Department of Homeland Security Spending for Fiscal Year 2015 (S. 2534)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is S. 2534?
(Updated July 19, 2017)
This is the annual Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. The bill funds a range of programs tied to national security infrastructure, funding everything from Customs and Border Protection and the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility to the Secret Service and FEMA salaries.
totals $47.2 billion, $643 million above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. Of this total, $45.65 billion is for discretionary programs, including $213 million for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations and $6.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund. After excluding these two adjustments, the net discretionary appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is $39 billion.
Further bill details are provided below.
Argument in favor
Provides vital funding that thwarts myriad threats. Increases cybersecurity and border security, in addition to natural disaster preparedness.
Argument opposed
Filled with bloat and ineffective programs. $638 million to build a boat. One boat. Spending up by more than $600 million.
Impact
The bill impacts a range of programs tied to national security infrastructure.
Cost of S. 2534
This total is taken from the Senate subcommittee, and not from a CBO estimate.
Additional Info
- $378 million for intrusion detection on civilian federal networks;
- $141 million to build on a new monitoring and diagnostics program that began in 2013 to better protect civilian federal networks through real time analysis of day-to-day activity; and
- $15.8 million for cybersecurity education to train future cyber professionals.
- $467 million for State Homeland Security Grants, including $55 million for Operation Stonegarden;
- $600 million for the Urban Area Security Initiative, including $13 million for Non-profit Security Grants;
- $100 million for Transit and Rail Security Grants, including $10 million for Amtrak security;
- $100 million for Port Security Grants; and
- $233 million for education, training and exercises including:
- $29.5 million for continuing training grants;
- $20.6 million for the Emergency Management Institute; and
- $98 million for the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.
- $340 million each for the Fire Equipment Grant program and the Firefighter Hiring Grant program, $680 million total.
- $350 million for Emergency Management Performance Grants;
- $25 million for Predisaster Mitigation Grants;
- $100 million for Flood Mapping and Risk Analysis;
- $44 million for the United States Fire Administration; and
- $100 million for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
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