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House Appropriators Approve $39.2 Billion DHS FY ’15 Spending Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

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The House Appropriations Committee this month marked up its version of the FY ’15 Homeland Security spending bill, allocating $39.2 billion in discretionary spending, an $887.8 million increase to the Obama Administration’s request, in line with recommendations of the HAC Homeland Security Subcommittee in late May. The bill provides $126.8 million for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to recapitalize and maintain its aging small and large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems. The recommended appropriation is $2.9 million more than requested. The additional…

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