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H.R. 6947 (110th)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 September 2008

Last action

18 September 2008 · Introduced

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 558.

Sponsors

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

Subjects

Immigration, Transport

Source updated

7 April 2025

Immigration · Transport

Summary

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2009 for: (1) the Offices of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and the Inspector General; (2) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for customs and border protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology; (3) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for detention and removal operations (including to identify and remove aliens who have been convicted of a crime once they are judged deportable) and the Federal Protective Service; (4) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for screening operations and procurement and installation of checked baggage explosive detection systems and for Federal Air Marshals; (5) the Coast Guard; (6) the Secret Service; (7) the Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate, including for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S.-VISIT) project and the Office of Health Affairs; (8) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including for the U.S. Fire Administration; (9) Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS); (10) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (11) the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology; and (12) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) implementation, on other than a test basis, of the Secure Flight program or other passenger prescreening program until prescribed conditions have been met; (2) deployment or operation of a DHS human resources management system; or (3) preventing an individual from importing a personal-use quantity of a prescription drug from Canada. Requires: (1) the FEMA Administrator to submit to Congress, and publish on the FEMA website, a report summarizing damage assessment information used to make a declaration that a major disaster exists, with a national security limitation; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to obtain new technologies to screen air cargo on passenger aircraft. Requires incremental quarterly increases in the screening of such cargo.

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Timeline

  1. 18 September 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 558.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 18 September 2008

    Reported

    The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-862, by Mr. Price (NC).

    Source: Committee

  3. 18 September 2008

    Reported

    The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-862, by Mr. Price (NC).

    Source: Committee

  4. 18 September 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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