An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
Detailed Summary
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2010 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) United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology; (3) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including to identify and remove aliens who have been convicted of a crime once they are judged deportable; (4) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for transportation security support and for Federal Air Marshals; (5) the Coast Guard; (6) the United States 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, the Federal Protective Service, and the Office of Health Affairs; (8) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including for the United States Fire Administration; (9) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for the E-Verify program to assist U.S. employers maintain a legal workforce; (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 under this Act: (1) to amend the oath of allegiance required under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for personal use; (3) for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card; or (4) to operate the Loran-C signal after January 4, 2010 only if the Commandant of the Coast Guard certifies that its termination will not adversely impact the safety of maritime navigation and that the Loran-C system infrastructure is not needed as a backup to the Global Positioning System or any other federal navigation requirement.
Requires: (1) the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (TSA) to work with air carriers and airports to ensure that the screening of cargo carried on passenger aircraft increases incrementally each quarter; (2) 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 (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to consult with the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation and develop a concept of operations for unmanned aerial systems in the national airspace system for border and maritime security operations.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
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