KEY DHS FUNDING PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
Total Funds:
• DHS: $2.75B
• GSA: $750.0M in support of DHS programs
St. Elizabeths/Headquarters Consolidation:
• $650.0M ($200.0M to USM; $450.0M to GSA)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
• $720.0M for construction at land ports of entry ($300.0M GSA; $420.0M CBP)
• $100.0M for Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology, not limited to sea ports
• $100.0M for border technology on the southwest border
• $60.0M for tactical communications equipment and radios
Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
• $20.0M for ICE automation modernization and tactical communications
Transportation Security Administration:
• $1.0B for Explosives Detection Systems and checkpoint screening equipment
U.S. Coast Guard:
• $142.0M for Alteration of Bridges program
• $98.0M for construction, which may include the following: Shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities; Vessel repair/acquisition (includes High Endurance Cutter, National Security Cutter)
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
• $100.0M for Emergency Food and Shelter Program
• $150.0M for transit and rail security grants
• $150.0M for port security grants, no non-federal match required
• $210.0M for Assistance to Firefighter (AFG) grants; maximum grant is $15.0M
• $5.0M expansion in authority for FEMA Community Disaster Loans
• FEMA must establish an arbitration panel for Katrina/Rita public assistance disputes
• Requires FEMA to accept additional applications for Katrina/Rita public assistance
• All non-federal matching requirements for SAFER grants waived for FY 2009-2010
DHS Office of Inspector General:
• $5.0M to conduct bill-related oversight and audits
General:
• Expenditure plans required by April 2, 2009 for all DHS projects except for St. Elizabeth’s (April 17, 2009) and FEMA and OIG funds
• DHS must comply with government-wide, detailed reporting and transparency requirements for funds provided under the measure
• DHS is subject to certain restrictions on the purchase of textile through FY 2009
