Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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A budget and staffing report is due every month
The document says “shall”Who acts: Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report”
Section 102(a). Within 30 days of the end of each month, the department's Chief Financial Officer must send both Appropriations Committees a report showing total obligations for the month and for the year to date, at the appropriation level and at the program, project and activity level, by the year the money was appropriated. Subsection (b) makes the first staffing report the baseline against which staffing increases and decreases are measured under section 503(a)(4).
What the document actually says
“Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report”
That sentence, in plain words
Each month the department must send Congress a report. Its top money officer signs it. The report shows spending and staff counts.
What this is about
The report has to break spending down by program. The first one sets a starting count of staff. Later changes are measured from it.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“A budget and staffing report is due every month,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec102-monthly-budget-and-staffing-report/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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