By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON- Highlights of the $31.9 billion Department of Homeland Security budget adopted Friday:
- $9 billion for border security to fund 1,000 new border patrol agents, 250 new investigators and 460 new detention personnel.
- $5.9 billion for the Transportation Security Administration, about $2 billion of which is financed by aviation security fees. $2.5 billion is for salaries of passenger and baggage screeners.
- $3.3 billion for preparedness and first responder grants, including $2.5 billion for state and local governments, $765 million for high-risk, high-density urban areas and $150 million for rail- and transit-security grants.
- $7.8 billion for the Coast Guard.