Text of Senate Amendment 4790

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Record: Senate Floor
Section type: Amendments
Chamber: Senate
Date: March 26, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.

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People mentioned: Thune, John
Committees: Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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SA 4790. Mr. THUNE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the

following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Homeland Security and

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.”.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Title I—Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness,

and Oversight

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services

Title V—General Provisions

DIVISION B—FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to

“this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be

treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in

the House section of the Congressional Record on or about

January 22, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee

on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect

with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of

this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a

committee of conference, except that the contents printed

under the headings “U.S. Immigration and Customs

Enforcement” and “Border Security Operations” under the

heading “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” shall have no

force or effect for purposes of this Act, and amounts

specified in the “Final Bill” column under the sub-heading

“Border Security Operations” under the heading “U.S.

Customs and Border Protection” and under the heading “U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement” in the “Department of

Homeland Security Act, 2026” table shall all be $0.

SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

TITLE I

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND

OVERSIGHT

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and

for executive management for operations and support,

$316,295,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the

amounts specified in the “Final Bill” column for Office of

the Secretary and Executive Management, Operations and

Support, in the “Department of Homeland Security

Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory statement

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of

this consolidated Act), of which $22,050,000 of amounts made

available for Management and Oversight, Office of Health

Security shall remain available until September 30, 2027:

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 2027 budget submission for the Department of

Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1:

Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000 shall be for

official reception and representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and

for executive management for procurement, construction, and

improvements, $8,911,000, to remain available until September

30, 2028.

Management Directorate

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for

operations and support, including vehicle fleet

modernization, $1,690,380,000, which shall be for the

purposes and in the amounts specified in the “Final Bill”

column for Management Directorate, Operations and Support, in

the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,

2026” table in the explanatory statement described in

section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this

consolidated Act): Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall

be for official reception and representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for

procurement, construction, and improvements, $58,106,000, to

remain available until September 30, 2028.

federal protective service

The revenues and collections of security fees credited to

this account shall be available until expended for necessary

expenses related to the protection of federally owned and

leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal

Protective Service.

Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and

Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situational

Awareness for operations and support, $340,819,000, of which

$121,274,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027:

Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall for be official

reception and representation expenses and not to exceed

$2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with

secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to

buildings.

Office of Inspector General

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General

for operations and support, $257,599,000, of which

$20,000,000 shall be for additional inspections and oversight

of detention facilities and shall remain available until

September 30, 2027, and of which $12,814,000 shall be for

oversight of the execution of funds provided in Public Law

119-21: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used

for certain confidential operational expenses, including the

payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the

Inspector General.

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall

submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, to the

Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security

listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means other

than full and open competition during fiscal years 2025 or

(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required

by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with

applicable laws and regulations and report the results of

that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives and the Senate not later than February 15,

Sec. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last day of

each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of

Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total

obligations of the Department for that month and for the

fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and

activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation.

(b) The initial staffing report submitted pursuant to

subsection (a) shall be the baseline for which the Department

of Homeland Security may increase or decrease staffing levels

for any program, project, or activity pursuant to section

503(a)(4) of this Act.

Sec. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in

consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers of

funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31,

United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury

Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of

Homeland Security.

(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer may be

obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives and the Senate are notified of the

proposed transfer.

Sec. 104. All official costs associated with the use of

Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security

personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the

Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available

for the Office of the Secretary.

Sec. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management shall

brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after

the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2

acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition Oversight List

between Acquisition Decision Event and Full Operational

Capability, including programs that have been removed from

such list during the preceding quarter.

(b) For each such program, the briefing described in

subsection (a) shall include—

(1) a description of the purpose of the program, including

the capabilities being acquired and the component(s)

sponsoring the acquisition;

(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be

acquired annually until procurement is complete under the

current acquisition program baseline;

(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, including—

(A) the current acquisition phase by increment, as

applicable;

(B) the date of the most recent review; and

status;

(4) a comparison between the initial Department-approved

acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance

thresholds and objectives and the program's current such

thresholds and objectives, if applicable;

(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to

the Future Years Homeland Security Program, including—

(A) the confidence level for the estimate;

(B) the fiscal years included in the estimate;

the current year, and the budget year;

(D) a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account or

other funding source; and

(E) a description of and rationale for any changes to the

estimate as compared to the previously approved baseline, as

applicable, and during the prior fiscal year;

(6) a summary of the findings of any independent

verification and validation of the items to be acquired or an

explanation for why no such verification and validation has

been performed;

(7) a table displaying the obligation of all program funds

by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for

the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned

carryover of funds into the subsequent fiscal year;

(8) a listing of prime contractors and major

subcontractors; and

(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or

performance that could result in

a program breach if not successfully mitigated.

approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for programs

described in this section to the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than

five business days after the date of approval of such

memorandum by the Under Secretary for Management or the

designee of the Under Secretary for Management.

Sec. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to the

Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior

appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or

demonstration unless the component or office carrying out

such pilot or demonstration has documented the information

described in subsection (c).

(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made

available for “Operations and Support” for a new pilot or

demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management shall

provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the

House of Representatives and the Senate on the information

described in subsection (c).

for a pilot or demonstration shall include the following—

(1) documented objectives that are well-defined and

measurable;

(2) an assessment methodology that details—

(A) the type and source of assessment data;

(B) the methods for, and frequency of, collecting such

data; and

(3) an implementation plan, including milestones, cost

estimates, and implementation schedules, including a

projected end date.

(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of

a pilot or demonstration described in subsection (e), the

Under Secretary for Management shall provide a report to the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate detailing lessons learned, actual costs, any

planned expansion or continuation of the pilot or

demonstration, and any planned transition of such pilot or

demonstration into an enduring program or operation.

(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or

demonstration program is a study, demonstration, experimental

program, or trial that—

(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment conducted in

order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or adverse

events, and improve upon the design of an effort prior to

implementation of a larger scale effort; and

(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or obligates,

or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, but does not

include congressionally directed programs or enhancements and

does not include programs that were in operation as of the

date of the enactment of this Act.

(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or

demonstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or

initial deployment phase executed under a procurement

contract for the acquisition of information technology

services or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried

out by a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance

agreement funded by the Department.

Sec. 107. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

made available by this Act may be used by the Office of

Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland

Security to conduct a covered activity (as defined by section

6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

2025 (division F of Public Law 118-159)).

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting

or superseding the authority of any official within the

Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, privacy,

civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the

intelligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and

Analysis.

or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office of

Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland

Security from sharing intelligence information with, or

receiving information from—

(1) foreign, State, local, tribal, or territorial

governments (or any agency or subdivision thereof);

(2) the private sector; or

(3) other elements of the Federal Government, including the

components of the Department of Homeland Security.

Sec. 108. (a) The Inspector General shall report to the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate on a quarterly basis on oversight of the

funding provided to the Department in Public Law 119-21.

(b) The quarterly report required in subsection (a) shall

include—

(1) a review of the spend plans for every program, project,

or activity funded by the Department under Public Law 119-21,

including the current status of obligated funds compared to

spend plan projections; and

(2) a summary of the audits being conducted on the

Department's contracting, procurement, and acquisition

activities resulting from Public Law 119-21.

Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General shall

submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

on the audits, inspections, and evaluations conducted on

funds provided and activities undertaken in Public Law 119-21

and shall also provide recommendations in such report on ways

to improve effectiveness and efficiency and prevent waste,

fraud, and abuse of such programs and funds.

Sec. 109. (a) For an additional amount for “Office of the

Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support—

Office of the Secretary”, $20,000,000, for the procurement,

deployment, and operations of body-worn cameras for agents

and officers performing enforcement activities under 8 U.S.C.

1101 et seq.

(b) Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act,

the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spend plan

for the execution of funding provided in subsection (a).

TITLE II

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

operations and support

(including transfer of funds)

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; $11,083,012,000; 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, 2027; 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.

procurement, construction, and improvements

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, $222,886,000, which shall be for the

purposes and in the amounts specified in the “Final Bill”

column for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Procurement,

Construction, and Improvements, in the “Department of

Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter

preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which—

(1) amounts made available for Border Security Assets and

Infrastructure, Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure,

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure, Mission

Support Assets and Infrastructure, and Radiological Detection

Systems shall remain available until September 30, 2028; and

(2) amounts made available for Construction and Facility

Improvements shall remain available until September 30, 2030.

Transportation Security Administration

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security

Administration for operations and support, $10,635,434,000,

of which $300,000,000 shall remain available until September

30, 2027: 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 2026

so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the

general fund estimated at not more than $7,605,434,000.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security

Administration for procurement, construction, and

improvements, $330,230,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2028.

research and development

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security

Administration for research and development, $24,000,000, to

remain available until September 30, 2027.

Coast Guard

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations

and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or

lease of not to exceed 30 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; $11,272,401,000, 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, 2028; of which $25,335,000 shall remain

available until September 30, 2030, for environmental

compliance and restoration; and of which $400,000,000 shall

remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall only

be available for depot level maintenance: Provided, That not

to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and

representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

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,

$991,872,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030;

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)).

research and development

For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and

development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and

operation of facilities and equipment; $6,763,000, to remain

available until September 30, 2028, of which $500,000 shall

be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry

out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution

Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may

be credited to and used for the purposes of this

appropriation funds received from State and local

governments, other public authorities, private sources, and

foreign countries for expenses incurred for research,

development, testing, and evaluation.

retired pay

For retired pay, including the payment of obligations

otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this

purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family

Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career

status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356

of title 37, United States Code, concurrent receipts, combat-

related special compensation, and payments for medical care

of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of

title 10, United States Code, $1,249,000,000, to remain

available until expended.

United States Secret Service

operations and support

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; $3,128,304,000, of which $96,299,000 shall remain

available until September 30, 2027, and of which $20,000,000

shall remain available until September 30, 2028; and of which

$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to

investigations of missing and exploited children; and of

which up to $33,000,000 may be for calendar year 2025 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.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service

for procurement, construction, and improvements,

$118,517,000, of which $96,167,000 shall remain available

until September 30, 2028, and of which $22,350,000 shall

remain available until September 30, 2030.

research and development

For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service

for research and development, $3,250,000, to remain available

until September 30, 2027.

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Homeland

Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law

115-141), related to overtime compensation limitations, shall

apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the

same manner as such section applied to funds made available

in that Act, except that “fiscal year 2026” shall be

substituted for “fiscal year 2018”.

Sec. 202. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United

States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

(Public Law 112-42), fees collected from passengers arriving

from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to

section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be

available until expended.

Sec. 203. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be

used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-

inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46,

United States Code, for the transportation of crude oil

distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until

the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with

the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy and

Transportation and representatives from the United States

flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the

use of United States flag vessels.

(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of

the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation of the Senate within two business

days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-

inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46,

United States Code, with respect to such transportation, and

the disposition of such requests.

Sec. 204. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this

Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not—

(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border

crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or

the Northern border at a land port of entry; or

(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a

border crossing fee.

(b) In this section, the term “border crossing fee” means

a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and

passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for

the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern

border at a land port of entry.

Sec. 205. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of

enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and

Border Protection shall submit an expenditure plan for any

amounts made available for “U.S. Customs and Border

Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” in

this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be obligated

prior to the submission of such plan.

Sec. 206. (a) Funds made available in this Act may be used

to alter operations within the National Targeting Center of

U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by

previous appropriations Acts that remain available for

obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided

from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States

derived by the collection of fees available to the components

funded by this Act, may be used to reduce anticipated or

planned vetting operations at existing locations unless

specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date

of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 207. None of the funds made available for Border

Security Assets and Infrastructure under the heading “U.S.

Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and

Improvements” in this Act or prior appropriations Acts shall

be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance

systems that are not autonomous, as such term is defined in

section 90004 of Public Law 119-21.

Sec. 208. The Secretary shall ensure that the November 30,

2021, policy statement from U.S. Customs and Border

Protection titled “Policy Statement and Required Actions

Regarding Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing Individuals, and

Infants in Custody,” or substantively similar standards of

treatment developed in consultation with maternal and

pediatric health providers and experts, are in effect and are

fully implemented to safeguard the health, safety, and rights

of pregnant women in U.S. Customs and Border Protection

custody.

Sec. 209. (a) Members of the United States House of

Representatives and the United States Senate, including the

leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions,

including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries,

and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland

Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney

General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States

Attorneys; and

senior members of the Executive Office of the President,

including the Director of the Office of Management and

Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and

baggage screening.

(b) None of the funds made available in this or any other

Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any accounts in

the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection

of fees available to the components funded by this Act may be

used to carry out legislation altering the applicability of

the screening requirements outlined in subsection (a).

Sec. 210. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49,

United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, any funds in the

Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section

44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used for the

procurement and installation of explosives detection systems

or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the

purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of

such title.

Sec. 211. Not later than 45 days after the submission of

the President's budget proposal, the Administrator of the

Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the

Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security of the

House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations

and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a

single report that fulfills the following requirements:

(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained and

unconstrained, that includes a plan for continuous and

sustained capital investment in new, and the replacement of

aged, transportation security equipment;

(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as required by

section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of

2002, as amended by section 3 of the Transportation Security

Acquisition Reform Act (Public Law 113-245); and

(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening

Technologies report as required by the Senate Report

accompanying the Department of Homeland Security

Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115-283).

Sec. 212. Section 515(b) of Public Law 108-334 (49 U.S.C.

44945 note) is amended by striking “report” each place it

appears (including in the subsection heading) and inserting

“briefing” and by striking “transmit to” and inserting

“provide”.

Sec. 213. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act

under the heading “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”

shall be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under

section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, except to the

extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited

to the appropriation made available by this Act under the

heading “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”.

(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay

expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such

section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel

applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel

documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of

title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation under

section 12114.

Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate a future-years capital investment plan as described in

the second proviso under the heading “Coast Guard—

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements” in the

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

(Public Law 114-4), which shall be subject to the

requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such

heading.

Sec. 215. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to

reduce the Coast Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center

mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.

Sec. 216. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may

be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a

competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-

76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard

National Vessel Documentation Center.

Sec. 217. Funds made available in this Act may be used to

alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the

Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units,

facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and

logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that

none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce

operations within any civil engineering unit unless

specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date

of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 218. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing

Fund in fiscal year 2026 shall be available until expended to

carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 14, United

States Code, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise

available for such purposes.

Sec. 219. (a) For an additional amount for “Coast Guard—

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $98,000,000,

to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the

procurement and acquisition of MQ-9 aircraft and associated

base stations, equipment related to such aircraft and

associated base stations, and program management for such

aircraft and base stations.

(b) None of the funds made available for the Department of

Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used to

procure or acquire long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic

capabilities or to equip any long-range unmanned aircraft

with kinetic capabilities.

Sec. 220. None of the funds made available to the United

States Coast Guard by this Act may be available for

implementation of Force Design 2028 until the Coast Guard

provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives and the Senate detailed briefings on the

initiatives of organization, people, technology, and

contracting and acquisitions.

Sec. 221. The United States Secret Service is authorized

to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from

executive agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5,

United States Code, for personnel receiving training

sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that

total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not

exceed total budgetary resources available under the heading

“United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” at

the end of the fiscal year.

Sec. 222. (a) None of the funds made available to the

United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous

appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection

of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of

Homeland Security.

(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service may

enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully

reimbursable basis.

Sec. 223. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act,

up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within “United States

Secret Service—Operations and Support”.

Sec. 224. Funding made available in this Act for “United

States Secret Service—Operations and Support” is available

for travel of United States Secret Service employees on

protective missions without regard to the limitations on such

expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the

United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate 10 or more days in advance, or as early as

practicable, prior to such expenditures.

Sec. 225. Of the amounts made available by this Act under

the heading “United States Secret Service—Operations and

Support”, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended,

shall be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for

existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities

currently used by the United States Secret Service to carry

out activities under section 383 of title 6, United States

Code.

Sec. 226. (a) Section 118 of the Treasury and General

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is

amended, in the first sentence, by inserting “(or, for 2024,

to the extent that such aggregate amount would exceed the per

annum rate of salary payable under section 104 of title 3,

United States Code)” before the period at the end.

(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on

December 31, 2023.

this Act, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Director

shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives and the Senate; the Committee on Homeland

Security, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of

Representatives; and the Committee on Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of

the Senate of Congress a report describing the steps that the

United States Secret Service is taking to address the

increased protective service demands placed upon United

States Secret Service personnel.

(d) Each report required under subparagraph (c) shall

include the following:

(1) An analysis of the current (as of the date on which the

report is submitted) operational demands and staffing levels

with respect to the United States Secret Service.

(2) Recommended strategies for reducing overtime

requirements for United States Secret Service personnel,

including—

(A) the appointment of additional personnel;

(B) solutions such that sufficient resources are available

throughout each year without the need for exceptions to, or

waivers of, premium pay limitations;

Secret Service personnel; and

(D) other improvements in operational efficiency with

respect to the United States Secret Service.

(e) Within the reports required under paragraphs (3) and

(4) of section 2(c) of the Overtime Pay for Protective

Services Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-38; 138 Stat. 13) that

are submitted after the date of enactment of this Act, the

Director shall include information about—

(1) the average number of overtime hours and range of

number of overtime hours completed by United States Secret

Service personnel receiving premium pay above the pay

limitation in subsection (a) of section 5547 of title 5,

United States Code; and

(2) the average number of overtime hours and range of

number of overtime hours completed by United States Secret

Service personnel who are not fully compensated for their

overtime because their premium pay would be above the pay

limitation in section 2 of the Overtime Pay Protection Act of

2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note).

(f) The matter preceding the first proviso under the

heading “United States Secret Service—Operations and

Support” in division C of Public Law 118-47 shall be applied

to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting

“$40,000,000” for “$24,000,000” and substituting “2024”

for “2023”.

Sec. 227. None of the funds made available in this Act for

U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an

individual not in the business of importing a prescription

drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription

drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section shall apply

only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-

use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day

supply: Provided further, That the prescription drug may not

be—

(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of

the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or

(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the

Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).

Sec. 228. Funding made available under the headings “U.S.

Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” and

“U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement,

Construction, and Improvements” shall be available for

customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and

prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections

740 and 1406i of title 48, United States Code.

Sec. 229. (a) For an additional amount for “U.S. Customs

and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $31,000,000,

to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts

collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year

2026 from amounts authorized to be collected by section

286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural

Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of

the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

(Public Law 114-125), or other such authorizing language.

(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such

collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of

$31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to

remain available until expended.

TITLE III

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and

Infrastructure Security Agency for operations and support,

$2,218,634,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the

amounts specified in the “Final Bill” column for

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Operations

and Support in the “Department of Homeland Security

Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory statement

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of

this consolidated Act), of which amounts made available for

Risk Management Operations, National Infrastructure

Simulation Analysis Center shall remain available until

September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825

shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and

Infrastructure Security Agency for procurement, construction,

and improvements, $386,464,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2028.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management

Agency for operations and support, $1,667,038,000: Provided,

That not less than $3,000,000 shall be for the Emergency

Management Assistance Compact: Provided further, That not to

exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and

representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management

Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements,

$156,419,000, of which $92,794,000 shall remain available

until September 30, 2028, and of which $63,625,000 shall

remain available until September 30, 2030.

federal assistance

For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative

agreements, and other activities, $3,836,748,513, which shall

be allocated as follows:

(1) $494,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant

Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of

2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $85,500,000 shall be for

Operation Stonegarden and $14,250,000 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 2026, 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) $584,250,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative

under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6

U.S.C. 604).

(3) $300,000,000 for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program

under section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6

U.S.C. 609a), of which $150,000,000 is for eligible

recipients located in high-risk urban areas that receive

funding under section 2003 of such Act and $150,000,000 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) $99,750,000 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

$9,500,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $1,900,000 shall

be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such

public transportation security assistance shall be provided

directly to public transportation agencies.

(5) $95,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with

section 70107 of title 46, United States Code.

(6) $684,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

2027, of which $342,000,000 shall be for Assistance to

Firefighter Grants and $342,000,000 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) $337,250,000 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) $297,113,000 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) $11,400,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness

Grants.

(10) $11,400,000 for Rehabilitation of High Hazard

Potential Dams under section 8A of the National Dam Safety

Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f-2).

(11) $123,500,000 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, 2027: Provided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent

shall be for total administrative costs.

(12) $48,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning System.

(13) $272,671,513 for Community Project Funding and

Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which shall be for

the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the table

entitled “Homeland Security—Community Project Funding/

Congressionally Directed Spending” under the “Disclosure of

Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items”

heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4

(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated

Act), of which—

(A) $82,957,854, 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) $189,713,659, 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)).

(14) $478,414,000 to sustain current operations for

training, exercises, technical assistance, and other

programs, of which—

(A) $85,711,000 is for the Center for Domestic

Preparedness;

(B) $17,100,000 is for the Center for Homeland Defense and

Security;

(D) $72,140,000 is for the United States Fire

Administration;

(E) $95,950,000 is for the National Domestic Preparedness

Consortium;

(F) $15,200,000 is for Continuing Training Grants;

(G) $21,266,000 is for the National Exercise Program;

(H) $83,657,000 is for the Biological Support Program;

(I) $34,465,000 is for the Securing the Cities Program; and

(J) $19,559,000 is for Countering Weapons of Mass

Destruction Training, Exercises, and Readiness.

disaster relief fund

For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $26,367,000,000, to remain available

until expended: Provided, That such amount shall be for

major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121

et seq.) and is designated by the Congress as being for

disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the

budget.

national flood insurance fund

For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection

Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters

Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126

Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability

Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020),

$226,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,

which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected

under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $16,302,000 shall be

available for mission support associated with flood

management; and of which $209,698,000 shall be available for

flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided, That any

additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the

National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d))

shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account,

to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping:

Provided further, That in fiscal year 2026, no funds shall

be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under

section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42

U.S.C. 4017) in excess of—

(1) $230,669,000 for operating expenses and salaries and

expenses associated with flood insurance operations;

(2) $1,505,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;

(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury

borrowings; and

(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until

expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood

mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c),

notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act

(42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):

Provided further, That the amounts collected under section

102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.

4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be deposited in the

National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts

specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood

Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8),

section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,

and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act

(42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided

further, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 4

percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That

up to $4,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the

Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42

U.S.C. 4033).

Administrative Provisions

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 301. Funds made available under the heading

“Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—

Operations and Support” may be made available for the

necessary expenses of procuring or providing access to

cybersecurity threat feeds for branches, agencies,

independent agencies, corporations, establishments, and

instrumentalities of the Federal Government of the United

States, State, local, tribal, and territorial entities,

fusion centers as described in section 210A of the Homeland

Security Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and Information Sharing and

Analysis Organizations.

Sec. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or any

other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount

of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under

“Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”,

may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to

administration of the grant.

(b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also

apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant

under such paragraph (3).

Sec. 303. (a) Applications for grants under the heading

“Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”,

for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to

eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of

enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit

applications not later than 80 days after the grant

announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt

of an application.

(b) Amounts appropriated by this Act for “Federal

Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” shall

be reduced by $100,000 for each day past the 60-day

requirement that applications are not made available to

eligible applicants as required in subsection (a), and the

amount made available under such heading and specified in the

“Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026”

table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in

the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) for

Mission Support shall be correspondingly reduced by an

equivalent amount.

Sec. 304. (a) Under the heading “Federal Emergency

Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, for grants under

paragraphs (1) through (5), (9), and (10) the Administrator

of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate five full business days in advance of

announcing publicly the intention of making an award.

(b) If any such public announcement is made before five

full business days have elapsed following such briefing,

$1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for “Federal

Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” shall

be rescinded, and the amount made available under such

heading and specified in the “Department of Homeland

Security Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding

division A of this Consolidated Act) for Mission Support

shall be correspondingly reduced by an equivalent amount.

Sec. 305. Under the heading “Federal Emergency Management

Agency—Federal Assistance”, for grants under paragraphs (1)

and (2), the installation of communications towers is not

considered construction of a building or other physical

facility.

Sec. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and

(2) under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—

Disaster Relief Fund” in the Department of Homeland Security

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4), related to

reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in

fiscal year 2026 with respect to budget year 2027 and current

fiscal year 2026, respectively—

(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting “fiscal year 2027”

for “fiscal year 2016”; and

(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting “business” after

“fifth”.

Sec. 307. In making grants under the heading “Federal

Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, for

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may

grant waivers from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A),

(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section

34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15

U.S.C. 2229a).

Sec. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal

year 2026, as authorized in title III of the Departments of

Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and

Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C.

5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts

anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be

necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

for the next fiscal year.

(b) The methodology for assessment and collection of fees

shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of

providing such services, including administrative costs of

collecting such fees.

Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting

collections and will become available for authorized purposes

on October 1, 2026, and remain available until expended.

Sec. 309. In making grants under the heading “Federal

Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”, for

Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency may waive subsection (k)

of section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act

of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229).

Sec. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appropriated

in any prior Act for activities funded by the National

Predisaster Mitigation Fund under section 203 of the Robert

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the day before the date of

enactment of section 1234 of division D of Public Law 115-

254, shall be transferred to and merged with funds set aside

pursuant to subsection (i)(1) of section 203 of the Robert T.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the date of the enactment of

this section.

Sec. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appropriated

under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program” in any prior

Act shall be transferred to and merged with funds

appropriated under the heading “Federal Emergency Management

Agency—Federal Assistance” for necessary expenses for Flood

Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis: Provided, That funds

transferred pursuant to this section shall be in addition to

and supplement any other sums appropriated for such purposes

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.

Sec. 312. Each award for grants under the heading

“Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance”

for paragraphs (1) through (10) and (12), shall have a period

of performance, as defined by 2 CFR 200.1, that shall be of

not less than three years and not more than five years.

Sec. 313. (a) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency shall post an interactive dashboard on the

public-facing website of the Federal Emergency Management

Agency with any request for reimbursement for a covered

expense, delineated by state and any amount for individual

assistance or public assistance related to emergency (42

U.S.C. 5122(1)) or major disaster (42 U.S.C. 5122(2))

declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)—

(1) not more than 90 days after such information has been

received by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(2) not more than 60 days after such information is under

final review by the Department of Homeland Security.

(b) The information in the interactive dashboard referenced

in subsection (a) shall

include at a minimum the information listed in subparagraphs

(1) through (7) under the heading in the paragraph titled

“Public and Individual Assistance” in the explanatory

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding

division A of this consolidated Act).

Sec. 314. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act

may be used to pause a training or grant funded under the

heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal

Assistance”.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of

Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less than

10 business days in advance of the pause.

include an explanation for the pause, plans to make up any

missed classes resulting from the pause, and the budgetary

impact of any paused training.

(d) The Secretary may waive the requirement in subsection

(b) in the event of extraordinary circumstances that

imminently threaten the safety of human life or the

protection of property.

TITLE IV

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

operations and support

For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services for operations and support, including for the E-

Verify Program, $122,941,000: Provided, That such amounts

shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for

such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any

reduction of any fee described in section 286(m) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided

further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official

reception and representation expenses.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers for operations and support, including the

purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use

and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as

authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,

$379,837,000, of which $75,551,000 shall remain available

until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to exceed

$7,180 shall be for official reception and representation

expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers for procurement, construction, and

improvements, $18,300,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2030, for acquisition of necessary additional

real property and facilities, construction and ongoing

maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses of

the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.

Science and Technology Directorate

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology

Directorate for operations and support, including the

purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $352,802,000,

of which $201,183,000 shall remain available until September

30, 2027: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for

official reception and representation expenses.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology

Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements,

$51,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030.

research and development

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology

Directorate for research and development, $426,904,000, to

remain available until September 30, 2028.

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip,

and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for

areas where the Administrator of General Services does not

provide vehicles for lease.

(b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services may authorize employees who are assigned to those

areas to use such vehicles to travel between the employees'

residences and places of employment.

Sec. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may

be used to process or approve a competition under Office of

Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided by

employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term

basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the

Department of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration

Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact

Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration

Services Officers.

Sec. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any

Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use

of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services Application Support Center that is overseen

virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

personnel using appropriate technology.

Sec. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal

law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating

in training accreditation.

Sec. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training

Accreditation Board, including representatives from the

Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal

accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training,

shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation

process to continue the implementation of measuring and

assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law

enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.

Sec. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers may accept transfers to its “Procurement,

Construction, and Improvements” account from Government

agencies requesting the construction of special use

facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (31 U.S.C.

1535(b)).

(b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall

maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion

of such facilities.

Sec. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as

inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal

Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(including transfers and rescissions of funds)

Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this

Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current

fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

Sec. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of

this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations

provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to

appropriation accounts for such activities established

pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the

applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be

accounted for as one fund for the same time period as

originally enacted.

Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,

provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components in

or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that

remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year

2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the

United States derived by the collection of fees available to

the components funded by this Act, shall be available for

obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds

that—

(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity,

or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for

which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;

(2) contracts out any function or activity presently

performed by Federal employees or any new function or

activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the

President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 for the

Department of Homeland Security;

(3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or

activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever

is less;

(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or activity,

or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or

(5) results from any general savings from a reduction in

personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for

programs, projects, or activities as approved by the

Congress.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

are notified at least 30 days in advance of such

reprogramming.

the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland

Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations

Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of

such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise

specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10

percent by such transfer.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds

shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between

appropriations—

(1) based upon an initial notification provided after June

15, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently

threaten the safety of human life or the protection of

property;

(2) to increase or decrease funding for grant programs; or

(3) to create a program, project, or activity pursuant to

subsection (a)(1), including any new function or requirement

within any program, project, or activity, not approved by

Congress in the consideration of the enactment of this Act.

(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in

subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of

deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department

of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain

available for obligation in the current year.

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of

Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8

U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations

available

to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That the

Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 5 days

in advance of such transfer.

Sec. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of Homeland

Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law

115-31), related to the operations of a working capital fund,

shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act

in the same manner as such section applied to funds made

available in that Act.

(b) Funds from such working capital fund may be obligated

and expended in anticipation of reimbursements from

components of the Department of Homeland Security.

Sec. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by

law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances

remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026, as

recorded in the financial records at the time of a

reprogramming notification, but not later than June 15, 2027,

from appropriations for “Operations and Support” for fiscal

year 2026 in this Act shall remain available through

September 30, 2027, in the account and for the purposes for

which the appropriations were provided.

(b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification

shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the

House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with

section 503 of this Act.

Sec. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for

intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically

authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal

year 2026 until the enactment of an Act authorizing

intelligence activities for fiscal year 2026.

(b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made available for

“Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness—

Operations and Support” that exceed the amounts in such

authorization for such account shall be transferred to and

merged with amounts made available under the heading

“Management Directorate—Operations and Support”.

subsection (b), the Undersecretary for Management shall brief

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives and the Senate on a plan for the use of such

funds.

Sec. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the

designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

at least three full business days in advance of—

(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in

excess of $1,000,000 or a grant made from the Disaster Relief

Fund in excess of $100,000;

(2) making or awarding a contract, other transaction

agreement, or task or delivery order on a multiple award

contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess

of $2,000,000;

(3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an

obligation of funds in an amount greater than $5,000,000 from

multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds;

(4) making a sole-source grant award; or

(5) announcing publicly the intention to make or award

items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) including a

contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that

compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to

human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without

notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate not later than three full business days after such an

award is made or letter issued.

(1) may not involve funds that are not available for

obligation; and

(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year

for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type

of contract; and the account from which the funds are being

drawn.

Sec. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no

agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional

facilities, except within or contiguous to existing

locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal

law enforcement training without advance notification to the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of

additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement

for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers'

facilities.

Sec. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made

available by this Act may be used for expenses for any

construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for

which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 of

title 40, United States Code, has not been approved, except

that necessary funds may be expended for each project for

required expenses for the development of a proposed

prospectus.

Sec. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department of

Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of

Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with

respect to funds made available in this Act in the same

manner as such sections applied to funds made available in

that Act.

Sec. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act

may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of

the Buy American Act.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term “Buy American

Act” means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.

Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section

337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).

Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds provided or otherwise made

available by this Act may be made available to carry out

section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.

452) unless explicitly authorized by the Congress after the

date of enactment of this Act.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of the

authorities provided by such section 872—

(1) to allocate or reallocate the functions of the

Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass

Destruction Office to other offices and organizational units

within the Department consistent with the “Countering

Weapons of Mass Destruction” table in the explanatory

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding

division A of this consolidated Act); or

(2) to allocate or reallocate any other functions of the

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to other

offices and organizational units within the Department

consistent with the “Countering Weapons of Mass

Destruction” table in the explanatory statement described in

section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this

consolidated Act).

transfer funds made available in prior appropriations Acts to

the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office between any

appropriations available to the Department as necessary to

carry out the purposes described in subsection (b).

Sec. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a

national identification card.

Sec. 515. Any official that is required by this Act to

report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and the Senate may not delegate

such authority to perform that act unless specifically

authorized herein.

Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies

funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122

through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

Sec. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).

Sec. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,

none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by

this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for

contractor performance that has been judged to be below

satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet

the basic requirements of a contract.

Sec. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network

unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and

exchanging of pornography.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds

necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or

local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out

criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication

activities.

Sec. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate

the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the

Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the

individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law

enforcement personnel of the United States continuously

monitor or control the firearm at all times.

Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act

may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more

than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of

Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at

a single international conference unless the Secretary of

Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such

attendance is in the national interest and notifies the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate within at least 10 days of that determination

and the basis for that determination.

(b) For purposes of this section the term “international

conference” shall mean a conference occurring outside of the

United States attended by representatives of the United

States Government and of foreign governments, international

organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.

of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.

(d) Employees who attend a conference virtually without

travel away from their permanent duty station within the

United States shall not be counted for purposes of this

section, and the prohibition contained in this section shall

not apply to payments for the costs of attendance for such

employees.

Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its

participation in a National Special Security Event.

Sec. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to the

Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may

be obligated for the implementation of any structural pay

reform or the introduction of any new position classification

that will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs

more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the

30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of

Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that

includes—

(1) the number of full-time positions affected by such

change;

(2) funding required for such change for the current fiscal

year and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;

(3) justification for such change; and

(4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of

compensation alternatives to such change that were considered

by the Department.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if—

(1) it was proposed in the President's budget proposal for

the fiscal year funded by this Act; and

(2) funds for such change have not been explicitly denied

or restricted in this Act.

Sec. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in

this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on

the public website of that agency any report required to be

submitted by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives and the Senate in this Act, upon the

determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve

the national interest.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—

(1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland

or national security; or

(2) the report contains proprietary information.

only after such report has been made available to the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

and the Senate for not less than 45 days except as otherwise

specified in law.

(d) If the requirements of this section are not met, the

reprogramming and transfer authority provided in section 503

of this Act shall be suspended until the requirements of

subsection (a) are met.

Sec. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for “Operations

and Support” may be used for minor procurement,

construction, and improvements.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), “minor” refers to end

items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal

property, and $4,000,000 or less for real property.

Sec. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of the

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018

(Public Law 115-141) regarding primary and secondary

schooling of dependents shall continue in effect during

fiscal year 2026.

Sec. 527. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of

the funds made available in this Act may be used to place

restraints on a woman in the custody of the Department of

Homeland Security (including during transport, in a detention

facility, or at an outside medical facility) who is pregnant

or in post-delivery recuperation.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a

pregnant woman if—

(1) an appropriate official of the Department of Homeland

Security makes an individualized determination that the

woman—

(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk cannot be

prevented by other means; or

(B) poses an immediate and serious threat to harm herself

or others that cannot be prevented by other means; or

(2) a medical professional responsible for the care of the

pregnant woman determines that the use of therapeutic

restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the

woman.

subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive

restraints, as determined by the appropriate medical

professional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may

restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or

delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be restrained

in a face-down position with four-point restraints, on her

back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area of the

pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized by restraints

shall be positioned, to the maximum extent feasible, on her

left side.

Sec. 528. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act

may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other

record pertaining to any—

(1) death of;

(2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against;

(3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption

committed by an individual held in the custody of the

Department of Homeland Security.

(b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be made

available, in accordance with applicable laws and

regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in

litigation, to an individual who has been charged with a

crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished as

a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3), upon

the request of such individual.

Sec. 529. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114-113,

regarding a prohibition on funding for any position

designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with

respect to any Federal funds in the same manner as such

section applied to funds made available in that Act.

Sec. 530. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date on

which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is

submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title

31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Management of

Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

a report on the unfunded priorities, for the Department of

Homeland Security and separately for each departmental

component, for which discretionary funding would be

classified as budget function 050.

(b) Each report under this section shall specify, for each

such unfunded priority—

(1) a summary description, including the objectives to be

achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in

part);

(2) the description, including the objectives to be

achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in

part);

(3) account information, including the following (as

applicable):

(A) appropriation account; and

(B) program, project, or activity name; and

(4) the additional number of full-time or part-time

positions to be funded as part of such priority.

case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that—

(1) is not funded in the budget referred to in subsection

(a);

(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with

an operational or contingency plan for the Department; and

(3) would have been recommended for funding through the

budget referred to in subsection (a) if—

(A) additional resources had been available for the budget

to fund the requirement;

(B) the requirement has emerged since the budget was

formulated; or

investments.

Sec. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after a determination

is made by the President to evaluate and initiate protection

under any authority for a former or retired Government

official or employee, or for an individual who, during the

duration of the directed protection, will become a former or

retired Government official or employee (referred to in this

section as a “covered individual”), the Secretary of

Homeland Security shall submit a notification to

congressional leadership and the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the

Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the

House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security

and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on

Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives

(referred to in this section as the “appropriate

congressional committees”).

(b) Such notification may be submitted in classified form,

if necessary, and in consultation with the Director of

National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau

of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the

threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the

anticipated cost and duration of such protection.

before terminating, protection for a covered individual, the

Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification

regarding the extension or termination and any change to the

threat assessment to the congressional leadership and the

appropriate congressional committees.

(d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of

this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall

submit a report to the congressional leadership and the

appropriate congressional committees, which may be submitted

in classified form, if necessary, detailing each covered

individual, and the scope and associated cost of protection.

Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds provided to the Department

of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by

an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the

Technology Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078

of subtitle G of title X of the National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91))

unless, concurrent with the submission of an initial project

proposal to the Technology Modernization Board, the head of

the agency—

(1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives and the Senate of the proposed submission

of the project proposal;

(2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a copy of

the project proposal; and

(3) provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed

project funding would supplement or supplant funding

requested as part of the Department's most recent budget

submission.

(b) None of the funds provided to the Department of

Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall

be available for obligation until 15 days after a report on

such funds has been transmitted to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate.

(1) the full project proposal submitted to and approved by

the Fund's Technology Modernization Board;

(2) the finalized interagency agreement between the

Department and the Fund including the project's deliverables

and repayment terms, as applicable;

(3) a detailed analysis of how the project will supplement

or supplant existing funding available to the Department for

similar activities;

(4) a plan for how the Department will repay the Fund,

including specific planned funding sources, as applicable;

and

(5) other information as determined by the Secretary.

Sec. 533. Within 60 days of any budget submission for the

Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2027 that

assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous

year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted

into law prior to the submission of the budget, the Secretary

of Homeland Security shall provide the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget

authority commensurate with the revenues assumed in such

proposals in the event that they are not enacted prior to

October 1, 2026.

Sec. 534. None of the funds made available by this Act may

be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty

until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for

the Treaty.

Sec. 535. No Federal funds made available to the

Department of Homeland Security may be used to enter into a

procurement contract, memorandum of understanding, or

cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a

loan or guarantee to, any entity identified under section

1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)

or any subsidiary of such entity.

Sec. 536. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made

available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer,

release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within

the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid

Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—

(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed

Forces of the United States; and

(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department

of Defense.

Sec. 537. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on

a monthly basis beginning immediately after the date of

enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of

migrants anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the

United States.

(b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the

estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)—

(1) cover the current fiscal year and the following fiscal

year;

(2) include a breakout by demographic, to include single

adults, family units, and unaccompanied children;

(3) undergo an independent validation and verification

review;

(4) are used to inform policy planning and budgeting

processes within the Department of Homeland Security; and

(5) are included in the budget materials submitted to

Congress for each fiscal year beginning after the date of

enactment of this Act and in support of—

(A) the President's annual budget request pursuant to

section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;

(B) any supplemental funding request submitted to Congress;

section 503 of this Act; and

(D) such budget materials shall include—

(i) the most recent monthly estimates developed pursuant to

subsection (a);

(ii) a description and quantification of the estimates used

to justify funding requests for Department programs related

to border security, immigration enforcement, and immigration

services;

(iii) a description and quantification of the anticipated

workload and requirements resulting from such estimates; and

(iv) a confirmation as to whether the budget requests for

impacted agencies were developed using the same estimates.

developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary of

Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the

Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(d) If the monthly estimates described in subsection (b)

are not provided for the purposes described, the

reprogramming and transfer authority provided in section 503

of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the

required estimates are provided to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate.

Sec. 538. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on

a monthly basis beginning immediately after the date of

enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of

individuals anticipated to be detained in and removed from

the United States.

(b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the

estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)—

(1) cover the current fiscal year and the following fiscal

year;

(2) include a breakout by demographics, to include single

adults and family units;

(3) undergo an independent validation and verification

review;

(4) are used to inform policy planning and budgeting

processes within the Department of Homeland Security; and

(5) are included in the budget materials submitted to

Congress for each fiscal year beginning after the date of

enactment of this Act and in support of—

(A) the President's annual budget request pursuant to

section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;

(B) any supplemental funding request submitted to Congress;

section 503 of this Act; and

(D) such budget materials shall include—

(i) the most recent monthly estimates developed pursuant to

subsection (a);

(ii) a description and quantification of the estimates used

to justify funding requests for Department programs related

to border security, immigration enforcement, and immigration

services;

(iii) a description and quantification of the anticipated

workload and requirements resulting from such estimates; and

(iv) a confirmation as to whether the budget requests for

impacted agencies were developed using the same estimates.

developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Attorney

General, the Secretary of State, and the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate.

(d) If the monthly estimates described in subsection (b)

are not provided for the purposes described, the

reprogramming and transfer authority provided in section 503

of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the

required estimates are provided to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate.

Sec. 539. (a) Prior to the Secretary of Homeland Security

requesting assistance from the Department of Defense for

border security operations, the Secretary shall ensure that

an alternatives analysis and cost-benefit analysis is

conducted before such request is made, which shall include an

examination of obtaining such support through other means.

(b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which a

request for assistance is made, the Secretary of Homeland

Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and the Senate a report

detailing the types of support requested, the alternatives

analysis and cost-benefit analysis described in subsection

(a), and the operational impact to Department of Homeland

Security operations of any Department of Defense border

security support requested by the Secretary.

request made for assistance is granted and quarterly

thereafter through the duration of such assistance, the

Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the

Senate, a report detailing the assistance provided and the

operational impacts to border security operations.

Sec. 540. Funds made available in this Act or any other

Act for Operations and Support may be used for the necessary

expenses of providing an employee emergency back-up care

program.

Sec. 541. (a) If the reporting requirement set forth in

paragraph (2) under the heading “Federal Emergency

Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” in the Department

of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law

114-4), as applied in this fiscal year by section 306 of this

Act, is not submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and the Senate and published on

the Agency's website not later than the fifth business day of

the applicable month, the amount made available for “Office

of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and

Support—Management and Oversight” shall be reduced by

$100,000 for each day such report is not submitted and

published on the Agency's website.

(b) During any period in which the total number of requests

for reimbursement for a covered expense for individual

assistance or public assistance related to emergency (42

U.S.C. 5122(1)) or major disaster (42 U.S.C. 5122(2))

declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that the

Department of Homeland Security has been considering under

final review for greater than 60 days exceeds 500, the amount

made available for “Office of the Secretary and Executive

Management—Operations and Support—Management and

Oversight” shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day during

such period on which the cumulative total of requests over 60

days in final review exceeds 500.

funding for the Disaster Relief Fund is sufficient only for

the purpose of obligating funds for activities determined to

be lifesaving or life-sustaining.

Sec. 542. Section 16005(c) of title VI of division B of

the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

(Public Law 116-136) shall be applied as if the language read

as follows: “Subsection (a) shall apply until September 30,

2026.”.

Sec. 543. The levels for appropriations accounts specified

for classified programs in this Act shall conform to the

direction included in the classified annex accompanying this

Act and shall be implemented in a manner consistent with

section 545.

Sec. 544. Upon a determination by the Director of National

Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the

national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the

Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office

of Management and Budget, transfer amounts for the National

Intelligence Program consistent with the percentage caps

specified in section 503(c): Provided, That such authority

to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items,

based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for

which originally appropriated and in no case where the item

for which funds are requested has been denied by the

Congress: Provided further, That a request for any transfer

of funds using authority provided in this section shall be

made consistent with the requirements of section 503(d)(1).

Sec. 545. Within seven days of the date of enactment of

this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Department shall

submit to the Committees on Appropriation of the House of

Representatives and the Senate—

(1) an obligation plan by program, project, or activity for

each component receiving funds from Public Law 119-21;

(2) estimated fee collections for each component collecting

new or enhanced fees authorized by Public Law 119-21,

delineated by collections that a component will retain and

collections that a component will remit to other agencies or

the Treasury; and

(3) an obligation plan by program, project, or activity for

fee collections identified in paragraph (2) as being retained

by a component within the Department.

Sec. 546. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this

Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from

entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any

facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland

Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, or to make

any temporary modification at any such facility that in any

way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress

or such designated employee, compared to what would be

observed in the absence of such modification:

(1) A Member of Congress.

(2) An employee of the United States House of

Representatives or the United States Senate designated by

such a Member for the purposes of this section.

(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a

Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to

enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose

of conducting oversight.

(a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that

a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent

to enter a facility described in subsection (a).

Sec. 547. In addition to amounts otherwise made available

for such purposes, there is appropriated $30,000,000, for an

additional amount for “The Judiciary—Supreme Court of the

United States—Salaries and Expenses”, to remain available

until September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts made

available pursuant to this section shall be subject to the

same authorities and conditions as if such amounts were

provided under the heading “The Judiciary—Supreme Court of

the United States—Salaries and Expenses” in the Financial

Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026.

Sec. 548. There is appropriated $140,000,000 for an

additional amount for “Department of Transportation—Federal

Aviation Administration—Operations” for air traffic

organization activities, to remain available until September

30, 2027: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal

Aviation Administration shall only use such amounts to

provide a rate of pay increase for calendar year 2026 of 3.8

percent, for air traffic controllers, as defined by section

2109(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, and air traffic

controller supervisors or managers who are not covered under

such section, but who manage air traffic: Provided further,

That such adjustment shall be implemented for all such

employees only to the extent the Administrator determines, in

his sole discretion, that improvements in workforce

scheduling, staffing utilization, or other operational

efficiencies are achieved that contribute to addressing

workforce shortfalls and enhancing aviation safety: Provided

further, That if the Administrator makes such determination,

then such adjustment shall be effective the first pay period

beginning after January 1, 2026: Provided further, That

amounts provided by this section shall be subject to the same

authorities and conditions as if such amounts were provided

by the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2026.

Sec. 549. Notwithstanding section 503(c) of this Act, no

amounts may be transferred to “U.S. Customs and Border

Protection—Operations and Support” for Border Security

Operations in the “Department of Homeland Security

Appropriations Act, 2026” table of the explanatory statement

regarding this Act, as defined in section 4 (in the matter

preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

This division may be cited as the “Department of Homeland

Security Appropriations Act, 2026”.

DIVISION B—FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

(division A of Public Law 119-37) is further amended by

substituting the date of enactment of this Act for the date

specified in section 106(3).

Sec. 102. For the purposes of the Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37),

the time covered by such Act shall be considered to include

the period which began on or about February 14, 2026, during

which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.

Sec. 103. Amounts made available in division A of the

Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2026, the Continuing Appropriations Act,

2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), and Public Law 119-21

for personnel pay, allowances, and benefits in each

department and agency shall be available for payments

pursuant to subsection (c) of section 1341 of title 31,

United States Code, and such payments shall be made.

Sec. 104. All obligations incurred and in anticipation of

the appropriations made and authority granted by division A

of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2026 and the Continuing Appropriations

Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37) for the purposes

of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect

life and property and bringing about orderly termination of

Government function, and for purposes as otherwise authorized

by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in

accord with the provisions of such Acts.

This division may be cited as the “Further Additional

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026”.

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