; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 3. Continuing appropriations for CBP, ICE, TSA, air traffic controllers, and Department of Veterans Affairs personnel (a) Employees There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary for the salaries and expenses of— (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers who are performing mission critical functions at United States Southwest, Northern, and maritime border ports of entry, and between such ports of entry, including preventing entry of terrorists, terrorists weapons, illegal aliens, illicit drugs, and other illegal contraband; (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents who conduct— (A) immigration enforcement, including detaining and removing aliens (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act); and (B) investigations of criminal operations and organizations, including— (i) the illegal trade of contraband such as goods, weapons, and drugs; and (ii) the smuggling and trafficking of people; (3) any officer or employee of the Transportation Security Administration engaged in law enforcement or security functions, including the Federal Air Marshal Service, operations support, and security operations office; (4) any air traffic controller (as that term is defined in section 8331 of title 5, United States Code); and (5) any officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs— (A) who is employed at— (i) the Board of Veteran’s Appeals; (ii) a medical facility of the Department; (iii) a contact center of the Department; (iv) the toll-free hotline for veterans provided by the Secretary under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code; or (v) regional office of the Department