
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday released a proposed $50.7 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that eliminates funding for new Border Patrol agents and border barriers while recommending increases in other areas including border security technology, cyber security, Coast Guard acquisition, and disaster relief. The plus up for border security technology overall is $531.5 million above the request, and includes $190 million for non-intrusive imaging (NII) technology, $190 million for border security technology, $86 million for…