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June
29, 2006

Press Contacts:   Jenny Manley (202)
224-6404

FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Erin Rath (202)
224-3324

Senate
Committee Approves FY 2007
Homeland Security Appropriations
Bill

WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved
the FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.  The bill recommends $31,730,000,000 in
discretionary spending for the Department of Homeland
Security.  This is
$715,000,000 more than the President’s fiscal year 2007 discretionary spending
request and $1,472,299,000 more than the fiscal year 2006 enacted level,
excluding emergency supplemental appropriations.

Departmental Management and
Operations – A total of $975,209,000 is recommended to continue the
operations of the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary for
Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and Office of Inspector
General.  The funding for
Departmental Management and Operations in FY06 was $898,317,000, excluding
emergency supplemental appropriations

Security, Enforcement and
Investigations:

US Visitor and Immigrant
Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT) – A total of $399,494,000 is
recommended to continue the development of the US VISIT system.  The US VISIT received funding of
$336,600,000 in the FY06 bill.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection – A
total of $6,639,223,000 is recommended ($65,000,000 more than the President’s
request) for securing the Nation’s borders, including:

$2,138,203,000 for border staffing between the ports
of entry; including 1,000 new Border Patrol agents;

$139,312,000 for the Container Security
Initiative;

$131,559,000 for the sensor and surveillance
technology;

$645,175,000 for air and marine operations, including
$60,000,000 for P-3 service life extensions, $30,000,000 for unmanned aerial
vehicles, and $30,000,000 for helicopters;

$461,207,000 for automation modernization;
and

$288,084,000 for construction along the border;
including $30,000,000 for the California
border; and $50,000,000 for the Arizona border.

Immigration
and Customs Enforcement – A total of $3,861,638,000 (the FY06 level was
$3,143,443,000) is recommended for investigating and enforcing immigration and
customs laws, including:

$1,388,473,000 for investigations and
intelligence;

$1,833,406,000 for detention and
removals;

$516,011,000 for the Federal Protective
Service;

$20,000,000 for automation modernization;
and

$101,281,000 for infrastructure improvements at
detention facilities.

Transportation Security Administration – A total of $6,136,636,000 (excluding $2,420,000,000
of aviation security offsetting collections) is recommended for securing
transportation, including:

$2,618,800,000 for passenger and baggage screener
workforce;

$180,966,000 for checkpoint support;

$141,400,000 for the procurement of explosive
detection and trace systems, of which no less than $20,000,000 is for the
procurement and deployment of next generation explosive detection systems,
including in-line systems;

$171,500,000 for installation of explosive detection
and trace systems;

$55,000,000 for air cargo security;

$13,200,000 for the safety and security of the
nation’s railways;

$29,700,000 for transportation threat assessment and
credentialing (an additional $76,101,000 is provided through fee funded
programs);

$98,552,000 for high explosive research and
development; and

$699,294,000 for the Federal Air
Marshals;

The Committee does not include a Presidential
legislative proposal to generate an estimated $1,230,000,000 (CBO) in
passenger aviation security offsetting collections.

United
States Coast Guard
– A total of $8,189,106,000 is
recommended, including:

$5,534,349,000 for operating
expenses;

$123,948,000, as requested in the budget, for Reserve
training;

$1,145,329,000 for acquisition, construction, and
improvements to fund new assets and maintain old assets and facilities.  This amount includes $993,631,000 for
the Deepwater recapitalization project;

$15,000,000 for alteration of bridges.  The President did not request funding
for this account;

$17,573,000 for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation;

$1,063,323,000, as requested in the budget, for
retired pay;

$278,704,000 for the Health Care Fund (permanent
indefinite appropriations).

United
States Secret
Service – A total of $1,225,958,000 is
recommended for the operations of the United States Secret Service.  This funding includes $6,000,000 for the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and
$2,366,000 for the Service’s forensic support costs associated with the
National
Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.

Preparedness and Recovery:

Under
Secretary for Preparedness – A total of
$30,572,000 is recommended for the Under Secretary for Preparedness and
$45,887,000 for the U.S. Fire Administration.

Office of
Domestic Preparedness  – A total of
$3,253,500,000 is recommended for first responder grants and assistance,
including:

$850,000,000 for state and local assistance grants and
law enforcement terrorism prevention grants;

$745,000,000 for Urban Area Security Initiative
grants;

$210,000,000 for port security
grants;

$150,000,000 for rail and transit security
grants;

$50,000,000 for buffer zone protection plan
grants;

$40,000,000 for the commercial equipment direct
assistance program (technology transfer);

$145,000,000 for the National Domestic Preparedness
Consortium;

$25,000,000 for demonstration training
grants;

$655,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants, of
which $115,000,000 is for SAFER Act grants; and

$205,000,000 for emergency management performance
grants.

Infrastructure Protection and Information
Security – A total of $525,056,000 to
identify and assess threats, map threat information against current
vulnerabilities, and take preventative action, including:

$104,600,000 for critical infrastructure outreach and
partnerships for data sharing with infrastructure owners and
operators;

$67,815,000 to identify critical infrastructure and
their vulnerabilities, to assess risks identified , and to reduce
vulnerabilities;

$32,043,000 for developing and implementing protective
programs for critical infrastructures;

$8,218,000 to rapidly identify and characterize a
potential bioterrorist attack; and

$82,350,000 for cyber security
activities.

Federal
Emergency Management Agency – A total
of $2,664,381,000 is recommended for emergency preparedness and response
(EP&R) activities, including:

$240,000,000 for Readiness, Mitigation, Response and
Recovery to fund all operating expenses for FEMA programs including $30
million for the 28 strategically located Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
teams;

$249,499,000 for administrative and regional
operations;

$149,978,000 for the National Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Fund;

$33,885,000 for the National Disaster Medical System;
and

$1,640,000,000 for Disaster Relief.

Research and
Development, Training, Assessment,
and Services:

United
States Citizenship and
Immigration Services – A total of
$134,990,000 is recommended for United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services, for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) and
Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) programs. When combined with fee
collections a total of $1,983,990,000 is available for the processing of
immigration benefit applications.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center – A total of $270,880,000, $21,000,000
above the President’s budget request, is recommended for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Science &
Technology – A total of $818,455,000 to
support basic and applied research, development of prototypes, and procurement
of systems to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction
including:

$327,200,000 for biological
countermeasures;

$75,000,000 to counter chemical warfare agents toxic
industrial chemicals;

$5,000,000 for high explosives
countermeasures;

$12,500,000 for emergent and prototypical
technology;

$50,000,000 for university programs;

$40,000,000 for the counter-MANPADS
program;

$18,000,000 for cyber threat characterization,
detection, and origination; and

$25,000,000 for interoperability
communications.

The Committee recommendation includes a transfer of
the Transport Security Lab to the Transportation Security
Administration.

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office – A total of $442,492,000 is recommended for domestic
nuclear detection, research and development, operations and systems acquisition
including:

$40,000,000 for radiation portal monitor research and
development;

$65,000,000 for transformation research and
development:

$143,000,000 for the acquisition of radiation portal
monitors; and

$11,000,000 for the acquisition of human portable
radiation detection systems.

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