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6 U.S.C. § 103aDepartment of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-103 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 244 words · no verdicts yet

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This section creates a special Treasury fund for the Department of Homeland Security's leftover, unused money. DHS can move unspent discretionary funds into this fund and use them for IT modernization and facility upgrades, but only with OMB approval, after a full-year budget is passed, and after notifying Congress.

(a) Establishment. The Treasury creates a fund called the "Department of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund" (the Fund). (b) Transfer of unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds. DHS can move unspent, expired discretionary money — appropriated for that or a later fiscal year — into the Fund. This must happen no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last year that money was available for its original purpose. (c) Availability of funds. Money in the Fund stays available until spent, and can be used, in addition to other available money, for IT system modernization and facility infrastructure improvements the Department needs — but only with approval from the Office of Management and Budget. (d) Limitation on apportionment or allotment of funds. Money in the Fund cannot be apportioned or allotted for any fiscal year until Congress passes the full-year DHS appropriations act for that year — subject to (e). (e) Notification of planned use of funds. DHS must notify the House and Senate Appropriations Committees at least 15 days before it plans to use the money.
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(a) Establishment

There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Department of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” (the Fund).

(b) Transfer of unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds

Unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund.

(c) Availability of funds

Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for information technology system modernization and facilities infrastructure improvements necessary for the operation of the Department, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget.

(d) Limitation on apportionment or allotment of funds

Amounts in the Fund may not be apportioned or allotted for any fiscal year until after the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, subject to subsection (e).

(e) Notification of planned use of funds

The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–103, div. F, title V, § 538, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 343; Pub. L. 118–47, div. C, title V, § 539(a), Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 623.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-103 · 136 Stat. 343
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-47 · 138 Stat. 623

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 117-103 on 2022-03-15.

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