Our committee has approved $30.85 billion for operations and activities of the Department of Homeland Security. This represents an increase of $1.37 billion over fiscal year 2005 and $1.3 billion above the Presidents budget request. As with the authorization bill. border security is a high priority in this legislation. We have appropriated $1.61 billion for border security and an additional $3.2 billion for customs enforcement. which will allow the Bureau for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. or ICE. to hire an additional 160 criminal investigators and 200 immigration enforcement agents. We have appropriated $188 million to develop vehicle and cargo inspection technologies and we have given the Coast Guard $2.6 billion to perform its homeland security missions. H.R. 2360 also helps local first responders perform their vital homeland security mission.
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