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

No more than 50 employees at one international conference

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

No more than 50 employees at one international conference

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

“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference”

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

Section 521(a). Money in this Act may not send more than 50 United States based employees of one component to a single international conference, unless the Secretary or a designee finds the attendance is in the national interest and notifies both Appropriations Committees within at least 10 days of that finding. Subsection (c) caps the department's total cost for any such conference at $500,000, and subsection (d) excludes employees who attend virtually.

What the document actually says

“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference”

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

No more than 50 staff from one part of the department may attend one meeting abroad.

What this is about

The cap may be lifted if the Secretary says it serves the country. The whole cost may not top $500,000. Those joining online are not counted.

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