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Necessary expenses for mission support, awards, and operations and maintenance

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 202, Sec. 202. Written by .

Necessary expenses for mission support, awards, and operations and maintenance

The document says “shallWho acts: Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementHow: statuteSec. 202 in the PDF
What the document says

“(8) Operation and maintenance.--Necessary expenses for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission support, including awards, and operations and maintenance for its immigration enforcement functions.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 202

The eighth listed purpose. It covers necessary expenses for mission support, and for operations and maintenance, for the immigration enforcement functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The paragraph names awards as part of mission support.

What the document actually says

“(8) Operation and maintenance.--Necessary expenses for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission support, including awards, and operations and maintenance for its immigration enforcement functions.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 202
That sentence, in plain words

The money pays the plain running costs of ICE. That includes awards. It is for the immigration side of its work.

What this is about

An award here is a payment made to a member of staff. The rest of this use is the day to day cost of keeping the agency going.

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  1. The document itself

    Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 202, 140 Stat. 839 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

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    “Necessary expenses for mission support, awards, and operations and maintenance,” Secure America Act, section 202, Sec. 202. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec202-operation-and-maintenance/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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