Up to 5 percent may be transferred between appropriations
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Up to 5 percent may be transferred between appropriations
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What the document says
“Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer”
Section 503(c). Up to 5 percent of any of the department's current year appropriations may be moved to another appropriation, on 30 days notice to both Appropriations Committees. No appropriation may be increased by more than 10 percent by such a transfer unless the Act specifically provides otherwise. Section 549 separately bars any transfer under this subsection to the border agency for Border Security Operations.
What the document actually says
“Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer”
That sentence, in plain words
Up to 5 percent of an account may be moved to another account. Congress must be told 30 days ahead.
What this is about
This moves money between accounts, not within one. A receiving account may not grow by more than a tenth this way.
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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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“Up to 5 percent may be transferred between appropriations,” 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-sec503-five-percent-transfer-authority/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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