To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Summary

The bill gives the Secretary of Homeland Security the power to move unobligated money between DHS accounts when Congress has not passed a new appropriations bill. It bars transfers to the Office of the Secretary, ICE, and CBP and forbids using transferred money to fill vacant positions. This aims to keep essential DHS operations running during budget gaps.

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