H.R. 5855

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013

Date	June 6, 2012 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)
Staff Contact	Andy Koenig

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, the House is scheduled to begin consideration of H.R. 5855, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013, under a rule. The bill was introduced on May 23, 2012, by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill is scheduled to be considered under an open rule (H. Res. 667) providing for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

H.R. 5855 would provide $39.1 billion in discretionary budget authority for programs funded through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2013. Unlike previous years, funding for the Coast Guard’s support of the Global War on Terror/Overseas Contingency Operations are not included in the bill and are instead provided via transfer of $254 million from Department of Defense, Navy, Operations & Maintenance.  Discretionary budget authority in the bill would be $484 million or 1.2 percent less than last year and $393 million or 1 percent below the President’s request. H.R. 5855 would contribute to an overall level of discretionary budget authority of $1.028 trillion for FY 2013 as contained in H.Con.Res. 112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.

 

H.R. 5855 would provide funding for a number of agencies, including the Secret Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The following is a summary of the spending highlights and other provisions in the bill.

 

Total Discretionary Budget Authority (In thousands)
	FY 2012 Enacted	President’s Request	H.R. 5855	Change From FY 2012	Change From Request	Percentage Change from 2012	Percentage Change From Request
Discretionary Budget Authority	39,600,228	39,509,991	39,116,473	-483,755	-393,518	-1.2%	-1.0%

 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

H.R. 5855 would provide a total of $1.05 billion in budget authority for DHS management and operations. The funding total for this title is approximately $79 million below last year and $225 million or 17 percent below the President’s request.  

 

Office of the Secretary:The bill would provide $121 million for the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, which is a reduction of $12 million or 9 percent below the President’s request.                                                       

 

Undersecretary for Management:The bill would provide $213 million for the Undersecretary for Management of DHS, which is $8 million or 4 percent below the President’s request.  The undersecretary provides administrative support and human resources services for DHS.

 

Chief Financial Officer: The bill would provide $49 million for the Chief Financial Officer of DHS, which is $5.6 million or 10 percent below the President’s request.

                                                                                       

Chief Information Officer:The bill would provide $241 million for the Chief Information Officer of DHS, which is $71 million or 22 percent below the President’s request, to oversee all DHS information technology.

 

Analysis and Operations: The bill would provide $317 million for DHS Analysis and Operations, which is $4 million or 1 percent below the President’s request. This provides funding for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Directorate of Operations Coordination, which collect and evaluate intelligence information.

 

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The bill would provide $10.16 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an increase of $180 million above the President’s request and $9.4 million above last year’s level, when adjusted for proposed transfers and realignments. The bill would provide a total of $8.77 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) salaries and expenses. According to the Appropriations Committee, this funding will provide for 21,370 Border Patrol agents and 21,186 CBP officers, the largest totals in history, and includes $117 million for Inspection and Detection Technology. In addition, the bill includes $518 million for Air and Marine operations and procurement to continue critical air patrol efforts on the U.S. border which was cut in the President’s budget request. CBP is responsible for preventing and deterring threats along U.S. borders or at ports. The CBP’s main focus is stopping terrorists, weapons, drugs, or other contraband from entering the U.S.  Funding for salaries and expenses supports border security administration, inspections, cargo screening, detection technology, border security staff, and training.

 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement: The bill would provide a total of $5.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is $77 million below last year and $141 million above the President’s request. ICE is the lead federal agency responsible for immigration and customs law and enforcement. According to the Appropriations Committee, The bill includes over $1.7 billion for both domestic and international investigation programs, including $35 million for the Visa Security Program, $78 million for the Office of Intelligence, and an increase of $11 million to address human smuggling and trafficking. The bill also provides $138 million to complete the deployment of the Secure Communities program, and $2.7 billion for ICE detention bed spaces, providing for a total of 34,000 beds – the highest detention capacity in history.

 

Transportation Security Administration: The bill would provide $5.1 billion for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a decrease of $31 million below the President’s request and $422 million below last year’s level. The bill would provide funding for security enforcement, cargo inspections, and intelligence functions. The bill would restore funding for Federal Flight Deck Officers, include funding for the Federal Air Marshals program for coverage of all high-risk flights, provide a $5 million increase over the President’s request in funding for canine enforcement teams, and include a $15 million increase for privatized screening operations. The bill also encourages reform of passenger screening operations by capping full-time screening personnel at 46,000, and supporting TSA’s shift to more risk-based screening.

 

In addition, the bill provides funding for other transportation security programs as follows:

• $126 million for Surface Transportation Security, $2 million or 1.7 percent below the President’s request.
• $928 million for Transportation Security Support, $41 million or 4.2 percent below the President’s request.
• $879 million for Federal Air Marshals, $50 million or 5 percent below the President’s request.

 

Coast Guard Expenses: The bill would provide $10 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard, an increase of $211.7 million above the President’s request and $63 million below last year’s level. According to the Appropriations Committee, the bill sustains military pay and allowances, and reverses cuts in the President’s request that would have curtailed important Coast Guard operations. In addition, the bill provides funding for other Coast Guard programs as follows:

 

• $12 million for Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $1 million or 7 percent below the President’s request.
• $115 million for Coast Guard Reserve Training, $17 million or 12 percent below the President’s request.
• $938 million for Coast Guard vessel Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements, $58 million or 7 percent above the President’s request.

 

Secret Service: The bill would provide $1.6 billion for the U.S. Secret Service, an increase of $12 million above the President’s request and $53.8 million below last year’s level, reflecting normal reduction in operations following the Presidential election. The bill also continues funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which the President proposed to zero out.

 

TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency: The bill would provide $9.9 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a decrease of $99 million or 1 percent below the President’s request. However, total discretionary appropriations in the bill total only $4.4 trillion as $5.5 trillion in FEMA funding was provided in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-77). According to the Appropriations Committee, the bill fully funds FEMA’s stated requirement for disaster relief. The legislation also recommends $2.8 billion—an increase of over $400 million compared to fiscal year 2012 —for FEMA First Responder Grants, including $1.8 billion for State and Local Grants. The committee continues reforms to consolidate grant programs into a streamlined fund allocated based conditions such as risk to communities. The bill provides $670 million, the amount requested, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $350 million for Emergency Management Performance Grants.

 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: The bill would provide $112 million for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is $31 million or 21 percent below the President’s request.

 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: The bill would provide $228 million for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, just below the President’s request. The bill would also provide $27 million for Federal Law Enforcement Training Center construction, which is $2 million or 7 percent below the President’s request.

 

DHS Science and Development: The bill would provide $826 million for DHS research, development, and acquisitions, which is $5 million below the President’s request.

 

Nuclear Detection: The bill would provide $316 million for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, which is $11 million below the President’s request.

 

Total Budget Authority  (In Thousands)
Program	FY 2012 Enacted	President's Request	H.R. 2017	Change From FY 2012	Change From Request	% Change from 2012		% Change From Request
Title I - Management and Operations
Office of the Secretary	133,159	134,150	121,850	-11,309	-12,300	-8.5%		-9.2%
Undersecretary for Management	235,587	221,771	213,128	-22,459	-8,643	-9.5%		-3.9%
Chief Financial Officer	50,860	55,414	49,743	-1,117	-5,671	-2.2%		-10.2%
Chief Information Officer	257,300	312,643	241,543	-15,757	-71,100	-6.1%		-22.7%
Analysis and Operations	338,068	321,982	317,400	-20,668	-4,582	-6.1%		-1.4%
Inspector General	141,000	143,664	133,264	-7,736	-10,400	-5.5%		-7.2%
Total for Title I - DHS Management and Operations	1,131,974	1,278,624	1,052,928	-79,046	-225,696	-7.0%		-17.7%
Title II - Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
US Customs and Border Protection Headquarters, Management, and Administration	1,868,852	1,881,931	1,431,272	-437,580	-450,659	-23.4%		-23.9%
Border Security Inspections and Trace Facilitation	2,903,761	2,960,358	3,044,490	140,729	84,132	4.8%		2.8%
Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry	3,619,604	3,625,950	3,605,732	-13,872	-20,218	-0.4%		-0.6%
Air and Marine Operations	287,901	280,819	284,530	-3,371	3,711	-1.2%		1.3%
Automotion Modernization	334,275	327,526	700,242	365,967	372,716	109.5%		113.8%
Border Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology	400,000	327,099	327,099	-72,901	0	-18.2%		0.0%
Air and Marine Interdiction, Operation, Procurement	503,966	435,769	518,469	14,503	82,700	2.9%		19.0%
Customs Facilities Management	236,596	243,666	252,567	15,971	8,901	6.8%		3.7%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE Salaries and Expenses	5,528,874	5,296,692	5,236,331	-292,543	-60,361	-5.3%		-1.1%
ICE Automation modernization	21,710	30,500	232,006	210,296	201,506	968.7%		660.7%
ICE Construction	0	5,000	5,450	5,450	450	N/A		9.0%
Transportation Security Administration
TSA Aviation Security	3,223,956	2,913,639	2,971,230	-252,726	57,591	-7.8%		2.0%
Surface Transportation Security	134,748	124,276	126,418	-8,330	2,142	-6.2%		1.7%
Transportation Security Support	1,031,926	969,709	928,663	-103,263	-41,046	-10.0%		-4.2%
Federal Air Marshals	966,115	929,610	879,600	-86,515	-50,010	-9.0%		-5.4%
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Operating Expenses (nondefense)	6,453,054	6,452,178	6,419,627	-33,427	-32,551		-0.5%		-0.5%
Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration	13,500	13,162	12,151	-1,349	-1,011		-10.0%		-7.7%
Coast Guard Reserve Training	134,278	132,554	115,528	-18,750	-17,026		-14.0%		-12.8%
Automation Modernization	0	0	50,000	50,000	50,000		N/A		N/A
Coast Guard Vessel Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements	642,000	879,500	938,000	296,000	58,500		46.1%		6.7%
Coast Guard Aircraft	289,900	74,500	204,500	-85,400	130,000		-29.5%		174.5%
Other Coast Guard Acquisition	161,140	76,500	59,000	-102,140	-17,500		-63.4%		-22.9%
Coast Guard Shore Facilities	180,692	69,411	109,911	-70,781	40,500		-39.2%		58.3%
Personnel Support	110,192	117,398	117,182	6,990	-216		6.3%		-0.2%
US Secret Service Salaries and Expenses	1,661,237	1,544,113	1,556,055	-105,182	11,942		-6.3%	0.8%
Secret Service Acquisition and Construction	5,380	56,750	56,750	51,370	0		954.8%	0.0%
Total for Title II - Security, Enforcement, and Investigations	33,225,418	32,182,492	32,360,917	-864,501	178,425		-2.6%	0.6%
Title III - Protect, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
National Protection and Programs Directorate	1,245,740	1,216,954	1,347,131	101,391	130,177		8.1%	10.7%
Office of Health Affairs (OHA)	167,449	166,458	132,003	-35,446	-34,455		-21.2%	-20.7%
Federal Emergency Management Agency	10,666,680	10,008,716	9,909,621	-757,059	-99,095		-7.1%	-1.0%
Protect, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Total	12,079,869	11,392,128	11,388,755	-691,114	-3,373		-5.7%	0.0%
TITLE IV - Research and Development, Training and Services
US Citizenship and Immigration Services	102,424	142,974	111,924	9,500	-31,050		9.3%	-21.7%
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center	238,957	228,939	228,467	-10,490	-472		-4.4%	-0.2%
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Construction	32,456	29,385	27,385	-5,071	-2,000		-15.6%	-6.8%
DHS Science and Technology Administration	668,000	831,472	825,971	157,971	-5,501		23.6%	-0.7%
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Management	290,000	327,977	316,285	26,285	-11,692		9.1%	-3.6%
Total for Title IV - Research and Development, Training and Services Total	1,331,837	1,560,747	1,510,032	178,195	-50,715		13.4%	-3.2%
Total Discretionary Budget Authority	39,600,228	39,509,991	39,116,473	-483,755	-393,518		-1.2%	-1.0%

 

H.R. 5855 would provide $39.11 billion in discretionary budget authority for programs funded through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2013.