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$2,500,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of title II and of two paragraphs of an earlier law

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 203, Sec. 203. Written by .

$2,500,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of title II and of two paragraphs of an earlier law

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 203 in the PDF
What the document says

“there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title or in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 100051 of Public Law 119-21.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 203

The section appropriates $2,500,000,000 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, in addition to amounts otherwise available. The money remains available until September 30, 2029. It is for the purposes provided in title II, which are those set out in sections 201 and 202, or for the purposes in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 100051 of Public Law 119-21. That earlier law is not indexed here.

What the document actually says

“there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title or in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 100051 of Public Law 119-21.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 203
That sentence, in plain words

Congress sets aside $2,500,000,000 for the head of the Homeland Security Department. It may be spent up to September 30, 2029. It is for the uses named in this half of the law. It also reaches two uses named in an older law.

What this is about

This part matches the one that closes the first half of the law, and the sums are the same. It differs in one way. It also reaches two uses set out in an earlier law, which is not covered on this site.

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  1. The document itself

    Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 203, 140 Stat. 841 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

  2. This page

    “$2,500,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of title II and of two paragraphs of an earlier law,” Secure America Act, section 203, Sec. 203. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec203-additional-homeland-security-appropriation/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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