Appropriations for FY2005: Department of Homeland Security

Publication Date: September 2004

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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This report describes the FY2005 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It summarizes the President’s FY2005 budget request for DHS programs submitted to Congress February 2, 2004, the amounts provided in H.R. 4567 (approved by the House June 18, 2004), and the amounts provided in H.R. 4567 (approved in the Senate on September 14, 2004 in lieu of S. 2537). The report includes tables that compare the FY2004 appropriations for the programs and activities of DHS, the President’s FY2005 request, the congressional response to the request.

The President’s FY2005 Budget requests total appropriations of $32.6 billion for DHS. This represents a 7.7% increase over the FY2004 enacted amount of $30.3 billion. H.R. 4567 and S. 2567 recommend a total appropriation of $33.1 billion representing an increase of $500 million compared to the request, and a 9.2% increase compared to the FY2004 enacted level. The FY2005 appropriation is requested through four separate titles: (I) Departmental Management and Operations ($714 million); (II) Security, Enforcement and Investigations ($20.4 billion); (III) Preparedness and Recovery ($9.2 billion); and (IV) Research and Development, Training, Assessments, and Services ($2.2 billion). H.R. 4567 provides the following amounts for each title: (I) $634 million; (II) $20.5 billion; (III) $9.6 billion; and (IV) $2.4 billion. The Senate-passed H.R. 4567 provides the following amounts for each title: (I) $562 million; (II) $21.3 billion; (III) $9.7 billion; and (IV) $2.3 billion.

The following are the amounts recommended by the House-passed H.R. 4567 and the Senate-passed H.R. 4567 (in parenthesis) for major operational components of DHS. Included in Title II are the operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), $5.1 billion ($5.2 billion), the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) $3.3 billion ($3.8 billion), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) $3.2 billion ($3.4 billion), the U.S. Coast Guard $7.3 billion ($7.5 billion), and the U.S. Secret Service $1.2 billion ($1.2 billion). Title II also includes funding for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) project ($340 million), which is fully funded by H.Rept. 108-541 and S.Rept. 108-280. Title III includes $4.1 billion provided by H.Rept. 108-541 for the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (OSLGCP), which the Senate-passed H.R. 4567 funds at $4.0 billion. Title IV includes an appropriation of $140 million for Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), for which H.Rept. 108-541 recommends $160 million, and S.Rept. 108-280 recommends $140 million.

The House bill would provide a total appropriation of $33.1 billion for DHS, while the Senate version would provide a total appropriation of $33.8 billion. Conferees have been appointed to resolve the difference between the two versions of H.R. 4567 and conference action is expected in the coming weeks. This report will be updated as events warrant.