TITLE IV > RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 413
H.R. 8752 — Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
v1: reported-in-house → v2: engrossed-in-house · 118th Congress
Financial Summary
17 amount changes
Changes
TITLE I
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE I > DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT > OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.2 L14 – p.2 L23p.2 L12 – p.3 L2
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for executive management for operations and support, $281,358,000, $281,358,000 (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1,650,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), of which $22,151,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1: Provided further, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE I > DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT > MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.3 L3p.3 L5 – p.3 L11
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for operations and support, $1,637,290,000: $1,637,290,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $18,168,000): Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
Removed:$1,637,290,000(-$1,637,290,000)
Added:$1,637,290,000(+$1,637,290,000)
Added:$3,000,000(+$3,000,000)
Net:+$3,000,000
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
modified
TITLE I > DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT > MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE > PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
p.3 L8 – p.3 L11p.3 L13 – p.3 L17
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, $54,337,000, $54,337,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2027.
TITLE II
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.11 L9 – p.12 L20p.11 L16 – p.13 L6
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; $16,566,247,000; $16,566,247,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000); of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026; and of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol.
Removed:$16,566,247,000(-$16,566,247,000)
Added:$16,566,247,000(+$16,566,247,000)
Added:$1,000,000(+$1,000,000)
Net:+$1,000,000
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION > PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
p.12 L23 – p.13 L4p.13 L9 – p.13 L18
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, $1,390,338,000, $1,390,338,000 (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), of which $766,684,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $623,654,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029.
Removed:$1,390,338,000(-$1,390,338,000)
Added:$1,390,338,000(+$1,390,338,000)
Added:$4,000,000(+$4,000,000)
Net:+$4,000,000
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.13 L7 – p.14 L20p.13 L21 – p.15 L11
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; $10,497,243,000; $10,497,243,000 (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000); of which not less than $6,000,000 (increased by $4,000,000) shall remain available until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026; of which not less than $2,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) is for paid apprenticeships for participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child- Rescue Child-Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, including operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less than $5,900,389,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, including transportation of unaccompanied alien minors, of which not less than $3,081,725,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States: Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be for entering into new agreements for the delegation of law enforcement authority provided by section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided further, That funding made available under this heading shall maintain a level of not less than 50,000 detention beds.
Added:$4,000,000(+$4,000,000)
Net:+$4,000,000
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.15 L5 – p.15 L18p.15 L21 – p.16 L11
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for operations and support, $10,817,225,000, $10,817,225,000 (increased by $50,000,000) (reduced by $50,000,000), of which $300,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That security service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $7,957,225,000.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
p.15 L21 – p.15 L24p.16 L13 – p.16 L16
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements, $198,428,000, $198,428,000 (reduced by $35,000,000) (increased by $35,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2027.
COAST GUARD
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > COAST GUARD > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.16 L8 – p.17 L5p.17 L3 – p.18 L2
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats necessary for overseas deployments and activities; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; $10,554,261,000, $10,554,261,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $1,650,000), of which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027; of which $24,359,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for environmental compliance and restoration; and of which $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall only be available for vessel depot level maintenance: Provided, That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > COAST GUARD > PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
p.17 L8 – p.17 L17p.18 L4 – p.18 L16
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement, construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense installations used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $2,128,500,000, $2,128,500,000 (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2029; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)).
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.18 L20 – p.20 L1p.19 L19 – p.21 L2
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in support of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations; $3,017,524,000; $3,017,524,000 (increased by $2,000,000); of which $80,041,000 (increased by $2,000,000) shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $6,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) shall be for a grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which up to $24,000,000 may be for calendar year 2024 premium pay in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as last amended by Public Law 118–38: Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service.
Removed:$3,017,524,000(-$3,017,524,000)
Added:$3,017,524,000(+$3,017,524,000)
Added:$2,000,000(+$2,000,000)
Net:+$2,000,000
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 211
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 211
p.25 L8 – p.26 L25p.26 L8 – p.28 L3
SEC. 211. (a) Of the total amount made available under ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’, $1,390,338,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) shall be available only as follows: (1) $600,000,000 for the acquisition and deployment of physical barriers; (2) $300,000,000 for the acquisition and deployment of border security technologies; (3) $305,000,000 for trade and travel assets and infrastructure; (4) $23,654,000 for facility construction and improvements; (5) $131,419,000 for integrated operations assets and infrastructure; and (6) $30,265,000 for mission support and infrastructure. (b) None of the funds allocated for pedestrian physical barriers may be made available for any purpose other than the construction of steel bollard pedestrian barrier built at least 18 to 30 feet in effective height and augmented with anti-climb and anti-dig features. (c) None of the funds allocated for pedestrian physical barriers may be made available for any purpose other than construction of pedestrian barriers consistent with the description in subsection (b) at locations identified in the Border Security Improvement Plan submitted to Congress on August 1, 2020. (d) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may reprioritize the construction of physical barriers outlined in the Border Security Improvement Plan and, with prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, add additional miles of pedestrian physical barriers where no such barriers exist, prioritized by operational requirements developed in coordination with U.S. Border Patrol leadership. (e) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin to obligate amounts for physical barrier construction no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘effective height’’ refers to the height above the level of the adjacent terrain features.
SEC. 212
modified
TITLE II > SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 212
p.27 L1 – p.27 L8p.28 L4 – p.28 L12
SEC. 212. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated, expended, or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to be used to dismantle, demolish, remove, or damage existing United States-Mexico physical barriers barriers, including any barrier constructed by a State government, at any location where such barriers have been constructed as of the date of enactment of this Act unless such barrier is simultaneously being repaired or replaced.
TITLE III
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
modified
TITLE III > PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY > FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY > OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
p.44 L10 – p.44 L13p.45 L20 – p.46 L2
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for operations and support, $1,551,093,000: $1,551,093,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (increased by $8,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $18,168,000): Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
modified
TITLE III > PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY > FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY > FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
p.44 L22 – p.48 L24p.46 L11 – p.50 L19
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $3,758,992,810, $3,758,992,810 (increased by $15,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000), which shall be allocated as follows: (1) $520,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $90,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and $15,000,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2025, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004. (2) $615,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). (3) $305,000,000 (reduced by $305,000,000) (increased by $305,000,000) (increased by $80,000,000) (reduced by $80,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000) for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program under section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which $152,500,000 (increased by $15,000,000) is for eligible recipients located in high-risk urban areas that receive funding under section 2003 of such Act and $152,500,000 (increased by $15,000,000) is for eligible recipients that are located outside such areas: Provided, That eligible recipients are those described in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609a(b)) or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack. (4) $105,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such public transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies. (5) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with section 70107 of title 46, United States Code. (6) $720,000,000, $720,000,000 (increased by $15,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2026, of which $360,000,000 (increased by $7,500,000) shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $360,000,000 (increased by $7,500,000) shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a). (7) $355,000,000 for emergency management performance grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 762 of title 6, United States Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). (8) $312,750,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement any other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended. (9) $12,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants. (10) $130,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total administrative costs. (11) $40,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning System. (12) $221,343,810 for Community Project Funding grants, which shall be for the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Homeland Security—Community Project Funding’’ in the report accompanying this Act, of which— (A) $81,771,896, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for emergency operations center grants under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c); and (B) $139,571,914, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, is for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(e), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), and (l) of that section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), (g), (l)). (13) $322,899,000 to sustain current operations for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs.
Added:$30,000,000(+$30,000,000)
Net:+$30,000,000
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
modified
TITLE IV > RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES > SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE > RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
p.58 L10 – p.58 L13p.60 L2 – p.60 L7
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for research and development, $339,353,000, $339,353,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2027.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 406
modified
TITLE IV > RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 406
p.61 L5 – p.61 L19p.62 L23 – p.63 L10
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon determining that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied during fiscal year 2025 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, shall may increase the total number of visas available to qualifying aliens who may receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such limitation by not more than the highest number of H–2B H– 2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B returning worker program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.
SEC. 413
removed
TITLE IV > RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 413
p.63 L11 – p.63 L16— (removed in v2)
SEC. 413. In fiscal year 2025, nonimmigrants shall
be admitted to the United States under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) to perform agricultural labor or services, without regard to whether such
labor is, or services are, of a temporary or seasonal nature.
moved
TITLE IV > RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES > ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > SEC. 413
p.63 L17 – p.63 L21p.65 L4 – p.65 L8
Renumbered:
SEC. 414 → SEC. 413SEC. 414. 413. None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to implement, administer, or enforce the ‘‘Asylum Program Fee’’ from the Final Rule entitled ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6194).
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 552
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 552
— (new in v2)p.97 L14
SEC. 552. $0 (increased by $10,000,000).
Added:$0($0)
Net:$0
SEC. 553
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 553
— (new in v2)p.97 L15 – p.100 L6
SEC. 553. (a) None of the funds made available by
this Act may be used—
(1) to reduce the hours of operation at—
(A) the Port of Carbury, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(B) the Port of Fortuna, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(C) the Port of Madia, North Dakota, port
of entry from the operational hours of 9:00 AM
to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(D) the Port of Neche, North Dakota, port
of entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM
to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(E) the Port of Noonan, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(F) the Port of Northgate, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(G) the Port of Saint John, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
AM to 9:00 PM CT daily;
(H) the Port of Sherwood, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(I) the Port of Walhalla, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(J) the Port of Westhope, North Dakota,
port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
AM to 9:00 PM CT daily;
(K) the Port of Antler, North Dakota, port
of entry from the operational hours of 9:00 AM
to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(L) the Port of Sarles, North Dakota, port
of entry from the operational hours of 11:00
AM to 7:00 PM CT daily;
(M) the Port of Lancaster, Minnesota, port
of entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM
to 10:00 PM CT daily;
(N) the Port of Roseau, Minnesota, port of
entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM to
12:00 AM CT daily;
(O) the Porthill, Idaho, land Port of entry,
from the operational hours of 7:00 AM to 11:00
PM PT daily; or
(P) the Port of Buffalo, New York, port of
entry from the operational hours of 7:00 AM to
12:00AM ET daily;
(2) to implement, administer, enforce, carry
out, or execute any rules, guidance, decisions, announcements, or promulgations that reduce or
change the hours of operation at the ports of entry
specified in paragraph (1); or
(3) to publish, promulgate, or otherwise issue
rules, guidance, decisions, announcements, or promulgations that reduce or change the hours of operation at the ports of entry specified in paragraph
(1).
(b) The limitation described in paragraph (1) may
not be construed to apply in the case of the administration
of a tax or tariff.
SEC. 554
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 554
— (new in v2)p.100 L7 – p.100 L12
SEC. 554. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be made available to implement, administer, or
otherwise carry out the activities and policies described in
the rule entitled, ‘‘Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility’’, published by the Secretary of Homeland Security
on September 9, 2022.
SEC. 555
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 555
— (new in v2)p.100 L13 – p.100 L16
SEC. 555. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any major rule under subparagraph
(A) of section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 556
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 556
— (new in v2)p.100 L17 – p.100 L20
SEC. 556. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security
to partner with the Department of State to establish Safe
Mobility Offices.
SEC. 557
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 557
— (new in v2)p.100 L21 – p.100 L22
SEC. 557. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to purchase electric vehicles.
SEC. 558
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 558
— (new in v2)p.100 L23 – p.100 L25
SEC. 558. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for the Inclusion Action Committee of
the Transportation Security Administration.
SEC. 559
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 559
— (new in v2)p.101 L1 – p.101 L2
SEC. 559. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to enforce any COVID-19 mask mandates.
SEC. 560
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 560
— (new in v2)p.101 L4 – p.101 L5
SEC. 560. None of the funds made available under
this Act may be used to develop or implement any Department of Homeland Security Environmental Justice Strategy.
SEC. 561
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 561
— (new in v2)p.101 L8 – p.101 L11
SEC. 561. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available
to administer, implement, or enforce a ‘‘Remain-in-Texas’’
policy.
SEC. 562
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 562
— (new in v2)p.101 L12 – p.102 L9
SEC. 562. None of the funds made available by this
Act be used implement any of the following Executive Orders:
(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis.
(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling
Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration.
(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate-
Related Financial Risk.
(5) Executive Order 14057, relating to Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through
Federal Sustainability.
(6) Executive Order 14082, relating to Implement of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of
the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
(7) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental
Justice for All.
SEC. 563
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 563
— (new in v2)p.102 L10 – p.102 L12
SEC. 563. The salary of Nejwa Ali, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services Adjudication Officer, shall be
reduced to $1.
Added:$1(+$1)
Net:+$1
SEC. 564
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 564
— (new in v2)p.102 L13 – p.102 L16
SEC. 564. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to pay the salary and expenses of the
position of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security, occupied by Alejandro Mayorkas.
SEC. 565
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 565
— (new in v2)p.102 L17 – p.102 L20
SEC. 565. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to carry out Executive Order 14019 (86
Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting),
except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order.
SEC. 566
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 566
— (new in v2)p.102 L21 – p.102 L25
SEC. 566. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the
Memorandum on the Deferred Enforced Departure for
Certain Palestinians, issued by the President on February
14, 2024.
Front Matter
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Front Matter
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TITLE V
removed
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 552
p.96 L2 – p.98— (removed in v2)
SEC. 552. $0.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025’’.
Union Calendar No. 456
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 8752
[Report No. 118–553]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending
JUNE 14, 2024
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Removed:$0($0)
Net:$0
added
TITLE V > GENERAL PROVISIONS > SEC. 567
— (new in v2)p.103 L1 – p.104
SEC. 567. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to make payments to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical
claims of individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 8752
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending
No changes match this filter.
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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 8752
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025,
and for other purposes.
1Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
2money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
3Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end-
4ing September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely:
5TITLE I
6DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTEL-
7LIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND
8OVERSIGHT
9OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE
10MANAGEMENT
11OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
12For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
13and for executive management for operations and support,
14$281,358,000 (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by
15$5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by
16$10,000,000) (reduced by $1,650,000) (reduced by
17$5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), of which
18$22,151,000 shall remain available until September 30,
192026: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from
20obligation until the Secretary submits, to the Committees
21on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
22Senate, responses to all questions for the record for each
23hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget submission for the
24Department of Homeland Security held by such Commit-
25tees prior to July 1: Provided further, That not to exceed
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1$30,000 shall be for official reception and representation
2expenses.
3MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
4OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
5For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
6torate for operations and support, $1,637,290,000 (re-
7duced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced
8by $3,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by
9$5,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by
10$18,168,000): Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall
11be for official reception and representation expenses.
12PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
13For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
14torate for procurement, construction, and improvements,
15$54,337,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by
16$1,000,000), to remain available until September 30,
172027.
18FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
19The revenues and collections of security fees credited
20to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
21essary expenses related to the protection of federally
22owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the
23Federal Protective Service.
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1INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL
2AWARENESS
3OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
4For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence
5and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situa-
6tional Awareness for operations and support,
7$345,360,000, of which $105,701,000 shall remain avail-
8able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to ex-
9ceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated
10with secure space at fusion centers, including improve-
11ments to buildings: Provided further, That not to exceed
12$3,825 shall be for official reception and representation
13expenses.
14OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
15OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
16For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
17General for operations and support, $225,294,000: Pro-
18vided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for cer-
19tain confidential operational expenses, including the pay-
20ment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the
21Inspector General.
22ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
23SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security
24shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2025,
25to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
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1Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any
2means other than full and open competition during fiscal
3years 2024 or 2025.
4(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
5quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli-
6ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the
7results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations
8of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
9than February 15, 2026.
10SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day
11of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
12ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
13tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
14and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that
15includes total obligations of the Department for that
16month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and
17program, project, and activity levels, by the source year
18of the appropriation.
19SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security,
20in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
21notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
22Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers
23of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31,
24United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury
p. 6
1Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of
2Homeland Security.
3(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer
4may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations
5of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
6fied of the proposed transfer.
7SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use
8of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu-
9rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary
10and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts
11made available for the Office of the Secretary.
12SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management
13shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House
14of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days
15after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and
16Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition
17Oversight list between Acquisition Decision Event and
18Full Operational Capability, including programs that have
19been removed from such list during the preceding quarter.
20(b) For each such program, the briefing described in
21subsection (a) shall include—
22(1) a description of the purpose of the program,
23including the capabilities being acquired and the
24component(s) sponsoring the acquisition;
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1(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to
2be acquired annually until procurement is complete
3under the current acquisition program baseline;
4(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in-
5cluding—
6(A) the current acquisition phase by incre-
7ment, as applicable;
8(B) the date of the most recent review; and
9(C) whether the program has been paused
10or is in breach status;
11(4) a comparison between the initial Depart-
12ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost,
13schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives
14and the program’s current such thresholds and ob-
15jectives, if applicable;
16(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com-
17parison to the Future Years Homeland Security
18Program, including—
19(A) the confidence level for the estimate;
20(B) the fiscal years included in the esti-
21mate;
22(C) a breakout of the estimate for the
23prior five years, the current year, and the budg-
24et year;
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1(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro-
2priation account or other funding source; and
3(E) a description of and rationale for any
4changes to the estimate as compared to the pre-
5viously approved baseline, as applicable, and
6during the prior fiscal year;
7(6) a summary of the findings of any inde-
8pendent verification and validation of the items to be
9acquired or an explanation for why no such
10verification and validation has been performed;
11(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro-
12gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli-
13gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an
14estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the
15subsequent fiscal year;
16(8) a listing of prime contractors and major
17subcontractors; and
18(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost,
19schedule, or performance that could result in a pro-
20gram breach if not successfully mitigated.
21(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub-
22mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for
23programs described in this section to the Committees on
24Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
25Senate not later than five business days after the date of
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1approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for
2Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for
3Management.
4SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to
5the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior
6appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot
7or demonstration unless the component or office carrying
8out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor-
9mation described in subsection (c).
10(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made
11available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot
12or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management
13shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
14tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on
15the information described in subsection (c).
16(c) The information required under subsections (a)
17and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol-
18lowing—
19(1) documented objectives that are well-defined
20and measurable;
21(2) an assessment methodology that details—
22(A) the type and source of assessment
23data;
24(B) the methods for, and frequency of, col-
25lecting such data; and
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1(C) how such data will be analyzed; and
2(3) an implementation plan, including mile-
3stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched-
4ules, including a projected end date.
5(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple-
6tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection
7(e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a
8report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
9of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons
10learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu-
11ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran-
12sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro-
13gram or operation.
14(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
15onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi-
16mental program, or trial that—
17(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con-
18ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration,
19costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de-
20sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger
21scale effort; and
22(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or
23obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or
24more, but does not include congressionally directed
25programs or enhancements and does not include pro-
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1grams that were in operation as of the date of the
2enactment of this Act.
3(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
4onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini-
5tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con-
6tract for the acquisition of information technology services
7or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by
8a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance
9agreement funded by the Department.
10TITLE II
11SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND
12INVESTIGATIONS
13U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
14OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
15(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
16For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border
17Protection for operations and support, including the trans-
18portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of
19air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter-
20national agencies in the enforcement or administration of
21laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security;
22at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
23the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local
24agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
25tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500
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1(6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur-
2chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air-
3craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with
4individuals for personal services abroad; $16,566,247,000
5(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (in-
6creased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (re-
7duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced
8by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by
9$5,000,000); of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from
10the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative
11expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Mainte-
12nance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal
13Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and not-
14withstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security
15Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000
16shall be available until September 30, 2026; and of which
17such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee
18Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the
19Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
20(19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account:
21Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official
22reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
23That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay-
24ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op-
25erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000
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1shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be
2accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary
3of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex-
4ceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of In-
5dian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on
6Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Pa-
7trol.
8PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
9For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border
10Protection for procurement, construction, and improve-
11ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft,
12and unmanned aerial systems, $1,390,338,000 (increased
13by $4,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by
14$10,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
15$1,000,000), of which $766,684,000 shall remain avail-
16able until September 30, 2027, and of which
17$623,654,000 shall remain available until September 30,
182029.
19U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
20OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
21For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and
22Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ-
23ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re-
24placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units;
25and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold
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1improvements at owned and leased facilities;
2$10,497,243,000 (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by
3$2,000,000); of which not less than $6,000,000 (increased
4by $4,000,000) shall remain available until expended for
5efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which
6$46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30,
72026; of which not less than $2,000,000 (increased by
8$2,000,000) is for paid apprenticeships for participants
9in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Res-
10cue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be
11available for investigation of intellectual property rights
12violations, including operation of the National Intellectual
13Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not
14less than $5,900,389,000 shall be for enforcement, deten-
15tion, and removal operations, including transportation of
16unaccompanied alien minors, of which not less than
17$3,081,725,000 shall remain available until September 30,
182026: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for
19official reception and representation expenses: Provided
20further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available
21until expended for conducting special operations under
22section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19
23U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed
24$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
25ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of
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1the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further,
2That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund
3or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associ-
4ated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of
5smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States:
6Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be
7for entering into new agreements for the delegation of law
8enforcement authority provided by section 287(g) of the
9Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided further, That
10funding made available under this heading shall maintain
11a level of not less than 50,000 detention beds.
12PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
13For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and
14Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and
15improvements, $19,548,000, of which $6,548,000 shall re-
16main available until September 30, 2027, and of which
17$13,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
182029.
19TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
20OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
21For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
22rity Administration for operations and support,
23$10,817,225,000 (increased by $50,000,000) (reduced by
24$50,000,000), of which $300,000,000 shall remain avail-
25able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to ex-
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1ceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representa-
2tion expenses: Provided further, That security service fees
3authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States
4Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
5collections and shall be available only for aviation security:
6Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this
7heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dol-
8lar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
9ceived during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a final
10fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated
11at not more than $7,957,225,000.
12PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
13For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
14rity Administration for procurement, construction, and
15improvements, $198,428,000 (reduced by $35,000,000)
16(increased by $35,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
17creased by $5,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
18tember 30, 2027.
19RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
20For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
21rity Administration for research and development,
22$17,990,000, to remain available until September 30,
232026.
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1COAST GUARD
2OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
3For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper-
4ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve;
5purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor ve-
6hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or
7lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require-
8ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and
9repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total
10of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats
11necessary for overseas deployments and activities; pay-
12ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42
13U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel-
14fare; $10,554,261,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (in-
15creased by $10,000,000) (increased by $1,650,000), of
16which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities;
17of which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
18Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section
191012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
202712(a)(5)); of which $20,000,000 shall remain available
21until September 30, 2027; of which $24,359,000 shall re-
22main available until September 30, 2029, for environ-
23mental compliance and restoration; and of which
24$100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
252026, which shall only be available for vessel depot level
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1maintenance: Provided, That not to exceed $23,000 shall
2be for official reception and representation expenses.
3PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
4For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for pro-
5curement, construction, and improvements, including aids
6to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De-
7partment of Defense installations used by the Coast
8Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment re-
9lated thereto, $2,128,500,000 (increased by $20,000,000)
10(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (re-
11duced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to re-
12main available until September 30, 2029; of which
13$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
14Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section
151012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
162712(a)(5)).
17RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
18For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re-
19search and development; and for maintenance, rehabilita-
20tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment;
21$6,763,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
22of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
23ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section
241012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
252712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and
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1used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received
2from State and local governments, other public authori-
3ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses
4incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
5tion.
6RETIRED PAY
7For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
8otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
9pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family
10Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
11reer status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under
12section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent
13receipts, combat-related special compensation, and pay-
14ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de-
15pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
16$1,210,840,000, to remain available until expended.
17UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
18OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
19For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
20Service for operations and support, including purchase of
21not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of pas-
22senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in
23the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in
24the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths,
25and other facilities on private or other property not in
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1Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to
2perform protective functions; conduct of and participation
3in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of
4behavioral research in support of protective intelligence
5and operations; payment in advance for commercial ac-
6commodations as may be necessary to perform protective
7functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702
8of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of
9employees who are on protective missions, whether at or
10away from their duty stations; $3,017,524,000 (increased
11by $2,000,000); of which $80,041,000 (increased by
12$2,000,000) shall remain available until September 30,
132026, and of which $6,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000)
14shall be for a grant for activities related to investigations
15of missing and exploited children; and of which up to
16$24,000,000 may be for calendar year 2024 premium pay
17in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the
18rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United
19States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay
20for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note),
21as last amended by Public Law 118–38: Provided, That
22not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and
23representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
24ceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and
25equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in
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1criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the
2United States Secret Service.
3PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
4For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
5Service for procurement, construction, and improvements,
6$138,336,000, of which $53,436,000 shall remain avail-
7able until September 30, 2027, and of which $84,900,000
8shall remain available until September 30, 2029.
9RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
10For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
11Service for research and development, $2,250,000, to re-
12main available until September 30, 2026.
13ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
14SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Home-
15land Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of
16Public Law 115–141), related to overtime compensation
17limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made avail-
18able in this Act in the same manner as such section ap-
19plied to funds made available in that Act, except that ‘‘fis-
20cal year 2025’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’.
21SEC. 202. Funding made available under the head-
22ings ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations
23and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
24tion—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’
25shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to
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1maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions
2in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition
3to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48,
4United States Code.
5SEC. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the
6United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im-
7plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected
8from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad-
9jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con-
10solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
11U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended.
12SEC. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S.
13Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Sup-
14port’’, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended,
15to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this
16appropriation in fiscal year 2025 from amounts authorized
17to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and
18Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the
19Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
20U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation
21and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–
22125), or other such authorizing language.
23(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such
24collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess
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1of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to
2remain available until expended.
3SEC. 205. None of the funds made available in this
4Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used
5to prevent an individual not in the business of importing
6a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g)
7of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im-
8porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies
9with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided,
10That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
11porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre-
12scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided
13further, That the prescription drug may not be—
14(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section
15102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
16802); or
17(2) a biological product, as defined in section
18351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
19262).
20SEC. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
21of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other
22Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation
23and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of
24title 46, United States Code, for the transportation of
25crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum
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1Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after
2consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of
3Energy and Transportation and representatives from the
4United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate
5measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels.
6(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
7propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
8ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
9of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
10Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
11within 2 business days of any request for waivers of navi-
12gation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section
13501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to
14such transportation, and the disposition of such requests.
15SEC. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment
16of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
17not—
18(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any
19new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the
20Southern border or the Northern border at a land
21port of entry; or
22(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition
23of a border crossing fee.
24(b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’
25means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and
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1passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay
2for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the
3Northern border at a land port of entry.
4SEC. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date
5of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
6toms and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure
7plan for any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs
8and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and
9Improvements’’ in this Act and prior Acts to the Commit-
10tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
11and the Senate.
12(b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be
13obligated prior to the submission of such plan.
14SEC. 209. Section 211 of the Department of Home-
15land Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (division F of
16Public Law 116–260), prohibiting the use of funds for the
17construction of fencing in certain areas, shall apply with
18respect to funds made available in this Act in the same
19manner as such section applied to funds made available
20in that Act.
21SEC. 210. (a) Funds made available in this Act may
22be used to alter operations within the National Targeting
23Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
24(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided
25by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for
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1obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, or provided
2from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States
3derived by the collection of fees available to the compo-
4nents funded by this Act, may be used to reduce antici-
5pated or planned vetting operations at existing locations
6unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after
7the date of enactment of this Act.
8SEC. 211. (a) Of the total amount made available
9under ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procure-
10ment, Construction, and Improvements’’, $1,390,338,000
11(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) shall
12be available only as follows:
13(1) $600,000,000 for the acquisition and de-
14ployment of physical barriers;
15(2) $300,000,000 for the acquisition and de-
16ployment of border security technologies;
17(3) $305,000,000 for trade and travel assets
18and infrastructure;
19(4) $23,654,000 for facility construction and
20improvements;
21(5) $131,419,000 for integrated operations as-
22sets and infrastructure; and
23(6) $30,265,000 for mission support and infra-
24structure.
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1(b) None of the funds allocated for pedestrian phys-
2ical barriers may be made available for any purpose other
3than the construction of steel bollard pedestrian barrier
4built at least 18 to 30 feet in effective height and aug-
5mented with anti-climb and anti-dig features.
6(c) None of the funds allocated for pedestrian phys-
7ical barriers may be made available for any purpose other
8than construction of pedestrian barriers consistent with
9the description in subsection (b) at locations identified in
10the Border Security Improvement Plan submitted to Con-
11gress on August 1, 2020.
12(d) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
13Protection may reprioritize the construction of physical
14barriers outlined in the Border Security Improvement
15Plan and, with prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
16propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
17ate, add additional miles of pedestrian physical barriers
18where no such barriers exist, prioritized by operational re-
19quirements developed in coordination with U.S. Border
20Patrol leadership.
21(e) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin
22to obligate amounts for physical barrier construction no
23later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
24Act.
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1(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘effective
2height’’ refers to the height above the level of the adjacent
3terrain features.
4SEC. 212. None of the funds appropriated or other-
5wise made available by this Act may be obligated, ex-
6pended, or transferred to another Federal agency, board,
7or commission to be used to dismantle, demolish, remove,
8or damage existing United States-Mexico physical bar-
9riers, including any barrier constructed by a State govern-
10ment, at any location where such barriers have been con-
11structed as of the date of enactment of this Act unless
12such barrier is simultaneously being repaired or replaced.
13SEC. 213. None of the funds appropriated or other-
14wise made available by this Act may be made available
15to utilize the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP
16One Application, or any successor application, to facilitate
17the parole of any alien into the United States.
18SEC. 214. None of the funds appropriated or other-
19wise made available by this Act may be made available
20to implement, administer, or otherwise carry out the poli-
21cies described in the directive issued by the Acting Com-
22missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Jan-
23uary 10, 2023, entitled ‘‘Emergency Driving and Vehic-
24ular Pursuits’’.
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1SEC. 215. None of the funds appropriated or other-
2wise made available by this Act may be made available
3to admit an alien into the United States at a port of entry
4on an F or M visa if the college, university, or other insti-
5tution of higher learning that the student will attend is
6not accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agen-
7cy or association recognized by the Secretary of Education
8pursuant to part H of title IV of the Higher Education
9Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.).
10SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated or other-
11wise made available by this Act may be made available
12to parole into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
13Islands, for the purpose of temporary visit for business
14or pleasure without a visa, an alien who is a national of
15the People’s Republic of China.
16SEC. 217. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
17erwise made available by this Act may be used by U.S.
18Customs and Border Protection to admit into the United
19States any aerosol-dispensing unmanned aircraft system
20produced or manufactured in a foreign adversary country.
21(b) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ means a
22country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United
23States Code.
24SEC. 218. None of the funds appropriated or other-
25wise made available by this Act may be made available
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1to reduce participation in or substantively diminish the
2delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under
3section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
4U.S.C. 1357(g)), except as provided in section 219 of this
5Act.
6SEC. 219. None of the funds provided under the
7heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
8Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele-
9gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec-
10tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
11U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security
12Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree-
13ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma-
14terially violated.
15SEC. 220. (a) None of the funds provided under the
16heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
17Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any
18contract for the provision of detention services if the two
19most recent overall performance evaluations received by
20the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the
21equivalent median score in any subsequent performance
22evaluation system.
23(b) The performance evaluations referenced in sub-
24section (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration
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1and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Respon-
2sibility.
3SEC. 221. Without regard to the limitation as to time
4and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary
5may reprogram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immi-
6gration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Sup-
7port’’ as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens
8prioritized for removal.
9SEC. 222. The reports required to be submitted under
10section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
11propriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116–
12260) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each
13matter required to be included in such reports by such
14section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the
15same extent during the period described in such section
16216.
17SEC. 223. The terms and conditions of section 217
18of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
19Act, 2020 (division D of Public Law 116–93) shall apply
20to this Act.
21SEC. 224. None of the funds appropriated or other-
22wise made available by this Act may be made available
23to implement, administer, or otherwise carry out the ac-
24tivities and policies described in the memorandum issued
25by the Secretary of Homeland Security on September 30,
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12021, entitled ‘‘Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil
2Immigration Law’’, or described in the memorandum
3issued by Kerry Doyle, Immigration and Customs En-
4forcement Principal Legal Advisor on April 3, 2022, enti-
5tled ‘‘Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the En-
6forcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of
7Prosecutorial Discretion’’, or any successor or similar
8memorandum or policy.
9SEC. 225. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
10erwise made available by this Act may be made available
11to transport aliens unlawfully present in, paroled into, or
12inadmissible to the United States into the interior of the
13United States for purposes other than enforcement of the
14immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101
15of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).
16(b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not
17apply with respect to amounts made available to transport
18unaccompanied alien children (as such term is defined in
19section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
20U.S.C. 279)).
21SEC. 226. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
22erwise made available by this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration
23and Customs Enforcement’’ may be used to pay for or
24facilitate an abortion, except where the life of the mother
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1would be endangered if the fetus would be carried to term,
2or in the case of rape or incest.
3(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
4made available by this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration and
5Customs Enforcement’’ may be used to require any person
6to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of,
7any abortion.
8SEC. 227. None of the funds appropriated or other-
9wise made available by this Act may be made available
10to administer hormone therapy medication or perform or
11facilitate any surgery for any person in custody of U.S.
12Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose
13of gender-affirming care.
14SEC. 228. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
15allocate amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
16under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
17forcement—Operations and Support’’ by this Act in order
18to—
19(1) prioritize detention by using such amounts
20to ensure that the average daily population of de-
21tainees is maintained at the full capacity at all de-
22tention facilities funded by this Act throughout the
23fiscal year; and
24(2) ensure that every alien on the non-detained
25docket is enrolled into the Alternatives to Detention
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1Program with mandatory GPS monitoring through-
2out the duration of all applicable immigration pro-
3ceedings (including any appeals) and until removal,
4if ordered removed.
5SEC. 229. Not later than 45 days after the date of
6enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of U.S.
7Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall submit to
8the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
9resentatives and the Senate an obligation plan for
10amounts made available in this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration
11and Customs Enforcement’’, delineated by level II pro-
12gram, project, and activity.
13SEC. 230. None of the funds provided under the
14heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
15Operations and Support’’ may be made available to de-
16velop or administer a physical identification card for pur-
17poses of alien identification, verification of immigration
18status, or immigration portal access.
19SEC. 231. None of the funds provided under the
20heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
21Operations and Support’’ may be made available to de-
22velop, pilot, administer, or otherwise implement standards
23for management of the non-detained alien population or
24for the Alternatives to Detention Program beyond those
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1incorporated in the Alternatives to Detention Handbook,
2issued on August 16, 2017.
3SEC. 232. None of the funds provided under the
4heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
5Operations and Support’’ may be made available to imple-
6ment, administer, or otherwise carry out the activities,
7policies, and guidelines described in the memorandum
8issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on October
927, 2021, entitled ‘‘Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in
10or Near Protected Areas’’.
11SEC. 233. No law of any State or political subdivision
12thereof pertaining to a minimum rate of compensation or
13any other condition of employment shall apply in the case
14of any person held in Federal custody pursuant to the im-
15migration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of
16the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.1101)).
17SEC. 234. (a) Members of the United States House
18of Representatives and the United States Senate, includ-
19ing the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and com-
20missions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary,
21Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De-
22partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor-
23ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor-
24neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior
25members of the Executive Office of the President, includ-
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1ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
2shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage
3screening.
4(b) None of the funds made available in this or any
5other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac-
6counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by
7the collection of fees available to the components funded
8by this Act may be used to carry out legislation altering
9the applicability of the screening requirements outlined in
10subsection (a).
11SEC. 235. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49,
12United States Code, for fiscal year 2025, any funds in
13the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section
1444923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used
15for the procurement and installation of explosives detec-
16tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree-
17ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec-
18tion 44923(a) of such title.
19SEC. 236. Not later than 45 days after the submis-
20sion of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator
21of the Transportation Security Administration shall sub-
22mit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland
23Security of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
24tees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and
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1Transportation of the Senate a single report that fulfills
2the following requirements:
3(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained
4and unconstrained, that includes a plan for contin-
5uous and sustained capital investment in new, and
6the replacement of aged, transportation security
7equipment;
8(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re-
9quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland
10Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of
11the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act
12(Public Law 113–245); and
13(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screen-
14ing Technologies report as required by the Senate
15Report accompanying the Department of Homeland
16Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report
17115–283).
18SEC. 237. (a) None of the funds made available by
19this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations
20and Support’’ shall be for expenses incurred for rec-
21reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United
22States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from
23owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made
24available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—
25Operations and Support’’.
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1(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay
2expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such
3section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel
4applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel
5documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter
6121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu-
7mentation under section 12114.
8SEC. 238. Notwithstanding any other provision of
9law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit
10to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
11resentatives and the Senate a future-years capital invest-
12ment plan as described in the second proviso under the
13heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and
14Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security
15Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall
16be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth pro-
17visos under such heading.
18SEC. 239. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
19to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems
20Center mission or its government-employed or contract
21staff levels.
22SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
23may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of,
24a competition under Office of Management and Budget
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1Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the
2Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
3SEC. 241. Funds made available in this Act may be
4used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro-
5gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi-
6neering units, facilities design and construction centers,
7maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast
8Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided
9in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any
10civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a
11statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
12SEC. 242. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard
13Housing Fund in fiscal year 2025 shall be available until
14expended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title
1514, United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds
16otherwise available for such purposes.
17SEC. 243. None of the funds appropriated or other-
18wise made available by this Act may be made available
19to implement, administer, or enforce a Final Rule on
20‘‘Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast’’ (89
21Fed. Reg. 3587) until the Coast Guard submits a report
22to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
23resentatives and the Senate on the effect of offshore wind
24turbines on marine navigation radar, especially with re-
25gard to search and rescue interference.
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1SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or other-
2wise made available by this Act may be made available
3to implement, administer, or enforce a Final Rule on
4‘‘Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel
5Strike Reduction Rule’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 46920) or any re-
6strictions on vessel speed for the Rice’s whale that were
7not in place prior to January 20, 2021.
8SEC. 245. The United States Secret Service is au-
9thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
10ments from executive agencies, as defined in section 105
11of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving
12training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen-
13ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal
14year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available
15under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
16ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year.
17SEC. 246. (a) None of the funds made available to
18the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous
19appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec-
20tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec-
21retary of Homeland Security.
22(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service
23may enter into agreements to provide such protection on
24a fully reimbursable basis.
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1SEC. 247. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this
2Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within
3‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’.
4SEC. 248. Funding made available in this Act for
5‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’
6is available for travel of United States Secret Service em-
7ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi-
8tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if
9the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des-
10ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the
11House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days
12in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex-
13penditures.
14SEC. 249. None of the funds provided under the
15heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—
16Operations and Support’’ may be made available to termi-
17nate or substantively reduce the terms or conditions of a
18contract for the provision of detention services with any
19facility that was previously or is currently designated as
20a Family Residential Center.
21SEC. 250. (a) The Secretary of the department in
22which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that, dur-
23ing the fiscal year funded by this Act, the imposition or
24collection of cost-sharing for certain services is prohibited
25as follows—
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1(1) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B),
2and (C) of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United
3States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or
4collected with respect to any eligible covered bene-
5ficiary for any prescription contraceptive on the uni-
6form formulary provided through a retail pharmacy
7described in section 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title
8or through the national mail-order pharmacy pro-
9gram of the TRICARE Program.
10(2) Notwithstanding any provision under sec-
11tion 1075 of title 10, United States Code, cost-shar-
12ing may not be imposed or collected for a covered
13service that is provided by a network provider under
14the TRICARE program to an eligible covered bene-
15ficiary under such section.
16(3) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and
17(c) of section 1075a of title 10, United States Code,
18cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected for a
19covered service that is provided under TRICARE
20Prime to an eligible covered beneficiary under such
21section.
22(b) In this section—
23(1) The term ‘‘covered service’’ means any method
24of contraception approved, granted, or cleared by the Food
25and Drug Administration, any contraceptive care (includ-
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1ing with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any
2sterilization procedure, or any patient education or coun-
3seling service provided in connection with any such meth-
4od, care, or procedure.
5(2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’ means an
6eligible covered beneficiary (as such term is used in section
71074g of title 10, United States Code) on the basis of
8being—
9(A) a member of the Coast Guard; or
10(B) a dependent of such a member.
11(3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and
12‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such terms
13in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
14(c) This section shall become effective 30 days after
15the date of enactment of this Act.
16SEC. 251. (a) Contraceptive supplies of up to 365
17days shall be covered for any eligible covered beneficiary
18to obtain, including in a single fill or refill, at the option
19of such beneficiary, the total days of supply (not to exceed
20a 365-day supply) for a contraceptive on the uniform for-
21mulary provided through a military treatment facility
22pharmacy, retail pharmacy described in section
231074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title, or through the national
24mail-order pharmacy program of the TRICARE Program.
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1(b) Beginning not later than 90 days after the imple-
2mentation of coverage under subsection (a), the Secretary
3of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating
4shall conduct such outreach activities as are necessary to
5inform health care providers and individuals who are en-
6rolled in the TRICARE program of such coverage and the
7requirements to receive such coverage.
8(c) In this section—
9(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means
10the Coast Guard.
11(2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’
12means an eligible covered beneficiary as such term
13is used in section 1074g of title 10, United States
14Code who is—
15(A) a member of a covered Armed Force
16serving on active duty; or
17(B) a dependent of a member described in
18subparagraph (A).
19(3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and
20‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such
21terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States
22Code.
23(d) This section shall become effective 180 days after
24the date of enactment of this Act.
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1TITLE III
2PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND
3RECOVERY
4CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
5AGENCY
6OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
7For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In-
8frastructure Security Agency for operations and support,
9$2,437,285,000, of which $23,698,000 shall remain avail-
10able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to ex-
11ceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representa-
12tion expenses.
13PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
14For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In-
15frastructure Security Agency for procurement, construc-
16tion, and improvements, $493,572,000, to remain avail-
17able until September 30, 2027.
18FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
19OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
20For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency
21Management Agency for operations and support,
22$1,551,093,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
23$1,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (increased by
24$8,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)(reduced by
25$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by
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1$18,168,000): Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall
2be for official reception and representation expenses.
3PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
4For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency
5Management Agency for procurement, construction, and
6improvements, $94,827,000, of which $38,590,000 shall
7remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which
8$56,237,000 shall remain available until September 30,
92029.
10FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
11For activities of the Federal Emergency Management
12Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts,
13cooperative agreements, and other activities,
14$3,758,992,810 (increased by $15,000,000) (increased by
15$30,000,000), which shall be allocated as follows:
16(1) $520,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu-
17rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the
18Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of
19which $90,000,000 shall be for Operation
20Stonegarden and $15,000,000 shall be for Tribal
21Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of
22the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606):
23Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of
24such section 2004, for fiscal year 2025, the Com-
25monwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to
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1local and tribal governments amounts provided to
2the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this para-
3graph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such
4section 2004.
5(2) $615,000,000 for the Urban Area Security
6Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu-
7rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604).
8(3) $305,000,000 (reduced by $305,000,000)
9(increased by $305,000,000) (increased by
10$80,000,000) (reduced by $80,000,000) (increased
11by $30,000,000) for the Nonprofit Security Grant
12Program under section 2009 of the Homeland Secu-
13rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which
14$152,500,000 (increased by $15,000,000) is for eli-
15gible recipients located in high-risk urban areas that
16receive funding under section 2003 of such Act and
17$152,500,000 (increased by $15,000,000) is for eli-
18gible recipients that are located outside such areas:
19Provided, That eligible recipients are those described
20in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609a(b))
21or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a ter-
22rorist or other extremist attack.
23(4) $105,000,000 for Public Transportation Se-
24curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and
25Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sec-
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1tions 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing
2Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
32007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which
4$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and
5$2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security:
6Provided, That such public transportation security
7assistance shall be provided directly to public trans-
8portation agencies.
9(5) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in
10accordance with section 70107 of title 46, United
11States Code.
12(6) $720,000,000 (increased by $15,000,000),
13to remain available until September 30, 2026, of
14which $360,000,000 (increased by $7,500,000) shall
15be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and
16$360,000,000 (increased by $7,500,000) shall be for
17Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
18Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the
19Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
20(15 U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a).
21(7) $355,000,000 for emergency management
22performance grants under the National Flood Insur-
23ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
24ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
25sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Haz-
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1ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), sec-
2tion 762 of title 6, United States Code, and Reorga-
3nization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
4(8) $312,750,000 for necessary expenses for
5Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addi-
6tion to and to supplement any other sums appro-
7priated under the National Flood Insurance Fund,
8and such additional sums as may be provided by
9States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared
10mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the
11National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
124101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.
13(9) $12,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic Pre-
14paredness Grants.
15(10) $130,000,000 for the emergency food and
16shelter program under title III of the McKinney-
17Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331),
18to remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
19vided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for
20total administrative costs.
21(11) $40,000,000 for the Next Generation
22Warning System.
23(12) $221,343,810 for Community Project
24Funding grants, which shall be for the purposes,
25and the amounts, specified in the table entitled
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1‘‘Homeland Security—Community Project Funding’’
2in the report accompanying this Act, of which—
3(A) $81,771,896, in addition to amounts
4otherwise made available for such purpose, is
5for emergency operations center grants under
6section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
7Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
8U.S.C. 5196c); and
9(B) $139,571,914, in addition to amounts
10otherwise made available for such purpose, is
11for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section
12203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
13and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
145133(e), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g),
15and (l) of that section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), (g),
16(l)).
17(13) $322,899,000 to sustain current oper-
18ations for training, exercises, technical assistance,
19and other programs.
20DISASTER RELIEF FUND
21For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert
22T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
23(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $22,741,000,000, to remain
24available until expended: Provided, That such amount
25shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob-
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1ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
2Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the
3Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
4251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
5Deficit Control Act of 1985.
6NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
7For activities under the National Flood Insurance
8Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster
9Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the
10Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
11(Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home-
12owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public
13Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $239,785,000, to remain
14available until September 30, 2026, which shall be derived
15from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d)
16of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
174015(d)); of which $14,578,000 shall be available for mis-
18sion support associated with flood management; and of
19which $225,207,000 shall be available for flood plain man-
20agement and flood mapping: Provided, That any addi-
21tional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the
22National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
234015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this
24account, to be available for flood plain management and
25flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2025,
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1no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insur-
2ance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood In-
3surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of—
4(1) $240,262,000 for operating expenses and
5salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance
6operations;
7(2) $1,382,000,000 for commissions and taxes
8of agents;
9(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on
10Treasury borrowings; and
11(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available
12until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for
13flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the
14National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
154104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and
161310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):
17Provided further, That the amounts collected under section
18102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
19U.S.C. 4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood
20Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be de-
21posited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supple-
22ment other amounts specified as available for section 1366
23of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwith-
24standing section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National
25Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through
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1(3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8),
24104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): Provided further, That total
3administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total
4appropriation: Provided further, That up to $6,102,000 is
5available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood
6Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).
7ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
8(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
9SEC. 301. Funds made available under the heading
10‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Op-
11erations and Support’’ may be made available for the nec-
12essary expenses of procuring or providing access to cyber-
13security threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent
14agencies, corporations, establishments, and instrumental-
15ities of the Federal Government of the United States,
16state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, fusion centers
17as described in section 210A of the Homeland Security
18Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and Information Sharing and Anal-
19ysis Organizations.
20SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12)
21of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
22609(a)(12)) or any other provision of law, not more than
235 percent of the amount of a grant made available in para-
24graphs (1) through (5) under ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
25agement Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by
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1the recipient for expenses directly related to administra-
2tion of the grant.
3(b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also
4apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant
5under such paragraph (3).
6SEC. 303. Applications for grants under the heading
7‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal As-
8sistance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made
9available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after
10the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall
11submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant
12announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal
13Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days
14after the receipt of an application.
15SEC. 304. (a) Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emer-
16gency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for
17grants under paragraphs (1) through (5) and (9), the Ad-
18ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
19cy shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the
20House of Representatives and the Senate 5 full business
21days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of
22making an award.
23(b) If any such public announcement is made before
245 full business days have elapsed following such briefing,
25$1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Fed-
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1eral Emergency Management Agency—Operations and
2Support’’ shall be rescinded.
3SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency
4Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants
5under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of commu-
6nications towers is not considered construction of a build-
7ing or other physical facility.
8SEC. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs
9(1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
10agement Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Depart-
11ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
12(Public Law 114–4), related to reporting on the Disaster
13Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2025 with re-
14spect to budget year 2026 and current fiscal year 2025,
15respectively—
16(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘fiscal
17year 2026’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and
18(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘business’’
19after ‘‘fifth’’.
20SEC. 307. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed-
21eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist-
22ance’’, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Re-
23sponse grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
24gency Management Agency may grant waivers from the
25requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B),
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1(a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the
2Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
3U.S.C. 2229a).
4SEC. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during
5fiscal year 2025, as authorized in title III of the Depart-
6ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
7opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
81999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 per-
9cent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of
10Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological
11Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year.
12(b) The methodology for assessment and collection of
13fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of
14providing such services, including administrative costs of
15collecting such fees.
16(c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological
17Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting
18collections and will become available for authorized pur-
19poses on October 1, 2025, and remain available until ex-
20pended.
21SEC. 309. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed-
22eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist-
23ance’’, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Adminis-
24trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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1may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire
2Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229).
3SEC. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appro-
4priated in any prior Act for activities funded by the Na-
5tional Predisaster Mitigation Fund under section 203 of
6the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
7sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the day
8before the date of enactment of section 1234 of division
9D of Public Law 115–254, may be transferred to and
10merged with funds set aside pursuant to subsection (i)(1)
11of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
12and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in
13effect on the date of the enactment of this section.
14SEC. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appro-
15priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage-
16ment Agency—Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis
17Program’’ in any prior Act may be transferred to and
18merged with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Fed-
19eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist-
20ance’’ for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping
21and Risk Analysis: Provided, That funds transferred pur-
22suant to this section shall be in addition to and supple-
23ment any other sums appropriated for such purposes
24under the National Flood Insurance Fund and such addi-
25tional sums as may be provided by States or other political
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1subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under sec-
2tion 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of
31968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex-
4pended.
5TITLE IV
6RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
7SERVICES
8U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
9OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
10For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im-
11migration Services for operations and support of the E-
12Verify Program, $112,431,000: Provided, That such
13amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts made
14available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to
15require any reduction of any fee described in section
16286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
171356(m)).
18FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS
19OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
20For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
21ment Training Centers for operations and support, includ-
22ing the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-
23type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services
24as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
25Code, $360,752,000, of which $66,665,000 shall remain
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1available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not
2to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and rep-
3resentation expenses.
4PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
5For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
6ment Training Centers for procurement, construction, and
7improvements, $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
8tember 30, 2029, for acquisition of necessary additional
9real property and facilities, construction and ongoing
10maintenance, facility improvements and related expenses
11of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
12SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
13OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
14For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech-
15nology Directorate for operations and support, including
16the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles,
17$375,238,000, of which $206,442,000 shall remain avail-
18able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to ex-
19ceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
20tion expenses.
21PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
22For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech-
23nology Directorate for procurement, construction, and im-
24provements, $30,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
25tember 30, 2029.
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1RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
2For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech-
3nology Directorate for research and development,
4$339,353,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by
5$2,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by
6$30,000,000), to remain available until September 30,
72027.
8COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE
9OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
10For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons
11of Mass Destruction Office for operations and support,
12$159,252,000, of which $50,446,000 shall remain avail-
13able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not to ex-
14ceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representa-
15tion expenses.
16PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
17For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons
18of Mass Destruction Office for procurement, construction,
19and improvements, $33,397,000, to remain available until
20September 30, 2027.
21RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
22For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons
23of Mass Destruction Office for research and development,
24$110,938,000, to remain available until September 30,
252027.
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1FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
2For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons
3of Mass Destruction Office for Federal assistance through
4grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other ac-
5tivities, $57,726,000, to remain available until September
630, 2027.
7ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
8SEC. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
9of law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship
10and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate,
11equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement
12only, for areas where the Administrator of General Serv-
13ices does not provide vehicles for lease.
14(b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
15Services may authorize employees who are assigned to
16those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the em-
17ployees’ residences and places of employment.
18SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
19may be used to process or approve a competition under
20Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv-
21ices provided by employees (including employees serving
22on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Im-
23migration Services of the Department of Homeland Secu-
24rity who are known as Immigration Information Officers,
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1Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives,
2Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.
3SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of
4law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship
5and Immigration Services may be used for the collection
6and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Im-
7migration Services Application Support Center that is
8overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
9Services personnel using appropriate technology.
10SEC. 404. None of the funds appropriated or other-
11wise made available by this Act may be made available
12to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled
13‘‘Procedures or Credible Fear Screening and Consider-
14ation of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Pro-
15tection Claims by Asylum Officers’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 18078).
16SEC. 405. None of the funds appropriated or other-
17wise made available by this Act may be made available
18to issue any employment authorization document or simi-
19lar document to any alien whose application for asylum
20in the United States has been denied, or who is convicted
21of a Federal or State crime while his or her application
22for asylum in the United States is pending.
23SEC. 406. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation
24set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and
25Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary
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1of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
2retary of Labor, and upon determining that the needs of
3American businesses cannot be satisfied during fiscal year
42025 with United States workers who are willing, quali-
5fied, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor,
6may increase the total number of aliens who may receive
7a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8
8U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above
9such limitation by not more than the highest number of
10H– 2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B re-
11turning worker program in any fiscal year in which return-
12ing workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.
13SEC. 407. Notwithstanding section 286(n) of the Im-
14migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)), the Di-
15rector of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may
16use not more than $2,500 of the amounts deposited in
17the Immigration Examinations Fee Account for official re-
18ception and representation expenses in fiscal year 2025.
19SEC. 408. No Federal funds made available to the
20Department of Homeland Security may be used for the
21consideration of a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under
22section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Na-
23tionality Act, if the petitioner is any entity identified under
24section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
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1tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
2(Public Law 116–283) or any subsidiary of such entity.
3SEC. 409. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce-
4ment Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds
5to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred
6participating in training accreditation.
7SEC. 410. The Federal Law Enforcement Training
8Accreditation Board, including representatives from the
9Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal ac-
10creditation experts involved in law enforcement training,
11shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accredita-
12tion process to continue the implementation of measuring
13and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law
14enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.
15SEC. 411. (a) The Director of the Federal Law En-
16forcement Training Centers may accept transfers to its
17‘‘Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account
18from Government agencies requesting the construction of
19special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act
20(31 U.S.C. 1535(b)).
21(b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
22shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon
23completion of such facilities.
24SEC. 412. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
25ment Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified
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1as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal
2Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501
3note).
4SEC. 413. None of the funds made available in this
5Act may be made available to implement, administer, or
6enforce the ‘‘Asylum Program Fee’’ from the Final Rule
7entitled ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee
8Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Ben-
9efit Request Requirements’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6194).
10TITLE V
11GENERAL PROVISIONS
12(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
13SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in
14this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
15current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
16SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503
17of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria-
18tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred
19to appropriation accounts for such activities established
20pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the
21applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac-
22counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi-
23nally enacted.
24SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,
25provided by previous appropriations Acts to the compo-
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1nents in or transferred to the Department of Homeland
2Security that remain available for obligation or expendi-
3ture in fiscal year 2025, or provided from any accounts
4in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
5tion of fees available to the components funded by this
6Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
7through a reprogramming of funds that—
8(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or
9activity, or increases funds for any program, project,
10or activity for which funds have been denied or re-
11stricted by the Congress;
12(2) contracts out any function or activity pres-
13ently performed by Federal employees or any new
14function or activity proposed to be performed by
15Federal employees in the President’s budget pro-
16posal for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of
17Homeland Security;
18(3) augments funding for existing programs,
19projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
20percent, whichever is less;
21(4) reduces funding for any program, project,
22or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent
23or more; or
24(5) results from any general savings from a re-
25duction in personnel that would result in a change
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1in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities
2as approved by the Congress.
3(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees
4on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
5Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such
6reprogramming.
7(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-
8able for the current fiscal year for the Department of
9Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous
10appropriations Acts may be transferred between such ap-
11propriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the
12House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at
13least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such
14appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided,
15shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such trans-
16fer.
17(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no
18funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred be-
19tween appropriations—
20(1) based upon an initial notification provided
21after June 15, except in extraordinary circumstances
22that imminently threaten the safety of human life or
23the protection of property;
24(2) to increase or decrease funding for grant
25programs; or
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1(3) to create a program, project, or activity
2pursuant to subsection (a)(1), including any new
3function or requirement within any program, project,
4or activity, not approved by Congress in the consid-
5eration of the enactment of this Act.
6(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set
7forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to
8any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in pre-
9vious Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
10Acts that remain available for obligation in the current
11year.
12(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of
13Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established
14by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appro-
15priations available to the Department of Homeland Secu-
16rity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com-
17mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
18and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.
19SEC. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of
20Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F
21of Public Law 115–31), related to the operations of a
22working capital fund, shall apply with respect to funds
23made available in this Act in the same manner as such
24section applied to funds made available in that Act.
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1(b) Funds from such working capital fund may be
2obligated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements
3from components of the Department of Homeland Secu-
4rity.
5SEC. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically pro-
6vided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated bal-
7ances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2025,
8as recorded in the financial records at the time of a re-
9programming notification, but not later than June 15,
102026, from appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’
11for fiscal year 2025 in this Act shall remain available
12through September 30, 2026, in the account and for the
13purposes for which the appropriations were provided.
14(b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notifica-
15tion shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
16tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in
17accordance with section 503 of this Act.
18SEC. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for
19intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically author-
20ized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the
21National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fis-
22cal year 2025 until the enactment of an Act authorizing
23intelligence activities for fiscal year 2025.
24(b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made avail-
25able for ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Aware-
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1ness—Operations and Support’’ that exceed the amounts
2in such authorization for such account shall be transferred
3to and merged with amounts made available under the
4heading ‘‘Management Directorate—Operations and Sup-
5port’’.
6(c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred
7under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall
8brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
9Representatives and the Senate on a plan for the use of
10such funds.
11SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security,
12or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Commit-
13tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
14and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance
15of—
16(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or
17grant in excess of $1,000,000;
18(2) making or awarding a contract, other trans-
19action agreement, or task or delivery order on a
20multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent
21totaling in excess of $4,000,000;
22(3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring
23an obligation of funds in an amount greater than
24$10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home-
25land Security funds;
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1(4) making a sole-source grant award; or
2(5) announcing publicly the intention to make
3or award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4),
4including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisi-
5tion Regulation.
6(b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines
7that compliance with this section would pose a substantial
8risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be
9made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify
10the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
11resentatives and the Senate not later than 5 full business
12days after such an award is made or letter issued.
13(c) A notification under this section—
14(1) may not involve funds that are not available
15for obligation; and
16(2) shall include the amount of the award; the
17fiscal year for which the funds for the award were
18appropriated; the type of contract; and the account
19from which the funds are being drawn.
20SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of
21law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
22ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing
23locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal
24law enforcement training without advance notification to
25the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
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1resentatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
2Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the
3temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract,
4or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo-
5dated in existing Centers’ facilities.
6SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other-
7wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses
8for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition
9project for which a prospectus otherwise required under
10chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been
11approved, except that necessary funds may be expended
12for each project for required expenses for the development
13of a proposed prospectus.
14SEC. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department
15of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division
16E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall
17apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in
18the same manner as such sections applied to funds made
19available in that Act.
20SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in
21this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable
22provisions of the Buy American Act.
23(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘Buy
24American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United
25States Code.
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1SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this
2Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required
3by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
4(8 U.S.C. 1448).
5SEC. 513. None of the funds provided or otherwise
6made available in this Act shall be available to carry out
7section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
8U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by the Congress.
9SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this
10Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel-
11oping a national identification card.
12SEC. 515. Any official that is required by this Act
13to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropria-
14tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate may
15not delegate such authority to perform that act unless spe-
16cifically authorized herein.
17SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this
18Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees
19of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
20301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Fed-
21eral Regulations.
22SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this
23Act may be used to employ workers described in section
24274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
25U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
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1SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of
2this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
3made available by this Act may be used to pay award or
4incentive fees for contractor performance that has been
5judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform-
6ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con-
7tract.
8SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in
9this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
10network unless such network blocks the viewing,
11downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
12(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of
13funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial,
14or local law enforcement agency or any other entity car-
15rying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudica-
16tion activities.
17SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this
18Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to
19facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
20vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
21pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless
22law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
23ously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
24SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in
25this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance
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1of more than 50 employees of a single component of the
2Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in
3the United States, at a single international conference un-
4less the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee,
5determines that such attendance is in the national interest
6and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the
7House of Representatives and the Senate within at least
810 days of that determination and the basis for that deter-
9mination.
10(b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
11national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring
12outside of the United States attended by representatives
13of the United States Government and of foreign govern-
14ments, international organizations, or nongovernmental
15organizations.
16(c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland
17Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.
18(d) Employees who attend a conference virtually
19without travel away from their permanent duty station
20within the United States shall not be counted for purposes
21of this section, and the prohibition contained in this sec-
22tion shall not apply to payments for the costs of attend-
23ance for such employees.
24SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this
25Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department
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1or agency for its participation in a National Special Secu-
2rity Event.
3SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to
4the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other
5Act may be obligated for the implementation of any struc-
6tural pay reform or the introduction of any new position
7classification that will affect more than 100 full-time posi-
8tions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year be-
9fore the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date
10on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to
11Congress a notification that includes—
12(1) the number of full-time positions affected by
13such change;
14(2) funding required for such change for the
15current fiscal year and through the Future Years
16Homeland Security Program;
17(3) justification for such change; and
18(4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of
19compensation alternatives to such change that were
20considered by the Department.
21(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if—
22(1) it was proposed in the President’s budget
23proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and
24(2) funds for such change have not been explic-
25itly denied or restricted in this Act.
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1SEC. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
2able in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
3post on the public website of that agency any report re-
4quired to be submitted by the Committees on Appropria-
5tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in
6this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency
7that it shall serve the national interest.
8(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
9(1) the public posting of the report com-
10promises homeland or national security; or
11(2) the report contains proprietary information.
12(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall
13do so only after such report has been made available to
14the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
15resentatives and the Senate for not less than 45 days ex-
16cept as otherwise specified in law.
17SEC. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Op-
18erations and Support’’ may be used for minor procure-
19ment, construction, and improvements.
20(b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers
21to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for per-
22sonal property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property.
23SEC. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of
24the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
25Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) regarding primary and
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1secondary schooling of dependents shall continue in effect
2during fiscal year 2025.
3SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
4erwise made available to the Department of Homeland Se-
5curity by this Act may be used to prevent any of the fol-
6lowing persons from entering, for the purpose of con-
7ducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the De-
8partment of Homeland Security used to detain or other-
9wise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification
10at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed
11by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated em-
12ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence
13of such modification:
14(1) A Member of Congress; and
15(2) An employee of the United States House of
16Representatives or the United States Senate des-
17ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this
18section.
19(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
20quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the
21intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for
22the purpose of conducting oversight.
23(c) With respect to individuals described in subsection
24(a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require
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1that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of
2an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a).
3SEC. 528. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
4none of the funds made available in this Act may be used
5to place restraints on a woman in the custody of the De-
6partment of Homeland Security (including during trans-
7port, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical facil-
8ity) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation.
9(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a
10pregnant woman if—
11(1) an appropriate official of the Department of
12Homeland Security makes an individualized deter-
13mination that the woman—
14(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk
15cannot be prevented by other means; or
16(B) poses an immediate and serious threat
17to harm herself or others that cannot be pre-
18vented by other means; or
19(2) a medical professional responsible for the
20care of the pregnant woman determines that the use
21of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the med-
22ical safety of the woman.
23(c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to
24subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive re-
25straints, as determined by the appropriate medical profes-
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1sional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may
2restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or
3delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be re-
4strained in a face-down position with four-point restraints,
5on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area
6of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized
7by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent
8feasible, on her left side.
9SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by
10this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording,
11or other record pertaining to any—
12(1) death of;
13(2) potential sexual assault or abuse per-
14petrated against; or
15(3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or dis-
16ruption committed by an individual held in the cus-
17tody of the Department of Homeland Security.
18(b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be
19made available, in accordance with applicable laws and
20regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in liti-
21gation, to an individual who has been charged with a
22crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished
23as a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3),
24upon the request of such individual.
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1SEC. 530. Section 519 of division F of Public Law
2114–113, regarding a prohibition on funding for any posi-
3tion designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply
4with respect to any Federal funds in the same manner
5as such section applied to funds made available in that
6Act.
7SEC. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date
8on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is
9submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
1031, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Manage-
11ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
12tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
13and the Senate a report on the unfunded priorities, for
14the Department of Homeland Security and separately for
15each departmental component, for which discretionary
16funding would be classified as budget function 050.
17(b) Each report under this section shall specify, for
18each such unfunded priority—
19(1) a summary description, including the objec-
20tives to be achieved if such priority is funded
21(whether in whole or in part);
22(2) the description, including the objectives to
23be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in
24whole or in part);
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1(3) account information, including the following
2(as applicable):
3(A) appropriation account; and
4(B) program, project, or activity name;
5and
6(4) the additional number of full-time or part-
7time positions to be funded as part of such priority.
8(c) In this section, the term ‘‘unfunded priority’’, in
9the case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that—
10(1) is not funded in the budget referred to in
11subsection (a);
12(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associ-
13ated with an operational or contingency plan for the
14Department; and
15(3) would have been recommended for funding
16through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if—
17(A) additional resources had been available
18for the budget to fund the requirement;
19(B) the requirement has emerged since the
20budget was formulated; or
21(C) the requirement is necessary to sustain
22prior-year investments.
23SEC. 532. (a) Not later than 10 days after a deter-
24mination is made by the President to evaluate and initiate
25protection under any authority for a former or retired
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1Government official or employee, or for an individual who,
2during the duration of the directed protection, will become
3a former or retired Government official or employee (re-
4ferred to in this section as a ‘‘covered individual’’), the
5Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notifica-
6tion to congressional leadership and the Committees on
7Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
8Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
9Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Home-
10land Security of the House of Representatives, the Com-
11mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
12of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Re-
13form of the House of Representatives (referred to in this
14section as the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’).
15(b) Such notification may be submitted in classified
16form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director
17of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bu-
18reau of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the
19threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the antici-
20pated cost and duration of such protection.
21(c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30
22days before terminating, protection for a covered indi-
23vidual, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
24a notification regarding the extension or termination and
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1any change to the threat assessment to the congressional
2leadership and the appropriate congressional committees.
3(d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enact-
4ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary
5shall submit a report to the congressional leadership and
6the appropriate congressional committees, which may be
7submitted in classified form, if necessary, detailing each
8covered individual, and the scope and associated cost of
9protection.
10SEC. 533. (a) None of the funds provided to the De-
11partment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act
12may be used by an agency to submit an initial project pro-
13posal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as author-
14ized by section 1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National
15Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
16Law 115–91)) unless, concurrent with the submission of
17an initial project proposal to the Technology Moderniza-
18tion Board, the head of the agency—
19(1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations
20of the House of Representatives and the Senate of
21the proposed submission of the project proposal;
22(2) submits to the Committees on Appropria-
23tions a copy of the project proposal; and
24(3) provides a detailed analysis of how the pro-
25posed project funding would supplement or supplant
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1funding requested as part of the Department’s most
2recent budget submission.
3(b) None of the funds provided to the Department
4of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization
5Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after
6a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Com-
7mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
8and the Senate.
9(c) The report described in subsection (b) shall in-
10clude—
11(1) the full project proposal submitted to and
12approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization
13Board;
14(2) the finalized interagency agreement between
15the Department and the Fund including the
16project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as appli-
17cable;
18(3) a detailed analysis of how the project will
19supplement or supplant existing funding available to
20the Department for similar activities;
21(4) a plan for how the Department will repay
22the Fund, including specific planned funding
23sources, as applicable; and
24(5) other information as determined by the Sec-
25retary.
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1SEC. 534. Within 60 days of any budget submission
2for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year
32026 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from
4the previous year based on user fees proposals that have
5not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the
6budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
7the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
8resentatives and the Senate specific reductions in proposed
9discretionary budget authority commensurate with the
10revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they
11are not enacted prior to October 1, 2025.
12SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this
13Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms
14Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of
15ratification for the Treaty.
16SEC. 536. No Federal funds made available to the
17Department of Homeland Security may be used to enter
18into a procurement contract, memorandum of under-
19standing, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant
20to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, any entity identified
21under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
22National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
23(Public Law 116–283) or any subsidiary of such entity.
24SEC. 537. None of the funds appropriated or other-
25wise made available in this or any other Act may be used
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1to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to
2or within the United States, its territories, or possessions
3Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—
4(1) is not a United States citizen or a member
5of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
6(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009,
7at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
8Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
9SEC. 538. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security
10(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, on
11a bimonthly basis beginning immediately after the date of
12enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number
13of aliens anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of
14the United States.
15(b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum,
16the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)—
17(1) cover the current fiscal year and the fol-
18lowing fiscal year;
19(2) include a breakout by demographics, to in-
20clude single adults, family units, and unaccompanied
21children;
22(3) undergo an independent validation and
23verification review;
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1(4) are used to inform policy planning and
2budgeting processes within the Department of
3Homeland Security; and
4(5) are included in the budget materials sub-
5mitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning
6after the date of enactment of this Act and in sup-
7port of—
8(A) the President’s annual budget request
9pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
10States Code;
11(B) any supplemental funding request sub-
12mitted to Congress;
13(C) any reprogramming and transfer noti-
14fication pursuant to section 503 of this Act;
15and
16(D) such budget materials shall include—
17(i) the most recent bimonthly esti-
18mates developed pursuant to subsection
19(a);
20(ii) a description and quantification of
21the estimates used to justify funding re-
22quests for Department programs related to
23border security, immigration enforcement,
24and immigration services;
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1(iii) a description and quantification
2of the anticipated workload and require-
3ments resulting from such estimates; and
4(iv) a confirmation as to whether the
5budget requests for impacted agencies were
6developed using the same estimates.
7(c) The Secretary shall share the bimonthly estimates
8developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary
9of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the
10Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations
11of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
12(d) If the bimonthly estimates described in subsection
13(b) are not provided for the purposes described, the re-
14programming and transfer authority provided in section
15503 of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the
16required estimates are provided to the Committees on Ap-
17propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
18ate.
19SEC. 539. (a) Prior to the Secretary of Homeland Se-
20curity requesting assistance from the Department of De-
21fense for border security operations, the Secretary shall
22ensure that an alternatives analysis and cost-benefit anal-
23ysis is conducted before such request is made, which shall
24include an examination of obtaining such support through
25other means.
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1(b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which
2a request for assistance is made, the Secretary of Home-
3land Security shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
4priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
5a report detailing the types of support requested, the alter-
6natives analysis and cost-benefit analysis described in sub-
7section (a), and the operational impact to Department of
8Homeland Security operations of any Department of De-
9fense border security support requested by the Secretary.
10(c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which
11a request made for assistance is granted and quarterly
12thereafter through the duration of such assistance, the
13Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
14mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
15and the Senate, a report detailing the assistance provided
16and the operational impacts to border security operations.
17SEC. 540. Funds made available in this Act or any
18other Act for Operations and Support may be used for
19the necessary expenses of providing an employee emer-
20gency back-up care program.
21SEC. 541. (a) Not less than $5,000,000 made avail-
22able in this Act shall be transferred to ‘‘U.S. Immigration
23and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ to
24support and conduct necessary operations of the Blue
25Campaign for fiscal year 2025.
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1(b) Prior to the obligation of funds made available
2by subsection (a), notification shall be submitted to the
3Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
4atives and the Senate.
5SEC. 542. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
6erwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall
7be used to execute an inspection of a detention facility that
8is in a contractual agreement with U.S. Immigration and
9Customs Enforcement for the provision of detention serv-
10ices and that is subject to the terms, conditions, and
11standards found within the National Detention Standards
12for Non-Dedicated Facilities, as revised in 2019 for U.S.
13Immigration and Customs Enforcement, except solely for
14compliance with the terms, conditions, and standards
15found within the National Detention Standards for Non-
16Dedicated Facilities, as revised in 2019.
17(b) Executions of inspections described in subsection
18(a) shall not occur within six months of a previous inspec-
19tion of such facility, except with respect to inspections exe-
20cuted by the Office of Inspector General.
21SEC. 543. None of the funds appropriated or other-
22wise made available by this Act may be made available
23to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled
24‘‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways’’ (88 Fed. Reg.
2511704).
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1SEC. 544. None of the funds appropriated or other-
2wise made available by this Act may be made available
3to establish or support the activities of a Disinformation
4Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Secu-
5rity, or any other similar entity carrying out activities re-
6lating to disinformation in a similar manner or to a similar
7extent to such a Board.
8SEC. 545. None of the funds appropriated or other-
9wise made available by this Act may be made available
10to:
11(a) classify or facilitate the classification of any com-
12munications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or
13mal-information; or
14(b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organiza-
15tions that pressure or recommend private companies to
16censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of
17United States persons, including recommending the cen-
18soring or removal of content on social media platforms.
19(c) Any officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
20ment whose salary is funded by this Act and who conducts
21any activity described in (a) or (b) shall be removed from
22the Federal service.
23SEC. 546. None of the funds appropriated or other-
24wise made available by this Act may be made available
25to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the
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1Equity Action Plan of the Department of Homeland Secu-
2rity, or Executive Order No. 13985 of January 20, 2021
3(86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to advancing racial equity
4and support for underserved communities through the fed-
5eral government), Executive Order No. 14035 of June 25,
62021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity,
7inclusion, and accessibility in the federal workforce), Exec-
8utive Order No. 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed.
9Reg. 10825 relating to further advancing racial equity and
10support for underserved communities through the federal
11government) or any program, project, or activity that pro-
12motes or advances Critical Race Theory or any concept
13associated with Critical Race Theory.
14SEC. 547. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding section
157 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title
1628, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
17none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
18priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take
19any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
20tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in
21accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral
22conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as,
23a union of one man and one woman.
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1(b) Discriminatory action defined.—As used in sub-
2section (a), a discriminatory action means any action
3taken by the Federal Government to—
4(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment
5of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
6sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
7tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
8nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to
9in subsection (a);
10(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
11poses of any charitable contribution made to or by
12such person;
13(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for,
14exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or
15deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
16operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
17cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or
18other similar position or status from or to such per-
19son;
20(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
21erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or
22benefit under a Federal benefit program, including
23admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a
24degree from an educational program, from or to
25such person; or
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1(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
2erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle-
3ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in-
4stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited,
5and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam-
6paigns from or to such person.
7(c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The
8Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or
9certified for purposes of Federal law any person that
10would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for
11such purposes but for a determination against such person
12wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks,
13or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief
14or moral conviction described in subsection (a).
15SEC. 548. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
16erwise made available in this or any other Act may be used
17to license, facilitate, coordinate, or otherwise allow officials
18of a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
19within the past three fiscal years, to, in their capacity as
20an official, observe, tour, visit, or confer with the employ-
21ees of the Department of Homeland Security.
22(b) The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a
23country the government of which the Secretary of State
24determines has repeatedly provided support for inter-
25national terrorism pursuant to section 1754(c)(1)(A) of
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1the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
24813(c)(1)(A)); section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
3Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); section 40 of the Arms
4Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or any other provi-
5sion of law.
6SEC. 549. None of the funds made available by this
7Act may be used to obligate or award funds to a political
8subdivision of a State that—
9(a) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure, wheth-
10er written or communicated orally, in contravention of, or
11which substantially limits compliance with, subsection (a)
12or (b) of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform
13and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
141373); or
15(b) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure, wheth-
16er written or communicated orally, the result of which
17hinders the federal government from enforcing the immi-
18gration laws as defined by 8 U.S.C. 101(a)(17).
19(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
20SEC. 550. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart-
21ment of Homeland Security, the following funds are here-
22by rescinded from the following accounts and programs
23in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may
24be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
25Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con-
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1current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
2and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
3(1) $600,000,000 from the unobligated bal-
4ances available under the heading ‘‘U.S. Customs
5and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction,
6and Improvements’’ of the amounts provided by
7Public Law 116–260 for the construction of barrier
8system along the southwest border.
9SEC. 551. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De-
10partment of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses
11Fund’’ established in section 538 of division F of Public
12Law 117–103, $154,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
13SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT
14SEC. 552. $0 (increased by $10,000,000).
15SEC. 553. (a) None of the funds made available by
16this Act may be used—
17(1) to reduce the hours of operation at—
18(A) the Port of Carbury, North Dakota,
19port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
20AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
21(B) the Port of Fortuna, North Dakota,
22port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
23AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
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1(C) the Port of Madia, North Dakota, port
2of entry from the operational hours of 9:00 AM
3to 10:00 PM CT daily;
4(D) the Port of Neche, North Dakota, port
5of entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM
6to 10:00 PM CT daily;
7(E) the Port of Noonan, North Dakota,
8port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
9AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
10(F) the Port of Northgate, North Dakota,
11port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
12AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
13(G) the Port of Saint John, North Dakota,
14port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
15AM to 9:00 PM CT daily;
16(H) the Port of Sherwood, North Dakota,
17port of entry from the operational hours of 9:00
18AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
19(I) the Port of Walhalla, North Dakota,
20port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
21AM to 10:00 PM CT daily;
22(J) the Port of Westhope, North Dakota,
23port of entry from the operational hours of 8:00
24AM to 9:00 PM CT daily;
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1(K) the Port of Antler, North Dakota, port
2of entry from the operational hours of 9:00 AM
3to 10:00 PM CT daily;
4(L) the Port of Sarles, North Dakota, port
5of entry from the operational hours of 11:00
6AM to 7:00 PM CT daily;
7(M) the Port of Lancaster, Minnesota, port
8of entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM
9to 10:00 PM CT daily;
10(N) the Port of Roseau, Minnesota, port of
11entry from the operational hours of 8:00 AM to
1212:00 AM CT daily;
13(O) the Porthill, Idaho, land Port of entry,
14from the operational hours of 7:00 AM to 11:00
15PM PT daily; or
16(P) the Port of Buffalo, New York, port of
17entry from the operational hours of 7:00 AM to
1812:00AM ET daily;
19(2) to implement, administer, enforce, carry
20out, or execute any rules, guidance, decisions, an-
21nouncements, or promulgations that reduce or
22change the hours of operation at the ports of entry
23specified in paragraph (1); or
24(3) to publish, promulgate, or otherwise issue
25rules, guidance, decisions, announcements, or pro-
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1mulgations that reduce or change the hours of oper-
2ation at the ports of entry specified in paragraph
3(1).
4(b) The limitation described in paragraph (1) may
5not be construed to apply in the case of the administration
6of a tax or tariff.
7SEC. 554. None of the funds made available by this
8Act may be made available to implement, administer, or
9otherwise carry out the activities and policies described in
10the rule entitled, ‘‘Public Charge Ground of Inadmis-
11sibility’’, published by the Secretary of Homeland Security
12on September 9, 2022.
13SEC. 555. None of the funds appropriated or other-
14wise made available by this Act may be used to implement,
15administer, or enforce any major rule under subparagraph
16(A) of section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code.
17SEC. 556. None of the funds made available in this
18Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security
19to partner with the Department of State to establish Safe
20Mobility Offices.
21SEC. 557. None of the funds made available by this
22Act may be used to purchase electric vehicles.
23SEC. 558. None of the funds made available by this
24Act may be used for the Inclusion Action Committee of
25the Transportation Security Administration.
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1SEC. 559. None of the funds made available by this
2Act may be used to enforce any COVID-19 mask man-
3dates.
4SEC. 560. None of the funds made available under
5this Act may be used to develop or implement any Depart-
6ment of Homeland Security Environmental Justice Strat-
7egy.
8SEC. 561. None of the funds appropriated or other-
9wise made available by this Act may be made available
10to administer, implement, or enforce a ‘‘Remain-in-Texas’’
11policy.
12SEC. 562. None of the funds made available by this
13Act be used implement any of the following Executive Or-
14ders:
15(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro-
16tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re-
17storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis.
18(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling
19Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
20(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat-
21ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re-
22settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli-
23mate Change on Migration.
24(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate-
25Related Financial Risk.
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1(5) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata-
2lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through
3Federal Sustainability.
4(6) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple-
5ment of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of
6the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
7(7) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital-
8izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental
9Justice for All.
10SEC. 563. The salary of Nejwa Ali, U.S. Citizenship
11and Immigration Services Adjudication Officer, shall be
12reduced to $1.
13SEC. 564. None of the funds made available by this
14Act may be used to pay the salary and expenses of the
15position of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
16Security, occupied by Alejandro Mayorkas.
17SEC. 565. None of the funds made available by this
18Act may be used to carry out Executive Order 14019 (86
19Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting),
20except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order.
21SEC. 566. None of the funds made available by this
22Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the
23Memorandum on the Deferred Enforced Departure for
24Certain Palestinians, issued by the President on February
2514, 2024.
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1SEC. 567. None of the funds appropriated or other-
2wise made available by this Act may be used to make pay-
3ments to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical
4claims of individuals detained by Immigration and Cus-
5toms Enforcement.
6This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
7land Security Appropriations Act, 2025’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 8752
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending
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