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H.R. 5855 (112th)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013

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Introduced

23 May 2012

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Status

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

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Summary

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013 for: (1) the Offices of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, and the Inspector General; (2) intelligence and operations coordination activities; (3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (4) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); (5) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for surface transportation security activities, screening programs of the Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, transportation security support, and the Federal Air Marshals; (6) the Coast Guard, including funding derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; (7) the U.S. Secret Service; (8) the Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate, including for the Federal Protective Service and the Office of Biometric Identity Management; (9) the Office of Health Affairs; (10) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including for the U.S. Fire Administration; (11) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for the E-Verify program; (12) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (13) the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology; (14) science and technology research; and (15) the Domestic Nuclear Detention Office. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act: (1) to amend the oath of allegiance required under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing a prescription drug that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act from Canada for personal use; (3) for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card; (4) to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense (DOD); or (5) by a federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to anagent of a drug cartel unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. Prohibits funds made available under this Act or any prior appropriations Act from being provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations. Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act for ICE from being used to pay for an abortion, with exceptions where the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape or incest, or to require any person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.

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