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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

A barred reprogramming is allowed on 30 days notice

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

A barred reprogramming is allowed on 30 days notice

The document says “shall notWho acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such reprogramming.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 503(b). The five bars in subsection (a) do not apply where both Appropriations Committees are notified at least 30 days before the reprogramming takes place. In practice this converts the prohibition into a notification requirement.

What the document actually says

“Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such reprogramming.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The bar lifts if Congress is told 30 days ahead of the move.

What this is about

So the move is not banned outright. It is delayed and made public to the committees. They may object in that window.

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