-732 (8
U.S.C. 1255 note) (commonly known as the Cuban
Adjustment Act) as a child or spouse who has
been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty;
(E) section 902(d)(1)(B) of the Haitian
Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (8
U.S.C. 1255 note);
(F) section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; or
(G) section 309 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(division C of Public Law 104-208).
(52) The term ``accredited language training program'' means
a language training program that is accredited by an
accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
(b) As used in titles I and II--
(1) The term ``child'' means an unmarried person under
twenty-one years of age who is--
(A) a child born in wedlock;
(B) a stepchild, whether or not born out of wedlock,
provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen
years at the time the marriage creating the status of
stepchild occurred;
(C) a child legitimated under the law of the child's
residence or domicile, or under the law of the father's
residence or domicile, whether in or outside the United
States, if such legitimation takes place before the
child reaches the age of eighteen years and the child
is in the legal custody of the legitimating parent or
parents at the time of such legitimation;
(D) a child born out of wedlock, by, through whom, or
on whose behalf a status, privilege, or benefit is
sought by virtue of the relationship of the child to
its natural mother or to its natural father if the
father has or had a bona fide parent-child relationship
with the person;
(E)(i) a child adopted while under the age of sixteen
years if the child has been in the legal custody of,
and has resided with, the adopting parent or parents
for at least two years or if the child has been
battered or subject to extreme cruelty by the adopting
parent or by a family member of the adopting parent
residing in the same household: Provided, That no
natural parent of any such adopted child shall
thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded
any right, privilege, or status under this Act; or
(ii) subject to the same proviso as in clause (i), a
child who: (I) is a natural sibling of a child
described in clause (i) or subparagraph (F)(i); (II)
was adopted by the adoptive parent or parents of the
sibling described in such clause or subparagraph; and
(III) is otherwise described in clause (i), except that
the child was adopted while under the age of 18 years;
or
(F)(i) a child, under the age of sixteen at the time
a petition is filed in his behalf to accord a
classification as an immediate relative under section
201(b), who is an orphan because of the death or
disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or
separation or loss from, both parents, or for whom the
sole or surviving parent is incapable of providing the
proper care and has in writing irrevocably released the
child for emigration and adoption; who has been adopted
abroad by a United States citizen and spouse jointly,
or by an unmarried United States citizen who is at
least 25 years of age, at least 1 of whom personally
saw and observed the child before or during the
adoption proceedings; or who is coming to the United
States for adoption by a United States citizen and
spouse jointly, or by an unmarried United States
citizen at least twenty-five years of age, who have or
has complied with the preadoption requirements, if any,
of the child's proposed residence: Provided, That the
Attorney General is satisfied that proper care will be
furnished the child if admitted to the United States:
Provided further, That no natural parent or prior
adoptive parent of any such child shall thereafter, by
virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right,
privilege, or status under this Act; or
(ii) subject to the same provisos as in clause (i), a
child who: (I) is a natural sibling of a child
described in clause (i) or subparagraph (E)(i); (II)
has been adopted abroad, or is coming to the United
States for adoption, by the adoptive parent (or
prospective adoptive parent) or parents of the sibling
described in such clause or subparagraph; and (III) is
otherwise described in clause (i), except that the
child is under the age of 18 at the time a petition is
filed in his or her behalf to accord a classification
as an immediate relative under section 201(b).
(G)(i) a child, younger than 16 years of age at the
time a petition is filed on the child's behalf to
accord a classification as an immediate relative under
section 201(b), who has been adopted in a foreign state
that is a party to the Convention on Protection of
Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993, or who is
emigrating from such a foreign state to be adopted in
the United States by a United States citizen and spouse
jointly or by an unmarried United States citizen who is
at least 25 years of age, Provided, That--
(I) the Secretary of Homeland
Security is satisfied that proper care
will be furnished the child if admitted
to the United States;
(II) the child's natural parents (or
parent, in the case of a child who has
one sole or surviving parent because of
the death or disappearance of,
abandonment or desertion by, the other
parent), or other persons or
institutions that retain legal custody
of the child, have freely given their
written irrevocable consent to the
termination of their legal relationship
with the child, and to the child's
emigration and adoption;
(III) in the case of a child having
two living natural parents, the natural
parents are incapable of providing
proper care for the child;
(IV) the Secretary of Homeland
Security is satisfied that the purpose
of the adoption is to form a bona fide
parent-child relationship, and the
parent-child relationship of the child
and the natural parents has been
terminated (and in carrying out both
obligations under this subclause the
Secretary of Homeland Security may
consider whether there is a petition
pending to confer immigrant status on
one or both of such natural parents);
and
(V) in the case of a child who has
not been adopted--
(aa) the competent authority
of the foreign state has
approved the child's emigration
to the United States for the
purpose of adoption by the
prospective adoptive parent or
parents; and
(bb) the prospective adoptive
parent or parents has or have
complied with any pre-adoption
requirements of the child's
proposed residence; and
(ii) except that no natural parent or prior
adoptive parent of any such child shall
thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be
accorded any right, privilege, or status under
this chapter; or
(iii) subject to the same provisos as in
clauses (i) and (ii), a child who--
(I) is a natural sibling of a child
described in clause (i), subparagraph
(E)(i), or subparagraph (F)(i);
(II) was adopted abroad, or is coming
to the United States for adoption, by
the adoptive parent (or prospective
adoptive parent) or parents of the
sibling described in clause (i),
subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph
(F)(i); and
(III) is otherwise described in
clause (i), except that the child is
younger than 18 years of age at the
time a petition is filed on his or her
behalf for classification as an
immediate relative under section
201(b).
(2) The term ``parent'', ``father'', or ``mother'' means a
parent, father, or mother only where the relationship exists by
reason of any of the circumstances set forth in (1) above,
except that, for purposes of paragraph (1)(F) (other than the
second proviso therein) in the case of a child born out of
wedlock described in paragraph (1)(D) (and not described in
paragraph (1)(C)), the term ``parent'' does not include the
natural father or the child if the father has disappeared or
abandoned or deserted the child or if the father has in writing
irrevocably released the child for emigration and adoption.
(3) The term ``person'' means an individual or an
organization.
(4) The term ``immigration judge'' means an attorney whom the
Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within the
Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduct
specified classes of proceedings, including a hearing under
section 240. An immigration judge shall be subject to such
supervision and shall perform such duties as the Attorney
General shall prescribe, but shall not be employed by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(5) The term ``adjacent islands'' includes Saint Pierre,
Miquelon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bermuda, the
Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, the Windward and Leeward Islands,
Trinidad, Martinique, and other British, French, and
Netherlands territory or possessions in or bordering on the
Caribbean Sea.
(c) As used in title III--
(1) The term ``child'' means an unmarried person under
twenty-one years of age and includes a child legitimated under
the law of the child's residence or domicile, or under the law
of the father's residence or domicile, whether in the United
States or elsewhere, and, except as otherwise provided in
sections 320 and 321 of title III, a child adopted in the
United States, if such legitimation or adoption takes place
before the child reaches the age of 16 years (except to the
extent that the child is described in subparagraph (E)(ii) or
(F)(ii) of subsection (b)(1)), and the child is in the legal
custody of the legitimating or adopting parent or parents at
the time of such legitimation or adoption.
(2) The terms ``parent'', ``father'', and ``mother'' include
in the case of a posthumous child a deceased parent, father,
and mother.
(e) For the purpose of this Act--
(1) The giving, loaning, or promising of support or of money
or any other thing of value to be used for advocating any
doctrine shall constitute the advocating of such doctrine; but
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as an exclusive
definition of advocating.
(2) The giving, loaning, or promising of support or of money
or any other thing of value for any purpose to any organization
shall be presumed to constitute affiliation therewith; but
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as an exclusive
definition of affiliation.
(3) Advocating the economic, international, and governmental
doctrines of world communism means advocating the establishment
of a totalitarian Communist dictatorship in any or all of the
countries of the world through the medium of an internationally
coordinated Communist movement.
(f) For the purposes of this Act--
No person shall be regarded as, or found to be, a person of
good moral character who, during the period for which good
moral character is required to be established, is, or was--
(1) a habitual drunkard;
(3) a member of one or more of the classes of
persons, whether inadmissible or not, described in
paragraphs (2)(D), (6)(E), and (10)(A) of section
212(a) of this Act; or subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
section 212(a)(2) and subparagraph (C) thereof of such
section (except as such paragraph relates to a single
offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of
marihuana); if the offense described therein, for which
such person was convicted or of which he admits the
commission, was committed during such period;
(4) one whose income is derived principally from
illegal gambling activities;
(5) one who has been convicted of two or more
gambling offenses committed during such period;
(6) one who has given false testimony for the purpose
of obtaining any benefits under this Act;
(7) one who during such period has been confined, as
a result of conviction, to a penal institution for an
aggregate period of one hundred and eighty days or
more, regardless of whether the offense, or offenses,
for which he has been confined were committed within or
without such period;
(8) one who at any time has been convicted of an
aggravated felony (as defined in subsection (a)(43));
or
(9) one who at any time has engaged in conduct
described in section 212(a)(3)(E) (relating to
assistance in Nazi persecution, participation in
genocide, or commission of acts of torture or
extrajudicial killings) or 212(a)(2)(G) (relating to
severe violations of religious freedom).
The fact that any person is not within any of the foregoing
classes shall not preclude a finding that for other reasons
such person is or was not of good moral character. In the case
of an alien who makes a false statement or claim of
citizenship, or who registers to vote or votes in a Federal,
State, or local election (including an initiative, recall, or
referendum) in violation of a lawful restriction of such
registration or voting to citizens, if each natural parent of
the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive
parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or
naturalization), the alien permanently resided in the United
States prior to attaining the age of 16, and the alien
reasonably believed at the time of such statement, claim, or
violation that he or she was a citizen, no finding that the
alien is, or was, not of good moral character may be made based
on it.
(g) For the purposes of this Act any alien ordered deported
or removed (whether before or after the enactment of this Act)
who has left the United States, shall be considered to have
been deported or removed in pursuance of law, irrespective of
the source from which the expenses of his transportation were
defrayed or of the place to which he departed.
(h) For purposes of section 212(a)(2)(E), the term ``serious
criminal offense'' means--
(1) any felony;
(2) any crime of violence, as defined in section 16
of title 18 of the United States Code; or
(3) any crime of reckless driving or of driving while
intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or of
prohibited substances if such crime involves personal
injury to another.
(i) With respect to each nonimmigrant alien described in
subsection (a)(15)(T)(i)--
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney
General, and other Government officials, where
appropriate, shall provide the alien with a referral to
a nongovernmental organization that would advise the
alien regarding the alien's options while in the United
States and the resources available to the alien; and
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, during
the period the alien is in lawful temporary resident
status under that subsection, grant the alien
authorization to engage in employment in the United
States and provide the alien with an ``employment
authorized'' endorsement or other appropriate work
permit.
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TITLE II--IMMIGRATION
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Chapter 2--Qualifications for Admission of Aliens; Travel Control of
Citizens and Aliens
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admission of nonimmigrants
Sec. 214. (a)(1) The admission to the United States of any
alien as a nonimmigrant shall be for such time and under such
conditions as the Attorney General may by regulations
prescribe, including when he deems necessary the giving of a
bond with sufficient surety in such sum and containing such
conditions as the Attorney General shall prescribe, to insure
that at the expiration of such time or upon failure to maintain
the status under which he was admitted, or to maintain any
status subsequently acquired under section 248, such alien will
depart from the United States. No alien admitted to Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa
pursuant to section 212(l) may be authorized to enter or stay
in the United States other than in Guam or the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands or to remain in Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for a period
exceeding 45 days from date of admission to Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. No alien admitted
to the United States without a visa pursuant to section 217 may
be authorized to remain in the United States as a nonimmigrant
visitor for a period exceeding 90 days from the date of
admission.
(2)(A) The period of authorized status as a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(O) shall be for such period as
the Attorney General may specify in order to provide for the
event (or events) for which the nonimmigrant is admitted.
(B) The period of authorized status as a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(P) shall be for such period as
the Attorney General may specify in order to provide for the
competition, event, or performance for which the nonimmigrant
is admitted. In the case of nonimmigrants admitted as
individual athletes under section 101(a)(15)(P), the period of
authorized status may be for an initial period (not to exceed 5
years) during which the nonimmigrant will perform as an athlete
and such period may be extended by the Attorney General for an
additional period of up to 5 years.
(b) Every alien (other than a nonimmigrant described in
subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a
nonimmigrant described in any provision of section
101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) shall
be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the
satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of
application for a visa, and the immigration officers, at the
time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15). An alien who is
an officer or employee of any foreign government or of any
international organization entitled to enjoy privileges,
exemptions, and immunities under the International
Organizations Immunities Act, or an alien who is the attendant,
servant, employee, or member of the immediate family of any
such alien shall not be entitled to apply for or receive an
immigrant visa, or to enter the United States as an immigrant
unless he executes a written waiver in the same form and
substance as is prescribed by section 247(b).
(c)(1) The question of importing any alien as a nonimmigrant
under subparagraph (H), (L), (O), or (P)(i) of section
101(a)(15) (excluding nonimmigrants under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1)) in any specific case or specific cases
shall be determined by the Attorney General, after consultation
with appropriate agencies of the Government, upon petition of
the importing employer. Such petition shall be made and
approved before the visa is granted. The petition shall be in
such form and contain such information as the Attorney General
shall prescribe. The approval of such a petition shall not, of
itself, be construed as establishing that the alien is a
nonimmigrant. For purposes of this subsection with respect to
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), the
term ``appropriate agencies of Government'' means the
Department of Labor and includes the Department of Agriculture.
The provisions of section 218 shall apply to the question of
importing any alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).
(2)(A) The Attorney General shall provide for a procedure
under which an importing employer which meets requirements
established by the Attorney General may file a blanket petition
to import aliens as nonimmigrants described in section
101(a)(15)(L) instead of filing individual petitions under
paragraph (1) to import such aliens. Such procedure shall
permit the expedited processing of visas for admission of
aliens covered under such a petition.
(B) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(L), an alien is
considered to be serving in a capacity involving specialized
knowledge with respect to a company if the alien has a special
knowledge of the company product and its application in
international markets or has an advanced level of knowledge of
processes and procedures of the company.
(C) The Attorney General shall provide a process for
reviewing and acting upon petitions under this subsection with
respect to nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)
within 30 days after the date a completed petition has been
filed.
(D) The period of authorized admission for--
(i) a nonimmigrant admitted to render services in a
managerial or executive capacity under section
101(a)(15)(L) shall not exceed 7 years, or
(ii) a nonimmigrant admitted to render services in a
capacity that involves specialized knowledge under
section 101(a)(15)(L) shall not exceed 5 years.
(E) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section
101(a)(15)(L), who is accompanying or following to join a
principal alien admitted under such section, the Attorney
General shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in
employment in the United States and provide the spouse with an
``employment authorized'' endorsement or other appropriate work
permit.
(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving
specialized knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes
of section 101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the
worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or
its affiliate, subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for
classification under section 101(a)(15)(L) if--
(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised
principally by such unaffiliated employer; or
(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of
the unaffiliated employer is essentially an arrangement
to provide labor for hire for the unaffiliated
employer, rather than a placement in connection with
the provision of a product or service for which
specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning
employer is necessary.
(3) The Attorney General shall approve a petition--
(A) with respect to a nonimmigrant described in
section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) only after consultation in
accordance with paragraph (6) or, with respect to
aliens seeking entry for a motion picture or television
production, after consultation with the appropriate
union representing the alien's occupational peers and a
management organization in the area of the alien's
ability, or
(B) with respect to a nonimmigrant described in
section 101(a)(15)(O)(ii) after consultation in
accordance with paragraph (6) or, in the case of such
an alien seeking entry for a motion picture or
television production, after consultation with such a
labor organization and a management organization in the
area of the alien's ability.
In the case of an alien seeking entry for a motion picture or
television production, (i) any opinion under the previous
sentence shall only be advisory, (ii) any such opinion that
recommends denial must be in writing, (iii) in making the
decision the Attorney General shall consider the exigencies and
scheduling of the production, and (iv) the Attorney General
shall append to the decision any such opinion. The Attorney
General shall provide by regulation for the waiver of the
consultation requirement under subparagraph (A) in the case of
aliens who have been admitted as nonimmigrants under section
101(a)(15)(O)(i) because of extraordinary ability in the arts
and who seek readmission to perform similar services within 2
years after the date of a consultation under such subparagraph.
Not later than 5 days after the date such a waiver is provided,
the Attorney General shall forward a copy of the petition and
all supporting documentation to the national office of an
appropriate labor organization.
(4)(A) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a), an alien
is described in this subparagraph if the alien--
(i)(I) performs as an athlete, individually or as
part of a group or team, at an internationally
recognized level of performance;
(II) is a professional athlete, as defined in section
204(i)(2);
(III) performs as an athlete, or as a coach, as part
of a team or franchise that is located in the United
States and a member of a foreign league or association
of 15 or more amateur sports teams, if--
(aa) the foreign league or association is the
highest level of amateur performance of that
sport in the relevant foreign country;
(bb) participation in such league or
association renders players ineligible, whether
on a temporary or permanent basis, to earn a
scholarship in, or participate in, that sport
at a college or university in the United States
under the rules of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association; and
(cc) a significant number of the individuals
who play in such league or association are
drafted by a major sports league or a minor
league affiliate of such a sports league; or
(IV) is a professional athlete or amateur athlete who
performs individually or as part of a group in a
theatrical ice skating production; and
(ii) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and
solely for the purpose of performing--
(I) as such an athlete with respect to a
specific athletic competition; or
(II) in the case of an individual described
in clause (i)(IV), in a specific theatrical ice
skating production or tour.
(B)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(b), an alien
is described in this subparagraph if the alien--
(I) performs with or is an integral and essential
part of the performance of an entertainment group that
has (except as provided in clause (ii)) been recognized
internationally as being outstanding in the discipline
for a sustained and substantial period of time,
(II) in the case of a performer or entertainer,
except as provided in clause (iii), has had a sustained
and substantial relationship with that group
(ordinarily for at least one year) and provides
functions integral to the performance of the group, and
(III) seeks to enter the United States temporarily
and solely for the purpose of performing as such a
performer or entertainer or as an integral and
essential part of a performance.
(ii) In the case of an entertainment group that is recognized
nationally as being outstanding in its discipline for a
sustained and substantial period of time, the Attorney General
may, in consideration of special circumstances, waive the
international recognition requirement of clause (i)(I).
(iii)(I) The one-year relationship requirement of clause
(i)(II) shall not apply to 25 percent of the performers and
entertainers in a group.
(II) The Attorney General may waive such one-year
relationship requirement for an alien who because of illness or
unanticipated and exigent circumstances replaces an essential
member of the group and for an alien who augments the group by
performing a critical role.
(iv) The requirements of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause
(i) shall not apply to alien circus personnel who perform as
part of a circus or circus group or who constitute an integral
and essential part of the performance of such circus or circus
group, but only if such personnel are entering the United
States to join a circus that has been recognized nationally as
outstanding for a sustained and substantial period of time or
as part of such a circus.
(C) A person may petition the Attorney General for
classification of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(P).
(D) The Attorney General shall approve petitions under this
subsection with respect to nonimmigrants described in clause
(i) or (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(P) only after consultation
in accordance with paragraph (6).
(E) The Attorney General shall approve petitions under this
subsection for nonimmigrants described in section
101(a)(15)(P)(ii) only after consultation with labor
organizations representing artists and entertainers in the
United States.
(F)(i) No nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a)
shall be issued to any alien who is a national of a country
that is a state sponsor of international terrorism unless the
Secretary of State determines, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other
appropriate United States agencies, that such alien does not
pose a threat to the safety, national security, or national
interest of the United States. In making a determination under
this subparagraph, the Secretary of State shall apply standards
developed by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other
appropriate United States agencies, that are applicable to the
nationals of such states.
(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ``state sponsor of
international terrorism'' means any country the government of
which has been determined by the Secretary of State under any
of the laws specified in clause (iii) to have repeatedly
provided support for acts of international terrorism.
(iii) The laws specified in this clause are the following:
(I) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)) (or
successor statute).
(II) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780(d)).
(III) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)).
(G) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a
petition under this subsection to seek classification of more
than 1 alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a).
(H) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an
athlete, or the employer of an athlete, to seek admission to
the United States for such athlete under a provision of this
Act other than section 101(a)(15)(P)(i) if the athlete is
eligible under such other provision.
(I) The following shall apply to the admission of any
alien under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv):
(i) The mobile entertainment provider shall
be subject to the same program requirements
that govern the admission of non-immigrants
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a) (15)(H)(ii)(b)) as promulgated by the
Department of Labor in section 655 of title 20
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(ii) For purposes of section
101(a)(15)(P)(iv), functions that are integral
and essential to the operation of a mobile
entertainment provider include transporting,
assembly, operation, disassembly, and
maintenance of mobile entertainment
attractions, structures, and equipment,
including rides, games, novelties, and food or
beverage concessions, as well as other
functions that are common in the mobile
entertainment industry and are necessary for
the safe and efficient operation of the mobile
entertainment provider.
(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the
term ``mobile entertainment provider'' means--
(I) a carnival or circus that travels
around the United States on a temporary
or seasonal basis; or
(II) a provider of services normally
affiliated with a carnival or circus,
such as food and game concessions, that
travels around the United States on a
seasonal or temporary basis to provide
services to State, county, and local
fairs and festivals, or support events
sponsored by not-for-profit
organizations for fundraising.
(5)(A) In the case of an alien who is provided nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) or
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and who is dismissed from employment by
the employer before the end of the period of authorized
admission, the employer shall be liable for the reasonable
costs of return transportation of the alien abroad.
(B) In the case of an alien who is admitted to the United
States in nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(O) or
101(a)(15)(P) and whose employment terminates for reasons other
than voluntary resignation, the employer whose offer of
employment formed the basis of such nonimmigrant status and the
petitioner are jointly and severally liable for the reasonable
cost of return transportation of the alien abroad. The
petitioner shall provide assurance satisfactory to the Attorney
General that the reasonable cost of that transportation will be
provided.
(6)(A)(i) To meet the consultation requirement of paragraph
(3)(A) in the case of a petition for a nonimmigrant described
in section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) (other than with respect to aliens
seeking entry for a motion picture or television production),
the petitioner shall submit with the petition an advisory
opinion from a peer group (or other person or persons of its
choosing, which may include a labor organization) with
expertise in the specific field involved.
(ii) To meet the consultation requirement of paragraph (3)(B)
in the case of a petition for a nonimmigrant described in
section 101(a)(15)(O)(ii) (other than with respect to aliens
seeking entry for a motion picture or television production),
the petitioner shall submit with the petition an advisory
opinion from a labor organization with expertise in the skill
area involved.
(iii) To meet the consultation requirement of paragraph
(4)(D) in the case of a petition for a nonimmigrant described
in section 101(a)(15)(P)(i) or 101(a)(15)(P)(iii), the
petitioner shall submit with the petition an advisory opinion
from a labor organization with expertise in the specific field
of athletics or entertainment involved.
(B) To meet the consultation requirements of subparagraph
(A), unless the petitioner submits with the petition an
advisory opinion from an appropriate labor organization, the
Attorney General shall forward a copy of the petition and all
supporting documentation to the national office of an
appropriate labor organization within 5 days of the date of
receipt of the petition. If there is a collective bargaining
representative of an employer's employees in the occupational
classification for which the alien is being sought, that
representative shall be the appropriate labor organization.
(C) In those cases in which a petitioner described in
subparagraph (A) establishes that an appropriate peer group
(including a labor organization) does not exist, the Attorney
General shall adjudicate the petition without requiring an
advisory opinion.
(D) Any person or organization receiving a copy of a petition
described in subparagraph (A) and supporting documents shall
have no more than 15 days following the date of receipt of such
documents within which to submit a written advisory opinion or
comment or to provide a letter of no objection. Once the 15-day
period has expired and the petitioner has had an opportunity,
where appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence, the Attorney
General shall adjudicate such petition in no more than 14 days.
The Attorney General may shorten any specified time period for
emergency reasons if no unreasonable burden would be thus
imposed on any participant in the process.
(E)(i) The Attorney General shall establish by regulation
expedited consultation procedures in the case of nonimmigrant
artists or entertainers described in section 101(a)(15)(O) or
101(a)(15)(P) to accommodate the exigencies and scheduling of a
given production or event.
(ii) The Attorney General shall establish by regulation
expedited consultation procedures in the case of nonimmigrant
athletes described in section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) or
101(a)(15)(P)(i) in the case of emergency circumstances
(including trades during a season).
(F) No consultation required under this subsection by the
Attorney General with a nongovernmental entity shall be
construed as permitting the Attorney General to delegate any
authority under this subsection to such an entity. The Attorney
General shall give such weight to advisory opinions provided
under this section as the Attorney General determines, in his
sole discretion, to be appropriate.
(7) If a petition is filed and denied under this subsection,
the Attorney General shall notify the petitioner of the
determination and the reasons for the denial and of the process
by which the petitioner may appeal the determination.
(8) The Attorney General shall submit annually to the
Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
of the Senate a report describing, with respect to petitions
under each subcategory of subparagraphs (H), (O), (P), and (Q)
of section 101(a)(15) the following:
(A) The number of such petitions which have been
filed.
(B) The number of such petitions which have been
approved and the number of workers (by occupation)
included in such approved petitions.
(C) The number of such petitions which have been
denied and the number of workers (by occupation)
requested in such denied petitions.
(D) The number of such petitions which have been
withdrawn.
(E) The number of such petitions which are awaiting
final action.
(9)(A) The Attorney General shall impose a fee on an employer
(excluding any employer that is a primary or secondary
education institution, an institution of higher education, as
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001(a), a nonprofit entity related to or affiliated
with any such institution, a nonprofit entity which engages in
established curriculum-related clinical training of students
registered at any such institution, a nonprofit research
organization, or a governmental research organization) filing
before a petition under paragraph (1)--
(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b);
(ii) to extend the stay of an alien having such
status (unless the employer previously has obtained an
extension for such alien); or
(iii) to obtain authorization for an alien having
such status to change employers.
(B) The amount of the fee shall be $1,500 for each such
petition except that the fee shall be half the amount for each
such petition by any employer with not more than 25 full-time
equivalent employees who are employed in the United States
(determined by including any affiliate or subsidiary of such
employer).
(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in
the Treasury in accordance with section 286(s).
(10) An amended H-1B petition shall not be required
where the petitioning employer is involved in a
corporate restructuring, including but not limited to a
merger, acquisition, or consolidation, where a new
corporate entity succeeds to the interests and
obligations of the original petitioning employer and
where the terms and conditions of employment remain the
same but for the identity of the petitioner.
(11)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as appropriate,
shall impose a fee on an employer who has filed an attestation
described in section 212(t)--
(i) in order that an alien may be initially granted
nonimmigrant status described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1); or
(ii) in order to satisfy the requirement of the
second sentence of subsection (g)(8)(C) for an alien
having such status to obtain certain extensions of
stay.
(B) The amount of the fee shall be the same as the amount
imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security under paragraph
(9), except that if such paragraph does not authorize such
Secretary to impose any fee, no fee shall be imposed under this
paragraph.
(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in
the Treasury in accordance with section 286(s).
(12)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention
and detection fee on an employer filing a petition under
paragraph (1)--
(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status
described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
101(a)(15); or
(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such
status to change employers.
(B) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and
detection fee on an alien filing an application abroad for a
visa authorizing admission to the United States as a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(L), if the alien
is covered under a blanket petition described in paragraph
(2)(A).
(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or
(B) shall be $500.
(D) The fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children
who are accompanying or following to join such principal
aliens.
(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in
the Treasury in accordance with section 286(v).
(13)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention
and detection fee on an employer filing a petition under
paragraph (1) for nonimmigrant workers described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b).
(B) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A)
shall be $150.
(14)(A) If the Secretary of Homeland Security finds, after
notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a substantial failure
to meet any of the conditions of the petition to admit or
otherwise provide status to a nonimmigrant worker under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or a willful misrepresentation of a
material fact in such petition--
(i) the Secretary of Homeland Security may, in
addition to any other remedy authorized by law, impose
such administrative remedies (including civil monetary
penalties in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per
violation) as the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines to be appropriate; and
(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security may deny
petitions filed with respect to that employer under
section 204 or paragraph (1) of this subsection during
a period of at least 1 year but not more than 5 years
for aliens to be employed by the employer.
(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security may delegate to the
Secretary of Labor, with the agreement of the Secretary of
Labor, any of the authority given to the Secretary of Homeland
Security under subparagraph (A)(i).
(C) In determining the level of penalties to be assessed
under subparagraph (A), the highest penalties shall be reserved
for willful failures to meet any of the conditions of the
petition that involve harm to United States workers.
(D) In this paragraph, the term ``substantial failure'' means
the willful failure to comply with the requirements of this
section that constitutes a significant deviation from the terms
and conditions of a petition.
(d)(1) A visa shall not be issued under the provisions of
section 101(a)(15)(K)(i) until the consular officer has
received a petition filed in the United States by the fiancee
or fiance of the applying alien and approved by the Secretary
of Homeland Security. The petition shall be in such form and
contain such information as the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, by regulation, prescribe. Such information shall include
information on any criminal convictions of the petitioner for
any specified crime described in paragraph (3)(B) and
information on any permanent protection or restraining order
issued against the petitioner related to any specified crime
described in paragraph (3)(B)(i). It shall be approved only
after satisfactory evidence is submitted by the petitioner to
establish that the parties have previously met in person within
2 years before the date of filing the petition, have a bona
fide intention to marry, and are legally able and actually
willing to conclude a valid marriage in the United States
within a period of ninety days after the alien's arrival,
except that the Secretary of Homeland Security in his
discretion may waive the requirement that the parties have
previously met in person. In the event the marriage with the
petitioner does not occur within three months after the
admission of the said alien and minor children, they shall be
required to depart from the United States and upon failure to
do so shall be removed in accordance with sections 240 and 241.
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of
Homeland Security may not approve a petition under paragraph
(1) unless the Secretary has verified that--
(i) the petitioner has not, previous to the pending
petition, petitioned under paragraph (1) with respect
to two or more applying aliens; and
(ii) if the petitioner has had such a petition
previously approved, 2 years have elapsed since the
filing of such previously approved petition.
(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the
Secretary's discretion, waive the limitations in subparagraph
(A) if justification exists for such a waiver. Except in
extraordinary circumstances and subject to subparagraph (C),
such a waiver shall not be granted if the petitioner has a
record of violent criminal offenses against a person or
persons.
(C)(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security is not limited by
the criminal court record and shall grant a waiver of the
condition described in the second sentence of subparagraph (B)
in the case of a petitioner described in clause (ii).
(ii) A petitioner described in this clause is a petitioner
who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty and who
is or was not the primary perpetrator of violence in the
relationship upon a determination that--
(I) the petitioner was acting in self-defense;
(II) the petitioner was found to have violated a
protection order intended to protect the petitioner; or
(III) the petitioner committed, was arrested for, was
convicted of, or pled guilty to committing a crime that
did not result in serious bodily injury and where there
was a connection between the crime and the petitioner's
having been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.
(iii) In acting on applications under this subparagraph, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider any credible
evidence relevant to the application. The determination of what
evidence is credible and the weight to be given that evidence
shall be within the sole discretion of the Secretary.
(3) In this subsection:
(A) The terms ``domestic violence'', ``sexual
assault'', ``child abuse and neglect'', ``dating
violence'', ``elder abuse'', and ``stalking'' have the
meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
(B) The term ``specified crime'' means the following:
(i) Domestic violence, sexual assault, child
abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder
abuse, stalking, or an attempt to commit any
such crime.
(ii) Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape,
abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation,
incest, torture, trafficking, peonage, holding
hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade,
kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal
restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to
commit any of the crimes described in this
clause.
(iii) At least three convictions for crimes
relating to a controlled substance or alcohol
not arising from a single act.
(e)
(1) An alien who is a citizen of Canada or Mexico, and the
spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or
following to join such alien, who seeks to enter the United
States under and pursuant to the provisions of Section D of
Annex 16-A of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) to engage in
business activities at a professional level as provided for in
such Annex, may be admitted for such purpose under regulations
of the Attorney General promulgated after consultation with the
Secretaries of State and Labor. For purposes of this Act,
including the issuance of entry documents and the application
of subsection (b), such alien shall be treated as if seeking
classification, or classifiable, as a nonimmigrant under
section 101(a)(15). For purposes of this paragraph, the term
``citizen of Mexico'' means ``citizen'' as defined in article
16.1 of the USMCA.
(2) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section
101(a)(15)(E), who is accompanying or following to join a
principal alien admitted under such section, the Attorney
General shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in
employment in the United States and provide the spouse with an
``employment authorized'' endorsement or other appropriate work
permit.
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), no alien shall be
entitled to nonimmigrant status described in section
101(a)(15)(D) if the alien intends to land for the purpose of
performing service on board a vessel of the United States (as
defined in section 2101(46) of title 46, United States Code) or
on an aircraft of an air carrier (as defined in section
40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code) during a labor
dispute where there is a strike or lockout in the bargaining
unit of the employer in which the alien intends to perform such
service.
(2) An alien described in paragraph (1)--
(A) may not be paroled into the United States
pursuant to section 212(d)(5) unless the Attorney
General determines that the parole of such alien is
necessary to protect the national security of the
United States; and
(B) shall be considered not to be a bona fide crewman
for purposes of section 252(b).
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien if the air
carrier or owner or operator of such vessel that employs the
alien provides documentation that satisfies the Attorney
General that the alien--
(A) has been an employee of such employer for a
period of not less than 1 year preceding the date that
a strike or lawful lockout commenced;
(B) has served as a qualified crewman for such
employer at least once in each of 3 months during the
12-month period preceding such date; and
(C) shall continue to provide the same services that
such alien provided as such a crewman.
(g)(1) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year
(beginning with fiscal year 1992)--
(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), may not
exceed--
(i) 65,000 in each fiscal year before fiscal
year 1999;
(ii) 115,000 in fiscal year 1999;
(iii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2000;
(iv) 195,000 in fiscal year 2001;
(v) 195,000 in fiscal year 2002;
(vi) 195,000 in fiscal year 2003; and
(vii) 65,000 in each succeeding fiscal year;
or
(B) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) may not exceed
66,000.
(2) The numerical limitations of paragraph (1) shall only
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of
such aliens.
(3) Aliens who are subject to the numerical limitations of
paragraph (1) shall be issued visas (or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status) in the order in which petitions are filed
for such visas or status. If an alien who was issued a visa or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status and counted against the
numerical limitations of paragraph (1) is found to have been
issued such visa or otherwise provided such status by fraud or
willfully misrepresenting a material fact and such visa or
nonimmigrant status is revoked, then one number shall be
restored to the total number of aliens who may be issued visas
or otherwise provided such status under the numerical
limitations of paragraph (1) in the fiscal year in which the
petition is revoked, regardless of the fiscal year in which the
petition was approved.
(4) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), the period of authorized admission as such
a nonimmigrant may not exceed 6 years.
(5) The numerical limitations contained in paragraph (1)(A)
shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or
otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)
who--
(A) is employed (or has received an offer of
employment) at an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), or a related or
affiliated nonprofit entity;
(B) is employed (or has received an offer of
employment) at a nonprofit research organization or a
governmental research organization; or
(C) has earned a master's or higher degree from a
United States institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), until the number of aliens
who are exempted from such numerical limitation during
such year exceeds 20,000.
(6) Any alien who ceases to be employed by an employer
described in paragraph (5)(A) shall, if employed as a
nonimmigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b),
who has not previously been counted toward the numerical
limitations contained in paragraph (1)(A), be counted toward
those limitations the first time the alien is employed by an
employer other than one described in paragraph (5).
(7) Any alien who has already been counted, within the 6
years prior to the approval of a petition described in
subsection (c), toward the numerical limitations of paragraph
(1)(A) shall not again be counted toward those limitations
unless the alien would be eligible for a full 6 years of
authorized admission at the time the petition is filed. Where
multiple petitions are approved for 1 alien, that alien shall
be counted only once.
(8)(A) The agreements referred to in section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1) are--
(i) the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement; and
(ii) the United States-Singapore Free Trade
Agreement.
(B)(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
annual numerical limitations on approvals of initial
applications by aliens for admission under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1).
(ii) The annual numerical limitations described in clause (i)
shall not exceed--
(I) 1,400 for nationals of Chile (as defined in
article 14.9 of the United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement) for any fiscal year; and
(II) 5,400 for nationals of Singapore (as defined in
Annex 1A of the United States-Singapore Free Trade
Agreement) for any fiscal year.
(iii) The annual numerical limitations described in clause
(i) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses
or children of such aliens.
(iv) The annual numerical limitation described in paragraph
(1)(A) is reduced by the amount of the annual numerical
limitations established under clause (i). However, if a
numerical limitation established under clause (i) has not been
exhausted at the end of a given fiscal year, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall adjust upwards the numerical limitation
in paragraph (1)(A) for that fiscal year by the amount
remaining in the numerical limitation under clause (i). Visas
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) may be issued pursuant to
such adjustment within the first 45 days of the next fiscal
year to aliens who had applied for such visas during the fiscal
year for which the adjustment was made.
(C) The period of authorized admission as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1) shall be 1 year, and may be
extended, but only in 1-year increments. After every second
extension, the next following extension shall not be granted
unless the Secretary of Labor had determined and certified to
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State
that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of
Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1) for the purpose of
permitting the nonimmigrant to obtain such extension.
(D) The numerical limitation described in paragraph (1)(A)
for a fiscal year shall be reduced by one for each alien
granted an extension under subparagraph (C) during such year
who has obtained 5 or more consecutive prior extensions.
(9)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has
already been counted toward the numerical limitation of
paragraph (1)(B) during fiscal year 2013, 2014, or 2015 shall
not again be counted toward such limitation during fiscal year
2016. Such an alien shall be considered a returning worker.
(B) A petition to admit or otherwise provide status under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall include, with respect to a
returning worker--
(i) all information and evidence that the Secretary
of Homeland Security determines is required to support
a petition for status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b);
(ii) the full name of the alien; and
(iii) a certification to the Department of Homeland
Security that the alien is a returning worker.
(C) An H-2B visa or grant of nonimmigrant status for a
returning worker shall be approved only if the alien is
confirmed to be a returning worker by--
(i) the Department of State; or
(ii) if the alien is visa exempt or seeking to change
to status under section 101 (a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), the
Department of Homeland Security.
(10) The numerical limitations of paragraph (1)(B) shall be
allocated for a fiscal year so that the total number of aliens
subject to such numerical limits who enter the United States
pursuant to a visa or are accorded nonimmigrant status under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) during the first 6 months of such
fiscal year is not more than 33,000.
(11)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of
initial applications submitted for aliens described in section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii) that is more than the applicable numerical
limitation set out in this paragraph.
(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) is 10,500 for each fiscal year.
(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not
to the spouses or children of such aliens.
(h) The fact that an alien is the beneficiary of an
application for a preference status filed under section 204 or
has otherwise sought permanent residence in the United States
shall not constitute evidence of an intention to abandon a
foreign residence for purposes of obtaining a visa as a
nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (c), (L),
or (V) of section 101(a)(15) or otherwise obtaining or
maintaining the status of a nonimmigrant described in such
subparagraph, if the alien had obtained a change of status
under section 248 to a classification as such a nonimmigrant
before the alien's most recent departure from the United
States.
(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), for purposes of
section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), and
paragraph (2), the term ``specialty occupation'' means an
occupation that requires--
(A) theoretical and practical application of a body
of highly specialized knowledge, and
(B) attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in
the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum
for entry into the occupation in the United States.
(2) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), the
requirements of this paragraph, with respect to a specialty
occupation, are--
(A) full state licensure to practice in the
occupation, if such licensure is required to practice
in the occupation,
(B) completion of the degree described in paragraph
(1)(B) for the occupation, or
(C)(i) experience in the specialty equivalent to the
completion of such degree, and (ii) recognition of
expertise in the specialty through progressively
responsible positions relating to the specialty.
(3) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1), the term
``specialty occupation'' means an occupation that requires--
(A) theoretical and practical application of a body
of specialized knowledge; and
(B) attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in
the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum
for entry into the occupation in the United States.
(j)
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
an alien who is a citizen of Canada or Mexico who seeks
to enter the United States under and pursuant to the
provisions of Section B, Section C, or Section D of
Annex 16-A of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation
Act), shall not be classified as a nonimmigrant under
such provisions if there is in progress a strike or
lockout in the course of a labor dispute in the
occupational classification at the place or intended
place of employment, unless such alien establishes,
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Attorney
General, that the alien's entry will not affect
adversely the settlement of the strike or lockout or
the employment of any person who is involved in the
strike or lockout. Notice of a determination under this
paragraph shall be given as may be required by
paragraph 3 of article 16.4 of the USMCA. For purposes
of this paragraph, the term ``citizen of Mexico'' means
``citizen'' as defined in article 16.1 of the USMCA.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act except
section 212(t)(1), and subject to regulations promulgated by
the Secretary of Homeland Security, an alien who seeks to enter
the United States under and pursuant to the provisions of an
agreement listed in subsection (g)(8)(A), and the spouse and
children of such an alien if accompanying or following to join
the alien, may be denied admission as a nonimmigrant under
subparagraph (E), (L), or (H)(i)(b1) of section 101(a)(15) if
there is in progress a labor dispute in the occupational
classification at the place or intended place of employment,
unless such alien establishes, pursuant to regulations
promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security after
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, that the alien's
entry will not affect adversely the settlement of the labor
dispute or the employment of any person who is involved in the
labor dispute. Notice of a determination under this paragraph
shall be given as may be required by such agreement.
(k)(1) The number of aliens who may be provided a visa as
nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S)(i) in any fiscal year
may not exceed 200. The number of aliens who may be provided a
visa as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S)(ii) in any
fiscal year may not exceed 50.
(2) The period of admission of an alien as such a
nonimmigrant may not exceed 3 years. Such period may not be
extended by the Attorney General.
(3) As a condition for the admission, and continued stay in
lawful status, of such a nonimmigrant, the nonimmigrant--
(A) shall report not less often than quarterly to the
Attorney General such information concerning the
alien's whereabouts and activities as the Attorney
General may require;
(B) may not be convicted of any criminal offense
punishable by a term of imprisonment of 1 year or more
after the date of such admission;
(C) must have executed a form that waives the
nonimmigrant's right to contest, other than on the
basis of an application for withholding of removal, any
action for removal of the alien instituted before the
alien obtains lawful permanent resident status; and
(D) shall abide by any other condition, limitation,
or restriction imposed by the Attorney General.
(4) The Attorney General shall submit a report annually to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate concerning--
(A) the number of such nonimmigrants admitted;
(B) the number of successful criminal prosecutions or
investigations resulting from cooperation of such
aliens;
(C) the number of terrorist acts prevented or
frustrated resulting from cooperation of such aliens;
(D) the number of such nonimmigrants whose admission
or cooperation has not resulted in successful criminal
prosecution or investigation or the prevention or
frustration of a terrorist act; and
(E) the number of such nonimmigrants who have failed
to report quarterly (as required under paragraph (3))
or who have been convicted of crimes in the United
States after the date of their admission as such a
nonimmigrant.
(l)(1) In the case of a request by an interested State
agency, or by an interested Federal agency, for a waiver of the
2-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) on
behalf of an alien described in clause (iii) of such section,
the Attorney General shall not grant such waiver unless--
(A) in the case of an alien who is otherwise
contractually obligated to return to a foreign country,
the government of such country furnishes the Director
of the United States Information Agency with a
statement in writing that it has no objection to such
waiver;
(B) in the case of a request by an interested State
agency, the grant of such waiver would not cause the
number of waivers allotted for that State for that
fiscal year to exceed 30;
(C) in the case of a request by an interested Federal
agency or by an interested State agency--
(i) the alien demonstrates a bona fide offer
of full-time employment at a health facility or
health care organization, which employment has
been determined by the Attorney General to be
in the public interest; and
(ii) the alien agrees to begin employment
with the health facility or health care
organization within 90 days of receiving such
waiver, and agrees to continue to work for a
total of not less than 3 years (unless the
Attorney General determines that extenuating
circumstances exist, such as closure of the
facility or hardship to the alien, which would
justify a lesser period of employment at such
health facility or health care organization, in
which case the alien must demonstrate another
bona fide offer of employment at a health
facility or health care organization for the
remainder of such 3-year period); and
(D) in the case of a request by an interested Federal
agency (other than a request by an interested Federal
agency to employ the alien full-time in medical
research or training) or by an interested State agency,
the alien agrees to practice primary care or specialty
medicine in accordance with paragraph (2) for a total
of not less than 3 years only in the geographic area or
areas which are designated by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services as having a shortage of health care
professionals, except that--
(i) in the case of a request by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the alien shall
not be required to practice medicine in a
geographic area designated by the Secretary;
(ii) in the case of a request by an
interested State agency, the head of such State
agency determines that the alien is to practice
medicine under such agreement in a facility
that serves patients who reside in one or more
geographic areas so designated by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (without regard to
whether such facility is located within such a
designated geographic area), and the grant of
such waiver would not cause the number of the
waivers granted on behalf of aliens for such
State for a fiscal year (within the limitation
in subparagraph (B)) in accordance with the
conditions of this clause to exceed 10; and
(iii) in the case of a request by an
interested Federal agency or by an interested
State agency for a waiver for an alien who
agrees to practice specialty medicine in a
facility located in a geographic area so
designated by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the request shall demonstrate, based
on criteria established by such agency, that
there is a shortage of health care
professionals able to provide services in the
appropriate medical specialty to the patients
who will be served by the alien.
(2)(A) Notwithstanding section 248(a)(2), the
Attorney General may change the status of an alien who
qualifies under this subsection and section 212(e) to
that of an alien described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). The numerical limitations
contained in subsection (g)(1)(A) shall not apply to
any alien whose status is changed under the preceding
sentence, if the alien obtained a waiver of the 2-year
foreign residence requirement upon a request by an
interested Federal agency or an interested State
agency.
(B) No person who has obtained a change of status
under subparagraph (A) and who has failed to fulfill
the terms of the contract with the health facility or
health care organization named in the waiver
application shall be eligible to apply for an immigrant
visa, for permanent residence, or for any other change
of nonimmigrant status, until it is established that
such person has resided and been physically present in
the country of his nationality or his last residence
for an aggregate of at least 2 years following
departure from the United States.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, the 2-year foreign residence requirement
under section 212(e) shall apply with respect to an
alien described in clause (iii) of such section, who
has not otherwise been accorded status under section
101(a)(27)(H), if--
(A) at any time the alien ceases to comply
with any agreement entered into under
subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (1); or
(B) the alien's employment ceases to benefit
the public interest at any time during the 3-
year period described in paragraph (1)(C).
(m)(1) An alien may not be accorded status as a nonimmigrant
under clause (i) or (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(F) in order to
pursue a course of study--
(A) at a public elementary school or in a publicly
funded adult education program; or
(B) at a public secondary school unless--
(i) the aggregate period of such status at
such a school does not exceed 12 months with
respect to any alien, and (ii) the alien
demonstrates that the alien has reimbursed the
local educational agency that administers the
school for the full, unsubsidized per capita
cost of providing education at such school for
the period of the alien's attendance.
(2) An alien who obtains the status of a nonimmigrant under
clause (i) or (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(F) in order to pursue
a course of study at a private elementary or secondary school
or in a language training program that is not publicly funded
shall be considered to have violated such status, and the
alien's visa under section 101(a)(15)(F) shall be void, if the
alien terminates or abandons such course of study at such a
school and undertakes a course of study at a public elementary
school, in a publicly funded adult education program, in a
publicly funded adult education language training program, or
at a public secondary school (unless the requirements of
paragraph (1)(B) are met).
(n)(1) A nonimmigrant alien described in paragraph (2) who
was previously issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) is authorized to
accept new employment upon the filing by the prospective
employer of a new petition on behalf of such nonimmigrant as
provided under subsection (a). Employment authorization shall
continue for such alien until the new petition is adjudicated.
If the new petition is denied, such authorization shall cease.
(2) A nonimmigrant alien described in this paragraph is a
nonimmigrant alien--
(A) who has been lawfully admitted into the United
States;
(B) on whose behalf an employer has filed a
nonfrivolous petition for new employment before the
date of expiration of the period of stay authorized by
the Attorney General; and
(C) who, subsequent to such lawful admission, has not
been employed without authorization in the United
States before the filing of such petition.
(o)(1) No alien shall be eligible for admission to the United
States under section 101(a)(15)(T) if there is substantial
reason to believe that the alien has committed an act of a
severe form of trafficking in persons (as defined in section
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000).
(2) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year
under section 101(a)(15)(T) may not exceed 5,000.
(3) The numerical limitation of paragraph (2) shall only
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses, sons,
daughters, siblings, or parents of such aliens.
(4) An unmarried alien who seeks to accompany, or follow to
join, a parent granted status under section 101(a)(15)(T)(i),
and who was under 21 years of age on the date on which such
parent applied for such status, shall continue to be classified
as a child for purposes of section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii), if the
alien attains 21 years of age after such parent's application
was filed but while it was pending.
(5) An alien described in clause (i) of section 101(a)(15)(T)
shall continue to be treated as an alien described in clause
(ii)(I) of such section if the alien attains 21 years of age
after the alien's application for status under such clause (i)
is filed but while it is pending.
(6) In making a determination under section
101(a)(15)(T)(i)(III)(aa) with respect to an alien, statements
from State and local law enforcement officials that the alien
has complied with any reasonable request for assistance in the
investigation or prosecution of crimes such as kidnapping,
rape, slavery, or other forced labor offenses, where severe
forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000) appear to have
been involved, shall be considered.
(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an alien who
is issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(T) may be granted such status for a
period of not more than 4 years.
(B) An alien who is issued a visa or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) may extend the
period of such status beyond the period described in
subparagraph (A) if--
(i) a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
official, prosecutor, judge, or other authority
investigating or prosecuting activity relating to human
trafficking or certifies that the presence of the alien
in the United States is necessary to assist in the
investigation or prosecution of such activity;
(ii) the alien is eligible for relief under section
245(l) and is unable to obtain such relief because
regulations have not been issued to implement such
section; or
(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines
that an extension of the period of such nonimmigrant
status is warranted due to exceptional circumstances.
(C) Nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) shall be
extended during the pendency of an application for adjustment
of status under section 245(l).
(p) Requirements Applicable to Section 101(a)(15)(U) Visas.--
(1) Petitioning procedures for section 101(a)(15)(u)
visas.--The petition filed by an alien under section
101(a)(15)(U)(i) shall contain a certification from a
Federal, State, or local law enforcement official,
prosecutor, judge, or other Federal, State, or local
authority investigating criminal activity described in
section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii). This certification may also
be provided by an official of the Service whose ability
to provide such certification is not limited to
information concerning immigration violations. This
certification shall state that the alien ``has been
helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful''
in the investigation or prosecution of criminal
activity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii).
(2) Numerical limitations.--
(A) The number of aliens who may be issued
visas or otherwise provided status as
nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(U) in
any fiscal year shall not exceed 10,000.
(B) The numerical limitations in subparagraph
(A) shall only apply to principal aliens
described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(i), and not
to spouses, children, or, in the case of alien
children, the alien parents of such children.
(3) Duties of the attorney general with respect to
``u'' visa nonimmigrants.--With respect to nonimmigrant
aliens described in subsection (a)(15)(U)--
(A) the Attorney General and other government
officials, where appropriate, shall provide
those aliens with referrals to nongovernmental
organizations to advise the aliens regarding
their options while in the United States and
the resources available to them; and
(B) the Attorney General shall, during the
period those aliens are in lawful temporary
resident status under that subsection, provide
the aliens with employment authorization.
(4) Credible evidence considered.--In acting on any
petition filed under this subsection, the consular
officer or the Attorney General, as appropriate, shall
consider any credible evidence relevant to the
petition.
(5) Nonexclusive relief.--Nothing in this subsection
limits the ability of aliens who qualify for status
under section 101(a)(15)(U) to seek any other
immigration benefit or status for which the alien may
be eligible.
(6) Duration of status.--The authorized period of
status of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(U) shall be for a period of not more than 4
years, but shall be extended upon certification from a
Federal, State, or local law enforcement official,
prosecutor, judge, or other Federal, State, or local
authority investigating or prosecuting criminal
activity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) that
the alien's presence in the United States is required
to assist in the investigation or prosecution of such
criminal activity. The Secretary of Homeland Security
may extend, beyond the 4-year period authorized under
this section, the authorized period of status of an
alien as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(U) if
the Secretary determines that an extension of such
period is warranted due to exceptional circumstances.
Such alien's nonimmigrant status shall be extended
beyond the 4-year period authorized under this section
if the alien is eligible for relief under section
245(m) and is unable to obtain such relief because
regulations have not been issued to implement such
section and shall be extended during the pendency of an
application for adjustment of status under section
245(m). The Secretary may grant work authorization to
any alien who has a pending, bona fide application for
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(U).
(7) Age determinations.--
(A) Children.--An unmarried alien who seeks
to accompany, or follow to join, a parent
granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U)(i),
and who was under 21 years of age on the date
on which such parent petitioned for such
status, shall continue to be classified as a
child for purposes of section
101(a)(15)(U)(ii), if the alien attains 21
years of age after such parent's petition was
filed but while it was pending.
(B) Principal aliens.--An alien described in
clause (i) of section 101(a)(15)(U) shall
continue to be treated as an alien described in
clause (ii)(I) of such section if the alien
attains 21 years of age after the alien's
application for status under such clause (i) is
filed but while it is pending.
(q)(1) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(V)--
(A) the Attorney General shall authorize the alien to
engage in employment in the United States during the
period of authorized admission and shall provide the
alien with an ``employment authorized'' endorsement or
other appropriate document signifying authorization of
employment; and
(B) the period of authorized admission as such a
nonimmigrant shall terminate 30 days after the date on
which any of the following is denied:
(i) The petition filed under section 204 to
accord the alien a status under section
203(a)(2)(A) (or, in the case of a child
granted nonimmigrant status based on
eligibility to receive a visa under section
203(d), the petition filed to accord the
child's parent a status under section
203(a)(2)(A)).
(ii) The alien's application for an immigrant
visa pursuant to the approval of such petition.
(iii) The alien's application for adjustment
of status under section 245 pursuant to the
approval of such petition.
(2) In determining whether an alien is eligible to be
admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(V), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in
section 212(a)(9)(B) shall not apply.
(3) The status of an alien physically present in the United
States may be adjusted by the Attorney General, in the
discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations
as the Attorney General may prescribe, to that of a
nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(V), if the alien--
(A) applies for such adjustment;
(B) satisfies the requirements of such section; and
(C) is eligible to be admitted to the United States,
except in determining such admissibility, the grounds
for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (6)(A),
(7), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply.
(r)(1) A visa shall not be issued under the provisions of
section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii) until the consular officer has
received a petition filed in the United States by the spouse of
the applying alien and approved by the Attorney General. The
petition shall be in such form and contain such information as
the Attorney General shall, by regulation, prescribe. Such
information shall include information on any criminal
convictions of the petitioner for any specified crime described
in paragraph (5)(B) and information on any permanent protection
or restraining order issued against the petitioner related to
any specified crime described in subsection (5)(B)(i).
(2) In the case of an alien seeking admission under section
101(a)(15)(K)(ii) who concluded a marriage with a citizen of
the United States outside the United States, the alien shall be
considered inadmissible under section 212(a)(7)(B) if the alien
is not at the time of application for admission in possession
of a valid nonimmigrant visa issued by a consular officer in
the foreign state in which the marriage was concluded.
(3) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(K)(ii), and any child of such a nonimmigrant who was
admitted as accompanying, or following to join, such a
nonimmigrant, the period of authorized admission shall
terminate 30 days after the date on which any of the following
is denied:
(A) The petition filed under section 204 to accord
the principal alien status under section
201(b)(2)(A)(i).
(B) The principal alien's application for an
immigrant visa pursuant to the approval of such
petition.
(C) The principal alien's application for adjustment
of status under section 245 pursuant to the approval of
such petition.
(4)(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall create a
database for the purpose of tracking multiple visa petitions
filed for fiance(e)s and spouses under clauses (i) and (ii) of
section 101(a)(15)(K). Upon approval of a second visa petition
under section 101(a)(15)(K) for a fiance(e) or spouse filed by
the same United States citizen petitioner, the petitioner shall
be notified by the Secretary that information concerning the
petitioner has been entered into the multiple visa petition
tracking database. All subsequent fiance(e) or spouse
nonimmigrant visa petitions filed by that petitioner under such
section shall be entered in the database.
(B)(i) Once a petitioner has had two fiance(e) or spousal
petitions approved under clause (i) or (ii) of section
101(a)(15)(K), if a subsequent petition is filed under such
section less than 10 years after the date the first visa
petition was filed under such section, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall notify both the petitioner and
beneficiary of any such subsequent petition about the number of
previously approved fiance(e) or spousal petitions listed in
the database.
(ii) To notify the beneficiary as required by clause (i), the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such notice to the
Secretary of State for inclusion in the mailing to the
beneficiary described in section 833(a)(5)(A)(i) of the
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C.
1375a(a)(5)(A)(i)).
(5) In this subsection:
(A) The terms ``domestic violence'', ``sexual
assault'', ``child abuse and neglect'', ``dating
violence'', ``elder abuse'', and ``stalking'' have the
meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
(B) The term ``specified crime'' means the following:
(i) Domestic violence, sexual assault, child
abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder
abuse, stalking, or an attempt to commit any
such crime.
(ii) Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape,
abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation,
incest, torture, trafficking, peonage, holding
hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade,
kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal
restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to
commit any of the crimes described in this
clause.
(iii) At least three convictions for crimes
relating to a controlled substance or alcohol
not arising from a single act.
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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 in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
The bill includes a number of provisions which place
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing
limitations and that might, under some circumstances, be
construed as changing the application of existing law:
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.
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.
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 for
procurement, construction, and improvements. The Committee
provides three-year availability of funds for these purposes.
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 Homeland
Security 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.
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.
Language prohibiting certain collection of intelligence.
Language related to required spend plans.
Language regarding the procurement, deployment, and
operation of body-worn cameras.
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 UAS; 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 marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aerial
systems and radiological detection 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 provides two-year availability and no-year
availability of funds for certain 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.
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 regarding vetting operations at existing
locations.
Language prohibiting the construction of border security
barriers in specified areas.
Language regarding the use of funds provided under the
heading ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements''.
Language prohibiting the admission of international
students with certain visas if certain institutions are not
accredited.
Language regarding parole of Chinese nationals into the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
Language regarding certain drones from foreign adversary
countries.
Language regarding the treatment of certain individuals in
CBP custody.
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 requiring ICE to submit a monthly obligation plan.
Language requiring an execution plan for certain detention
facilities.
Language regarding ICE's international presence.
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 sex-rejecting care
for ICE detainees.
Language requiring the Secretary to make certain
prioritizations and ensure every alien enrolled in an
Alternatives to Detention program is equipped with mandatory
GPS monitoring.
Language establishing the minimum rate of allowance paid to
certain ICE detainees.
Language regarding inspection parameters of certain ICE
detention facilities.
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 investment plans.
Language prohibiting any fee for travelers without
acceptable identification.
Language requiring the Coast Guard to submit a future-years
capital investment plan.
Language allowing for the use of the Coast Guard Housing
Fund.
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 allowing for the reprogramming of funds 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 requiring the Secret Service to provide a list of
unfunded priorities.
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; cybersecurity;
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 addressing 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 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund.
Language related to the FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk
Analysis Program.
Language providing a minimum and maximum for grant periods
of performance.
Language requiring a dashboard for reimbursements made
pursuant to a major disaster declaration under the Stafford
Act.
Language prohibiting the pause of training or grants funded
under FEMA Federal Assistance.
Language amending BRIC Program requirements.
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.
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 regarding the collection and use of biometrics.
Language prohibiting the use of funds to provide employment
authorization documents for certain aliens.
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 regarding credible fear standards for asylum
claims.
Language related to eligibility for certain asylum claims.
Language regarding H-2B visas.
Language regarding H-2A visas.
Language regarding certain visas.
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.
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 regarding 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 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 directing the Secretary to develop, use, and share
estimates of arrivals of anticipated to be detained in and
removed from the United States.
Language regarding requests for assistance from DoD.
Language regarding the employee emergency back-up care
program.
Language regarding transfer authority for certain
activities.
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 the use of funds to discriminate
against a person based on sincerely-held religious beliefs
regarding marriage.
Language prohibiting the obligation or award of funds to
certain jurisdictions.
Language prohibiting funds to be used to implement
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or to promote critical race
theory.
Language reducing funds from the Office of the Secretary if
the monthly DRF report is not delivered consistent with Section
306, or reviews for DRF reimbursements exceed 60 days and
exceed 500 projects under review.
Language extending medical licensure across state lines for
Department medical professionals.
Language related to classified programs and a classified
annex.
Language subjecting transfers of National Intelligence
Program funding to section 503 requirements.
Language requiring obligation plans for funding provided in
Public Law 119-21 from all sources, including fee collections.
Language regarding access to detention facilities by
members of Congress or their designated staff.
Language prohibiting the use of funds for the purchase of
certain equipment from companies based in the People's Republic
of China.
Language granting certain other transactional authority
provided to the Secretary.
Language regarding the recording of federal law enforcement
personnel.
Language regarding law enforcement training requirements.
Language regarding the transfer of land titles.
Language regarding identification of law enforcement
personnel.
Language regarding the detention and deportation of U.S.
citizens.
Language rescinding unobligated balances from a specified
source.
Language rescinding unobligated balances from various
sources.
Language rescinding unobligated balances from the DHS
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.
Language allowing certain funds to be used for
reimbursement of emergency personnel costs.
Language prohibiting the use of funds for a Disinformation
Governance Board.
Language regarding certain removals.
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 2027 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.... 2004\1\ $3,083,259\2\ $4,396,750\3\ $17,424,823\4\
Customs and Border Protection, International Cargo 2010\5\ $153,300 $162,000 $4,268,492\6\
Screening...............................................
Customs and Border Protection, Customs-Trade Partnership 2010/2012\7\ $75,600/$21,000 $62,612/$44,979\8\ $4,062,817\9\
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)..............................
Customs and Border Protection, Automated Targeting 2010\10\ $37,485 $34,560 $321,885\11\
Systems.................................................
Customs and Border Protection, Automated Commercial 2018\12\ $153,736 N/A $572,757\13\
Environment.............................................
Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine 2004\14\ $175,100 $240,200 $431,970\15\
Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement..
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and 2003\16\/ $4,131,811/$1,399,592 $3,032,094\18\/N/A\19\ $10,060,995\20\
Support................................................. 2004\17\
Transportation Security Administration, Operations and 2021\21\ $7,917,936 $7,793,715 $10,361,634\22\
Support.................................................
Transportation Security Administration, EDS/ETD Systems.. 2011\23\ $400,000 $110,100 $286,910\24\
Transportation Security Administration, Surface 2021\25\ Such sums $169,513 $192,141
Transportation Security, National Explosives Detection
Canine Team Program.....................................
Transportation Security Administration, Transportation 2005\26\ Such sums $115,000\27\ $128,027\28\
Threat Assessment and Credentialing.....................
Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air 2007\29\ $83,000 $764,643 $525,157\30\
Marshal Service.........................................
Transportation Security Administration Law Enforcement 2021\31\ $55,000 $46,392 $45,868\32\
Officer Reimbursement Program...........................
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 2012\33\ Such sums $888,243\34\ $1,995,910\35\
Operations and Support..................................
FEMA, Salaries and Expenses.............................. 2010\36\ $375,342 $797,650 $1,758,454\37\
FEMA, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). 2018\38\ Such sums N/A $55,400
FEMA, State and Local:
Programs Port Security Grants........................ 2013\39\ $400,000 $250,000 $99,375
Non-Profit Security Grants........................... 2024\40\ $75,000 $274,500\41\ $315,000
Public Transportation Security Grants................ 2011\42\ $1,108,000 $250,000 $100,000
Amtrak Security.................................. 2011\43\ $175,000 $20,000 $10,000
Over the Road Bus Security....................... 2011\44\ $25,000 $5,000 $2,000
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium............ 2011\45\ $219,000 N/A $106,000
Center for Domestic Preparedness......................... 2011\46\ $66,000 N/A $87,795
FEMA, Urban Search and Rescue Response System............ 2008\46\ $45,000 $36,700 $60,000
FEMA, Emergency Management Performance Grants............ 2022\47\ $950,000 $355,000 $346,000
FEMA, Emergency Food and Shelter......................... 1994\48\ $188,000 N/A $126,750
FEMA, National Flood Mapping Program..................... 2017\49\ $400,000 $168,363\50\ $305,000
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Citizenship and 2002\51\ $631,745 $631,745\52\ $0\53\
Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction.....
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Salaries and 1988\54\ $50,000 $40,265\55\ $389,587\56\
Expenses................................................
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1P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311.
2P.L. 107-210 authorized what was formerly U. S. Customs Service (does not include Border Patrol).
3U.S. Customs Service operations only (does not include Border Patrol).
4Funding recommended for fiscal year 2026 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.
5P.L. 109-347, Sec. 205(m).
6Funding recommended for fiscal year 2027 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.
7P.L. 109-347, Sec. 223(a) authorized operations for fiscal year 2010 and personnel through fiscal year 2012.
8Funding provided for fiscal year 2010 and for fiscal year 2012 include personnel and operations.
9This 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.
10P.L. 109-347, Sec. 203(g).
11This 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.
12P.L. 114-125, Sec. 106 requires that funding shall not be less than this amount.
13This 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.
14P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311.
15These funds have been realigned to the ``Air and Marine Operations'' sub-PPA that exists within the ``Integrated Operations'' PPA.
16Immigration and Naturalization Service--some investigations, and detention and removals only, P.L. 107-273, Sec. 102(11).
17Customs Service noncommercial operations, P.L. 107-210, Sec. 311(a) (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)).
18Includes $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.
19There was no fiscal year 2004 appropriation for the U.S. Customs Service.
20Funding recommended for fiscal year 2027 is for U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and Support. This is not a true comparison to
the legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
21P.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.
22Recommended funding is the total for TSA ``Operations and Support'' appropriation.
23P.L. 108-458, Sec. 4019.
24These funds have been realigned to the ``Aviation Screening Infrastructure'' PPA within the ``Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''
appropriation and to the ``Research and Development'' appropriation.
25P.L. 115-254, Sec. 1971.
26P.L. 107-71, Sec. 101.
27Includes the Maritime and Land Security PPA and Credentialing Activities PPA.
28Funding recommended 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.
2929 P.L. 108-458, Sec. 4016.
30Funding 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.
31P.L. 115-254, Sec. 1935.
32Funding 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.
33Critical 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.)).
34Infrastructure Protection and Information Security activities in P.L. 112-74.
35Represents funding that would traditionally be categorized as defense that is recommended for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
361P.L. 109-295, Sec. 699.
37Funding recommended for fiscal year 2027 is for Federal Emergency Management Agency, Operations and Support. This is not a true comparison to the
legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
38P.L. 114-143, Sec. 2(c).
39P.L. 111-281, Sec. 828(b)(4).
40P.L. 116-108, Sec. 2.
41P.L. 118-47.
42P.L. 110-53, Sec. 1406(m).
43P.L. 110-53, Sec. 1514(d).
446 U.S.C. 1182.
45P.L. 110-53, Sec. 1204; 6 U.S.C. 1102.
46P.L. 109-295, Sec. 634; 6 U.S.C. 722.
46P.L. 109-295, Sec. 634; 6 U.S.C. 722.
47P.L. 115-254, Sec. 1217(b); 6 U.S.C. 762(f).
48P.L. 102-550, Sec. 1431.
49P.L. 112-141, Sec. 100216.
50P.L. 115-31.
51P.L. 107-273, Div. A., Sec. 101(12)(B), ``for salaries and expenses of citizenship and benefits''.
52P.L. 107-77, see also, H. Rept. 107-278 (the accompanying conference report).
53Represents 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.
54P.L. 100-690, Sec. 6164.
55P.L. 101-509.
56Funding recommended for fiscal year 2027 is for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Operations and Support appropriation. This is not a true
comparison to the legacy ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation.
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following list includes the
transfers included in the accompanying bill:
In title II, under ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
Operations and Support'', language is included allowing for the
transfer of $2,500,000 to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
In title II, under ``Administrative Provisions'', section
219 allows for the transfer of funds appropriated within this
Act to ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations
and Support'' as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens
prioritized for removal.
In title III, under ``Administrative Provisions'', section
310 requires the transfer of unobligated balances of funds in
any prior Act from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
Federal Assistance'' to ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
Disaster Relief Fund''.
In title III, under ``Administrative Provisions'', section
311 requires the transfer of funds appropriated under prior
Acts from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Flood Hazard
Mapping and Risk Analysis Program'' to ``Federal Emergency
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'' for necessary expenses
for flood hazard mapping and risk analysis.
In title V, under ``General Provisions'', section 503
allows for the transfer of up to 5 percent of each
appropriation in this Act to one or more other appropriations
in this Act and permitting the augmentation of each
appropriation to not more than 10 percent of the original
amount appropriated.
In title V, under ``General Provisions'', section 506
requires the transfer of funds appropriated in this Act from
``Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness--Operations
and Support'' to ``Management Directorate--Operations and
Support'' if such funds exceed certain amounts authorized.
In title V, under ``General Provisions'', section 541
requires the transfer of not less than $5,000,000 from other
appropriations funded within this Act to ``U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' to support and
conduct necessary operations of the Blue Campaign.
RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table lists the
rescissions included in the accompanying bill:
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Program or Activity Amount
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 99,750,000
Operations and Support division J (Public Law 117-
58).................................................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and 6,712,864
Support (70 X 0530).................................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Automation 50,547
Modernization (70 X 0503)...........................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Automation 387,404
Modernization (70 X 0531)...........................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Procurement, 836,164
Construction, and Improvements (70 X 0532)..........
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Security 6,519,703
Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology (70 X 0533).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine 1,412,681
Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and
Procurement (70 X 0544).............................
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 172,486
Infrastructure Protection and Infrastructure
Security (70 X 0565)................................
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund Sec. 538 of division F 2,400,409
(Public Law 117-103)................................
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DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 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.
HOMELAND SECURITY
[Community Project Funding]
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House House
Agency Account Recipient Project State Amount Requestor(s)
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- San Bernardino County Rialto Channel Improvements CA 1,007,060 Aguilar
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Waterloo Village of Waterloo Back Up Generators NE 168,750 Bacon
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Montpelier City of Montpelier Bailey Dam Removal VT 1,007,060 Balint
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Kotzebue City of Kotzebue Emergency Command Center AK 750,000 Begich
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Virginia Department of Lake Barcroft Dam Embankment Armoring & VA 1,007,060 Beyer
PDM Emergency Management Flood Mitigation Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Citrus County Sheriff's Emergency Operations Center Enhancement FL 1,125,000 Bilirakis
EOC Office
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Scranton City of Scranton Emergency Operations PA 2,343,750 Bresnahan
EOC Center (EOC)
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Ojai City of Ojai, Ojai Ready Multi-Modal CA 1,007,060 Carbajal
PDM Emergency Alert and Communication System
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Indianapolis Castleton Flood Mitigation Improvement IN 1,007,060 Carson
PDM Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Louisiana Department of LA-02 Louisiana Fortify Homes Program LA 1,007,060 Carter
PDM Insurance
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of San Antonio Judson and Lookout Roads Low Water TX 2,014,103 Casar, Castro
PDM Crossing Improvements
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Hawaii Emergency Management Kapolei Warehouse Emergency Operations HI 581,533 Case
EOC Agency Center Renovation
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Hawaii Emergency Management Department of Hawaiian Home Lands HI 1,007,060 Case
PDM Agency Warehouse Retrofit
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Upland City of Upland Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Chu
EOC Retrofit Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of South Pasadena City of South Pasadena Wildfire Resilient CA 375,000 Chu
PDM Urban Forest Management Plan
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Monrovia City of Monrovia Advance Alert Systems CA 1,007,060 Cisneros
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Framingham Beaverdam Brook Project MA 1,007,060 Clark
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Revere Revere Utility Elevation Project MA 375,000 Clark
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Texas Division of Emergency Texas Division of Emergency Management's TX 3,000,000 Cloud
EOC Management Hurricane Safety Room
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Shelby County Emergency Shelby County Emergency Operations Center TN 581,533 Cohen
EOC Management and Homeland Phase II
Security Agency
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Township of Marlboro Improvements to the Marlboro Firehouse for NJ 581,533 Conaway
EOC use as an Emergency Operations Center
(EOC)
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Stonington Stonington Public Safety Radio Network CT 124,000 Courtney
EOC Connectivity Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- University of Connecticut CIRCA Flood Hazard and Risk Mitigation CT 1,007,060 Courtney
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Alice Alice Emergency Operations Center TX 3,000,000 De La Cruz
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of West Haven West Haven EOC Phase II CT 525,000 DeLauro
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Hamden Town of Hamden EOC Phase II CT 581,533 DeLauro
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Harmony Township Ridge Road Landslide Remediation PA 1,007,060 Deluzio
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Concord Emergency Operations Center Upgrades Phase CA 581,533 DeSaulnier
EOC II
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Portland Disaster Response Accessibility Project-- OR 900,000 Dexter
PDM Registry for People with Disabilities and
Additional Needs
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Gresham Flood Mitigation Support Project OR 1,007,060 Dexter
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Mount Airy Emergency Operations Center Construction MD 581,533 Elfreth
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Annapolis Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and MD 581,533 Elfreth
EOC Joint Information Center (JIC) Technology
Improvement Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Highland Beach Shoreline Restoration and Protection MD 1,007,060 Elfreth
PDM Initiative
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Anne Arundel County Annapolis Maritime Resilience Initiative MD 1,007,060 Elfreth
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Wellington Wellington Emergency Operations Center FL 581,533 Frankel
EOC Phase II
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Contra Costa County East Richmond Heights Shaded Fuel Break CA 1,007,060 Garamendi
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Harris County Flood Control Wallisville Outfall TX 1,007,060 Garcia
PDM District
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- New York City Small Business Lower Manhattan Flood Mitigation NY 1,007,060 Goldman
PDM Services Infrastructure
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- New York City Small Business Lower Manhattan Resilient Stormwater Pump NY 1,007,060 Goldman
PDM Services Station
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Ramsey Office of Emergency Borough of Ramsey Emergency Operations NJ 581,533 Gottheimer
EOC Management Center
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Harris County Flood Control Tributary C143-00-00 Conveyance TX 1,007,060 Green
PDM District Improvements
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Tohono O'odham Nation Tohono O'odham Nation Western Police & AZ 375,000 Grijalva
EOC Fire Substation/Regional Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)--Technology and
Equipment
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Somerton State Avenue Drainage and Roadway AZ 1,007,060 Grijalva
PDM Improvement Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Tennessee Emergency Emergency Operations Center in Johnson TN 900,000 Harshbarger
EOC Management Agency County
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Bridgeport Public Safety Answering Point Dedicated CT 637,500 Himes
PDM Generator Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Maryland Department of Maryland Joint Operations Center Update MD 581,533 Hoyer
EOC Emergency Management
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Karuk Tribe Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Huffman
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Del Norte Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Huffman
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Prince George's County Emergency Operations Center Technology MD 581,533 Ivey
EOC Enhancements
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Township of Branchburg Branchburg Emergency Operations Center NJ 2,250,000 Kean
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Lee County Lee County Emergency Operations Center MS 3,000,000 Kelly (MS)
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Monee Village of Monee Regional Emergency IL 581,533 Kelly (IL)
EOC Operations Center
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Duchesne County Pickup Wash Flood Control UT 511,000 Kennedy
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Obion County Government Storm-Resistant Emergency Management TN 600,000 Kustoff
EOC Agency Logistics Building
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Asharoken Asharoken Seawall Resilience and NY 3,750,000 LaLota
PDM Protection Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Everson Everson Emergency Operations Center WA 581,533 Larsen
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of North Salem Nash Road Drainage Improvements NY 619,406 Lawler
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Mount Pleasant Cypress Area Flood Mitigation NY 900,000 Lawler
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Hillsborough County Hillsborough County Emergency Operations FL 1,200,000 Lee (FL)
EOC Equipment
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Las Vegas City of Las Vegas Emergency Operations NV 150,000 Lee (NV)
EOC Center (EOC) Upgrades
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Los Gatos West Valley Wildfire Early Detection and CA 380,587 Liccardo
PDM Situational Awareness Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Los Angeles County Public Abalone Cove Landslide Stabilization and CA 1,007,060 Lieu
PDM Works Drainage Improvements Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Los Angeles County Public Klondike Canyon Rainwater Drainage CA 1,007,060 Lieu
PDM Works Improvements
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Washington County of Utah Washington County Emergency Operations UT 1,725,000 Maloy
EOC Center
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Sewall's Point Sewall's Point Road Resiliency Project FL 1,500,000 Mast
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Sacramento Cosumnes River Flood Mitigation Project CA 1,007,060 Matsui
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Albemarle County Albemarle County Dam Restoration Project VA 2,250,000 McGuire
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Harris County Flood Control The Wallisville Outfall Project TX 1,007,060 Menefee
PDM District
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Greene County Emergency Greene County Emergency Operations Center IN 1,000,000 Messmer
EOC Management
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- South Manheim Township Lake Wynonah Dam PA 1,900,000 Meuser
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Clare Lake Shamrock Dam MI 3,000,000 Moolenaar
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Morgan City Corporation Morgan City, Utah Culvert Bypass UT 2,068,155 Moore
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Coconut Creek EOC Consolidation Project FL 581,533 Moskowitz
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Palm Beach County Board of South Florida AgriCenter Special Needs FL 1,007,060 Moskowitz
PDM County Commissioners Emergency Shelter at South Florida
Fairgrounds
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Ipswich Ipswich Infrastructure Storm Repairs and MA 950,000 Moulton
PDM Upgrades
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Richmond City of Richmond Emergency Operations TX 150,000 Nehls
EOC Center
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Government of the District of Oxon Run Flood Mitigation, Sewer Line DC 1,007,060 Norton
PDM Columbia Improvement, Stream Restoration SE, D.C.
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Government of the District of Blue Plains Floodwall Construction DC 1,007,060 Norton
PDM Columbia
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Twentynine Palms Adobe Road Improvements CA 1,491,881 Obernolte
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Granite School District Robert Frost Elementary School Safety UT 3,750,000 Owens
PDM Retrofit
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Teller County Government Teller County Emergency Operations Center CO 581,533 Pettersen
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- State of Colorado Strontia Springs Wildfire Mitigation and CO 1,007,060 Pettersen
PDM Water Protection Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Ector County Emergency Operations Center TX 3,000,000 Pfluger
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Town of Navassa Cedar Hill Road Culvert Replacement NC 2,528,576 Rouzer
PDM Projects
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Coachella Coachella Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Ruiz
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Ulster Ulster County Emergency Operations Center NY 581,533 Ryan
EOC Phase II
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Orange Orange County Emergency Operations Center NY 581,533 Ryan
EOC Phase II
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Salem Safe and Secure Willamette Valley Regional OR 581,533 Salinas
EOC EOC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Walnut Walnut Senior Center Emergency Power CA 375,000 Sanchez
PDM Resiliency Upgrades
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of North Chicago North Chicago Emergency Operations & IL 581,533 Schneider
EOC Public Works Facility Modernization
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Lake Bluff Lake Bluff Downtown Flood Mitigation IL 1,007,060 Schneider
PDM Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of Winnetka Village of Winnetka--South of Willow Rd IL 1,007,060 Schneider
PDM Stormwater Conveyance Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Los Angeles Department of Power Line Undergrounding Project CA 694,847 Sherman
PDM Water and Power
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Rushville Cherry Street Extension (Stormwater) IN 1,125,000 Shreve
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Rockford Keith Creek Greenway Improvements IL 1,007,060 Sorensen
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of North Port North Port Water Control Structure FL 2,282,907 Steube
PDM Replacement Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Village of East Hills Village of East Hills OEM Emergency NY 163,604 Suozzi
EOC Operations Center Enhancement Initiative
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Jurupa Valley Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Takano
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Jurupa Valley Disaster Communications CA 750,000 Takano
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Calistoga Calistoga Emergency Operations Center CA 581,533 Thompson
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Napa County Northwest Calistoga Fuels Mitigation CA 853,275 Thompson
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- State of Hawaii, Department Molokai Wildfire Mitigation and Water HI 1,007,060 Tokuda
PDM of Agriculture and Infrastructure
Biosecurity
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City and County of Honolulu Trailer Backup Generators for Honolulu HI 500,000 Tokuda
PDM Fire Department
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- State of Hawaii Agribusiness Kauai Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project HI 1,007,060 Tokuda
PDM Development Corporation
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Hawaii, Department Waikoloa Reservoir No. 1 Dam Hardening and HI 1,007,060 Tokuda
PDM of Water Supply Seismic Mitigation
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Eastvale Santa Ana Riverbed Hazardous Fuels CA 650,719 Torres
PDM Reduction Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Miami Conservancy District Great Miami River Levee Improvement OH 3,385,575 Turner
PDM Project
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Wasco City of Wasco Emergency Operations Center CA 3,000,000 Valadao
EOC
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Port Republic Port Republic Mill Street Dam Improvements NJ 1,725,000 Van Drew
PDM
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Regional Emergency Command Center Upgrade CA 500,000 Vargas
EOC Protection District
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- Jefferson County, Office of Jefferson County Emergency Operations TX 3,000,000 Weber
EOC Emergency Management Center (EOC)
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- County of Los Angeles Fire Acton Fire Resilience Program CA 130,000 Whitesides
PDM Department
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FEMA Federal Assistance-- City of Belgrade Belgrade Police Department Emergency MT 2,000,000 Zinke
EOC Operations Center
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