Text of US HB 8206 (2026)

I 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8206 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 6, 2026 Mr. ROY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 4 and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 5 2026’’. 6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 7 Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 8206 IH Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Title I—Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services Title V—General Provisions DIVISION B—FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 DIVISION C—SAVE AMERICA ACT SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 1 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi- 4 sion. 5 SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 6 The explanatory statement regarding this Act, print- 7 ed in the House section of the Congressional Record on 8 or about January 22, 2026, and submitted by the chair 9 of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall 10 have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds 11 and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explan- 12 atory statement of a committee of conference, except that 13 the contents printed under the headings ‘‘U.S. Immigra- 14 tion and Customs Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Border Security 15 Operations’’ under the heading ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor- 16 der Protection’’ shall have no force or effect for purposes 17 of this Act, and amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ col- 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 8206 IH umn under the sub-heading ‘‘Border Security Operations’’ 1 under the heading ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection’’ 2 and under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 3 Enforcement’’ in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 4 Act, 2026’’ table shall all be $0. 5 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 6 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 7 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 8 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. 9 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF HOME- 10 LAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 11 ACT, 2026 12 TITLE I 13 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTEL- 14 LIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 15 OVERSIGHT 16 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 17 MANAGEMENT 18 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 20 and for executive management for operations and support, 21 $316,295,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the 22 amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Office 23 of the Secretary and Executive Management, Operations 24 and Support, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 8206 IH Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state- 1 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi- 2 sion A of this consolidated Act), of which $22,050,000 of 3 amounts made available for Management and Oversight, 4 Office of Health Security shall remain available until Sep- 5 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be 6 withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits to the 7 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 8 atives and the Senate responses to all questions for the 9 record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget 10 submission for the Department of Homeland Security held 11 by such Committees prior to July 1: Provided further, 12 That not to exceed $15,000 shall be for official reception 13 and representation expenses. 14 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 16 and for executive management for procurement, construc- 17 tion, and improvements, $8,911,000, to remain available 18 until September 30, 2028. 19 MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 20 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 21 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc- 22 torate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet 23 modernization, $1,690,380,000, which shall be for the 24 purposes and in the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 8206 IH column for Management Directorate, Operations and Sup- 1 port, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appro- 2 priations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement 3 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 4 A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not to exceed 5 $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation 6 expenses. 7 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 8 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc- 9 torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 10 $58,106,000, to remain available until September 30, 11 2028. 12 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 13 The revenues and collections of security fees credited 14 to this account shall be available until expended for nec- 15 essary expenses related to the protection of federally 16 owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 17 Federal Protective Service. 18 INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL 19 AWARENESS 20 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 22 and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situa- 23 tional Awareness for operations and support, 24 $340,819,000, of which $121,274,000 shall remain avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 8206 IH able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to ex- 1 ceed $3,825 shall for be official reception and representa- 2 tion expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available 3 for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion 4 centers, including improvements to buildings. 5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 6 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 8 General for operations and support, $257,599,000, of 9 which $20,000,000 shall be for additional inspections and 10 oversight of detention facilities and shall remain available 11 until September 30, 2027, and of which $12,814,000 shall 12 be for oversight of the execution of funds provided in Pub- 13 lic Law 119–21: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 14 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 15 including the payment of informants, to be expended at 16 the direction of the Inspector General. 17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 18 SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 19 shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, 20 to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 21 Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 22 means other than full and open competition during fiscal 23 years 2025 or 2026. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 8206 IH (b) The Inspector General shall review the report re- 1 quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli- 2 ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 3 results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 4 of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 5 than February 15, 2027. 6 SEC. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last 7 day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the De- 8 partment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com- 9 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 10 and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that 11 includes total obligations of the Department for that 12 month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 13 program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 14 of the appropriation. 15 (b) The initial staffing report submitted pursuant to 16 subsection (a) shall be the baseline for which the Depart- 17 ment of Homeland Security may increase or decrease 18 staffing levels for any program, project, or activity pursu- 19 ant to section 503(a)(4) of this Act. 20 SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 21 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 22 notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 23 Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers 24 of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 8206 IH United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 1 Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 2 Homeland Security. 3 (b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer 4 may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 5 of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti- 6 fied of the proposed transfer. 7 SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 8 of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu- 9 rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 10 and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 11 made available for the Office of the Secretary. 12 SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 13 shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 14 of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 15 after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and 16 Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 17 Oversight List between Acquisition Decision Event and 18 Full Operational Capability, including programs that have 19 been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 20 (b) For each such program, the briefing described in 21 subsection (a) shall include— 22 (1) a description of the purpose of the program, 23 including the capabilities being acquired and the 24 component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 8206 IH (2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to 1 be acquired annually until procurement is complete 2 under the current acquisition program baseline; 3 (3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in- 4 cluding— 5 (A) the current acquisition phase by incre- 6 ment, as applicable; 7 (B) the date of the most recent review; and 8 (C) whether the program has been paused 9 or is in breach status; 10 (4) a comparison between the initial Depart- 11 ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 12 schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 13 and the program’s current such thresholds and ob- 14 jectives, if applicable; 15 (5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com- 16 parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 17 Program, including— 18 (A) the confidence level for the estimate; 19 (B) the fiscal years included in the esti- 20 mate; 21 (C) a breakout of the estimate for the 22 prior five years, the current year, and the budg- 23 et year; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 8206 IH (D) a breakout of the estimate by appro- 1 priation account or other funding source; and 2 (E) a description of and rationale for any 3 changes to the estimate as compared to the pre- 4 viously approved baseline, as applicable, and 5 during the prior fiscal year; 6 (6) a summary of the findings of any inde- 7 pendent verification and validation of the items to be 8 acquired or an explanation for why no such 9 verification and validation has been performed; 10 (7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro- 11 gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli- 12 gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 13 estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 14 subsequent fiscal year; 15 (8) a listing of prime contractors and major 16 subcontractors; and 17 (9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 18 schedule, or performance that could result in a pro- 19 gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 20 (c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub- 21 mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 22 programs described in this section to the Committees on 23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 24 Senate not later than five business days after the date of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 8206 IH approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 1 Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for 2 Management. 3 SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 4 the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 5 appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 6 or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 7 out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor- 8 mation described in subsection (c). 9 (b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 10 available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 11 or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 12 shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 14 the information described in subsection (c). 15 (c) The information required under subsections (a) 16 and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol- 17 lowing— 18 (1) documented objectives that are well-defined 19 and measurable; 20 (2) an assessment methodology that details— 21 (A) the type and source of assessment 22 data; 23 (B) the methods for, and frequency of, col- 24 lecting such data; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 8206 IH (C) how such data will be analyzed; and 1 (3) an implementation plan, including mile- 2 stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched- 3 ules, including a projected end date. 4 (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple- 5 tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 6 (e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 7 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 8 of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons 9 learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu- 10 ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran- 11 sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro- 12 gram or operation. 13 (e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem- 14 onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi- 15 mental program, or trial that— 16 (1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con- 17 ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, 18 costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de- 19 sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger 20 scale effort; and 21 (2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 22 obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or 23 more, but does not include congressionally directed 24 programs or enhancements and does not include pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 8206 IH grams that were in operation as of the date of the 1 enactment of this Act. 2 (f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem- 3 onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini- 4 tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con- 5 tract for the acquisition of information technology services 6 or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 7 a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 8 agreement funded by the Department. 9 SEC. 107. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 10 erwise made available by this Act may be used by the Of- 11 fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 12 Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity (as de- 13 fined by section 6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 14 for Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159)). 15 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as lim- 16 iting or superseding the authority of any official within 17 the Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, 18 privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the intel- 19 ligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 20 (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro- 21 hibit, or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office 22 of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Home- 23 land Security from sharing intelligence information with, 24 or receiving information from— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 8206 IH (1) foreign, State, local, tribal, or territorial 1 governments (or any agency or subdivision thereof); 2 (2) the private sector; or 3 (3) other elements of the Federal Government, 4 including the components of the Department of 5 Homeland Security. 6 SEC. 108. (a) The Inspector General shall report to 7 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Senate on a quarterly basis on over- 9 sight of the funding provided to the Department in Public 10 Law 119–21. 11 (b) The quarterly report required in subsection (a) 12 shall include— 13 (1) a review of the spend plans for every pro- 14 gram, project, or activity funded by the Department 15 under Public Law 119–21, including the current sta- 16 tus of obligated funds compared to spend plan pro- 17 jections; and 18 (2) a summary of the audits being conducted on 19 the Department’s contracting, procurement, and ac- 20 quisition activities resulting from Public Law 119– 21 21. 22 (c) Beginning one year after the date of enactment 23 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General 24 shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 8206 IH Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 1 Senate on the audits, inspections, and evaluations con- 2 ducted on funds provided and activities undertaken in 3 Public Law 119–21 and shall also provide recommenda- 4 tions in such report on ways to improve effectiveness and 5 efficiency and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of such pro- 6 grams and funds. 7 SEC. 109. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Office 8 of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations 9 and Support—Office of the Secretary’’, $20,000,000, for 10 the procurement, deployment, and operations of body- 11 worn cameras for agents and officers performing enforce- 12 ment activities under 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. 13 (b) Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 14 Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appro- 15 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 16 a spend plan for the execution of funding provided in sub- 17 section (a). 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 8206 IH TITLE II 1 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 2 INVESTIGATIONS 3 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 4 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 7 Protection for operations and support, including the trans- 8 portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of 9 air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter- 10 national agencies in the enforcement or administration of 11 laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 12 at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 13 the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 14 agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani- 15 tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 16 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur- 17 chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air- 18 craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 19 individuals for personal services abroad; $11,083,012,000; 20 of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 21 Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses re- 22 lated to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pur- 23 suant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 24 of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 8206 IH tion 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 1 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000 shall be avail- 2 able until September 30, 2027; and of which such sums 3 as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex- 4 cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli- 5 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 6 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro- 7 vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re- 8 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 9 That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay- 10 ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op- 11 erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 12 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 13 accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 14 of Homeland Security. 15 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 16 For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 17 Protection for procurement, construction, and improve- 18 ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, 19 and unmanned aerial systems, $222,886,000, which shall 20 be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 21 ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 22 tion, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, in 23 the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 24 Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement described 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 8206 IH in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 1 consolidated Act), of which— 2 (1) amounts made available for Border Security 3 Assets and Infrastructure, Trade and Travel Assets 4 and Infrastructure, Integrated Operations Assets 5 and Infrastructure, Mission Support Assets and In- 6 frastructure, and Radiological Detection Systems 7 shall remain available until September 30, 2028; and 8 (2) amounts made available for Construction 9 and Facility Improvements shall remain available 10 until September 30, 2030. 11 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 13 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 14 rity Administration for operations and support, 15 $10,635,434,000, of which $300,000,000 shall remain 16 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 17 to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep- 18 resentation expenses: Provided further, That security serv- 19 ice fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 20 States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as off- 21 setting collections and shall be available only for aviation 22 security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated 23 under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 24 on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 8206 IH are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 1 final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti- 2 mated at not more than $7,605,434,000. 3 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 4 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 5 rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 6 improvements, $330,230,000, to remain available until 7 September 30, 2028. 8 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 9 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 10 rity Administration for research and development, 11 $24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2027. 13 COAST GUARD 14 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 15 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper- 16 ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; 17 purchase or lease of not to exceed 30 passenger motor ve- 18 hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 19 lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require- 20 ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 21 repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 22 of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats 23 necessary for overseas deployments and activities; pay- 24 ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 8206 IH U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel- 1 fare; $11,272,401,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for 2 defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be 3 derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 4 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 5 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which 6 $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 7 2028; of which $25,335,000 shall remain available until 8 September 30, 2030, for environmental compliance and 9 restoration; and of which $400,000,000 shall remain avail- 10 able until September 30, 2027, which shall only be avail- 11 able for depot level maintenance: Provided, That not to 12 exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and represen- 13 tation expenses. 14 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 15 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for pro- 16 curement, construction, and improvements, including aids 17 to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De- 18 partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 19 Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment re- 20 lated thereto, $991,872,000, to remain available until Sep- 21 tember 30, 2030; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived 22 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 23 purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 24 of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 8206 IH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re- 2 search and development; and for maintenance, rehabilita- 3 tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; 4 $6,763,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, 5 of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li- 6 ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 7 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 8 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and 9 used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 10 from State and local governments, other public authori- 11 ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses 12 incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua- 13 tion. 14 RETIRED PAY 15 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 16 otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur- 17 pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 18 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca- 19 reer status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under 20 section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent 21 receipts, combat-related special compensation, and pay- 22 ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de- 23 pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 24 $1,249,000,000, to remain available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 8206 IH UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 1 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 2 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 3 Service for operations and support, including purchase of 4 not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of pas- 5 senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in 6 the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in 7 the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, 8 and other facilities on private or other property not in 9 Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 10 perform protective functions; conduct of and participation 11 in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of 12 behavioral research in support of protective intelligence 13 and operations; payment in advance for commercial ac- 14 commodations as may be necessary to perform protective 15 functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 16 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of 17 employees who are on protective missions, whether at or 18 away from their duty stations; $3,128,304,000, of which 19 $96,299,000 shall remain available until September 30, 20 2027, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 21 until September 30, 2028; and of which $6,000,000 shall 22 be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 23 missing and exploited children; and of which up to 24 $33,000,000 may be for calendar year 2025 premium pay 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 8206 IH in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the 1 rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United 2 States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay 3 for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), 4 as last amended by Public Law 118–38: Provided, That 5 not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and 6 representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex- 7 ceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and 8 equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in 9 criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the 10 United States Secret Service. 11 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 12 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 13 Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 14 $118,517,000, of which $96,167,000 shall remain avail- 15 able until September 30, 2028, and of which $22,350,000 16 shall remain available until September 30, 2030. 17 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 18 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 19 Service for research and development, $3,250,000, to re- 20 main available until September 30, 2027. 21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 22 SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Home- 23 land Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of 24 Public Law 115–141), related to overtime compensation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 8206 IH limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made avail- 1 able in this Act in the same manner as such section ap- 2 plied to funds made available in that Act, except that ‘‘fis- 3 cal year 2026’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 4 SEC. 202. As authorized by section 601(b) of the 5 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im- 6 plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected 7 from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad- 8 jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con- 9 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 10 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 11 SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 12 of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other 13 Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation 14 and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of 15 title 46, United States Code, for the transportation of 16 crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum 17 Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 18 consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of 19 Energy and Transportation and representatives from the 20 United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 21 measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels. 22 (b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap- 23 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 24 ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 8206 IH of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 2 within two business days of any request for waivers of 3 navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 4 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to 5 such transportation, and the disposition of such requests. 6 SEC. 204. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment 7 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 8 not— 9 (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 10 new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 11 Southern border or the Northern border at a land 12 port of entry; or 13 (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 14 of a border crossing fee. 15 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ 16 means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and 17 passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay 18 for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the 19 Northern border at a land port of entry. 20 SEC. 205. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 21 of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus- 22 toms and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure 23 plan for any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs 24 and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 8206 IH Improvements’’ in this Act and prior Acts to the Commit- 1 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 2 and the Senate. 3 (b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be 4 obligated prior to the submission of such plan. 5 SEC. 206. (a) Funds made available in this Act may 6 be used to alter operations within the National Targeting 7 Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 8 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 9 by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for 10 obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided 11 from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 12 derived by the collection of fees available to the compo- 13 nents funded by this Act, may be used to reduce antici- 14 pated or planned vetting operations at existing locations 15 unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after 16 the date of enactment of this Act. 17 SEC. 207. None of the funds made available for Bor- 18 der Security Assets and Infrastructure under the heading 19 ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, 20 Construction, and Improvements’’ in this Act or prior ap- 21 propriations Acts shall be used for the procurement or de- 22 ployment of surveillance systems that are not autonomous, 23 as such term is defined in section 90004 of Public Law 24 119–21. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 208. The Secretary shall ensure that the No- 1 vember 30, 2021, policy statement from U.S. Customs and 2 Border Protection titled ‘‘Policy Statement and Required 3 Actions Regarding Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing Indi- 4 viduals, and Infants in Custody,’’ or substantively similar 5 standards of treatment developed in consultation with ma- 6 ternal and pediatric health providers and experts, are in 7 effect and are fully implemented to safeguard the health, 8 safety, and rights of pregnant women in U.S. Customs 9 and Border Protection custody. 10 SEC. 209. (a) Members of the United States House 11 of Representatives and the United States Senate, includ- 12 ing the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and com- 13 missions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 14 Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De- 15 partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor- 16 ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor- 17 neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior 18 members of the Executive Office of the President, includ- 19 ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 20 shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 21 screening. 22 (b) None of the funds made available in this or any 23 other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac- 24 counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 8206 IH the collection of fees available to the components funded 1 by this Act may be used to carry out legislation altering 2 the applicability of the screening requirements outlined in 3 subsection (a). 4 SEC. 210. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 5 United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, any funds in 6 the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 7 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 8 for the procurement and installation of explosives detec- 9 tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree- 10 ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec- 11 tion 44923(a) of such title. 12 SEC. 211. Not later than 45 days after the submis- 13 sion of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator 14 of the Transportation Security Administration shall sub- 15 mit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland 16 Security of the House of Representatives and the Commit- 17 tees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and 18 Transportation of the Senate a single report that fulfills 19 the following requirements: 20 (1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained 21 and unconstrained, that includes a plan for contin- 22 uous and sustained capital investment in new, and 23 the replacement of aged, transportation security 24 equipment; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 8206 IH (2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re- 1 quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland 2 Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of 3 the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act 4 (Public Law 113–245); and 5 (3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screen- 6 ing Technologies report as required by the Senate 7 Report accompanying the Department of Homeland 8 Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 9 115–283). 10 SEC. 212. Section 515(b) of Public Law 108–334 (49 11 U.S.C. 44945 note) is amended by striking ‘‘report’’ each 12 place it appears (including in the subsection heading) and 13 inserting ‘‘briefing’’ and by striking ‘‘transmit to’’ and in- 14 serting ‘‘provide’’. 15 SEC. 213. (a) None of the funds made available by 16 this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations 17 and Support’’ shall be for expenses incurred for rec- 18 reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 19 States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from 20 owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 21 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard— 22 Operations and Support’’. 23 (b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay 24 expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 8206 IH section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel 1 applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel 2 documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 3 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu- 4 mentation under section 12114. 5 SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 6 law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 7 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Senate a future-years capital invest- 9 ment plan as described in the second proviso under the 10 heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and 11 Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 12 Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall 13 be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth pro- 14 visos under such heading. 15 SEC. 215. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 16 to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems 17 Center mission or its government-employed or contract 18 staff levels. 19 SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 20 may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, 21 a competition under Office of Management and Budget 22 Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the 23 Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 217. Funds made available in this Act may be 1 used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro- 2 gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi- 3 neering units, facilities design and construction centers, 4 maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 5 Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 6 in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any 7 civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a 8 statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 9 SEC. 218. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard 10 Housing Fund in fiscal year 2026 shall be available until 11 expended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 12 14, United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds 13 otherwise available for such purposes. 14 SEC. 219. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Coast 15 Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’, 16 $98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 17 2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ–9 air- 18 craft and associated base stations, equipment related to 19 such aircraft and associated base stations, and program 20 management for such aircraft and base stations. 21 (b) None of the funds made available for the Depart- 22 ment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may 23 be used to procure or acquire long-range unmanned air- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 8206 IH craft with kinetic capabilities or to equip any long-range 1 unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities. 2 SEC. 220. None of the funds made available to the 3 United States Coast Guard by this Act may be available 4 for implementation of Force Design 2028 until the Coast 5 Guard provides the Committees on Appropriations of the 6 House of Representatives and the Senate detailed brief- 7 ings on the initiatives of organization, people, technology, 8 and contracting and acquisitions. 9 SEC. 221. The United States Secret Service is au- 10 thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse- 11 ments from executive agencies, as defined in section 105 12 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving 13 training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen- 14 ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 15 year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 16 under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper- 17 ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 18 SEC. 222. (a) None of the funds made available to 19 the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 20 appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec- 21 tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec- 22 retary of Homeland Security. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 8206 IH (b) The Director of the United States Secret Service 1 may enter into agreements to provide such protection on 2 a fully reimbursable basis. 3 SEC. 223. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 4 Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 5 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 6 SEC. 224. Funding made available in this Act for 7 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 8 is available for travel of United States Secret Service em- 9 ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi- 10 tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 11 the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des- 12 ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 13 House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days 14 in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex- 15 penditures. 16 SEC. 225. Of the amounts made available by this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper- 18 ations and Support’’, $2,000,000, to remain available 19 until expended, shall be distributed as a grant or coopera- 20 tive agreement for existing National Computer Forensics 21 Institute facilities currently used by the United States Se- 22 cret Service to carry out activities under section 383 of 23 title 6, United States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 226. (a) Section 118 of the Treasury and Gen- 1 eral Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (5 U.S.C. 2 5547 note) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting 3 ‘‘(or, for 2024, to the extent that such aggregate amount 4 would exceed the per annum rate of salary payable under 5 section 104 of title 3, United States Code)’’ before the 6 period at the end. 7 (b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on 8 December 31, 2023. 9 (c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact- 10 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2028, 11 the Director shall submit to the Committee on Appropria- 12 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate; the 13 Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 14 Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on the 15 Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Com- 16 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 17 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate of Con- 18 gress a report describing the steps that the United States 19 Secret Service is taking to address the increased protective 20 service demands placed upon United States Secret Service 21 personnel. 22 (d) Each report required under subparagraph (c) 23 shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 8206 IH (1) An analysis of the current (as of the date 1 on which the report is submitted) operational de- 2 mands and staffing levels with respect to the United 3 States Secret Service. 4 (2) Recommended strategies for reducing over- 5 time requirements for United States Secret Service 6 personnel, including— 7 (A) the appointment of additional per- 8 sonnel; 9 (B) solutions such that sufficient resources 10 are available throughout each year without the 11 need for exceptions to, or waivers of, premium 12 pay limitations; 13 (C) the redistribution of workload among 14 United States Secret Service personnel; and 15 (D) other improvements in operational effi- 16 ciency with respect to the United States Secret 17 Service. 18 (e) Within the reports required under paragraphs (3) 19 and (4) of section 2(c) of the Overtime Pay for Protective 20 Services Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–38; 138 Stat. 13) 21 that are submitted after the date of enactment of this Act, 22 the Director shall include information about— 23 (1) the average number of overtime hours and 24 range of number of overtime hours completed by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 8206 IH United States Secret Service personnel receiving pre- 1 mium pay above the pay limitation in subsection (a) 2 of section 5547 of title 5, United States Code; and 3 (2) the average number of overtime hours and 4 range of number of overtime hours completed by 5 United States Secret Service personnel who are not 6 fully compensated for their overtime because their 7 premium pay would be above the pay limitation in 8 section 2 of the Overtime Pay Protection Act of 9 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note). 10 (f) The matter preceding the first proviso under the 11 heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and 12 Support’’ in division C of Public Law 118–47 shall be ap- 13 plied to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 14 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$24,000,000’’ and substituting 15 ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’. 16 SEC. 227. None of the funds made available in this 17 Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 18 to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 19 a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 20 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im- 21 porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 22 with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 23 That this section shall apply only to individuals trans- 24 porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 8206 IH scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 1 further, That the prescription drug may not be— 2 (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 3 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 4 802); or 5 (2) a biological product, as defined in section 6 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 7 262). 8 SEC. 228. Funding made available under the head- 9 ings ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations 10 and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 11 tion—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ 12 shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to 13 maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions 14 in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition 15 to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, 16 United States Code. 17 SEC. 229. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. 18 Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Sup- 19 port’’, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, 20 to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this 21 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 from amounts authorized 22 to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and 23 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the 24 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 8206 IH U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation 1 and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 2 125), or other such authorizing language. 3 (b) To the extent that amounts realized from such 4 collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess 5 of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to 6 remain available until expended. 7 TITLE III 8 PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 9 RECOVERY 10 CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 11 AGENCY 12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 13 For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In- 14 frastructure Security Agency for operations and support, 15 $2,218,634,000, which shall be for the purposes and in 16 the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Cy- 17 bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Oper- 18 ations and Support in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Se- 19 curity Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory 20 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 21 division A of this consolidated Act), of which amounts 22 made available for Risk Management Operations, National 23 Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center shall remain 24 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 8206 IH to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and rep- 1 resentation expenses. 2 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 3 For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In- 4 frastructure Security Agency for procurement, construc- 5 tion, and improvements, $386,464,000, to remain avail- 6 able until September 30, 2028. 7 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 8 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 9 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 10 Management Agency for operations and support, 11 $1,667,038,000: Provided, That not less than $3,000,000 12 shall be for the Emergency Management Assistance Com- 13 pact: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 14 be for official reception and representation expenses. 15 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 16 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 17 Management Agency for procurement, construction, and 18 improvements, $156,419,000, of which $92,794,000 shall 19 remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which 20 $63,625,000 shall remain available until September 30, 21 2030. 22 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 23 For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 24 Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 8206 IH cooperative agreements, and other activities, 1 $3,836,748,513, which shall be allocated as follows: 2 (1) $494,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu- 3 rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the 4 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 5 which $85,500,000 shall be for Operation 6 Stonegarden and $14,250,000 shall be for Tribal 7 Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of 8 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): 9 Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of 10 such section 2004, for fiscal year 2026, the Com- 11 monwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to 12 local and tribal governments amounts provided to 13 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this para- 14 graph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such 15 section 2004. 16 (2) $584,250,000 for the Urban Area Security 17 Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu- 18 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). 19 (3) $300,000,000 for the Nonprofit Security 20 Grant Program under section 2009 of the Homeland 21 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which 22 $150,000,000 is for eligible recipients located in 23 high-risk urban areas that receive funding under 24 section 2003 of such Act and $150,000,000 is for el- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 8206 IH igible recipients that are located outside such areas: 1 Provided, That eligible recipients are those described 2 in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609a(b)) 3 or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a ter- 4 rorist or other extremist attack. 5 (4) $99,750,000 for Public Transportation Se- 6 curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and 7 Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sec- 8 tions 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing 9 Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 10 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 11 $9,500,000 shall be for Amtrak security and 12 $1,900,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: 13 Provided, That such public transportation security 14 assistance shall be provided directly to public trans- 15 portation agencies. 16 (5) $95,000,000 for Port Security Grants in ac- 17 cordance with section 70107 of title 46, United 18 States Code. 19 (6) $684,000,000, to remain available until 20 September 30, 2027, of which $342,000,000 shall be 21 for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and 22 $342,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate 23 Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sec- 24 tions 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Pre- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 8206 IH vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 1 and 2229a). 2 (7) $337,250,000 for emergency management 3 performance grants under the National Flood Insur- 4 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob- 5 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- 6 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Haz- 7 ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), sec- 8 tion 762 of title 6, United States Code, and Reorga- 9 nization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 10 (8) $297,113,000 for necessary expenses for 11 Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addi- 12 tion to and to supplement any other sums appro- 13 priated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, 14 and such additional sums as may be provided by 15 States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 16 mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the 17 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 18 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended. 19 (9) $11,400,000 for Regional Catastrophic Pre- 20 paredness Grants. 21 (10) $11,400,000 for Rehabilitation of High 22 Hazard Potential Dams under section 8A of the Na- 23 tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 8206 IH (11) $123,500,000 for the emergency food and 1 shelter program under title III of the McKinney- 2 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), 3 to remain available until September 30, 2027: Pro- 4 vided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for 5 total administrative costs. 6 (12) $48,000,000 for the Next Generation 7 Warning System. 8 (13) $272,671,513 for Community Project 9 Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending 10 grants, which shall be for the purposes, and the 11 amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Homeland 12 Security—Community Project Funding/Congression- 13 ally Directed Spending’’ under the ‘‘Disclosure of 14 Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending 15 Items’’ heading in the explanatory statement de- 16 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 17 A of this consolidated Act), of which— 18 (A) $82,957,854, in addition to amounts 19 otherwise made available for such purpose, is 20 for emergency operations center grants under 21 section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 22 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 23 U.S.C. 5196c); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 8206 IH (B) $189,713,659, in addition to amounts 1 otherwise made available for such purpose, is 2 for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 3 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 4 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5 5133(e)), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), 6 and (l) of that section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), (g), 7 (l)). 8 (14) $478,414,000 to sustain current oper- 9 ations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 10 and other programs, of which— 11 (A) $85,711,000 is for the Center for Do- 12 mestic Preparedness; 13 (B) $17,100,000 is for the Center for 14 Homeland Defense and Security; 15 (C) $33,366,000 is for the Emergency 16 Management Institute; 17 (D) $72,140,000 is for the United States 18 Fire Administration; 19 (E) $95,950,000 is for the National Do- 20 mestic Preparedness Consortium; 21 (F) $15,200,000 is for Continuing Train- 22 ing Grants; 23 (G) $21,266,000 is for the National Exer- 24 cise Program; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 8206 IH (H) $83,657,000 is for the Biological Sup- 1 port Program; 2 (I) $34,465,000 is for the Securing the 3 Cities Program; and 4 (J) $19,559,000 is for Countering Weap- 5 ons of Mass Destruction Training, Exercises, 6 and Readiness. 7 DISASTER RELIEF FUND 8 For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 9 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 10 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $26,367,000,000, to remain 11 available until expended: Provided, That such amount 12 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob- 13 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 14 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the 15 Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concur- 16 rent resolution on the budget. 17 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 18 For activities under the National Flood Insurance 19 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster 20 Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 21 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 22 (Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home- 23 owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 24 Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $226,000,000, to remain 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 8206 IH available until September 30, 2027, which shall be derived 1 from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) 2 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3 4015(d)); of which $16,302,000 shall be available for mis- 4 sion support associated with flood management; and of 5 which $209,698,000 shall be available for flood plain man- 6 agement and flood mapping: Provided, That any addi- 7 tional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the 8 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 9 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 10 account, to be available for flood plain management and 11 flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2026, 12 no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insur- 13 ance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood In- 14 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 15 (1) $230,669,000 for operating expenses and 16 salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance 17 operations; 18 (2) $1,505,000,000 for commissions and taxes 19 of agents; 20 (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 21 Treasury borrowings; and 22 (4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available 23 until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for 24 flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 8206 IH National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 2 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 3 Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 4 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 5 U.S.C. 4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood 6 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be de- 7 posited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supple- 8 ment other amounts specified as available for section 1366 9 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwith- 10 standing section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National 11 Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through 12 (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 13 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): Provided further, That total 14 administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total 15 appropriation: Provided further, That up to $4,000,000 is 16 available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood 17 Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 SEC. 301. Funds made available under the heading 21 ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Op- 22 erations and Support’’ may be made available for the nec- 23 essary expenses of procuring or providing access to cyber- 24 security threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 8206 IH agencies, corporations, establishments, and instrumental- 1 ities of the Federal Government of the United States, 2 State, local, tribal, and territorial entities, fusion centers 3 as described in section 210A of the Homeland Security 4 Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and Information Sharing and Anal- 5 ysis Organizations. 6 SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) 7 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 8 609(a)(12)) or any other provision of law, not more than 9 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in para- 10 graphs (1) through (5) under ‘‘Federal Emergency Man- 11 agement Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by 12 the recipient for expenses directly related to administra- 13 tion of the grant. 14 (b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also 15 apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant 16 under such paragraph (3). 17 SEC. 303. (a) Applications for grants under the head- 18 ing ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal 19 Assistance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be 20 made available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days 21 after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants 22 shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the 23 grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Fed- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 8206 IH eral Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 1 days after the receipt of an application. 2 (b) Amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Federal 3 Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Sup- 4 port’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day past the 5 60-day requirement that applications are not made avail- 6 able to eligible applicants as required in subsection (a), 7 and the amount made available under such heading and 8 specified in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Ap- 9 propriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state- 10 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi- 11 sion A of this Consolidated Act) for Mission Support shall 12 be correspondingly reduced by an equivalent amount. 13 SEC. 304. (a) Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emer- 14 gency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for 15 grants under paragraphs (1) through (5), (9), and (10) 16 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 17 Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of 18 the House of Representatives and the Senate five full busi- 19 ness days in advance of announcing publicly the intention 20 of making an award. 21 (b) If any such public announcement is made before 22 five full business days have elapsed following such briefing, 23 $1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Fed- 24 eral Emergency Management Agency—Operations and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 8206 IH Support’’ shall be rescinded, and the amount made avail- 1 able under such heading and specified in the ‘‘Department 2 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in 3 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 4 matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) for 5 Mission Support shall be correspondingly reduced by an 6 equivalent amount. 7 SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 8 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants 9 under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of commu- 10 nications towers is not considered construction of a build- 11 ing or other physical facility. 12 SEC. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs 13 (1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man- 14 agement Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Depart- 15 ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 16 (Public Law 114–4), related to reporting on the Disaster 17 Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2026 with re- 18 spect to budget year 2027 and current fiscal year 2026, 19 respectively— 20 (1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘fiscal 21 year 2027’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 22 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘business’’ 23 after ‘‘fifth’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 307. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed- 1 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- 2 ance’’, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Re- 3 sponse grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emer- 4 gency Management Agency may grant waivers from the 5 requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), 6 (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the 7 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 8 U.S.C. 2229a). 9 SEC. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during 10 fiscal year 2026, as authorized in title III of the Depart- 11 ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel- 12 opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 13 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 per- 14 cent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of 15 Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological 16 Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year. 17 (b) The methodology for assessment and collection of 18 fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of 19 providing such services, including administrative costs of 20 collecting such fees. 21 (c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological 22 Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting 23 collections and will become available for authorized pur- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 8206 IH poses on October 1, 2026, and remain available until ex- 1 pended. 2 SEC. 309. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed- 3 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- 4 ance’’, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Adminis- 5 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 6 may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire 7 Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). 8 SEC. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appro- 9 priated in any prior Act for activities funded by the Na- 10 tional Predisaster Mitigation Fund under section 203 of 11 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- 12 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the day 13 before the date of enactment of section 1234 of division 14 D of Public Law 115–254, shall be transferred to and 15 merged with funds set aside pursuant to subsection (i)(1) 16 of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 17 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in 18 effect on the date of the enactment of this section. 19 SEC. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appro- 20 priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage- 21 ment Agency—Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis 22 Program’’ in any prior Act shall be transferred to and 23 merged with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Fed- 24 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 8206 IH ance’’ for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping 1 and Risk Analysis: Provided, That funds transferred pur- 2 suant to this section shall be in addition to and supple- 3 ment any other sums appropriated for such purposes 4 under the National Flood Insurance Fund and such addi- 5 tional sums as may be provided by States or other political 6 subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under sec- 7 tion 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 8 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex- 9 pended. 10 SEC. 312. Each award for grants under the heading 11 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal As- 12 sistance’’ for paragraphs (1) through (10) and (12), shall 13 have a period of performance, as defined by 2 CFR 200.1, 14 that shall be of not less than three years and not more 15 than five years. 16 SEC. 313. (a) The Administrator of the Federal 17 Emergency Management Agency shall post an interactive 18 dashboard on the public-facing website of the Federal 19 Emergency Management Agency with any request for re- 20 imbursement for a covered expense, delineated by state 21 and any amount for individual assistance or public assist- 22 ance related to emergency (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)) or major 23 disaster (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) declarations under the Rob- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 8206 IH ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 1 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)— 2 (1) not more than 90 days after such informa- 3 tion has been received by the Federal Emergency 4 Management Agency; and 5 (2) not more than 60 days after such informa- 6 tion is under final review by the Department of 7 Homeland Security. 8 (b) The information in the interactive dashboard ref- 9 erenced in subsection (a) shall include at a minimum the 10 information listed in subparagraphs (1) through (7) under 11 the heading in the paragraph titled ‘‘Public and Individual 12 Assistance’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec- 13 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli- 14 dated Act). 15 SEC. 314. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 16 Act may be used to pause a training or grant funded 17 under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 18 Agency—Federal Assistance’’. 19 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 20 Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not 22 less than 10 business days in advance of the pause. 23 (c) The notification required by subsection (b) shall 24 include an explanation for the pause, plans to make up 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 8206 IH any missed classes resulting from the pause, and the budg- 1 etary impact of any paused training. 2 (d) The Secretary may waive the requirement in sub- 3 section (b) in the event of extraordinary circumstances 4 that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the 5 protection of property. 6 TITLE IV 7 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 8 SERVICES 9 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 10 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 11 For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im- 12 migration Services for operations and support, including 13 for the E-Verify Program, $122,941,000: Provided, That 14 such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts 15 made available for such purposes, and shall not be con- 16 strued to require any reduction of any fee described in 17 section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 18 (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided further, That not to exceed 19 $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation 20 expenses. 21 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS 22 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce- 24 ment Training Centers for operations and support, includ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 8206 IH ing the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police- 1 type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 2 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 3 Code, $379,837,000, of which $75,551,000 shall remain 4 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 5 to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and rep- 6 resentation expenses. 7 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 8 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce- 9 ment Training Centers for procurement, construction, and 10 improvements, $18,300,000, to remain available until Sep- 11 tember 30, 2030, for acquisition of necessary additional 12 real property and facilities, construction and ongoing 13 maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses 14 of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. 15 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE 16 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 17 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 18 nology Directorate for operations and support, including 19 the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, 20 $352,802,000, of which $201,183,000 shall remain avail- 21 able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to ex- 22 ceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representa- 23 tion expenses. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 8206 IH PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 1 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 2 nology Directorate for procurement, construction, and im- 3 provements, $51,500,000, to remain available until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2030. 5 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 6 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 7 nology Directorate for research and development, 8 $426,904,000, to remain available until September 30, 9 2028. 10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 11 SEC. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 12 of law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship 13 and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, 14 equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement 15 only, for areas where the Administrator of General Serv- 16 ices does not provide vehicles for lease. 17 (b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 18 Services may authorize employees who are assigned to 19 those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the em- 20 ployees’ residences and places of employment. 21 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 22 may be used to process or approve a competition under 23 Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv- 24 ices provided by employees (including employees serving 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 8206 IH on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Im- 1 migration Services of the Department of Homeland Secu- 2 rity who are known as Immigration Information Officers, 3 Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, 4 Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 5 SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of 6 law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship 7 and Immigration Services may be used for the collection 8 and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Im- 9 migration Services Application Support Center that is 10 overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 11 Services personnel using appropriate technology. 12 SEC. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce- 13 ment Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds 14 to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred 15 participating in training accreditation. 16 SEC. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 17 Accreditation Board, including representatives from the 18 Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal ac- 19 creditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 20 shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accredita- 21 tion process to continue the implementation of measuring 22 and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 23 enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law En- 1 forcement Training Centers may accept transfers to its 2 ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account 3 from Government agencies requesting the construction of 4 special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act 5 (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)). 6 (b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 7 shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon 8 completion of such facilities. 9 SEC. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce- 10 ment Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified 11 as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal 12 Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 13 note). 14 TITLE V 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 17 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 18 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 19 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 20 SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 21 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria- 22 tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 23 to appropriation accounts for such activities established 24 pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 8206 IH applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac- 1 counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi- 2 nally enacted. 3 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 4 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the compo- 5 nents in or transferred to the Department of Homeland 6 Security that remain available for obligation or expendi- 7 ture in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts 8 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec- 9 tion of fees available to the components funded by this 10 Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 11 through a reprogramming of funds that— 12 (1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or 13 activity, or increases funds for any program, project, 14 or activity for which funds have been denied or re- 15 stricted by the Congress; 16 (2) contracts out any function or activity pres- 17 ently performed by Federal employees or any new 18 function or activity proposed to be performed by 19 Federal employees in the President’s budget pro- 20 posal for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of 21 Homeland Security; 22 (3) augments funding for existing programs, 23 projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 24 percent, whichever is less; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 8206 IH (4) reduces funding for any program, project, 1 or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent 2 or more; or 3 (5) results from any general savings from a re- 4 duction in personnel that would result in a change 5 in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities 6 as approved by the Congress. 7 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees 8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 9 Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such 10 reprogramming. 11 (c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made avail- 12 able for the current fiscal year for the Department of 13 Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous 14 appropriations Acts may be transferred between such ap- 15 propriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the 16 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 17 least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such 18 appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 19 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such trans- 20 fer. 21 (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 22 funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred be- 23 tween appropriations— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 8206 IH (1) based upon an initial notification provided 1 after June 15, except in extraordinary circumstances 2 that imminently threaten the safety of human life or 3 the protection of property; 4 (2) to increase or decrease funding for grant 5 programs; or 6 (3) to create a program, project, or activity 7 pursuant to subsection (a)(1), including any new 8 function or requirement within any program, project, 9 or activity, not approved by Congress in the consid- 10 eration of the enactment of this Act. 11 (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 12 forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to 13 any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in pre- 14 vious Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 15 Acts that remain available for obligation in the current 16 year. 17 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of 18 Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established 19 by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appro- 20 priations available to the Department of Homeland Secu- 21 rity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com- 22 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 23 and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of 1 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F 2 of Public Law 115–31), related to the operations of a 3 working capital fund, shall apply with respect to funds 4 made available in this Act in the same manner as such 5 section applied to funds made available in that Act. 6 (b) Funds from such working capital fund may be 7 obligated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements 8 from components of the Department of Homeland Secu- 9 rity. 10 SEC. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically pro- 11 vided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated bal- 12 ances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026, 13 as recorded in the financial records at the time of a re- 14 programming notification, but not later than June 15, 15 2027, from appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ 16 for fiscal year 2026 in this Act shall remain available 17 through September 30, 2027, in the account and for the 18 purposes for which the appropriations were provided. 19 (b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notifica- 20 tion shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 22 accordance with section 503 of this Act. 23 SEC. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for 24 intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically author- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 8206 IH ized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 1 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fis- 2 cal year 2026 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 3 intelligence activities for fiscal year 2026. 4 (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made avail- 5 able for ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Aware- 6 ness—Operations and Support’’ that exceed the amounts 7 in such authorization for such account shall be transferred 8 to and merged with amounts made available under the 9 heading ‘‘Management Directorate—Operations and Sup- 10 port’’. 11 (c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred 12 under subsection (b), the Undersecretary for Management 13 shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 14 of Representatives and the Senate on a plan for the use 15 of such funds. 16 SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 17 or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Commit- 18 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 19 and the Senate at least three full business days in advance 20 of— 21 (1) making or awarding a grant allocation or 22 grant in excess of $1,000,000 or a grant made from 23 the Disaster Relief Fund in excess of $100,000; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 8206 IH (2) making or awarding a contract, other trans- 1 action agreement, or task or delivery order on a 2 multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent 3 totaling in excess of $2,000,000; 4 (3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring 5 an obligation of funds in an amount greater than 6 $5,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home- 7 land Security funds; 8 (4) making a sole-source grant award; or 9 (5) announcing publicly the intention to make 10 or award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) 11 including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisi- 12 tion Regulation. 13 (b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 14 that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 15 risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be 16 made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify 17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 18 resentatives and the Senate not later than three full busi- 19 ness days after such an award is made or letter issued. 20 (c) A notification under this section— 21 (1) may not involve funds that are not available 22 for obligation; and 23 (2) shall include the amount of the award; the 24 fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 8206 IH appropriated; the type of contract; and the account 1 from which the funds are being drawn. 2 SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 3 law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad- 4 ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 5 locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 6 law enforcement training without advance notification to 7 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 9 Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the 10 temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 11 or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo- 12 dated in existing Centers’ facilities. 13 SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other- 14 wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 15 for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 16 project for which a prospectus otherwise required under 17 chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been 18 approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 19 for each project for required expenses for the development 20 of a proposed prospectus. 21 SEC. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department 22 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division 23 E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall 24 apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 8206 IH the same manner as such sections applied to funds made 1 available in that Act. 2 SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in 3 this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable 4 provisions of the Buy American Act. 5 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘Buy 6 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 7 States Code. 8 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 9 Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 10 by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 11 (8 U.S.C. 1448). 12 SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds provided or other- 13 wise made available by this Act may be made available 14 to carry out section 872 of the Homeland Security Act 15 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by the 16 Congress after the date of enactment of this Act. 17 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of the 18 authorities provided by such section 872— 19 (1) to allocate or reallocate the functions of the 20 Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of 21 Mass Destruction Office to other offices and organi- 22 zational units within the Department consistent with 23 the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction’’ 24 table in the explanatory statement described in sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 8206 IH tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 1 consolidated Act); or 2 (2) to allocate or reallocate any other functions 3 of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Of- 4 fice to other offices and organizational units within 5 the Department consistent with the ‘‘Countering 6 Weapons of Mass Destruction’’ table in the explana- 7 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 8 preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 9 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 10 may transfer funds made available in prior appropriations 11 Acts to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Of- 12 fice between any appropriations available to the Depart- 13 ment as necessary to carry out the purposes described in 14 subsection (b). 15 SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel- 17 oping a national identification card. 18 SEC. 515. Any official that is required by this Act 19 to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate may 21 not delegate such authority to perform that act unless spe- 22 cifically authorized herein. 23 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 24 Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 8206 IH of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 1 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Fed- 2 eral Regulations. 3 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be used to employ workers described in section 5 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 6 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 7 SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of 8 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 9 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 10 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 11 judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform- 12 ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con- 13 tract. 14 SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in 15 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 16 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 17 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 18 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 19 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, 20 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity car- 21 rying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudica- 22 tion activities. 23 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 24 Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 8206 IH facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi- 1 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus- 2 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless 3 law enforcement personnel of the United States continu- 4 ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 5 SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in 6 this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance 7 of more than 50 employees of a single component of the 8 Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in 9 the United States, at a single international conference un- 10 less the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, 11 determines that such attendance is in the national interest 12 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 13 House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 14 10 days of that determination and the basis for that deter- 15 mination. 16 (b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter- 17 national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring 18 outside of the United States attended by representatives 19 of the United States Government and of foreign govern- 20 ments, international organizations, or nongovernmental 21 organizations. 22 (c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland 23 Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 8206 IH (d) Employees who attend a conference virtually 1 without travel away from their permanent duty station 2 within the United States shall not be counted for purposes 3 of this section, and the prohibition contained in this sec- 4 tion shall not apply to payments for the costs of attend- 5 ance for such employees. 6 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 7 Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department 8 or agency for its participation in a National Special Secu- 9 rity Event. 10 SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to 11 the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other 12 Act may be obligated for the implementation of any struc- 13 tural pay reform or the introduction of any new position 14 classification that will affect more than 100 full-time posi- 15 tions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year be- 16 fore the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date 17 on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 18 Congress a notification that includes— 19 (1) the number of full-time positions affected by 20 such change; 21 (2) funding required for such change for the 22 current fiscal year and through the Future Years 23 Homeland Security Program; 24 (3) justification for such change; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 8206 IH (4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of 1 compensation alternatives to such change that were 2 considered by the Department. 3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if— 4 (1) it was proposed in the President’s budget 5 proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and 6 (2) funds for such change have not been explic- 7 itly denied or restricted in this Act. 8 SEC. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail- 9 able in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 10 post on the public website of that agency any report re- 11 quired to be submitted by the Committees on Appropria- 12 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 13 this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency 14 that it shall serve the national interest. 15 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 16 (1) the public posting of the report com- 17 promises homeland or national security; or 18 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 19 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 20 do so only after such report has been made available to 21 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 22 resentatives and the Senate for not less than 45 days ex- 23 cept as otherwise specified in law. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 8206 IH (d) If the requirements of this section are not met, 1 the reprogramming and transfer authority provided in sec- 2 tion 503 of this Act shall be suspended until the require- 3 ments of subsection (a) are met. 4 SEC. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Op- 5 erations and Support’’ may be used for minor procure- 6 ment, construction, and improvements. 7 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers 8 to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for per- 9 sonal property, and $4,000,000 or less for real property. 10 SEC. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of 11 the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 12 Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) regarding primary and 13 secondary schooling of dependents shall continue in effect 14 during fiscal year 2026. 15 SEC. 527. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 16 none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 17 to place restraints on a woman in the custody of the De- 18 partment of Homeland Security (including during trans- 19 port, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical facil- 20 ity) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation. 21 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 22 pregnant woman if— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 8206 IH (1) an appropriate official of the Department of 1 Homeland Security makes an individualized deter- 2 mination that the woman— 3 (A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk 4 cannot be prevented by other means; or 5 (B) poses an immediate and serious threat 6 to harm herself or others that cannot be pre- 7 vented by other means; or 8 (2) a medical professional responsible for the 9 care of the pregnant woman determines that the use 10 of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the med- 11 ical safety of the woman. 12 (c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to 13 subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive re- 14 straints, as determined by the appropriate medical profes- 15 sional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may 16 restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or 17 delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be re- 18 strained in a face-down position with four-point restraints, 19 on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area 20 of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized 21 by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent 22 feasible, on her left side. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 528. (a) None of the funds made available by 1 this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, 2 or other record pertaining to any— 3 (1) death of; 4 (2) potential sexual assault or abuse per- 5 petrated against; or 6 (3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or dis- 7 ruption committed by an individual held in the cus- 8 tody of the Department of Homeland Security. 9 (b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be 10 made available, in accordance with applicable laws and 11 regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in liti- 12 gation, to an individual who has been charged with a 13 crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished 14 as a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3), 15 upon the request of such individual. 16 SEC. 529. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 17 114–113, regarding a prohibition on funding for any posi- 18 tion designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply 19 with respect to any Federal funds in the same manner 20 as such section applied to funds made available in that 21 Act. 22 SEC. 530. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date 23 on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is 24 submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 8206 IH 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Manage- 1 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit- 2 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 3 and the Senate a report on the unfunded priorities, for 4 the Department of Homeland Security and separately for 5 each departmental component, for which discretionary 6 funding would be classified as budget function 050. 7 (b) Each report under this section shall specify, for 8 each such unfunded priority— 9 (1) a summary description, including the objec- 10 tives to be achieved if such priority is funded 11 (whether in whole or in part); 12 (2) the description, including the objectives to 13 be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in 14 whole or in part); 15 (3) account information, including the following 16 (as applicable): 17 (A) appropriation account; and 18 (B) program, project, or activity name; 19 and 20 (4) the additional number of full-time or part- 21 time positions to be funded as part of such priority. 22 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘unfunded priority’’, in 23 the case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 8206 IH (1) is not funded in the budget referred to in 1 subsection (a); 2 (2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associ- 3 ated with an operational or contingency plan for the 4 Department; and 5 (3) would have been recommended for funding 6 through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if— 7 (A) additional resources had been available 8 for the budget to fund the requirement; 9 (B) the requirement has emerged since the 10 budget was formulated; or 11 (C) the requirement is necessary to sustain 12 prior-year investments. 13 SEC. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after a deter- 14 mination is made by the President to evaluate and initiate 15 protection under any authority for a former or retired 16 Government official or employee, or for an individual who, 17 during the duration of the directed protection, will become 18 a former or retired Government official or employee (re- 19 ferred to in this section as a ‘‘covered individual’’), the 20 Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notifica- 21 tion to congressional leadership and the Committees on 22 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 23 Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 24 Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Home- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 8206 IH land Security of the House of Representatives, the Com- 1 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 2 of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Re- 3 form of the House of Representatives (referred to in this 4 section as the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’). 5 (b) Such notification may be submitted in classified 6 form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director 7 of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bu- 8 reau of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the 9 threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the antici- 10 pated cost and duration of such protection. 11 (c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 12 days before terminating, protection for a covered indi- 13 vidual, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 14 a notification regarding the extension or termination and 15 any change to the threat assessment to the congressional 16 leadership and the appropriate congressional committees. 17 (d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enact- 18 ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary 19 shall submit a report to the congressional leadership and 20 the appropriate congressional committees, which may be 21 submitted in classified form, if necessary, detailing each 22 covered individual, and the scope and associated cost of 23 protection. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds provided to the De- 1 partment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act 2 may be used by an agency to submit an initial project pro- 3 posal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as author- 4 ized by section 1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National 5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 6 Law 115–91)) unless, concurrent with the submission of 7 an initial project proposal to the Technology Moderniza- 8 tion Board, the head of the agency— 9 (1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations 10 of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 11 the proposed submission of the project proposal; 12 (2) submits to the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions a copy of the project proposal; and 14 (3) provides a detailed analysis of how the pro- 15 posed project funding would supplement or supplant 16 funding requested as part of the Department’s most 17 recent budget submission. 18 (b) None of the funds provided to the Department 19 of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization 20 Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after 21 a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Com- 22 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 23 and the Senate. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 8206 IH (c) The report described in subsection (b) shall in- 1 clude— 2 (1) the full project proposal submitted to and 3 approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization 4 Board; 5 (2) the finalized interagency agreement between 6 the Department and the Fund including the 7 project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as appli- 8 cable; 9 (3) a detailed analysis of how the project will 10 supplement or supplant existing funding available to 11 the Department for similar activities; 12 (4) a plan for how the Department will repay 13 the Fund, including specific planned funding 14 sources, as applicable; and 15 (5) other information as determined by the Sec- 16 retary. 17 SEC. 533. Within 60 days of any budget submission 18 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 19 2027 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from 20 the previous year based on user fees proposals that have 21 not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the 22 budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 23 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 24 resentatives and the Senate specific reductions in proposed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 8206 IH discretionary budget authority commensurate with the 1 revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they 2 are not enacted prior to October 1, 2026. 3 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 5 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 6 ratification for the Treaty. 7 SEC. 535. No Federal funds made available to the 8 Department of Homeland Security may be used to enter 9 into a procurement contract, memorandum of under- 10 standing, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 11 to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, any entity identified 12 under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 14 (Public Law 116–283) or any subsidiary of such entity. 15 SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or other- 16 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 17 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 18 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 19 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 20 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 21 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 22 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 23 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 24 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 537. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 1 shall, on a monthly basis beginning immediately after the 2 date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the 3 number of migrants anticipated to arrive at the southwest 4 border of the United States. 5 (b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, 6 the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)— 7 (1) cover the current fiscal year and the fol- 8 lowing fiscal year; 9 (2) include a breakout by demographic, to in- 10 clude single adults, family units, and unaccompanied 11 children; 12 (3) undergo an independent validation and 13 verification review; 14 (4) are used to inform policy planning and 15 budgeting processes within the Department of 16 Homeland Security; and 17 (5) are included in the budget materials sub- 18 mitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning 19 after the date of enactment of this Act and in sup- 20 port of— 21 (A) the President’s annual budget request 22 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 23 States Code; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 8206 IH (B) any supplemental funding request sub- 1 mitted to Congress; 2 (C) any reprogramming and transfer noti- 3 fication pursuant to section 503 of this Act; 4 and 5 (D) such budget materials shall include— 6 (i) the most recent monthly estimates 7 developed pursuant to subsection (a); 8 (ii) a description and quantification of 9 the estimates used to justify funding re- 10 quests for Department programs related to 11 border security, immigration enforcement, 12 and immigration services; 13 (iii) a description and quantification 14 of the anticipated workload and require- 15 ments resulting from such estimates; and 16 (iv) a confirmation as to whether the 17 budget requests for impacted agencies were 18 developed using the same estimates. 19 (c) The Secretary shall share the monthly estimates 20 developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary 21 of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the 22 Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations 23 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 8206 IH (d) If the monthly estimates described in subsection 1 (b) are not provided for the purposes described, the re- 2 programming and transfer authority provided in section 3 503 of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the 4 required estimates are provided to the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 6 ate. 7 SEC. 538. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 8 shall, on a monthly basis beginning immediately after the 9 date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the 10 number of individuals anticipated to be detained in and 11 removed from the United States. 12 (b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, 13 the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)— 14 (1) cover the current fiscal year and the fol- 15 lowing fiscal year; 16 (2) include a breakout by demographics, to in- 17 clude single adults and family units; 18 (3) undergo an independent validation and 19 verification review; 20 (4) are used to inform policy planning and 21 budgeting processes within the Department of 22 Homeland Security; and 23 (5) are included in the budget materials sub- 24 mitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 8206 IH after the date of enactment of this Act and in sup- 1 port of— 2 (A) the President’s annual budget request 3 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 4 States Code; 5 (B) any supplemental funding request sub- 6 mitted to Congress; 7 (C) any reprogramming and transfer noti- 8 fication pursuant to section 503 of this Act; 9 and 10 (D) such budget materials shall include— 11 (i) the most recent monthly estimates 12 developed pursuant to subsection (a); 13 (ii) a description and quantification of 14 the estimates used to justify funding re- 15 quests for Department programs related to 16 border security, immigration enforcement, 17 and immigration services; 18 (iii) a description and quantification 19 of the anticipated workload and require- 20 ments resulting from such estimates; and 21 (iv) a confirmation as to whether the 22 budget requests for impacted agencies were 23 developed using the same estimates. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 8206 IH (c) The Secretary shall share the monthly estimates 1 developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Attorney 2 General, the Secretary of State, and the Committees on 3 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 4 Senate. 5 (d) If the monthly estimates described in subsection 6 (b) are not provided for the purposes described, the re- 7 programming and transfer authority provided in section 8 503 of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the 9 required estimates are provided to the Committees on Ap- 10 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 11 ate. 12 SEC. 539. (a) Prior to the Secretary of Homeland Se- 13 curity requesting assistance from the Department of De- 14 fense for border security operations, the Secretary shall 15 ensure that an alternatives analysis and cost-benefit anal- 16 ysis is conducted before such request is made, which shall 17 include an examination of obtaining such support through 18 other means. 19 (b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 20 a request for assistance is made, the Secretary of Home- 21 land Security shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 22 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 23 a report detailing the types of support requested, the alter- 24 natives analysis and cost-benefit analysis described in sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 8206 IH section (a), and the operational impact to Department of 1 Homeland Security operations of any Department of De- 2 fense border security support requested by the Secretary. 3 (c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 4 a request made for assistance is granted and quarterly 5 thereafter through the duration of such assistance, the 6 Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com- 7 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 8 and the Senate, a report detailing the assistance provided 9 and the operational impacts to border security operations. 10 SEC. 540. Funds made available in this Act or any 11 other Act for Operations and Support may be used for 12 the necessary expenses of providing an employee emer- 13 gency back-up care program. 14 SEC. 541. (a) If the reporting requirement set forth 15 in paragraph (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 16 Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the De- 17 partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 18 (Public Law 114–4), as applied in this fiscal year by sec- 19 tion 306 of this Act, is not submitted to the Committees 20 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 21 Senate and published on the Agency’s website not later 22 than the fifth business day of the applicable month, the 23 amount made available for ‘‘Office of the Secretary and 24 Executive Management—Operations and Support—Man- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 8206 IH agement and Oversight’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 for 1 each day such report is not submitted and published on 2 the Agency’s website. 3 (b) During any period in which the total number of 4 requests for reimbursement for a covered expense for indi- 5 vidual assistance or public assistance related to emergency 6 (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)) or major disaster (42 U.S.C. 7 5122(2)) declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Dis- 8 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 9 5121 et seq.) that the Department of Homeland Security 10 has been considering under final review for greater than 11 60 days exceeds 500, the amount made available for ‘‘Of- 12 fice of the Secretary and Executive Management—Oper- 13 ations and Support—Management and Oversight’’ shall be 14 reduced by $100,000 for each day during such period on 15 which the cumulative total of requests over 60 days in 16 final review exceeds 500. 17 (c) Subsection (b) shall not apply if the balance of 18 funding for the Disaster Relief Fund is sufficient only for 19 the purpose of obligating funds for activities determined 20 to be lifesaving or life-sustaining. 21 SEC. 542. Section 16005(c) of title VI of division B 22 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 23 (Public Law 116–136) shall be applied as if the language 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 8206 IH read as follows: ‘‘Subsection (a) shall apply until Sep- 1 tember 30, 2026.’’. 2 SEC. 543. The levels for appropriations accounts 3 specified for classified programs in this Act shall conform 4 to the direction included in the classified annex accom- 5 panying this Act and shall be implemented in a manner 6 consistent with section 545. 7 SEC. 544. Upon a determination by the Director of 8 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 9 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 10 of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director 11 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer 12 amounts for the National Intelligence Program consistent 13 with the percentage caps specified in section 503(c): Pro- 14 vided, That such authority to transfer may not be used 15 unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intel- 16 ligence requirements, than those for which originally ap- 17 propriated and in no case where the item for which funds 18 are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided 19 further, That a request for any transfer of funds using 20 authority provided in this section shall be made consistent 21 with the requirements of section 503(d)(1). 22 SEC. 545. Within seven days of the date of enactment 23 of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Department shall 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 8206 IH submit to the Committees on Appropriation of the House 1 of Representatives and the Senate— 2 (1) an obligation plan by program, project, or 3 activity for each component receiving funds from 4 Public Law 119–21; 5 (2) estimated fee collections for each component 6 collecting new or enhanced fees authorized by Public 7 Law 119–21, delineated by collections that a compo- 8 nent will retain and collections that a component will 9 remit to other agencies or the Treasury; and 10 (3) an obligation plan by program, project, or 11 activity for fee collections identified in paragraph (2) 12 as being retained by a component within the Depart- 13 ment. 14 SEC. 546. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 15 erwise made available to the Department of Homeland Se- 16 curity by this Act may be used to prevent any of the fol- 17 lowing persons from entering, for the purpose of con- 18 ducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the De- 19 partment of Homeland Security used to detain or other- 20 wise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification 21 at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed 22 by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated em- 23 ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 24 of such modification: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 8206 IH (1) A Member of Congress. 1 (2) An employee of the United States House of 2 Representatives or the United States Senate des- 3 ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 4 section. 5 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re- 6 quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 7 intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 8 the purpose of conducting oversight. 9 (c) With respect to individuals described in subsection 10 (a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require 11 that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of 12 an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a). 13 SEC. 547. In addition to amounts otherwise made 14 available for such purposes, there is appropriated 15 $30,000,000, for an additional amount for ‘‘The Judici- 16 ary—Supreme Court of the United States—Salaries and 17 Expenses’’, to remain available until September 30, 2028: 18 Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this 19 section shall be subject to the same authorities and condi- 20 tions as if such amounts were provided under the heading 21 ‘‘The Judiciary—Supreme Court of the United States— 22 Salaries and Expenses’’ in the Financial Services and 23 General Government Appropriations Act, 2026. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 548. There is appropriated $140,000,000 for an 1 additional amount for ‘‘Department of Transportation— 2 Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’’ for air 3 traffic organization activities, to remain available until 4 September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Administrator of 5 the Federal Aviation Administration shall only use such 6 amounts to provide a rate of pay increase for calendar 7 year 2026 of 3.8 percent, for air traffic controllers, as de- 8 fined by section 2109(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 9 and air traffic controller supervisors or managers who are 10 not covered under such section, but who manage air traf- 11 fic: Provided further, That such adjustment shall be imple- 12 mented for all such employees only to the extent the Ad- 13 ministrator determines, in his sole discretion, that im- 14 provements in workforce scheduling, staffing utilization, 15 or other operational efficiencies are achieved that con- 16 tribute to addressing workforce shortfalls and enhancing 17 aviation safety: Provided further, That if the Adminis- 18 trator makes such determination, then such adjustment 19 shall be effective the first pay period beginning after Janu- 20 ary 1, 2026: Provided further, That amounts provided by 21 this section shall be subject to the same authorities and 22 conditions as if such amounts were provided by the De- 23 partment of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2026. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 8206 IH SEC. 549. Notwithstanding section 503(c) of this Act, 1 no amounts may be transferred to ‘‘U.S. Customs and 2 Border Protection—Operations and Support’’ for Border 3 Security Operations in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Se- 4 curity Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table of the explanatory 5 statement regarding this Act, as defined in section 4 (in 6 the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 7 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 8 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 9 DIVISION B—FURTHER ADDITIONAL 10 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 11 SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 12 (division A of Public Law 119–37) is further amended by 13 substituting the date of enactment of this Act for the date 14 specified in section 106(3). 15 SEC. 102. For the purposes of the Continuing Appro- 16 priations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119–37), 17 the time covered by such Act shall be considered to include 18 the period which began on or about February 14, 2026, 19 during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations. 20 SEC. 103. Amounts made available in division A of 21 the Homeland Security and Further Additional Con- 22 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2026, the Continuing Appro- 23 priations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119–37), 24 and Public Law 119–21 for personnel pay, allowances, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 8206 IH and benefits in each department and agency shall be avail- 1 able for payments pursuant to subsection (c) of section 2 1341 of title 31, United States Code, and such payments 3 shall be made. 4 SEC. 104. All obligations incurred and in anticipation 5 of the appropriations made and authority granted by divi- 6 sion A of the Homeland Security and Further Additional 7 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 and the Continuing 8 Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119– 9 37) for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of 10 activity to protect life and property and bringing about 11 orderly termination of Government function, and for pur- 12 poses as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified 13 and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions 14 of such Acts. 15 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 16 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 17 DIVISION C—SAVE AMERICA ACT 18 SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 20 Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE America Act’’. 21 SEC. 3002. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 22 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 23 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF 24 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 8206 IH Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is 1 amended— 2 (1) by striking ‘‘As used’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 3 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES 6 CITIZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documen- 7 tary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with re- 8 spect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the fol- 9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(1) A form of identification issued consistent 11 with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 12 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United 13 States. 14 ‘‘(2) A valid United States passport. 15 ‘‘(3) The applicant’s official United States mili- 16 tary identification card, together with a United 17 States military record of service showing that the 18 applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 19 ‘‘(4) A valid government-issued photo identifica- 20 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov- 21 ernment showing that the applicant’s place of birth 22 was in the United States. 23 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica- 24 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 8206 IH ernment other than an identification described in 1 paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented to- 2 gether with one or more of the following: 3 ‘‘(A) A certified birth certificate issued by 4 a State, a unit of local government in a State, 5 or a Tribal government which— 6 ‘‘(i) was issued by the State, unit of 7 local government, or Tribal government in 8 which the applicant was born; 9 ‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon- 10 sible for keeping vital records in the State; 11 ‘‘(iii) includes the full name, date of 12 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 13 ‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or 14 both of the parents of the applicant; 15 ‘‘(v) has the signature of an individual 16 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 17 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern- 18 ment, or Tribal government in which the 19 applicant was born; 20 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi- 21 cate was filed with the office responsible 22 for keeping vital records in the State; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit 1 of local government, or Tribal government 2 that issued the birth certificate. 3 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos- 4 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 5 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli- 6 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 7 ‘‘(C) A final adoption decree showing the 8 applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place 9 of birth was in the United States. 10 ‘‘(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad 11 of a citizen of the United States or a certifi- 12 cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 13 United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 14 State. 15 ‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer- 16 tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 17 Homeland Security or any other document or 18 method of proof of United States citizenship 19 issued by the Federal government pursuant to 20 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 21 ‘‘(F) An American Indian Card issued by 22 the Department of Homeland Security with the 23 classification ‘KIC’.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 8206 IH (b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 4 of 1 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 2 20503) is amended by striking subsection (b) and insert- 3 ing the following: 4 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCU- 5 MENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.— 6 Under any method of voter registration in a State, the 7 State shall not accept and process an application to reg- 8 ister to vote in an election for Federal office unless the 9 applicant presents documentary proof of United States 10 citizenship with the application.’’. 11 (c) REGISTRATION WITH APPLICATION FOR MOTOR 12 VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSE.—Section 5 of the National 13 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 16 State motor vehicle driver’s license application’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 18 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver’s license appli- 19 cation’’; 20 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 21 State shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the 22 requirements under section 8(j), each State shall in- 23 clude’’; 24 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 8206 IH (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 1 end; 2 (B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 3 end; and 4 (C) by adding at the end the following new 5 clause: 6 ‘‘(iii) verify that the applicant is a citizen 7 of the United States;’’; 8 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in- 9 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 10 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 11 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 12 (5) in subsection (c)(2)(D)(iii), by striking ‘‘; 13 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than as 14 evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration 15 proceeding brought against an applicant who know- 16 ingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly 17 makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury 18 that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 19 to register to vote in an election for Federal office; 20 and’’. 21 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED 22 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER 23 REGISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter 24 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505) is amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 8206 IH (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 1 (A) by striking ‘‘Each State shall accept 2 and use’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require- 3 ments under section 8(j), each State shall ac- 4 cept and use’’; and 5 (B) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis- 6 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assistance Com- 7 mission’’; 8 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 9 following: ‘‘The chief State election official of a 10 State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 11 ensure that residents of the State are aware of the 12 requirement to provide documentary proof of United 13 States citizenship to register to vote in elections for 14 Federal office in the State.’’; 15 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 18 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 19 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 21 subparagraph: 22 ‘‘(C) the person did not provide documen- 23 tary proof of United States citizenship when 24 registering to vote.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 8206 IH (4) by adding at the end the following new sub- 1 section: 2 ‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN- 3 SHIP.— 4 ‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES 5 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 6 who submits the mail voter registration application 7 form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis- 8 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 9 in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not 10 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 11 unless— 12 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 13 proof of United States citizenship in person to 14 the office of the appropriate election official not 15 later than the deadline provided by State law 16 for the receipt of a completed voter registration 17 application for the election; or 18 ‘‘(B) in the case of a State which permits 19 an individual to register to vote in an election 20 for Federal office at a polling place on the day 21 of the election and on any day when voting, in- 22 cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec- 23 tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 24 of United States citizenship to the appropriate 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 8206 IH election official at the polling place not later 1 than the date of the election. 2 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon 3 receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra- 4 tion application form prescribed by the Election As- 5 sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or 6 a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub- 7 section (a), the appropriate election official shall 8 transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 9 to present documentary proof of United States citi- 10 zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 11 the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 12 meet the requirement. 13 ‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con- 14 sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 15 ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 16 allow an individual with a disability who submits the 17 mail voter registration application form prescribed 18 by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 19 section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) 20 or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary 21 proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 22 election official.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 8206 IH (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION 1 AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 2 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (a)— 4 (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the 5 end the following new clause: 6 ‘‘(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of 7 United States citizenship of each applicant to 8 register to vote in elections for Federal office in 9 the State.’’; and 10 (B) in paragraph (6)— 11 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik- 12 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘, including the requirement that the ap- 14 plicant provides documentary proof of 15 United States citizenship’’; 16 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 17 (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 18 (D), respectively; and 19 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 20 (A) the following new subparagraph: 21 ‘‘(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are you a 22 citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant 23 answers in the affirmative require documentary 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 8206 IH proof of United States citizenship prior to providing 1 the form under subparagraph (C);’’; and 2 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘who are 3 citizens of the United States’’ after ‘‘for persons’’. 4 (f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA- 5 TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the Na- 6 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 7 is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (a)— 9 (A) by striking ‘‘In the administration of 10 voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 11 the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad- 12 ministration of voter registration’’; and 13 (B) in paragraph (3)— 14 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 15 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 16 (ii) by adding at the end the following 17 new subparagraphs: 18 ‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 19 verified information that the registrant is not a 20 United States citizen; or 21 ‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to 22 comply with applicable State law;’’; 23 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- 24 section (l); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 8206 IH (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol- 1 lowing new subsections: 2 ‘‘(j) ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED 3 TO VOTE.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 5 provision of this Act, a State may not register an in- 6 dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held 7 in the State unless, at the time the individual ap- 8 plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu- 9 mentary proof of United States citizenship. 10 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT IN CASES OF NAME DIS- 11 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Notwithstanding 12 any other provision of law, a State shall accept and 13 process an application to register to vote in an elec- 14 tion for Federal office if the applicant— 15 ‘‘(A) presents with the application docu- 16 mentation that would constitute documentary 17 proof of United States citizenship, except that 18 the name on the documentation is not the name 19 of the applicant; and 20 ‘‘(B) provides, through a process estab- 21 lished by the State (which shall be subject to 22 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 23 Assistance Commission)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(i) additional documentation as nec- 1 essary to establish that the name on the 2 documentation is a previous name of the 3 applicant; or 4 ‘‘(ii) an affidavit signed by the appli- 5 cant attesting that the name on the docu- 6 mentation is a previous name of the appli- 7 cant. 8 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN 9 CASES.— 10 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC- 11 UMENTARY PROOF.— 12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel- 13 evant guidance adopted by the Election As- 14 sistance Commission, each State shall es- 15 tablish a process under which an applicant 16 who cannot provide documentary proof of 17 United States citizenship under paragraph 18 (1) may, if the applicant signs an attesta- 19 tion under penalty of perjury that the ap- 20 plicant is a citizen of the United States 21 and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 22 office, submit such other evidence to the 23 appropriate State or local official dem- 24 onstrating that the applicant is a citizen of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 8206 IH the United States and such official shall 1 make a determination as to whether the 2 applicant has sufficiently established 3 United States citizenship for purposes of 4 registering to vote in elections for Federal 5 office in the State. 6 ‘‘(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a 7 State or local official makes a determina- 8 tion under clause (i) that an applicant has 9 sufficiently established United States citi- 10 zenship for purposes of registering to vote 11 in elections for Federal office in the State, 12 such determination shall be accompanied 13 by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) 14 signed by the official swearing or affirming 15 the applicant sufficiently established 16 United States citizenship for purposes of 17 registering to vote. 18 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT 19 BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS- 20 SION.—The Election Assistance Commis- 21 sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 22 use by State and local officials under 23 clause (ii), which shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 1 minimum standards required for a 2 State or local official to register an 3 applicant who cannot provide docu- 4 mentary proof of United States citi- 5 zenship to vote in elections for Fed- 6 eral office in the State; and 7 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex- 8 plain the basis for registering such 9 applicant to vote in such elections. 10 ‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS- 11 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 12 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 13 Assistance Commission, each State shall estab- 14 lish a process under which an applicant can 15 provide such additional documentation to the 16 appropriate election official of the State as may 17 be necessary to establish that the applicant is 18 a citizen of the United States in the event of a 19 discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc- 20 umentary proof of United States citizenship. 21 ‘‘(4) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 22 30 days after the date of the enactment of this sub- 23 section: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(A) Each State shall take affirmative 1 steps, on an ongoing basis, to ensure that only 2 United States citizens are registered to vote 3 under the provisions of this Act, and such af- 4 firmative steps shall include the establishment 5 of a program described in subparagraphs (B) 6 and (C). 7 ‘‘(B) Each State shall submit the complete, 8 official list of individuals registered as eligible 9 voters for Federal office in the State to the De- 10 partment of Homeland Security for comparison 11 through the Systematic Alien Verification for 12 Entitlements (‘SAVE’) system for the purposes 13 of identifying individuals who are not citizens of 14 the United States and taking the necessary 15 steps to remove such individuals who are not 16 citizens from the official list, after notice is 17 given to such individuals and such individuals 18 are given the opportunity to provide documen- 19 tary proof of United States citizenship, but a 20 State with a memorandum of agreement for 21 such purposes with the Department of Home- 22 land Security on the date of the enactment of 23 this subsection may comply with this subpara- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 8206 IH graph by carrying out such purposes under the 1 memorandum. 2 ‘‘(C) Each State may utilize such other 3 sources of data available to the State for the 4 purposes of identifying individuals who are not 5 citizens of the United States and removing such 6 individuals from the official list of eligible vot- 7 ers for Federal office in the State, including 8 (but not limited to) the following: 9 ‘‘(i) State agencies that supply State 10 identification cards or driver’s licenses 11 where the agency confirms the United 12 States citizenship status of applicants. 13 ‘‘(ii) Other sources, including data- 14 bases and information provided pursuant 15 to an agreement with the Commissioner of 16 Social Security under section 205(r)(9) of 17 the Social Security Act, which can be used 18 to confirm United States citizenship sta- 19 tus, except that any such information pro- 20 vided by the Commissioner may not be the 21 sole grounds for the removal of an indi- 22 vidual from the official list of eligible vot- 23 ers for elections for Federal office in a 24 State. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 2 State election official (including a request re- 3 lated to a process established by a State under 4 paragraph (3)(A) or (3)(B)), any head of a 5 Federal department or agency possessing infor- 6 mation relevant to determining the eligibility of 7 an individual to vote in elections for Federal of- 8 fice shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt 9 of such request, provide the official with such 10 information as may be necessary to enable the 11 official to verify that an applicant for voter reg- 12 istration in elections for Federal office held in 13 the State or a registrant on the official list of 14 eligible voters in elections for Federal office 15 held in the State is a citizen of the United 16 States, which shall include providing the official 17 with such batched information as may be re- 18 quested by the official. 19 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Sec- 20 retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 21 request received under paragraph (1) by using 22 the system for the verification of immigration 23 status under the applicable provisions of section 24 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 8206 IH 1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 1 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 2 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 3 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 4 heads of Federal departments and agencies 5 shall share information with each other with re- 6 spect to an individual who is the subject of a 7 request received under paragraph (A) in order 8 to enable them to respond to the request. 9 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF 10 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu- 11 rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 12 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 13 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 14 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu- 15 ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 16 (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 17 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 18 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec- 19 tions for Federal office. 20 ‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The head of a 21 Federal department or agency may not charge 22 a fee for responding to a State’s request under 23 paragraph (A). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA- 1 TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 2 not a citizen of the United States from the official list 3 of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 4 the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 5 verified information that a registrant is not a United 6 States citizen.’’. 7 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO 8 REMOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGI- 9 BLE VOTERS.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na- 11 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 12 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 13 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara- 14 graph (A); 15 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara- 16 graph (B); and 17 (C) by adding at the end the following new 18 subparagraph: 19 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor- 20 mation that the registrant is not a United 21 States citizen;’’. 22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 23 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 8206 IH 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 1 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 2 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL 3 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 4 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 5 FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 6 20508(b)) is amended— 7 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in- 8 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 9 an explanation of what is required to present 10 documentary proof of United States citizen- 11 ship)’’; 12 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 13 the end; 14 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe- 15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 16 (D) by adding at the end the following new 17 paragraph: 18 ‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 19 State or local election official, to record the type of 20 document the applicant presented as documentary 21 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 22 of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 23 which issued the document, and any unique identi- 24 fication number associated with the document.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 8206 IH (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA- 1 TION FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 2 U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 3 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 4 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec- 5 tively; and 6 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig- 7 nated and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by 8 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, 9 other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding 10 or immigration proceeding brought against an 11 applicant who attempts to register to vote and 12 makes a false declaration under penalty of per- 13 jury that the applicant meets the eligibility re- 14 quirements to register to vote in an election for 15 Federal office; and’’. 16 (i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 11(b)(1) of 17 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 18 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 19 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 20 act of an election official who registers an applicant to 21 vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present 22 documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 23 (j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such 24 Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 8206 IH (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 1 (A); 2 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub- 3 paragraph (D); and 4 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol- 5 lowing new subparagraphs: 6 ‘‘(B) in the case of an officer or employee 7 of the executive branch, providing material as- 8 sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to reg- 9 ister to vote or vote in an election for Federal 10 office; 11 ‘‘(C) registering an applicant to vote in an 12 election for Federal office who fails to present 13 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 14 or’’. 15 (k) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES NOT REQUIRING 16 VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the National Voter 17 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503), as amended 18 by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the 19 following: 20 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES NOT REQUIRING 21 VOTER REGISTRATION.—In the case of a State or jurisdic- 22 tion that does not require voter registration as a require- 23 ment to vote in an election for Federal office on or after 24 the date of the enactment of this subsection, the State 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 8206 IH or jurisdiction shall be deemed to meet the requirements 1 of this Act if the State or jurisdiction establishes a system 2 for confirming the citizenship of individuals voting in an 3 election for Federal office prior to the first day for voting 4 with respect to such election and provides such confirma- 5 tion of citizenship status for each eligible voter to election 6 officials at the polling places during the voting period.’’. 7 (l) ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUID- 8 ANCE.—Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact- 9 ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 10 adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 11 each State guidance with respect to the implementation 12 of the requirements under the National Voter Registration 13 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by 14 this section. 15 (m) INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 16 ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly 17 referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 18 apply with respect to the development or modification of 19 voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg- 20 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as 21 amended by this section, including the development or 22 modification of any voter registration application forms. 23 (n) DUTY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 24 TO NOTIFY ELECTION OFFICIALS OF NATURALIZA- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 8206 IH TION.—Upon receiving information that an individual has 1 become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec- 2 retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 3 of such information to the appropriate chief election offi- 4 cial of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 5 (o) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI- 6 SIONAL BALLOTS.—Nothing in this section or in any 7 amendment made by this section may be construed to 8 supercede, restrict, or otherwise affect the ability of an 9 individual to cast a provisional ballot in an election for 10 Federal office or to have the ballot counted in the election 11 if the individual is verified as a citizen of the United 12 States pursuant to section 8(j) of the National Voter Reg- 13 istration Act of 1993 (as added by subsection (f)). 14 (p) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT 15 ON STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 16 Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this 17 section may be construed to affect the exemption of a 18 State from any requirement of any Federal law other than 19 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20 20501 et seq.). 21 (q) EXCEPTION FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES 22 VOTERS.—The requirements in this section shall not apply 23 with respect to an applicant who is an absent uniformed 24 services voter, as defined in section 107(1) of the Uni- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 8206 IH formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 1 U.S.C. 20310(1)). 2 (r) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend- 3 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 4 of the enactment of this section, and shall apply with re- 5 spect to applications for voter registration which are sub- 6 mitted on or after such date. 7 SEC. 3003. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDEN- 8 TIFICATION. 9 (a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICA- 10 TION AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer- 12 ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 13 amended by inserting after section 303 the following 14 new section: 15 ‘‘SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 16 ‘‘(a) PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED AS 17 CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 18 ‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN PERSON.— 19 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE IDENTI- 20 FICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 21 sion of law and except as provided in subpara- 22 graph (B), the appropriate State or local elec- 23 tion official may not provide a ballot for an 24 election for Federal office to an individual who 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 8206 IH desires to vote in person unless the individual 1 presents to the official a valid physical photo 2 identification. 3 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL- 4 LOT.— 5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If an individual 6 does not present the identification required 7 under subparagraph (A), the individual 8 shall be permitted to cast a provisional bal- 9 lot with respect to the election under sec- 10 tion 302(a), except that the appropriate 11 State or local election official may not 12 make a determination under section 13 302(a)(4) that the individual is eligible 14 under State law to vote in the election un- 15 less, not later than 3 days after casting the 16 provisional ballot, the individual presents 17 to the official— 18 ‘‘(I) the identification required 19 under subparagraph (A); or 20 ‘‘(II) an affidavit developed and 21 made available to the individual by 22 the State attesting that the individual 23 does not possess the identification re- 24 quired under subparagraph (A) be- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 8206 IH cause the individual has a religious 1 objection to being photographed. 2 ‘‘(ii) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROVI- 3 SIONAL BALLOTING RULES.—Nothing in 4 clause (i) may be construed to apply to the 5 casting of a provisional ballot pursuant to 6 section 302(a) or any State law for reasons 7 other than the failure to present the identi- 8 fication required under subparagraph (A). 9 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS VOTING OTHER THAN IN 10 PERSON.— 11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 12 other provision of law and except as provided in 13 subparagraph (B), the appropriate State or 14 local election official may not accept any ballot 15 for an election for Federal office provided by an 16 individual who votes other than in person unless 17 the individual submits with the ballot— 18 ‘‘(i) a copy of a valid photo identifica- 19 tion; or 20 ‘‘(ii) the last four digits of the individ- 21 ual’s Social Security number and an affi- 22 davit developed and made available to the 23 individual by the State attesting that the 24 individual is unable to obtain a copy of a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 8206 IH valid photo identification after making rea- 1 sonable efforts to obtain such a copy. 2 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) 3 does not apply with respect to a ballot provided 4 by— 5 ‘‘(i) an absent uniformed services 6 voter, as defined in section 107(1) of the 7 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 8 Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)); or 9 ‘‘(ii) an individual provided the right 10 to vote otherwise than in person under sec- 11 tion 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessi- 12 bility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 13 (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)). 14 ‘‘(b) PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DIGITAL IMAG- 15 ING DEVICES.—With respect to each State, the appro- 16 priate State or local government official of the State shall 17 ensure, to the extent practicable, public access to a digital 18 imaging device, which shall include a printer, copier, 19 image scanner, or multifunction machine, at State and 20 local government buildings in the State, including courts, 21 libraries, and police stations, for the purpose of allowing 22 individuals to use such a device at no cost to the individual 23 to make a copy of a valid photo identification. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 8206 IH ‘‘(c) VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS DESCRIBED.— 1 For purposes of this section, a ‘valid photo identification’ 2 means, with respect to an individual who seeks to vote in 3 a State, any of the following: 4 ‘‘(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver’s 5 license that includes a photo of the individual and an 6 expiration date. 7 ‘‘(2) A valid State-issued identification card 8 that includes a photo of the individual and an expi- 9 ration date issued by a State motor vehicle author- 10 ity. 11 ‘‘(3) A valid United States passport for the in- 12 dividual. 13 ‘‘(4) A valid military identification for the indi- 14 vidual. 15 ‘‘(5) A valid identification document issued by 16 a Tribal government that includes a photo of the in- 17 dividual and an expiration date. 18 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE- 19 MENT TO APPLICANTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.— 20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure 21 that, at the time an individual applies to register to 22 vote in elections for Federal office in the State, the 23 appropriate State or local election official notifies 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 8206 IH the individual of the photo identification require- 1 ments of this section. 2 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLY- 3 ING TO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE.—Each State 4 shall ensure that, in the case of an individual who 5 applies to register to vote in elections for Federal of- 6 fice in the State online, the online voter registration 7 system notifies the individual of the photo identifica- 8 tion requirements of this section before the indi- 9 vidual completes the online registration process. 10 ‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef- 11 fect on the date of the enactment of this section, and shall 12 apply with respect to elections for Federal office held on 13 or after such date.’’. 14 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- 15 tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 16 item relating to section 303 the following new item: 17 ‘‘Sec. 303A. Photo identification requirements.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO VOL- 18 UNTARY GUIDANCE BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS- 19 SION.—Section 311(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21101(b)) 20 is amended— 21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 22 (2); 23 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 24 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 8206 IH (3) by adding at the end the following new 1 paragraph: 2 ‘‘(4) in the case of the recommendations with 3 respect to section 303A, October 1, 2025.’’. 4 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN- 5 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 6 is amended by striking ‘‘sections 301, 302, 303, and 304’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title III’’. 8 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend- 9 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 10 of the enactment of this section, and shall apply with re- 11 spect to elections for Federal office held on or after such 12 date. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Apr 07, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8206.IH H8206 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB