Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

Sec. 3

Provides that references to this Act included in any division of this act refer only to the provisions of that division unless the act expressly provides otherwise.

Sec. 4

Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this act that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this act as a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee.

It also specifies exceptions related to funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Security Operations that is excluded from this act.

Sec. 5

Specifies that the sums in this act are appropriated for FY2026.

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 This title provides appropriations to DHS for • the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; • the Management Directorate; • Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and • the Office of Inspector General.

TITLE I — Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight

Sec. 101

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) listing all grants and contracts awarded during FY2025 and FY2026 without a full and open competition.

The OIG must review the report for compliance with laws and regulations and submit the results to Congress.

Sec. 102

Requires the DHS Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget and staffing reports to Congress.

Sec. 103

Requires DHS to notify Congress of proposed transfers from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any DHS agency and prohibits obligation of the funds until Congress is notified of the transfer.

Sec. 104

Requires all official costs for the use of government aircraft by DHS to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary to be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.

Sec. 105

Requires the Under Secretary for Management to (1) provide quarterly briefings to Congress on specified acquisition programs, and (2) submit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for the programs to Congress within five business days of approval.

Sec. 106

Prohibits funding from being used for certain new pilot or demonstration programs unless DHS provides specified information to Congress regarding the objectives, assessment methodology, and implementation plan for the program.

Sec. 107

Prohibits the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis from using funds provided by this division to conduct certain intelligence collection activities, including:

• conducting an interview with anyone with a pending criminal case without the consent of the interviewee after they have consulted with counsel, • intelligence collection targeting journalists in the performance of journalistic functions, or • conducting an interview for intelligence collection with a U.S. person absent a reasonable belief based on facts and circumstances that the person may possess significant foreign intelligence.

Sec. 108

Requires the DHS Office of Inspector General to submit reports to Congress regarding the oversight of the funding provided to DHS by the 2025 reconciliation act, including recommendations for ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the funds and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

Sec. 109

Provides additional funding for the procurement, deployment, and operations of body-worn cameras for agents and officers performing immigration enforcement activities.

This title provides appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. The title provides appropriations to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for • Operations and Support; • Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; and • Research and Development. The title provides appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for • Operations and Support; • Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; • Research and Development; and • Retired Pay. The title provides appropriations to the Secret Service for • Operations and Support; • Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; and • Research and Development.

TITLE II — Security, Enforcement, and Investigations

Sec. 201

Limits overtime compensation for employees of CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service except in individual cases that DHS determines to be necessary for national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or for immigration emergencies.

Sec. 202

Provides that specified fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island shall be available until expended.

Sec. 203

Prohibits funds from being used to waive certain navigation and vessel-inspection laws for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until DHS takes adequate measures to ensure the use of U.S. flag vessels.

Sec. 204

Prohibits DHS from collecting new border crossing fees or conducting a study related to the imposition of a border crossing fee.

Sec. 205

Requires CBP to submit to Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided for the CBP Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account.

The funds may not be obligated until the plan is submitted.

Sec. 206

Permits funds provided by this division to be used to alter operations within the CBP's National Targeting Center.

It also prohibits funds from being used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations unless the reduction is specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the enactment of this division.

Sec. 207

Prohibits funds provided to CBP for Border Security Assets and Infrastructure from being used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance systems that are not autonomous.

Sec. 208

Requires DHS to ensure that the November 30, 2021, CBP policy statement titled Policy Statement and Required Actions Regarding Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing Individuals, and Infants in Custody, or substantively similar standards of treatment developed in consultation with maternal and pediatric health providers and experts, are in effect and are fully implemented to safeguard the health, safety, and rights of pregnant women in CBP custody.

Sec. 209

Prohibits the TSA from exempting Members of Congress and specified federal officials from federal passenger and baggage screening.

It also prohibits funds from being used to carry out legislation that alters the applicability of the screening requirements.

Sec. 210

Permits the TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital Fund for the procurement and installation of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements to fund certain airport security improvement projects authorized under current law.

Sec. 211

Requires the TSA to submit to Congress a report regarding a Capital Investment Plan, a five-year technology investment plan, and Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies.

Sec. 212

Modifies an annual reporting requirement on the amount and disposition of unclaimed money collected at airports to require an annual briefing instead of a report.

Sec. 213

Prohibits funds provided by this division for Coast Guard Operations and Support from being used for certain recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to the account.

Sec. 214

Requires the Coast Guard to submit to Congress a future-years capital investment plan.

Sec. 215

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reduce the Coast Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center's mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.

Sec. 216

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.

Sec. 217

Permits funds provided by this division to be used to alter operations within the Coast Guard's Civil Engineering Program, except that no funds may be used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless the reduction is specifically authorized by a statute enacted after this division is enacted.

Sec. 218

Permits amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund in FY2026 to remain available until expended for the purposes of the fund (i.e., carrying out activities related to military family housing and military unaccompanied housing).

Sec. 219

Provides additional funding to the Coast Guard for the purchase and support of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft, including associated base stations, equipment related to the aircraft and associated base stations, and program management.

It also prohibits DHS from (1) procuring or acquiring long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities, or (2) equipping any long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities.

Sec. 220

Prohibits the Coast Guard from using funds provided by this division for the implementation of Force Design 2028 until it provides Congress with detailed briefings on the initiatives of organization, people, technology, and contracting and acquisitions.

Sec. 221

Permits the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive agencies for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year may not exceed budgetary resources available for the Operations and Support account.

Sec. 222

Prohibits Secret Service funds from being used for the protection of the head of a federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security.

The Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.

Sec. 223

Permits the Secret Service to reprogram specified funds within the Operations and Support account.

Sec. 224

Permits funds provided to the Secret Service for Operations and Support to be used for travel of employees on protective missions without regard to limitations on the expenditures if Congress is notified in advance.

Sec. 225

Requires specifed Secret Service funds to be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for the existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities used by the Secret Service.

Sec. 226

Retroactively raises the limit on overtime pay in calendar year 2024 for the Secret Service personnel who performed protective duties in calendar year 2024, requires an analysis of operational demands placed on Secret Service personnel by the increases in the service's protection mission, and allows additional Secret Service appropriations to be used for overtime pay.

Sec. 227

Prohibits the CBP from using funds provided by this division to prevent individuals from importing personal-use quantities of certain prescription drugs from Canada.

Sec. 228

Permits specified CBP funds to be used for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sec. 229

Permits CBP to access certain reimbursements for preclearance activities.

This title provides appropriations to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. The title also provides appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for • Operations and Support; • Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; • Federal Assistance; • the Disaster Relief Fund; and • the National Flood Insurance Fund.

TITLE III — Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Sec. 301

Allows specified CISA funds to be used for procuring and providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds to specified entities, including federal agencies; state, local, tribal, and territorial entities; fusion centers; and Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

Sec. 302

Limits expenses for the administration of FEMA grants.

Sec. 303

Specifies time frames for FEMA grant applications and awards.

Sec. 304

Requires FEMA to brief Congress in advance of announcing the intention to award certain grants.

It also rescinds specified funds if the requirements are not met.

Sec. 305

Specifies that, for the purpose of certain FEMA grants, the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.

Sec. 306

Extends and modifies reporting requirements for expenditures from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.

Sec. 307

Allows FEMA to waive specified program requirements for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants.

Sec. 308

Sets forth requirements for assessing, collecting, and spending fees for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.

Sec. 309

Permits DHS to waive certain matching and maintenance of expenditure requirements when making Assistance to Firefighters Grants.

Sec. 310

Establishes requirements for transferring unobligated funds that were provided to FEMA for the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.

Sec. 311

Requires certain FEMA funds to be transferred between accounts for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis.

Sec. 312

Requires specified FEMA grants to have a period of performance that is not less than three years and not more than five years.

Sec. 313

Requires FEMA to post an interactive dashboard on a public website that shows requests for reimbursement under public or individual assistance related to an emergency or major disaster not more than 90 days after FEMA has received the request and not more than 60 days after the request is under final review by DHS.

Sec. 314

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pause a training or grant funded with FEMA’s Federal Assistance account unless DHS notifies Congress at least 10 business days in advance of the pause.

DHS may waive the notification requirement in the event of extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property. This title provides appropriations for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for Operations and Support. The title provides appropriations to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. The title provides appropriations for the Science and Technology Directorate for • Operations and Support; • Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; and • Research and Development.

TITLE IV — Research, Development, Training, and Services

Sec. 401

Permits the USCIS to (1) acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the General Services Administration does not provide vehicles for lease; and (2) authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use the vehicles to travel between their residences and places of employment.

Sec. 402

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a competition for services provided by USCIS employees known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.

Sec. 403

Permits USCIS to use federal funds for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a USCIS Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by USCIS personnel using appropriate technology.

Sec. 404

Permits FLETC to distribute funds to federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.

Sec. 405

Directs the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board to lead the federal law enforcement training accreditation process to measure and assess federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.

Sec. 406

Allows the FLETC to accept certain transfers of funds from government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities.

The FLETC must maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion of the facilities.

Sec. 407

Classifies the functions of the FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental (rather than commercial, which would require source competition) for the purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998.

TITLE V — General Provisions

Sec. 501

Prohibits appropriations provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless the authority is expressly provided by this division.

Sec. 502

Permits unexpended balances of prior appropriations to be transferred and merged to new accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.

Sec. 503

Sets forth authorities and restrictions for the reprogramming and transfer of funds provided by this division.

Sec. 504

Extends the authority for the DHS Working Capital Fund.

Sec. 505

Permits up to 50% of the unobligated balances from each Operations and Support appropriation to remain available through FY2027, subject to the congressional notification requirements included in Section 503.

Sec. 506

Deems funds provided by this division for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during FY2026 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for FY2026.

After an authorization bill is enacted, funds provided by this division for the Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness--Operations and Support account that exceed the authorized amounts for the account must be transferred to the Management Directorate--Operations and Support account.

Sec. 507

Requires DHS to notify Congress prior to executing or announcing certain grant allocations, grant awards, contract awards, task or delivery orders, other transaction agreements, or letters of intent.

A waiver is permitted if compliance would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, and DHS notifies Congress after the award is made.

Sec. 508

Prohibits agencies from purchasing, constructing, or leasing additional facilities for federal law enforcement training without notifying Congress in advance.

The section includes exceptions for (1) facilities that are within or contiguous to existing locations, and (2) certain temporary facilities obtained by Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for training that cannot be accommodated in existing facilities.

Sec. 509

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a required prospectus has not been approved.

The section allows funds to be used for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus.

Sec. 510

Applies provisions of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 related to disclosure of sensitive security information and the minimum federal fleet requirements for alternative fuel vehicles to funds provided by this division.

Sec. 511

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act.

Sec. 512

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to amend the oath of allegiance required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Sec. 513

Prohibits DHS from using funds provided by this division to carry out a reorganization unless it is explicitly authorized by Congress.

It also includes exceptions related to the functions of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.

Sec. 514

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a national identification card.

Sec. 515

Prohibits officials from delegating this division's requirements to report or certify to Congress unless it is specifically authorized by this division.

Sec. 516

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by the division.

Sec. 517

Prohibits the use of funds provided by this division to employ workers who are illegal workers under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Sec. 518

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that is below satisfactory or fails to meet the basic requirements of a contract.

Sec. 519

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a computer network unless pornography is blocked, with exceptions for law enforcement, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

Sec. 520

Prohibits a federal law enforcement officer from using funds provided by this division to transfer an operable firearm to an agent of a drug cartel unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm.

Sec. 521

Sets forth restrictions and congressional notification requirements for the use of funds provided by this division to attend international conferences.

Sec. 522

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reimburse any federal department or agency for participation in a National Special Security Event.

Sec. 523

Requires DHS to notify Congress prior to implementing a structural pay reform or introducing any new position classification that will affect more than 100 full-time employee positions or cost more than $5 million in a single year.

This requirement does not apply if (1) the change was included in the President's budget proposal for the fiscal year funded by this division, and (2) funds for the change have not been explicitly denied or restricted in this division.

Sec. 524

Requires agencies receiving funds in this division to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on the public website of the agency if it serves the national interest, subject to exceptions for homeland security, national security, or proprietary information.

Sec. 525

Permits funds provided by this division for Operations and Support to be used for minor procurement, construction, and improvements (end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property and $4 million or less for real property).

Sec. 526

Permits DHS to use funds for the primary and secondary schooling (including transportation) of dependents of certain DHS personnel who are stationed outside of the continental United States in certain areas where the available schools are unable to provide adequately for the education of the dependents.

Sec. 527

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to place restraints on a woman who is in DHS custody and is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation, except in specified circumstances.

Sec. 528

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to destroy any records pertaining to (1) the death, sexual assault, or abuse of any individual held in DHS custody; or (2) an allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by an individual in DHS custody.

The section also establishes requirements for making the records available to individuals who have been charged with a crime, place into segregation, or otherwise punished as a result of an allegation included in the records.

Sec. 529

Prohibits funds from being used for any position designated as a Principal Federal Official during a Stafford Act declared disaster or emergency unless certain requirements are met.

Sec. 530

Requires DHS to report to Congress on unfunded priorities for which appropriations would be classified as budget function 050 (national defense)

Sec. 531

Establishes congressional notification and reporting requirements regarding determinations to evaluate and initiate, extend, or terminate protection for a former or retired government official or employee.

Sec. 532

Establishes congressional notification and reporting requirements regarding the submission of initial project proposals to the Technology Modernization Fund.

It also prohibits DHS from obligating funds provided by the Technology Modernization Fund until a report has been submitted to Congress regarding the proposed project.

Sec. 533

Provides that, within 60 days of submitting a budget proposal for FY2027 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget, DHS must submit to Congress proposed spending reductions to offset revenues assumed in the proposals if they are not enacted.

Sec. 534

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international trade in conventional arms until it is ratified by the Senate.

Sec. 535

Prohibits DHS funds from being used to provide assistance to or enter into certain agreements with an entity that the Department of Defense has identified as a Chinese military company operating in the United States or any subsidiary of such an entity.

Sec. 536

Prohibits funds from being used to transfer or release certain individuals detained at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States, its territories, or its possessions.

Sec. 537

Requires DHS to provide monthly estimates of the number of migrants anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the United States.

This section also suspends certain authorities to transfer and reprogram funds if the estimates are not provided.

Sec. 538

Requires DHS to provide monthly estimates of the number of individuals anticipated to be detained in and removed from the United States.

It also suspends DHS’s authority to reprogram or transfer funds if this reporting requirement is not met.

Sec. 539

Requires DHS to conduct an alternatives analysis and a cost-benefit analysis prior to requesting assistance from the Department of Defense for border security operations.

The section also establishes related reporting requirements.

Sec. 540

Permits Operations and Support funds to be used for the necessary expenses of providing an employee emergency back-up care program.

Sec. 541

Imposes a $100,000 daily reduction on certain funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management for every day when (1) the statutory deadline for filing the monthly report on Disaster Relief Fund activity is missed; or (2) the number of requests for disaster assistance reimbursement from declared disasters for individual or public assistance that have been in final review for more than 60 days exceeds 500.

The second daily reduction does not apply if the balance of funding for the Disaster Relief Fund is sufficient only for the purpose of obligating funds for lifesaving or life-sustaining activities.

Sec. 542

Extends the authority for medical personnel working for DHS to practice medicine (as part of their federal duties) anywhere in the country, as long as they have a current, valid license, and are not affirmatively excluded from practicing.

Sec. 543

Requires levels for appropriations accounts specified for classified programs in this division to conform to the direction included in the classified annex accompanying this division and implemented in a manner consistent with Section 545 of this division.

Sec. 544

Allows the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with the approval of DHS and the Office of Management and Budget, to transfer funds for the National Intelligence Program under specified transfer and reprogramming authorities and consistent with certain limits included in this division.

Sec. 545

Requires DHS to submit quarterly reports to Congress that include an obligation plan and estimated fee collections for the funding and fee authorizations included in the 2025 reconciliation act.

Sec. 546

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) prevent a Member of Congress or certain congressional employees from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any DHS facility used to detain or otherwise house aliens; or (2) make any temporary modification to such a facility that alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or congressional employee, compared to what would be observed without the modification.

Sec. 547

Provides additional appropriations to the U.S. Supreme Court for salaries and expenses.

Sec. 548

Provides appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration to provide a pay increase to air traffic controllers for calendar year 2026.

Sec. 549

Prohibits funds from being transferred to CBP for Border Security Operations.

For additional information on this division, see CRS Report R48705, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 Provisions CRS Report R48874, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 State of Play Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

Sec. 101

Extends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 through the enactment date of this division.

Sec. 102

Provides that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, includes the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026.

Sec. 103

Requires specified funds provided for personnel pay, allowances, and benefits to be used to provide back pay, in accordance with current law, to federal employees who were affected by a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations.

Sec. 104

Ratifies and approves certain obligations that were incurred during a government shutdown in anticipation of the funds and authority provided by Division A of this act and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, including obligations incurred to maintain the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bring about an orderly termination of government functions.