An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
Detailed Summary
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for various offices for departmental management and operations, including for the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding and the Office of Inspector General.
Makes appropriations for security, enforcement, and investigations for various agencies, including for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Air Marshals, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service.
Makes appropriations for protection, preparedness, response, and recovery for various agencies, including for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local programs for terrorism prevention, firefighter assistance grants, emergency management performance grants, the radiological emergency preparedness program, the U.S. Fire Administration, and for disaster assistance and flood-related activities. Sets restrictions on the obligation of funds for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT).
Makes appropriations for research and development, training, and services for various agencies, including for Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.
Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act, including restrictions on obligations for deployment or implementation (on other than a test basis) for the Secure Flight program or any other follow on or successor passenger prescreening program. Directs the Secretary of DHS to research, develop, and procure new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.
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Visitor Comments
Biz Markie
A dolla a day what a bargain! Gotta DOO DOO!!!
Tyrone Biggims
A dolla a day fa nufin? In my line of work I had to taste a lot of p***s for a dolla.
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Silkey Johnson
I hate DHS! I hate you BIZ, I hate you Tyrone, Webmaster I dont even know you and I hate your guts! I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and only you!
Noam Biale, ACLU
This bill is now in conference committee with the House version, HR 2638. The House version includes an appropriation of $50 million for implementing the Real ID Act. Efforts to add to that funding in the Senate were defeated. The ACLU and 65 other organizations have sent a letter to the bill conferees asking them to strip funding for this failed, invasive program.
The letter can be found at:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/32496leg20071101.html
More information on Real ID can be found at:
www.realnightmare.org
David Ollis
The funding of for our Department of Homeland Security's Nanotechnology R&D projects should be postponded until more about the enviromental, health and social impacts a better understood. The lack of policy, oversite and accountability of projects in progress are covered in a veil of secretcy because these projects will not withstand public scrutiny. DARPA, HARPA, NSA, NSF, FBI and etc...pose a greater threat to the freedoms of all Americans than any external terrorist organization. The advancement in technology empowers these agency to have far to much control and when billions of
dollars are at stake we risk creating a new bread of terrorist.
Anonymus
I agree with you you Silkey. Homeland Security is the biggest scam to take out more taxes!