Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010/Title III

Management and Administration

 * For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, support for operations, information technology, and the Office of Risk Management and Analysis, $44,577,000:


 * Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security

 * For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and information security programs and activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $899,416,000, of which $760,155,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011:


 * Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, $161,815,000 may not be obligated for the National Cyber Security Division program and $12,500,000 may not be obligated for the Next Generation Networks program until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure for each of these programs that describes the strategic context of the program, the specific goals and milestones set for the program, and the funds allocated to achieving each of those goals and milestones;


 * Provided further, That of the total amount provided, no less than:
 * $20,000,000 is for the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center;
 * $1,000,000 is for Philadelphia infrastructure monitoring;
 * $3,500,000 is for State and local cyber security training;
 * $3,000,000 is for the Power and Cyber Systems Protection, Analysis, and Testing Program at the Idaho National Laboratory;
 * $3,500,000 is for the Cyber Security Test Bed and Evaluation Center;
 * $3,000,000 is for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
 * $500,000 is for the Virginia Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence;
 * $100,000 is for the Upstate New York Cyber Initiative; and
 * $1,000,000 is for interoperable communications, technical assistance, and outreach programs.

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:


 * Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall certify in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than December 21, 2009, that the operations of the Federal Protective Service will be fully funded in fiscal year 2010 through revenues and collection of security fees, and shall adjust the fees to ensure fee collections are sufficient to ensure that the Federal Protective Service maintains not fewer than 1,200 full-time equivalent staff and 900 full-time equivalent Police Officers, Inspectors, Area Commanders, and Special Agents who, while working, are directly engaged on a daily basis protecting and enforcing laws at Federal buildings (referred to as "in-service field staff").

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

 * For necessary expenses for the development of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project, as authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), $373,762,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $75,000,000 may not be obligated for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive a plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act that meets the statutory conditions specified under this heading in Public Law 110-329;


 * Provided further, That not less than $28,000,000 of unobligated balances of prior year appropriations shall remain available and be obligated solely for implementation of a biometric air exit capability.

Office of Health Affairs

 * For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, $139,250,000, of which $30,411,000 is for salaries and expenses:


 * Provided, That $108,839,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011, for biosurveillance, BioWatch, medical readiness planning, chemical response, and other activities, including $5,000,000 for the North Carolina Collaboratory for Bio-Preparedness, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;


 * Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

Management and Administration

 * For necessary expenses for management and administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $797,650,000, including activities authorized by 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 et seq.), the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295, 120 Stat. 1394):


 * Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses;


 * Provided further, That the President's budget submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall be detailed by office for the Federal Emergency Management Agency;


 * Provided further, That of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $36,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011, for capital improvements at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center;


 * Provided further, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $32,500,000 shall be for the Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which not to exceed $1,600,000 may be made available for administrative costs; and $6,995,000 shall be for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination;


 * Provided further, That for purposes of planning, coordination, execution, and decisionmaking related to mass evacuation during a disaster, the Governors of the State of West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or their designees, shall be incorporated into efforts to integrate the activities of Federal, State, and local governments in the National Capital Region, as defined in section 882 of Public Law 107-296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

State and Local Programs (Including Transfer of Funds)

 * For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $3,015,200,000 shall be allocated as follows:


 * (1) $950,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605);
 * Provided, That of the amount provided by this paragraph, $60,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden;
 * Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2010, 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) $887,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which, notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) of such section, $19,000,000 shall be for grants to organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.


 * (3) $35,000,000 shall be for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants.


 * (4) $41,000,000 shall be for the Metropolitan Medical Response System under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723).


 * (5) $13,000,000 shall be for the Citizen Corps Program.


 * (6) $300,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security Assistance and Railroad Security Assistance, under sections 1406 and 1513 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135 and 1163), of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security;
 * Provided, That such public transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies.


 * (7) $300,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107, notwithstanding 46 U.S.C. 70107(c).


 * (8) $12,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under section 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1182).


 * (9) $50,000,000 shall be for Buffer Zone Protection Program Grants.


 * (10) $50,000,000 shall be for the Driver's License Security Grants Program in accordance with section 204 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note).


 * (11) $50,000,000 shall be for the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program under section 1809 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579).


 * (12) $60,000,000 shall be for grants for Emergency Operations Centers under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c) to remain available until expended, of which no less than the amount specified for each Emergency Operations Center shall be provided as follows:
 * $500,000, Benton County Emergency Management Commission, Iowa;
 * $100,000, Brazoria County Emergency Management, Texas;
 * $800,000, Butte-Silver Bow, Montana;
 * $338,000, Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Maryland;
 * $425,000, City of Alamosa Fire Department, Colorado;
 * $600,000, City of Ames, Iowa;
 * $250,000, City of Boerne, Texas;
 * $500,000, City of Brawley, California;
 * $300,000, City of Brigantine, New Jersey;
 * $350,000, City of Brookings, Oregon;
 * $1,000,000, City of Chicago, Illinois;
 * $1,000,000, City of Commerce, California;
 * $300,000, City of Cupertino, California;
 * $1,000,000, City of Detroit, Michigan;
 * $750,000, City of Elk Grove, California;
 * $400,000, City of Green Cove Springs, Florida;
 * $600,000, City of Greenville, North Carolina;
 * $300,000, City of Hackensack, New Jersey;
 * $800,000, City of Hartford, Connecticut;
 * $250,000, City of Hopewell, Virginia;
 * $254,500, City of La Habra, California;
 * $600,000, City of Las Vegas, Nevada;
 * $750,000, City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida;
 * $750,000, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 * $375,000, City of Monterey Park, California;
 * $400,000, City of Moreno Valley, California;
 * $1,000,000, City of Mount Vernon, New York;
 * $1,000,000, City of Newark, New Jersey;
 * $900,000, City of North Little Rock, Arkansas;
 * $350,000, City of Palm Coast, Florida;
 * $750,000, City of Port Gibson, Mississippi;
 * $500,000, City of Scottsdale, Arizona;
 * $750,000, City of Sunrise, Florida;
 * $500,000, City of Tavares, Florida;
 * $400,000, City of Torrington, Connecticut;
 * $900,000, City of Whitefish, Montana;
 * $500,000, City of Whittier, California;
 * $500,000, City of Wichita, Kansas;
 * $500,000, Columbia County, Oregon;
 * $500,000, County of Union, New Jersey;
 * $400,000, Dorchester County, South Carolina;
 * $200,000, Fulton County (Atlanta) Emergency Management Agency, Georgia;
 * $250,000, Howell County Emergency Preparedness, Missouri;
 * $500,000, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Missouri;
 * $750,000, Johnson County, Texas;
 * $500,000, Kentucky Emergency Management, Kentucky;
 * $800,000, Lake County, Florida;
 * $600,000, Lea County, New Mexico;
 * $1,000,000, Lincoln County, Washington;
 * $250,000, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania;
 * $250,000, Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications, Michigan;
 * $300,000, Mercer County Emergency Management Agency, Kentucky;
 * $1,000,000, Middle Rio Grande Development Council, Texas;
 * $250,000, Minooka Fire Protection District, Illinois;
 * $800,000, Mobile County Commission, Alabama;
 * $200,000, Monroe County, Florida;
 * $1,000,000, Morris County, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, New Jersey;
 * $750,000, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, Louisiana;
 * $1,000,000, North Carolina Office of Emergency Management, North Carolina;
 * $500,000, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, New Jersey;
 * $980,000, North Louisiana Regional, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana;
 * $1,500,000, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Columbus, Ohio;
 * $250,000, Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey;
 * $980,000, City of Providence, Rhode Island;
 * $800,000, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, California;
 * $300,000, Sarasota County, Florida;
 * $650,000, Scotland County, North Carolina;
 * $500,000, Somerset County, Maine;
 * $1,500,000, State of Maryland, Maryland;
 * $158,000, City of Maitland, Florida;
 * $500,000, Tohono O'odham Nation;
 * $75,000, Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania;
 * $275,000, Town of Harrison, New York;
 * $500,000, Town of Shorter, Alabama;
 * $750,000, Township of Irvington, New Jersey;
 * $500,000, Township of Old Bridge, New Jersey;
 * $247,000, Township of South Orange Village, South Orange, New Jersey;
 * $500,000, Upper Darby Township Police Department, Pennsylvania;
 * $165,000, Village of Elmsford, New York;
 * $350,000, Washington Parish Government, Louisiana;
 * $900,000, Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety, Pennsylvania;
 * $1,000,000, Williamsburg County, South Carolina; and
 * $20,000, Winston County Commission, Alabama.


 * (13) $267,200,000 shall be for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, of which—
 * (A) $164,500,000 shall be for the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium in accordance with section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102), of which $62,500,000 shall be for the Center for Domestic Preparedness; $23,000,000 shall be for the National Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; $23,000,000 shall be for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, Louisiana State University; $23,000,000 shall be for the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University; $23,000,000 shall be for the National Exercise, Test, and Training Center, Nevada Test Site; $5,000,000 shall be for the Natural Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii; $5,000,000 shall be for surface transportation emergency preparedness and response training to be awarded under full and open competition;
 * (B) $1,700,000 shall be for the Center for Counterterrorism and Cyber Crime, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont; and
 * (C) $3,000,000 shall be for the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Eastern Kentucky University:


 * Provided, That 4 percent of the amounts provided under this heading shall be transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency "Management and Administration" account for program administration, and an expenditure plan for program administration shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;


 * Provided further, That notwithstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available under this heading for expenses directly related to administration of this grant;


 * Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (5), the applications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 90 days after the grant announcement, and that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 90 days after receipt of an application;


 * Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs (6) through (11), the applications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit applications within 45 days after the grant announcement, and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act not later than 60 days after receipt of an application;


 * Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communication towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility;


 * Provided further, That grantees shall provide reports on this use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary;


 * Provided further, That (a) the Center for Domestic Preparedness may provide training to emergency response providers from the Federal Government, foreign governments, or private entities, if the Center for Domestic Preparedness is reimbursed for the cost of such training, and any reimbursement under this subsection shall be credited to the account from which the expenditure being reimbursed was made and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which amounts in the account may be expended, and (b) the head of the Center for Domestic Preparedness shall ensure that any training provided under (a) does not interfere with the primary mission of the Center to train State and local emergency response providers.

Firefighter Assistance Grants

 * For necessary expenses for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $810,000,000, of which $390,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $420,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), to remain available until September 30, 2011:


 * Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of the amount available under this heading shall be available for program administration, and an expenditure plan for program administration shall be provided for the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

Emergency Management Performance Grants

 * For necessary expenses for emergency management performance grants, as authorized by 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 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $340,000,000:


 * Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated under this heading, and an expenditure plan for program administration shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

 * The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2010, 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 necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year:


 * Provided, That 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;


 * Provided further, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2010, and remain available until expended.

United States Fire Administration

 * For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and for other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $45,588,000.

Disaster Relief (Including Transfers of Funds)

 * For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,600,000,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit an expenditure plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing the use of the funds for disaster readiness and support within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;


 * Provided further, That the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to such Committees a quarterly report detailing obligations against the expenditure plan and a justification for any changes in spending;


 * Provided further, That of the total amount provided, $16,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters, subject to section 503 of this Act;


 * Provided further, That $105,600,000 shall be transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency "Management and Administration" for management and administration functions;


 * Provided further, That the amount provided in the previous proviso shall not be available for transfer to "Management and Administration" until the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit the monthly "Disaster Relief" report, as specified in Public Law 110-161, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and include the amounts provided to each Federal agency for mission assignments;


 * Provided further, That for any request for reimbursement from a Federal agency to the Department of Homeland Security to cover expenditures under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), or any mission assignment orders issued by the Department for such purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take appropriate steps to ensure that each agency is periodically reminded of Department policies on—
 * (1) the detailed information required in supporting documentation for reimbursements; and
 * (2) the necessity for timeliness of agency billings.

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account

 * For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162), $295,000 is for the cost of direct loans:


 * Provided, That gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall not exceed $25,000,000;


 * Provided further, That the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a).

Flood Map Modernization Fund

 * For necessary expenses under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), $220,000,000, and such additional sums as may be provided by State and local governments or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated under this heading.

National Flood Insurance Fund

 * For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), $146,000,000, which shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)), which is available as follows: (1) not to exceed $38,680,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and (2) no less than $107,320,000 for flood plain management and flood mapping, which shall remain available until September 30, 2011:


 * 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 an offsetting collection to this account, to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping;


 * Provided further, That in fiscal year 2010, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: (1) $85,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $969,370,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; and (4) $120,000,000, which shall remain available until expended for flood mitigation actions, of which $70,000,000 is for severe repetitive loss properties under section 1361A of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102a), of which $10,000,000 is for repetitive insurance claims properties under section 1323 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4030), and of which $40,000,000 is for flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(3) and subsection (f) of section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) and notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017);


 * Provided further, That amounts collected under section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and section 1366(i) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 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 42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(i) and 4104d(b)(2)–(3);


 * Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation.

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund

 * For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended and to be obligated as detailed in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act;


 * Provided, That the total administrative costs associated with such grants shall not exceed 3 percent to the total amount made available under this heading.

Emergency Food and Shelter

 * To carry out the emergency food and shelter program pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total amount made available under this heading.