Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010/Title IV

TITLE IV — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, $224,000,000, of which $50,000,000 is for processing applications for asylum or refugee status; of which $5,000,000 is for the processing of military naturalization applications; and of which $137,000,000 is for the basic pilot program (E-Verify Program), as authorized by section 402 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States employers with maintaining a legal workforce:

Provided, That of the amounts made available for the basic pilot program (E-Verify Program), $30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011;

Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease;

Provided further, That the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the employees' residences and places of employment;

Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated for processing applications for asylum or refugee status unless the Secretary of Homeland Security has published a final rule updating part 103 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, to discontinue the asylum/refugee surcharge;

Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated for development of the "REAL ID hub" until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive a plan for expenditure for that program that describes the strategic context of the program, the specific goals and milestones set for the program, and the funds allocated for achieving each of these goals and milestones;

Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this Act for grants for immigrant integration may be used to provide services who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; the purchase to not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student athletic and related activities; the conduct of and participation in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public awareness and enhancement of community support of law enforcement training; room and board for student interns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; $239,356,000, of which up to $47,751,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011, for materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until expended for Federal law enforcement agencies participating in training accreditation, to be distributed as determined by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for the needs of participating agencies, and of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses:

Provided, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, except that total obligation at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year;

Provided further, That section 1202(a) of Public Law 107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as amended by Public Law 110-329 (122 Stat. 3677), is further amended by striking "December 31, 2011" and inserting "December 31, 2012";

Provided further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process to continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors;

Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or advanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four training facilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that such training facilities are operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year.

Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses

For acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, $43,456,000, to remain available until expended:

Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropriation from government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities.

Science and Technology

Management and Administration

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and for management and administration of programs and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $143,200,000:

Provided, That not exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations

For necessary expenses for science and technology research, including advanced research projects; development; test and evaluation; acquisition; and operations; as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); $863,271,000, of which $713,083,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012; and of which $150,188,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, solely for Laboratory Facilities:

Provided, That not less than $20,865,000 shall be available for the Southeast Region Research Initiative at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory;

Provided further, That not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decisionmaking Exercises;

Provided further, That not less than $12,000,000 shall be for construction expenses of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;

Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Cincinnati Urban Area partnership established through the Regional Technology Integration Initiative;

Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for the National Institute for Hometown Security, Kentucky;

Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for the Naval Postgraduate School;

Provided further, That not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to continue a homeland security research, development, and manufacturing pilot project;

Provided further, That not less than $500,000 shall be available for a demonstration project to develop situational awareness and decision support capabilities through remote sensing technologies;

Provided further, That not less than $4,000,000 shall be available for a pilot program to develop a replicable port security system that would improve maritime domain awareness;

Provided further, That $32,000,000 shall be for the National Bio- and Agro-defense facility, of which up of $2,000,000 may be obligated for the National Academy of Sciences to complete the Letter Report required in section 560(b) of this Act.

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

Management and Administration

For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) as amended, for management and administration of programs and activities, $38,500,000:

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

Research, Development, and Operations

For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $324,537,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.

Systems Acquisition

For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office acquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $20,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2012:

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or any other Act shall be obligated for full-scale procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors until the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report certifying that a significant increase in operational effectiveness will be achieved by such obligation;

Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit separate and distinct certifications prior to the procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors for primary and secondary deployment that address the unique requirements for operational effectiveness of each type of deployment;

Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to consult with the National Academy of Sciences before making such certifications;

Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used for high-risk concurrent development and production of mutually dependent software and hardware.