House Report 110-940 - REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2009 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))

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110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-940
_______________________________________________________________________

Union Calendar No. 613

REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

of the

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

2009

(Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))

January 3, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
HOMELAND SECURITY

110th Congress
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
110-940
_______________________________________________________________________

Union Calendar No. 613

REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

of the

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

2009

(Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))

January 3, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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House of Representatives,
Committee on Homeland Security,
Washington, DC, January 3, 2009.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI and
Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, here is a
report of the legislative and oversight activities of the
Committee on Homeland Security during the 110th Congress.
Sincerely,
Bennie G. Thompson,
Chairman.
Union Calendar No. 613
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-940

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LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND
SECURITY 110TH CONGRESS

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January 3, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Thompson, from the Committee on Homeland Security, submitted the
following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

Overview

The Committee on Homeland Security met on January 23, 2007,
for an organizational meeting for the 110th Congress under the
direction of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi. The
Committee Membership was set at 34 Members, with 19 Democrats
and 15 Republicans.
The Committee established six Subcommittees: the
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism;
the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment; the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection; the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology;
the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response; and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations,
and Oversight.

CONTENTS

Page
Jurisdiction and Legislative History............................. 3
Membership and Organization...................................... 11
History of the Committee on Homeland Security.................... 13
Full Committee................................................... 19
Legislative Activities....................................... 20
Oversight Activities......................................... 54
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.... 71
Legislative Activities....................................... 71
Oversight Activities......................................... 72
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism
Risk Assessment............................................ 81
Legislative Activities....................................... 81
Oversight Activities......................................... 87
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection..................................................... 115
Legislative Activities....................................... 115
Oversight Activities......................................... 122
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology......................................... 129
Legislative Activities....................................... 129
Oversight Activities......................................... 134
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response....................................................... 145
Legislative Activities....................................... 145
Oversight Activities......................................... 147
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight........ 155
Legislative Activities....................................... 155
Oversight Activities......................................... 156
Committee Oversight Plan......................................... 167
Part A, Oversight Plan As Agreed to.......................... 167
Part B, Implementation of the Oversight Plan................. 183
Appendices
Appendix I-Committee Rules................................... 215
Appendix II-Membership Changes to the Committee.............. 227
Appendix III-List of Public Laws............................. 241
Appendix IV-Status of Legislation............................ 243
Appendix V-Committee Legislative Reports..................... 253
Appendix VI-Executive Communications, Memorials, Petitions,
and Presidential Messages............................ 257
Appendix VII-Committee Staff................................. 265
Appendix VIII-Witnesses...................................... 269
Appendix IX-Printed Hearings................................. 319
Appendix X-Committee Prints.................................. 331
Appendix XI-Summary of Committee Activities.................. 333
Additional Views................................................. 335

Jurisdiction and Legislative History

The establishment of a Committee on Homeland Security was
included H. Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Representatives
for the 109th Congress, agreed to on January 4, 2005. The
jurisdiction of the Committee is as follows:

HOUSE RULE X

Committees and their legislative jurisdictions

1. There shall be in the House the following standing
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and
related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and
4. All measures, resolutions, and other matters relating to
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in
accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:

* * * * *

(I) Committee on Homeland Security
(1) Overall homeland security policy.
(2) Organization and administration of the Department
of Homeland Security.
(3) Functions of the Department of Homeland Security
relating to the following:
(A) Border and port security (except
immigration policy and non-border enforcement).
(B) Customs (except customs revenue).
(C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination
of homeland security information.
(D) Domestic preparedness for and collective
response to terrorism.
(E) Research and development.
(F) Transportation security.

* * * * *

General oversight responsibilities

2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general
oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in
order to assist the House in
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of-
(A) the application, administration,
execution, and effectiveness of Federal laws;
and
(B) conditions and circumstances that may
indicate the necessity or Desirability of
enacting new or additional legislation; and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
changes in Federal laws, and of such additional
legislation as may be necessary or appropriate.
(b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs
addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent
of Congress and whether they should be continued, curtailed, or
eliminated, each standing committee (other than the Committee
on Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing
basis-
(A) the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects
within its jurisdiction;
(B) the organization and operation of Federal
agencies and entities having responsibilities for the
administration and execution of laws and programs
addressing subjects within its jurisdiction;
(C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate
the necessity or desirability of enacting new or
additional legislation addressing subjects within its
jurisdiction (whether or not a measure or resolution
has been introduced with respect thereto); and
(D) future research and forecasting on subjects
within its jurisdiction.
(2) Each committee to which subparagraph (1) applies having
more than 20 members shall establish an oversight subcommittee,
or require its subcommittees to conduct oversight in their
respective jurisdictions, to assist in carrying out its
responsibilities under this clause. The establishment of an
oversight subcommittee does not limit the responsibility of a
subcommittee with legislative jurisdiction in carrying out its
oversight responsibilities.
(c) Each standing committee shall review and study on a
continuing basis the impact or probable impact of tax policies
affecting subjects within its jurisdiction as described in
clauses 1 and 3.
(d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a
Congress, each standing committee shall, in a meeting that is
open to the public and with a quorum present, adopt its
oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be submitted
simultaneously to the Committee on Government Reform and to the
Committee on House Administration. In developing its plan each
committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible-
(A) consult with other committees that have
jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs,
or agencies within its jurisdiction with the objective
of ensuring maximum coordination and cooperation among
committees when conducting reviews of such laws,
programs, or agencies and include in its plan an
explanation of steps that have been or will be taken to
ensure such coordination and cooperation;
(B) review specific problems with Federal rules,
regulations, statutes, and court decisions that are
ambiguous, arbitrary, or nonsensical, or that impose
severe financial burdens on individuals;
(C) give priority consideration to including in its
plan the review of those laws, programs, or agencies
operating under permanent budget authority or permanent
statutory authority;
(D) have a view toward ensuring that all significant
laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction are
subject to review every 10 years; and
(E) have a view toward insuring against duplication
of Federal programs.
(2) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a
Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the Majority
Leader, and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Government
Reform shall report to the House the oversight plans submitted
by committees together with any recommendations that it, or the
House leadership group described above, may make to ensure the
most effective coordination of oversight plans and otherwise to
achieve the objectives of this clause.
(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may
appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose of
reviewing specific matters within the jurisdiction of two or
more standing committees.

Special oversight functions

3. (f) The Committee on Homeland Security shall review and
study on a continuing basis all Government activities relating
to homeland security, including the interaction of all
departments and agencies with the Department of Homeland
Security.

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Legislative History To Accompany Changes to Rule X

(Congressional Record, January 4, 2005, Page H25)

Rule X and the Committee on Homeland Security

Legislative History

Overall homeland security policy-The jurisdiction of the
Committee on Homeland Security over ``overall homeland security
policy'' is to be interpreted on a government-wide or multi-
agency basis similar to the Committee on Government Reform's
jurisdiction over ``overall economy, efficiency, and management
of government operations and activities. . . .'' Surgical
addresses of homeland security policy in sundry areas of
jurisdiction occupied by other committees would not be referred
to the Committee on Homeland Security on the basis of
``overall'' homeland security policy jurisdiction.
For example, the Committee on Homeland Security shall have
jurisdiction over a measure coordinating the homeland security
efforts by all of the critical infrastructure protection
sectors. Jurisdiction over a measure addressing the protection
of a particular sector would lie with the committee otherwise
having jurisdiction over that sector.
Organization and administration of the Department of
Homeland Security-The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland
Security would apply only to organizational or administrative
aspects of the Department where another committee's
jurisdiction did not clearly apply. The Committee's
jurisdiction is to be confined to organizational and
administrative efforts and would not apply to programmatic
efforts within the Department of Homeland Security within the
jurisdiction of other committees.
Homeland Security Oversight-This would vest the Committee
on Homeland Security with oversight jurisdiction over the
homeland security community of the United States. Nothing in
this clause shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise
restricting the authority of any other committee to study and
review homeland security activities to the extent that such
activity directly affects a matter otherwise within the
jurisdiction of that committee.

Individual Committee Concerns

Agriculture-The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland
Security over ``border and port security'' shall be limited to
agricultural importation and entry inspection activities of the
Department of Homeland Security under section 421 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Committee on Agriculture
shall retain jurisdiction over animal and plant disease policy
including the authority reserved to the Department of
Agriculture to regulate policy under section 421 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the Animal Health Protection
Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Plant Quarantine Act, and
the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account. The
Committee on Agriculture shall retain jurisdiction over the
agricultural research and diagnosis mission at the Plum Island
Animal Disease Center.
Armed Services-The Committee on Armed Services shall retain
jurisdiction over warfighting, the military defense of the
United States, and other military activities, including any
military response to terrorism, pursuant to section 876 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Energy and Commerce-The Committee on Homeland Security
shall have jurisdiction over measures that address the
Department of Homeland Security's activities for domestic
preparedness and collective response to terrorism. The words
``to terrorism'' require a direct relation to terrorism. The
Committee on Homeland Security's jurisdiction over ``collective
response to terrorism'' means that it shall receive referrals
of measures addressing the Department of Homeland Security's
responsibilities for, and assistance to, first responders as a
whole. The Committee on Energy and Commerce (and other relevant
committees) shall retain their jurisdiction over measures
addressing the separate entities that comprise the first
responders. For example, the Committee on Energy and Commerce
shall retain its jurisdiction over a measure directing the
Department of Health and Human Services to train emergency
medical personnel.
Financial Services-The Committee on Financial Services
shall retain jurisdiction over the National Flood Insurance
Program and Emergency Food and Shelter Program of FEMA, and the
Defense Production Act. The Committee on Financial Services
shall retain its jurisdiction over the anti-money laundering,
terrorist financing, and anti-counterfeiting activities within
the Department of the Treasury and the financial regulators.
Government Reform-The Committee on Homeland Security shall
have jurisdiction over ``the organization and administration of
the Department of Homeland Security.'' The Committee on
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over federal civil
service, the overall economy, efficiency, and management of
government operations and activities, including Federal
procurement, and federal paperwork reduction. The Committee on
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over government-
wide information management efforts including the Federal
Information Security Management Act. The Committee on Homeland
Security shall have jurisdiction over integration, analysis,
and dissemination of homeland security information by the
Department of Homeland Security, and the Committee on
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over measures
addressing public information and records generally including
the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The
Committee on Government Reform shall have jurisdiction over the
policy coordination responsibilities of the Office of
Counternarcotics Enforcement.
Intelligence-The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
shall retain jurisdiction over the intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of all departments and agencies
of the Federal Government, including the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence and the National Counterterrorism
Center as defined in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004.
Judiciary-The Committee on the Judiciary shall retain
jurisdiction over immigration policy and non-border enforcement
of the immigration laws. Its jurisdiction over immigration
policy shall include matters such as the immigration and
naturalization process, numbers of aliens (including immigrants
and non-immigrants) allowed, classifications and lengths of
allowable stay, the adjudication of immigration petitions and
the requirements for the same, the domestic adjudication of
immigration petitions and applications submitted to the
Department of Labor or the Department of Homeland Security and
setting policy with regard to visa issuance and acceptance. Its
jurisdiction over non-border enforcement shall be limited to
those aspects of immigration enforcement not associated with
the immediate entry of individuals into the country, including
those aspects of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement. The Committee on Homeland Security shall have
jurisdiction over border and port security including the
immigration responsibilities of inspectors at ports of entry
and the border patrol. As used in the new Rule X(1)(l)(9) and
this legislative history, the word ``immigration'' shall be
construed to include ``naturalization'' and no substantive
change is intended by the new rule's not containing the word
``naturalization.''
Science-The Committee on Science shall retain some
jurisdiction over the research and development activities of
the Department of Homeland Security as such matters are
incidental to the Committee on Science's existing jurisdiction
(except where those activities are in the jurisdiction of
another committee).
Transportation and Infrastructure-The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure shall retain jurisdiction
over the Coast Guard. However, the Committee on Homeland
Security has jurisdiction over port security, and some Coast
Guard responsibilities in that area will fall within the
jurisdiction of both committees. Jurisdiction over emergency
preparedness will be split between the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland
Security. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
shall retain its jurisdiction under clause 1(r)(2) over
``federal management of emergencies and natural disasters.''
This means that the committee retains its general jurisdiction
over the emergency preparedness and response operations of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bills addressing
FEMA's general preparation for disaster from any cause shall be
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over
the Department of Homeland Security's responsibilities with
regard to emergency preparedness only as they relate to acts of
terrorism. Thus, the Committee on Homeland Security shall have
jurisdiction over the responsibilities of the Office for
Domestic Preparedness, in accordance with section 430 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002.
As indicated earlier, the Committee on Homeland Security's
jurisdiction over ``collective response to terrorism'' means
that it would receive referrals of measures addressing the
Department of Homeland Security's responsibilities for, and
assistance to, first responders as a whole and not over
measures addressing first responder communities individually.
The Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction
over the functions of the Department of Homeland Security
relating to transportation security, while the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure shall retain its jurisdiction
over transportation safety. In general, the Committee on
Homeland Security would have jurisdiction over measures
addressing the Transportation Security Administration and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure would have
jurisdiction over measures addressing the various entities
within the Department of Transportation having responsibility
for transportation safety, such as the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration. The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland
Security does not include expenditures from trust funds under
the jurisdiction of other committees, including but not limited
to the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, the Federal Buildings Fund,
and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
Ways and Means-The jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways
and Means over ``customs revenue'' is intended to include those
functions contemplated in section 412(b)(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 and includes those functions as carried
out in collection districts and ports of entry and delivery.

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Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Committee On Transportation And
Infrastructure And The Committee On Homeland Security

[Congressional Record, H15, January 4, 2007]

On January 4, 2005, the U.S. House of Representatives
adoptedH. Res. 5, establishing the Rules of the House for the
109th Congress. Section 2(a) established the Committee on
Homeland Security as a standing committee of the House of
Representatives with specific legislative jurisdiction under
House Rule X. A legislative history to accompany the changes to
House Rule X was inserted in the Congressional Record on
January 4, 2005.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and
theCommittee on Homeland Security (hereinafter ``Committees'')
jointly agree to the January 4, 2005 legislative history as the
authoritative source of legislative history of section 2(a) of
H. Res. 5 with the following two clarifications.
First, with regard to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency's, FEMA, emergency preparedness and response programs,
theCommittee on Homeland Security has jurisdiction over the
Department of Homeland Security's responsibilities with regard
to emergency preparedness and collective response only as they
relate to terrorism. However, in light of the federal emergency
management reforms that were enacted as title VI of Public Law
109(295, a measure amending FEMA's all-hazards emergency
preparedness programs that necessarily addresses FEMA's
terrorism preparedness programs would be referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; in addition,
the Committee on Homeland Security would have a jurisdictional
interest in such measure. Nothing in this Memorandum of
Understanding affects the jurisdiction of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
Second, with regard to port security, the Committee on
Homeland Security has jurisdiction over port security, and some
Coast Guard responsibilities in that area fall within the
jurisdiction of both Committees. A measure addressing the
activities, programs, assets, and personnel of the Coast Guard
as they relate to port security and non-port security missions
would be referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure; in addition, the Committee on Homeland Security
would have a jurisdictional interest in such measure.
This Memorandum of Understanding between the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland
Security provides further clarification to the January 4, 2005
legislative history of the jurisdiction of the Committees only
with regard to these two specific issues. The Memorandum does
not address any other issues and does not affect the
jurisdiction of other committees.
JAMES L. OBERSTAR
Chairman-designate,
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

BENNIE G. THOMPSON
Chairman-designate,
Committee on Homeland Security

Membership and Organization of the Committee on Homeland Security

(19-15)

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi, Chairman

Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice Peter T. King, New York
Chair Lamar Smith, Texas
Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts Christopher Shays, Connecticut
Norman D. Dicks, Washington Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Jane Harman, California Daniel E. Lungren, California
Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Mike Rogers, Alabama
Nita M. Lowey, New York David G. Reichert, Washington
Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Columbia Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Zoe Lofgren, California Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida
Donna M. Christensen, Virgin David Davis, Tennessee
Islands Paul C. Broun, Georgia
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina Candice S.Miller, Michigan
James R. Langevin, Rhode Island Vacancy
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney, Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey

January 4, 2007-Appointment of Mr.Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi as
Chairman, and Mr.Peter T. King of New York as Ranking Member
pursuant to H.Res. 7 and H.Res. 8 respectively.
January 10, 2007-Appointment of additional Minority Members to the
Committee pursuant to H.Res. 45.
January 12, 2007-Appointment of additional Majority Members to the
Committee pursuant to H.Res. 56.
March 12, 2007-Ms.Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee resigned as a Member of
the Committee; and Mr.Kevin McCarthy of California was
appointed as a Member of the Minority pursuant to H.Res. 236.
July 25, 2007-Mr.Kevin McCarthy of California resigned from the
Committee.
July 25, 2007-Mr.Paul C. Broun of Georgia was appointed as a Member of
the Minority pursuant to H.Res. 566.
September 20, 2007-Mr.Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey was appointed as
a Member of the Majority pursuant to H.Res. 667.
January 14, 2008-Mr.Bobby Jindal of Louisiana resigned as a Member of
the House of Representatives.
March 11, 2008-Mrs.Candice S.Miller of Michigan was appointed as a
Member of the Minority pursuant to H.Res. 1034.
November 24, 2008-Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia resigned as a Member of the
House of Representatives.
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California, Chairwoman

Jane Harman, California Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Zoe Lofgren, California David G. Reichert, Washington
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas Michael T. McCaul, Texas
James R. Langevin, Rhode Island Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida
Henry Cuellar, Texas Mike Rogers, Alabama
Al Green, Texas Peter T. King, New York
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi (Ex Officio)
(Ex Officio)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

Norman D. Dicks, Washington David G. Reichert, Washington
James R. Langevin, Rhode Island Christopher Shays, Connecticut
Christopher P. Carney, Pennsylvania Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Peter T. King, New York
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi (Ex Officio)
(Ex Officio)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas, Chairwoman

Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts Daniel E. Lungren, California
Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida
Columbia Paul C. Broun, Georgia
Yvette D. Clarke, New York Peter T. King, New York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island, Chairman

Zoe Lofgren, California Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Daniel E. Lungren, California
Islands Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina Paul C. Broun, Georgia
Al Green, Texas Peter T. King,New York
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

Loretta Sanchez, California Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Norman D. Dicks, Washington Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Nita M. Lowey, New York David Davis, Tennessee
Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Candice S.Miller, Michigan
Columbia Vacancy
Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Peter T. King, New York
Islands (Ex Officio)
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney, Pennsylvania, Chairman

Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Mike Rogers, Alabama
Yvette D. Clarke, New York Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Candice S.Miller, Michigan
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey Peter T. King, New York
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi (Ex Officio)
(Ex Officio)

HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Select Committees on Homeland Security

107th Congress
In the 107th Congress, the House Select Committee on
Homeland Security was established on June 19, 2002, pursuant to
H.Res. 449 (adopted by voice vote). The Committee was composed
of nine Members of the House: Mr.Armey, Chairman; Mr.DeLay;
Mr.Watts of Oklahoma; Ms.Pryce of Ohio; Mr.Portman; Ms.Pelosi;
Mr.Frost; Mr.Menendez; and Ms.DeLauro.
The mandate of the Select Committee in the 107th Congress
was to ``develop recommendations and report to the House on
such matters that relate to the establishment of a department
of homeland security.'' The Select Committee accomplished its
mandate on November 22, 2002, when the House concurred in the
Senate amendment to H.R. 5005, a measure establishing the
Department of Homeland Security, by unanimous consent, and
cleared H.R. 5005 for the President. The measure was presented
to the President on November 22, 2002, and was signed on
November 25, 2002, becoming Public Law 107-296.
The termination date of the House Select Committee on
Homeland Security was ``after final disposition of a measure [
. . . ] including final disposition of any veto message on such
measure,'' which occurred on November 25, 2002.

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Law Title Bill
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P.L. 107-296.................... The Homeland H.R. 1555
Security Act of
2002..
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108th Congress
The second House Select Committee on Homeland Security was
established in the 108th Congress on January 7, 2003, pursuant
to provisions of H.Res. 5 (adopted by a recorded vote of 221
yeas and 203 nays.) The Membership of the Select Committee was
established on February 12, 2003, as: Mr.Cox of California,
Chairman; Ms.Dunn of Washington; Mr.Young of Florida; Mr.Young
of Alaska; Mr.Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin; Mr.Tauzin of
Louisiana; Mr.Dreier of California; Mr.Hunter of California;
Mr.Rogers of Kentucky; Mr.Boehlert of New York; Mr.Smith of
Texas; Mr.Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr.Shays of Connecticut;
Mr.Goss of Florida; Mr.Camp of Michigan; Mr.Lincoln Diaz-Balart
of Florida; Mr.Goodlatte of Virginia; Mr.Istook of Oklahoma;
Mr.King of New York; Mr.Linder of Georgia; Mr.Shadegg of
Arizona; Mr.Souder of Indiana; Mr.Thornberry of Texas;
Mr.Gibbons of Nevada; Ms.Granger of Texas; Mr.Sessions of
Texas; Mr.Sweeney of New York; Mr.Turner of Texas; Mr.Thompson
of Mississippi; Ms.Loretta Sanchez of California; Mr.Markey of
Massachusetts; Mr.Dicks of Washington; Mr.Frank of
Massachusetts; Ms.Harman of California; Mr.Cardin of Maryland;
Ms.Slaughter of New York; Mr.DeFazio of Oregon; Mrs.Lowey of
New York; Mr.Andrews of New Jersey; Ms.Norton, a Delegate from
the District of Columbia; Ms.Lofgren of California; Ms.McCarthy
of Missouri; Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas; Mr.Pascrell of New
Jersey; Mrs.Christensen, a Delegate from the U.S.Virgin
Islands; Mr.Etheridge of North Carolina; Mr.Gonzalez of Texas;
Mr.Lucas of Kentucky; Mr.Langevin of Rhode Island; and Mr.Meek
of Florida.
The Select Committee was authorized to develop
recommendations and report to the House by measure or otherwise
on such matters that relate to the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-296) as may be referred to it by the
Speaker, and was charged with reviewing and studying on a
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities
relating to homeland security. In addition, the Select
Committee was directed to conduct a thorough and complete study
of the operation and implementation of the Rules of the House,
including Rule X, with respect to the issue of homeland
security, and submit its recommendations regarding any changes
in the Rules of the House to the Committee on Rules not later
than September 30, 2004.
On September 30, 2004, the Select Committee on Homeland
Security submitted its recommendations on jurisdictional
changes to the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
Committee on Rules.
The Committee had six measures signed into law during the
108th Congress:

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Law Title Bill
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P.L. 108-136.................... National Defense H.R. 1588
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2004..

P.L. 108-268.................... To provide for the H.R. 4332
transfer of the
Nebraska Avenue
Naval Complex in
the District of
Columbia to
facilitate the
establishment of
the headquarters
for the
Department of
Homeland
Security, to
provide for the
acquisition by
the Department of
the Navy of
suitable
replacement
facilities..

P.L. 108-276.................... Project BioShield S.15 (H.R. 2122)
Act of 2004..

P.L. 108-293.................... Coast Guard and H.R. 2443
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2004..

P.L. 108-330.................... Department of H.R. 4259
Homeland Security
Financial
Accountability
Act..

P.L. 108-458.................... Intelligence S.2845 (H.R.
Reform and 5223)
Terrorism
Prevention Act of
2004..
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Pursuant to H.Res. 5, the Select Committee terminated on
January 2, 2005, with the expiration of the 108th Congress.

Committee on Homeland Security

109th Congress
The 109th Congress marked the first Congress for the
standing Committee on Homeland Security. During the two
previous Congresses, the House of Representatives established
separate Select Committees on Homeland Security: the first --
to establish the Department of Homeland Security, the second --
to monitor the initial activities of the Department and to
examine the need for a standing committee in the House with
jurisdictional authority over the Department.
The Committee on Homeland Security was established as a
full standing Committee of the House with the passage of H.Res.
5, on January 4, 2005. The resolution was adopted by a recorded
vote of 220 yeas and 195 nays.
The Committee Membership was set at 34 Members with 19
Republicans and 15 Democrats. The following Members were
appointed to the Committee on Homeland Security for all or part
of the Congress: Christopher Cox, California; Peter T. King of
New York; Don Young of Alaska; Lamar S.Smith of Texas; Curt
Weldon of Pennsylvania; Christopher Shays of Connecticut; John
Linder of Georgia; Mark E. Souder of Indiana; Tom Davis of
Virginia; Daniel E. Lungren of California; Jim Gibbons of
Nevada; Rob Simmons of Connecticut; Mike Rogers of Alabama;
Stevan Pearce of New Mexico; Katherine Harris of Florida; Bobby
Jindal of Louisiana; David G. Reichert of Washington; Michael
T. McCaul of Texas; Charles W. Dent of Pennsylvania; Ginny
Brown-Waite of Florida; Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi;
Loretta Sanchez of California; Edward J. Markey of
Massachusetts; Norman D. Dicks of Washington; Jane Harman of
California; Peter A. DeFazio of Oregon; Nita M. Lowey of New
York; Eleanor Holmes Norton of District of Columbia; Zoe
Lofgren of California; Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas; Bill
Pascrell of Jr., New Jersey; Donna M. Christensen of U.S.Virgin
Islands; Bob Etheridge of North Carolina; James R. Langevin of
Rhode Island; and Kendrick B. Meek of Florida.
On February 9, 2005, the Committee on Homeland Security
adopted its Rules, which provided for the establishment of five
Subcommittees. The Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and
Biological Attack; the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment; the
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection,
and Cybersecurity; the Subcommittee on Management, Integration,
and Oversight; and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness,
Science, and Technology.
On August 2, 2005, Mr. Christopher Cox of California,
Chairman of the Committee, resigned as a Member of the House of
Representatives after the Senate confirmed on July 29, 2005,
his nomination to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2009. Subsequently, on
September 15, 2005, Mr. Peter T. King of New York was appointed
Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security.
On October 7, 2005, the Committee revised its Rules to
establish a Subcommittee on Investigations.
The Committee had seven measures signed into law during the
109th Congress:

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Law Title Bill
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P.L. 109-13..................... Emergency H.R. 1268 (H.R.
Supplemental 418)
Appropriations
Act for Defense,
the Global War on
Terror, and
Tsunami Relief,
2005..

P.L. 109-59..................... Safe, Accountable, H.R. 3
Flexible,
Efficient
Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users..

P.L. 109-163.................... National Defense H.R. 1815
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2006..

P.L. 109-241.................... Coast Guard and H.R. 889
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2006..

P.L. 109-347.................... ``Security and H.R. 4954
Accountability
For Every Port
Act of 2006'' or
the ``SAFE Port
Act''..

P.L. 109-364.................... John Warner H.R. 5122
National Defense
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2007..

P.L. 109-367.................... Secure Fence Act H.R. 6061
of 2006..
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110th Congress
The Committee on Homeland Security continued as a standing
Committee pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5, agreed to in
the House on January 4, 2007, by a record vote of 235 yeas and
195 nays.
The Committee on Homeland Security met on January 23, 2007,
for an organizational meeting for the 110th Congress under the
direction of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi. The
Committee Membership was set at 34 Members with 19 Democrats
and 15 Republicans. The following Members were appointed to the
Committee on Homeland Security for all or part of the Congress:
Mr.Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi; Ms.Loretta Sanchez of
California; Mr.Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts; Mr.Norman D.
Dicks of Washington; Ms.Jane Harman of California; Mr.Peter A.
DeFazio of Oregon; Mrs.Nita M. Lowey of New York; Ms.Eleanor
Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia; Ms.Zoe Lofgren of
California; Ms.Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas; Mrs.Donna M.
Christensen of the Virgin Islands; Mr.Bob Etheridge of North
Carolina; Mr.James R. Langevin of Rhode Island; Mr.Henry
Cuellar of Texas; Mr.Christopher P. Carney of Pennsylvania;
Ms.Yvette D. Clarke of New York; Mr.Al Green of Texas; Mr.Ed
Perlmutter of Colorado; Mr.Bill Pascrell, Jr of New Jersey;
Mr.Peter T. King of New York; Mr.Lamar Smith of Texas;
Mr.Christopher Shays of Connecticut; Mr.Mark E. Souder of
Indiana; Mr.Tom Davis of Virginia; Mr.Daniel E. Lungren of
California; Mr.Mike Rogers of Alabama; Mr.David G. Reichert of
Washington; Mr.Michael T. McCaul of Texas; Mr.Charles W. Dent
of Pennsylvania; Ms.Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida; Mr.Gus M.
Bilirakis of Florida; Mr.David Davis of Tennessee; Mr.Paul C.
Broun of Georgia; Mrs.Candice S.Miller of Michigan; Ms.Marsha
Blackburn of Tennessee; Mr.Kevin McCarthy of California; and
Mr.Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.
The Committee established six Subcommittees: the
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism;
the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment; the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection; the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology;
the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response; and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations,
and Oversight.
The Committee had five measures signed into law during the
110th Congress:

110th Congress

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Law Title Bill
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P.L. 110-53..................... Implementing H.R. 1
Recommendations
of the 9/11
Commission Act of
2007..

P.L. 110-161.................... Consolidated H.R. 2764 (H.R.
Appropriations, 1680)
2008..

P.L. 110-181.................... National Defense H.R. 4986 (H.R.
Authorization Act 1585)
for Fiscal Year
2008..

P.L. 110-388.................... A measure to S.2816
provide for the
appointment of
the Chief Human
Capital Officer
of the Department
of Homeland
Security by the
Secretary of
Homeland
Security..

P.L. 110-412.................... Personnel H.R. 6098
Reimbursement for
Intelligence
Cooperation and
Enhancement of
Homeland Security
Act of 2008..
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Full Committee

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi, Chairman

Loretta Sanchez,
California, Vice
Chair
Edward J. Markey,
Massachusetts
Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Jane Harman, California
Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Nita M. Lowey, New York
Eleanor Holmes Norton,
District of Columbia
Zoe Lofgren, California
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Donna M. Christensen,
Virgin Islands
Bob Etheridge, North
Carolina
James R. Langevin, Rhode
Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New
Jersey Peter T. King, New York
Lamar Smith, Texas
Christopher Shays, Connecticut
Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Daniel E. Lungren, California
Mike Rogers, Alabama
David G. Reichert, Washington
Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida
David Davis, Tennessee
Paul C. Broun, Georgia
Candice S.Miller, Michigan
Vacancy

During the 110th Congress, the Committee on Homeland
Security held a total of 35 days of hearings and received
testimony from 110 witnesses on numerous topics and measures.
The legislative and oversight record of the Committee is
discussed more fully below.

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Organizational Meeting of the Committee

The Committee on Homeland Security met on January 23, 2007,
for an organizational meeting for the 110th Congress under the
direction of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi.
The Full Committee met pursuant to notice and adopted, the
Committee Rules for the 110th Congress by voice vote. The
Committee also approved the Committee on Homeland Security's
Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress and Committee Resolution
No. 1, relating to staff hiring both by voice vote.
The Committee established six Subcommittees: the
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism;
the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment; the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection; the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response; and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations,
and Oversight.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE

Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

Public Law 110-53 H.R. 1 (S.4, H.R. 884, H.R. 1401)

To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
States.
Legislative History
H.R. 1 was introduced by Mr.Thompson of Mississippi and 200
original co-sponsors on January 4, 2007. H.R. 1 was referred to
the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee
on Ways and Means.
The House considered H.R. 1 on January 9, 2007, and passed
the measure by a recorded vote of 299 yeas and 128 nays (Roll
No. 15).
H.R. 1 was received in the Senate, read twice, and referred
to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs on January 9, 2007.
S.4, the Senate companion measure, was introduced in the
Senate on January 4, 2007, and referred to the Senate Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
considered S.4 on February 15, 2007, and ordered the measure
reported to the Senate, amended.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs reported S.4 to the Senate, with no written report, on
February 22, 2007.
A motion on February 27, 2007, to proceed to the
consideration of S. 4 was made in the Senate. A cloture motion
on the motion to proceed was made on that date. Cloture on the
motion to proceed to the consideration of the measure was
invoked in the Senate by a record vote 97 yeas and 0 nays. The
Senate considered S.4 on February 28, March 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,
and 9, 2007. On March 9, 2007, a cloture motion on the measure
was withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. The Senate
continued consideration of S.4 on March 13, 2007, and on that
date passed the measure, amended, by a record vote of 60 yeas
and 38 nays.
S.4 was received in the House and held at the desk on March
20, 2007.
On June 26, 2007, a unanimous consent request was made in
the Senate to discharge the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs from further consideration of
H.R. 1; to proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1;
strike all after the enacting clause, and insert in lieu
thereof the text of S.4, as passed by the Senate on March 13,
2007; the request was objected to.
The Senate, on July 9, 2007, discharged the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from
further consideration of H.R. 1, proceeded to the immediate
consideration of H.R. 1 and passed the measure after striking
all after the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu thereof,
the text of S.4, as passed by the Senate on March 13, 2007. The
Senate then insisted on its amendment, requested a Conference
with the House thereon, and appointed conferees on the part of
the Senate: Senators Lieberman, Levin, Akaka, Carper, Pryor,
Collins, Voinovich, Coleman, Coburn; from the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Senators Dodd and Shelby;
from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Senators Inouye and Stevens; and from the Committee on Foreign
Relations: Senators Biden and Lugar.
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, on
July 17, 2007, and agreed to a Conference with the Senate
thereon by voice vote. The House agreed to a motion to instruct
Conferees by a recorded vote of 354 yeas and 66 nays (Roll no.
635).
The Speaker appointed conferees on the part of the House on
July 17, 2007, from the Committee on Homeland Security for
consideration of the House measure and the Senate amendment,
and modifications committed to Conference: Thompson (MS),
Sanchez, Loretta, Dicks, Harman, Lowey, Jackson-Lee (TX),
Christensen, Etheridge, Langevin, Cuellar, Green, Al,
Perlmutter, King (NY), Smith (TX), Souder, Davis, Tom, Lungren,
Daniel E., Rogers (AL), McCaul (TX), Dent, and Brown-Waite,
Ginny; and Members from the following Committees: Committee on
Armed Services; the Committee on Energy and Commerce; the
Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Committee on the Judiciary;
from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; the Committee on
Science and Technology; and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition Mr.Larsen of Connecticut.
The Committee of Conference on the disagreements to H.R. 1
met on July 19, 2007, with Senator Lieberman as Chair of the
Committee of Conference.
The Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1 was filed in the
House as H.Rpt. 110-259 on July 25, 2007.
The Committee on Rules met and granted a Rule providing for
the consideration of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1
on July 25, 2007.
On July 26, 2007, the Senate considered the Conference
Report to accompany H.R. 1. The Senate rejected a motion to
recommit to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs by a record vote of 26 yeas and 67 nays
(Record Vote Number 283). The Senate then agreed to the
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1 by a record vote of 85
yeas and 8 nays (Record Vote Number 284).
On July 27, 2007, the House agreed to the Rule providing
for consideration of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1,
by voice vote. The House then agreed to the Conference Report
to accompany H.R. 1 by a record vote of 371 yeas and 40 nays
(Roll No. 757.), clearing the measure for the President.
H.R. 1 was presented to the President on August 1, 2007.
The President signed H.R. 1 into Law on August 3, 2007. (Public
Law 110-53).
Provisions of H.R. 884 were included in Title XIX of P.L.
110-53. See discussion of H.R. 884 listed below.
Provisions of H.R. 1401 were included in P.L. 110-53. See
discussion of H.R. 1401 listed below.

Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2007

H.R. 263

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a
program to award grants to institutions of higher education for
the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional
development programs, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 263 was introduced in the House by Ms.Jackson-Lee of
Texas on January 5, 2007, and referred to the Committee on
Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on
Education and Labor and the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R. 263 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology was discharged from
consideration of H.R. 263.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 263 on June 26, 2008,
and ordered the measure reported to the House, amended, with a
favorable recommendation by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 263 to the House on September
8, 2008 as H.Rpt. 110-829, Pt. 1.
On September 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Science and Technology sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security indicating a jurisdictional
interest in H.R. 263 as reported by the Committee on Homeland
Security. In order to expedite consideration, the Chair agreed
to not seek a sequential referral on H.R. 263 and requested
support for the appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
On September 18, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Education and Labor sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security indicating a jurisdictional
interest in H.R. 263, but agreeing to waive consideration in
order to expedite consideration on the House Floor. The letter
further requested an appointment of conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor acknowledging
the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Education and
Labor, and agreeing to support the appointment of Conferees
should a House-Senate Conference be called.

SAFETY Act and Anti-terrorism Technology Procurement Processes

H.R. 599

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the
SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.
Legislative History
H.R. 599 was introduced in the House by Mr.Langevin and
sixteen original co-sponsors on January 22, 2007. H.R. 599 was
referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
On January 23, 2007, the House considered H.R. 599 under
Suspension of the Rules, and passed the measure by a record
vote of 427 yeas and 0 nays.
H.R. 599 was received in the Senate, read twice, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs on January 24, 2007.

Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act

H.R. 884

To provide for the establishment of the Science and Technology
Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office,
and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 884 was introduced in the House by Mr.King of New
York, Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, and 12 original co-sponsors
on February 7, 2007. H.R. 884 was referred solely to the
Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 884
was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on February 26, 2007, indicating jurisdictional
interests within H.R. 884 and agreeing not seek a sequential
referral of the legislation in order to expedite consideration
on the House Floor. On that same date, the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Science and Technology acknowledging the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Science and
Technology and their agreement on sequential referral of the
measure. The letter further agreed to support a request for
appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be
called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
February 27, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests within
H.R. 884 and agreeing not to seek a sequential referral of the
legislation in order to expedite consideration on the House
Floor. On that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs acknowledging the jurisdictional
interests of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and their
agreement not request a sequential referral of the measure. The
letter further agreed to support a request for appointment of
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
On February 27, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 884 by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 396 yeas and 16
nays.
H.R. 884 was received in the Senate, read twice, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs on February 28, 2007.
Provisions of H.R. 884 were included in Title XIX of P.L.
110-53. See discussion of H.R. 1 listed above.

Study on the Use of Civil Air Patrol Personnel and Resources to Support
Homeland Security Missions

H.R. 1333

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the
Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the
Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to
support homeland security missions.
Legislative History
H.R. 1333 was introduced in the House on March 6, 2007, by
Mr.Dent and 32 original co-sponsors. H.R. 1333 was referred to
the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Within the
Committee on Homeland Security, the measure was referred to the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and
Response.
The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness
and Response considered H.R. 1333 on April 30, 2007, and
forwarded the measure to the Full Committee for consideration,
amended, by voice vote.
On May 1, 2007, the National Commander of the Civil Air
Patrol, met with the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response to discuss the organization's current operations,
resources and capabilities, strategic challenges, and requests
for assistance.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 1333 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 1333 to the House as H.Rpt.
110-691, Pt. 1. Referral of the measure to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure extended for a period ending
not later than June 13, 2008.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reported
H.R. 1333 to the House on June 12, 2008 as H.Rpt. 110-691, Pt.
2.
Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules on
June 18, 2008, and passed the House by voice vote.
H.R. 1333 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act

H.R. 1401 (S.184)

To improve the security of railroads, public transportation,
and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other
purposes.
Legislative History
On January 4, 2007, Mr.Inouye and 13 original co-sponsors
introduced S.184, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 1401,
which was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation considered S.184 on February 13, 2008, and
ordered the measure to be reported to the Senate favorably,
amended.
A motion to proceed to the consideration of S.184 was made
in the Senate on February 17, 2007; a cloture motion on the
motion to proceed to the measure was presented in the Senate on
that same date. The motion to proceed to the consideration of
S.184 was withdrawn in Senate on February 27, 2007, and the
cloture motion was subsequently withdrawn.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation reported S.184 to the Senate on March 1, 2007,
as S.Rpt. 110-29.
On March 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection considered a
Subcommittee Print, which was forwarded to the Full Committee
for consideration, amended, by voice vote.
On March 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on a Committee Print entitled ``Rail and Public
Transportation Security Act of 2007.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Administrator,
Transportation Security Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Terry Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Program Management, Department of Transportation; Mr.Richard
Fairfax, Director of Enforcement Programs, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, Department of Labor; Mr.Richard
Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, New York
City Police Department, City of New York; Mr.William Millar,
President, American Public Transportation Association; Mr.Ed
Hamberger, President and CEO, Association of American
Railroads; Mr.Ed Rodzwicz, President, Teamsters Rail
Conference; Mr.Fred Weiderhold, Inspector General, National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); and Mr.David Shuman,
Private Citizen.
H.R. 1401 was introduced by Mr.Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr.King of New York, Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.Daniel E.
Lungren of California, and sixteen original co-sponsors on
March 8, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1401 and ordered the
measure reported to the House, amended, by voice vote on March
13, 2007.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on March 20, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests
in H.R. 1401. The letter further indicated that in order to
expedite consideration on the House Floor, the Committee on
Science would not seek a sequential referral of the measure,
but would request the appointment of Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
acknowledging the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on
Science and Technology and agreeing to the request for
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 1401 to
the House on March 22, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-65, Pt. I. The
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was subsequently
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1401.
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on March 26, 2007, indicating jurisdiction
interests in section 112. The letter further agreed to waive
consideration of the measure, and reserved a right to seek
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called. On that
same date, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform acknowledging the jurisdictional interests of
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and agreeing
to support the request for Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
The Committee on Rules met on March 26, 2007, and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 1401. The House
considered and agreed to the Rule on March 27, 2007, by a
record vote of 223 yeas and 199 nays. The House proceeded to
the consideration of H.R. 1401 and passed the measure by a
record vote of 299 yeas and 124 nays, with 1 voting
``present'', after agreeing to a motion to recommit with
instructions by Mr.King of New York which was agreed to by a
record vote of 304 yeas and 121 nays.
H.R. 1401 was received in the Senate on March 28, 2007,
read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Provisions of H.R. 1401 were included in P.L. 110-53, see
action on H.R. 1 (P.L. 110-53) listed above.

Pilot Program Screening Access to Secure Areas of Airports

H.R. 1413

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration) to address
vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot
program to screen individuals with unrestricted access to
secure and sterile areas of airports, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 1413 was introduced by Mrs.Lowey, Mr.Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms.Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms.Jackson-Lee of
Texas, and Mr.Markey on March 8, 2007. The measure was referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 1413 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered H.R. 1413 on April 24,
2007, and ordered the measure favorably forwarded to the Full
Committee for consideration, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1413 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 1413 to the
House on December 11, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-482.
On December 11, 2007, the House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass H.R. 1413, amended, by voice vote. The House also
agreed to amend the title of the measure.
H.R. 1413 was received in the Senate on December 12, 2007,
read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Public Law 110-181 H.R. 1585 (H.R. 4986, S.1547)

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 1585 was introduced in the House on March 20, 2007, by
Mr.Skelton, and Mr.Hunter. H.R. 1585 was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
The Committee on Armed Services considered H.R. 1585 on May
9, 2007, and ordered the measure reported to the House,
amended, by a record vote of 58 yeas and 0 nays.
The Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services on
May 11, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests in provisions
of H.R. 1585. The letter further agreed to waive consideration
of the measure, and reserved a right to seek Conferees should a
House-Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the
Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services sent a letter to
the Chairman of Homeland Security acknowledging the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Homeland Security
and agreeing to support the request for Conferees should a
House-Senate Conference be called.
The Committee on Armed Serves reported H.R. 1585 to the
House on May 11, 2007. The report was filed in the House as
H.Rpt. 110-146. The Committee on Armed Services filed a
supplemental report on May 14, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-146, Pt. II.
On May 15, 2007, the Committee on Rules met and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 1585. The Rule was
filed in the House as H.Res. 403 (H.Rpt. 110-151).
The House considered H.R. 1585 under the provisions of
H.Res. 403 on May 16 and 17, 2007. The House passed H.R. 1585
on May 17, 2007, (Legislative Day of May 16, 2007) by a record
vote of 397 yeas and 27 nays (Roll No. 373).
H.R. 1585 was received in the Senate on June 4, 2007, on
the following day, H.R. 1585 was read twice, and placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.
On June 5, 2007, the Senate Committee on Armed Services
reported an original measure to the Senate as S.1547 (S.Rpt.
110-77).
S.1547, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 1585, was
referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence pursuant to
section 3(b) of S.Res. 400, 94th Congress, as amended by S.Res.
445, 108th Congress for a period not to exceed 10 days of
session.
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence considered
S.1547 and ordered the measure to be reported to the Senate
favorably, amended.
A motion was made in the Senate on June 27, 2007, to
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1585. A cloture motion on
the motion to proceed was made in the Senate. Subsequently, the
motion to proceed was withdrawn.
On June 28, 2007, the cloture motion in the Senate on the
motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1585 was
withdrawn. Subsequently, a motion to proceed to the
consideration was agreed to in the Senate by Unanimous Consent.
On June 29, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
reported S.1547 to the Senate (S.Rpt. 110-125.)
The Senate considered H.R. 1585 on July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
16, 17, and 18, 2007. On July 31, 2007, H.R. 1585 was returned
to the Senate Calendar.
The Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent
letter to the Speaker of the House on August 1, 2007,
requesting the appointment of Conferees to the House Senate
Conference of H.R. 1585 or S.1547. The letter further indicated
that sections 1611, 2852, 351, 1622, 922, 1242, 1051, 1033,
954, 1042, 1614, 1621, of the House measure and sections 1065,
352, 1068, 1433 of the Senate measure fall under the
jurisdiction prerogatives of the Committee on Homeland
Security.
The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1585 on
September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, and October 1, 2007.
The text of S.1547, the Senate companion measure, was
incorporated in H.R. 1585, as substitute amendment S.Amdt.
2011. On October 1, 2007, the Senate passed H.R. 1585, amended,
by a record vote of 92 yeas and 3 nays (Roll Call Vote No.
359).
The Senate insisted upon its amendment and requested a
Conference with the House thereon. The Senate appointed
following Conferees: Senators Levin; Kennedy; Byrd; Lieberman;
Reed; Akaka; Nelson (FL); Nelson (NE); Bayh; Clinton; Pryor;
Webb; McCaskill; McCain; Warner; Inhofe; Sessions; Collins;
Chambliss; Graham; Dole; Cornyn; Thune; Martinez; and Corker.
The Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Speaker of the House on October 12, 2007,
requesting an appointment of Conferees to the House-Senate
Conference on H.R. 1585. The letter further indicated
jurisdictional interests in sections 351, 922, 954, 1042, 1051,
1242, 1611, 1614, 1621, 1622, and 2852 of the House-passed
measure. Additionally, the Committee requested appointment of
conferees to sections 1042, 1066, 1076, 1080, 1096, 1219, 1802,
1806, and 3133-3139 of the Senate-passed measure.
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1585 on
October 14, 2007, and agreed to a Conference with the Senate
thereon. The House further agreed to a motion to close portions
of the Conference by a record vote of 405 yeas and 6 nays (Roll
No. 1127). The House also agreed to a motion to instruct
Conferees by a record of 328 yeas and 83 nays (Roll No. 1128.)
The Speaker appointed Conferees on the part of the House:
From the Committee on Armed Services for
consideration of the House measure and the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to Conference;
From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of
that committee under clause 11 of rule X;
From the Committee on Education and Labor for
consideration of secs. 561, 562, 675, 953, and 3118 of
the House measure, and secs. 561, 562, 564, 565, and
3137 of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to Conference;
From the Committee on Energy and Commerce for
consideration of secs. 311-313 and 1082 of the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to Conference;
From the Committee on Foreign Affairs for
consideration of secs. 831, 833, 1022, 1201, 1203,
1204, 1206-1208, 1221, 1222, 1231, 1241, 1242, Title
XIII, and sec. 3117 of the House measure, and secs.
871, 934, 1011, 1201-1203, 1205, 1211, 1212, 1214,
1215, 1217, 1219, 1232, Title XIII, secs. 1511, 1512,
1532, 1533, 1539-1542, 1571, 1574-1576, 1579, 3134, and
3139 of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to Conference;
From the Committee on Homeland Security for
consideration of sec. 1076 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to Conference: Thompson (MS),
Carney, and Lungren, Daniel E.
From the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration
of secs. 582, 672, 673, and 850 of the House measure,
and secs. 824, 1023, 1024, 1078, 1087, 1571-1574, 1576,
1577, 1579, and Title LII of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to Conference;
From the Committee on Science and Technology for
consideration of secs. 846, 1085, and 1088 of the
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to
Conference;
From the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 523 and 1048
of the House measure, and secs. 311-313, 353, 1070,
2853, 2855, 2863, 5101, 5202, and 5208 of the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to Conference;
From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for
consideration of secs. 525, 1421, 1433, and 1453 of the
House measure, and secs. 701, 710, 1084, 1611, 1612,
1621, 1626, 1634, 1641, 1654, 1662, and 1702-1712 of
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to
Conference;
From the Committee on Ways and Means for
consideration of sec. 536 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to Conference;
The Conference Committee met on December 6, 2007, and
agreed to file a Conference Report. The Conference Report was
filed in the House on December 6, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-477.
The Committee on Rules met on December 11, 2007, and
granted a Rule providing for the consideration of the
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585. The Rule was filed in
the House as H.Res. 860. (H.Rpt. 110-488).
The House considered the Conference Report to accompany
H.R. 1585 under the provisions of H.Res. 860. The House agreed
to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585 by a record
vote of 370 yeas and 49 nays (Roll Call Vote No. 1151). The
House subsequently considered H.Con. Res. 269, correcting the
enrollment of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585, and
agreed to the concurrent resolution without objection.
The Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585 and H.Con.
Res. 269 were received in the Senate on December 12, 2007. On
December 14, 2007, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585 and agreed to the
Conference Report by record vote of 90 yeas and 3 nays. The
Senate then agreed to H.Con. Res. 269 by unanimous consent.
Clearing the measure for the President.
H.R. 1585 was presented to the President on December 19,
2007. The President disapproved of H.R. 1585 on December 28,
2007.
The House read a message from the President wherein he
transmitted his memorandum of disapproval of H.R. 1585 (H.Doc.
110-88) on January 15, 2008. Subsequently, the House agreed by
voice vote to a motion to refer the veto message of the
President, together with the accompanying measure, H.R. 1585,
to the Committee on Armed Services.
On January 16, 2008, H.R. 4986 was introduced in the House
by Mr.Skelton and Mr.Hunter. H.R. 4986 was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
On January 16, 2008, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 4986, by a \2/3\ record vote of 369 yeas and 46
nays (Roll No. 11). Pursuant to section 1(b) of H.R. 4986, the
Joint Explanatory Statement submitted by the Committee of
Conference for the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1585 of
the 110th Congress (Report 110-477) shall be deemed to be part
of the legislative history of H.R. 4986 and shall have the same
effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as it
would have had with respect to the implementation of H.R. 1585,
if such measure had been enacted.
The Senate passed H.R. 4986 on January 22, 2008, by a
record vote of 91 yeas and 3 nays (Vote No. 1), clearing the
measure for the President.
H.R. 4986 was presented to the President on January 24,
2008. The President approved H.R. 4986 on January 28, 2008, as
Public Law Public Law 110-181.

Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate

H.R. 1680

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the
sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition
of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 1680 was introduced in the House by Mr.Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr.King of New York, and 6 original co-sponsors on
March 26, 2007. The measure was referred solely to the
Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 1680
was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 1680 on March 29, 2007,
and ordered the measure to be forwarded to the Full Committee
with a favorable recommendation, without amendment, by voice
vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1680 on April 26, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 1680 to the
House on October 2, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-357.
On October 23, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 1680 as amended, by voice vote.
H.R. 1680 was received in the Senate on October 24, 2007,
read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
H.R. 1680 was included in Section 550 of H.R. 2638, the
``Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009''; P.L. 110-329. See action taken on
H.R. 2638 listed above.

Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

H.R. 1684

To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 1684 was introduced in the House by Mr.Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr.King of New York, and 7 original co-sponsors on
March 26, 2007. The measure was referred solely to the
Committee on Homeland Security
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1684 on March 27, 2007,
and ordered the measure reported to the House, favorably,
amended, by a record vote of 26 yeas and 0 nays.
The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the
Judiciary sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on May 1, 2007, indicating jurisdictional
interests in provisions of H.R. 1684, as ordered reported. The
letter further requested that those provisions be stricken
before the measure is considered on the House Floor.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on May 2, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests in
provisions of H.R. 1684, specifically Sec. 702 and Title VII.
The letter further agreed to waive consideration of the
measure, and reserved a right to seek Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. The following day, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology recognizing
the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Science and
Technology and agreeing to support the request for Conferees
should a House-Senate Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee
on Homeland Security on May 3, 2007, indicating jurisdictional
interests in provisions of H.R. 1684. The letter further agreed
to waive consideration of the measure, and reserved a right to
seek Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called. On
that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure recognizing the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and agreeing to support the request for
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
May 3, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests in provisions
of H.R. 1684. The letter further agreed to waive consideration
of the measure, and reserved a right to seek Conferees should a
House-Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the
Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to
the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
recognizing the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce and agreeing to support the request for
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on May 3, 2007, indicating jurisdictional
interests in provisions of H.R. 1684. The letter further agreed
to waive consideration of the measure, and reserved a right to
seek Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called. On
that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform recognizing the jurisdictional
interests of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
and agreeing to support the request for Conferees should a
House-Senate Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
May 3, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests in provisions
of H.R. 1684. The letter further agreed to waive consideration
of the measure, and reserved a right to seek Conferees should a
House-Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the
Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to
the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary recognizing the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on the Judiciary and
agreeing to support the request for Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture sent a letter
to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on May 4,
2007, indicating jurisdictional interests in provisions of H.R.
1684. The letter further agreed to waive consideration of the
measure, and reserved a right to seek Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture recognizing the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Agriculture and
agreeing to support the request for Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 1684 to
the House on May 4, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-122.
The Committee on Rules met on May 8, 2007, and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 1684. The House
considered the Rule on May 9, 2007, and agreed to the Rule by a
record vote of 222 yeas and 197 nays. The House then proceeded
to the consideration of H.R. 1684 and passed the measure by a
recorded vote of 296 yeas and 126 nays, after agreeing to a
motion to recommit the measure to the Committee on Homeland
Security with instructions to report the same back to the House
forthwith with an amendment, by a record vote of 264 yeas and
160 nays.
On May 11, 2007, H.R. 1684 was received in the Senate, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility

H.R. 1717

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a
National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility, and for other
purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 1717 was introduced in the House by Mr.McCaul and 5
original co-sponsors on March 27, 2007. The measure was
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition
to the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce. Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R.
1717 was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 1717 on June 6, 2007,
and ordered the measure forwarded to the Full Committee,
amended, by voice vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1717 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote.
On August 1, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
reported H.R. 1717 to the House as H. Rpt. 110-819, Part I.
Subsequently, the Committee on Agriculture was discharged, and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce was granted an extension
for further consideration ending not later than September 12,
2008. The referral of H.R. 1717 to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce was extended on September 12, 2008, for a period
ending not later then September 26, 2008. The referral of H.R.
1717 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on
September 26, 2008, for a period ending not later then October
2, 2008. The referral of H.R. 1717 to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce was extended on October 2, 2008, for a period
ending not later then October 3, 2008. The referral of H.R.
1717 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on
October 3, 2008, for a period ending not later then January 3,
2009.

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 1955 (H.R. 1695)

To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
Summary
H.R. 1955 creates a National Commission to examine the
causes of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism and to
propose concrete recommendations and legislative strategies for
mitigating these threats. A Center of Excellence for the
Prevention of Radicalization and Home Grown Terrorism also
established under this measure will study the social, criminal,
political, psychological and economic roots of violent
radicalization and homegrown terrorism and will provide
homeland security officials across the government with
solutions to these threats. The measure further requires the
Nation's homeland security leadership to reach out to other
Nations that have experienced homegrown terrorism in the past
to benefit from the lessons learned by those Nations.
H.R. 1955 protects the civil rights and civil liberties of
Americans by ensuring that in the effort to secure the Nation
from domestic threats, the Nation abides by the rights and
safeguards guaranteed by the Constitution.
Legislative History
H.R. 1695 was introduced by Mr. Reichert and Mr. Dent on
March 26, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, the measure was referred to the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Provisions of H.R. 1695 were included in H.R. 1955 as
introduced.
H.R. 1955 was introduced by Ms.Harman and Mr.Reichert on
April 19, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary. Within the Committee, the measure was referred to
the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 1955 on July 17,
2007, and ordered the measure forwarded to the Full Committee,
favorably, for consideration, amended, by voice vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1955 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
October 16, 2007, agreeing to not seek a sequential referral of
H.R. 1955. On that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on the Judiciary acknowledging the jurisdictional
interests of the Committee on the Judiciary and agreeing to
support the appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference occur.
On October 16, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
reported H.R. 1955 to the House as H.Rpt. 110-384, Pt. I. The
Committee on the Judiciary was subsequently discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 1955.
On October 23, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 1955, amended, by a \2/3\ record vote of 404 yeas
and 6 nays.
H.R. 1955 was received in the Senate on October 24, 2007,
read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 2399

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18,
United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and
related activities, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 2399 was introduced in the House by Mr.Hill and three
original co-sponsors on May 21, 2007. The measure was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committee on Homeland Security.
On May 22, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules and
pass H.R. 2399 by a record vote of 412 yeas with none voting
``nay'' and 6 voting ``present.''
H.R. 2399 was received in the Senate, read twice, and
referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 23,
2007.
On April 22, 2008, the Committee on Rules met and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 2830. The provided
that in the engrossment of H.R. 2830, the Clerk is directed to
add at the end the text of H.R. 2399, the ``Alien Smuggling and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007,'' as it passed the House.
For additional action, see action taken on H.R. 2830 listed
below.

MOBILE BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM

H.R. 2490

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a
pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the
maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter
the United States.
Legislative History
H.R. 2490 was introduced in the House on May 24, 2007, by
Mr.Bilirakis and three original co-sponsors and referred solely
to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee,
H.R. 2490 was referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism was discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 2490.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 2490 on June 26, 2008,
and ordered the measure reported to the House, amended, with a
favorable recommendation, by voce vote. The Committee reported
H.R. 2490 to the House on July 10, 2008 as H.Rpt. 110-751.
The House considered H.R. 2490 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure by a recorded
vote of 394 yeas, 3 nays, and 1 voting present.
H.R. 2490 was received in the Senate on July 30, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.

Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

H.R. 2631

To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to
develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of
the source of nuclear material.
Legislative History
H.R. 2631 was introduced in the House on June 7, 2007, by
Mr.Schiff, Mr.Langevin, and three original co-sponsors. H.R.
2631 was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Within the
Committee, H.R. 2631 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On October 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing on H.R.
2631, the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act. The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Adam B. Schiff, the
Representative in Congress from the Twenty-Ninth District in
the State of California; Mr.Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic
Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security; Dr.
Steven Aoki, Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism,
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy;
Mr.Mike Evenson, Associate Director for Operations, Defense
Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense; Dr. Vahid
Majidi, Assistant Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice; Mr.Andrew Grant, Acting Director for WMD Terrorism,
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State; and Dr. Carol Burns, Group Leader, Nuclear
and Radiochemistry, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National
Laboratory.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 2631 on October 31,
2007, and forwarded the measure to the Full Committee with a
favorable recommendation, amended.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 2631 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on May 28, 2008, agreeing to not seek a sequential
referral of H.R. 2631. On May 28, 2008, The Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Science and Technology acknowledging the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Science and
Technology and agreed to support the appointment of Conferees
should a House-Senate Conference be requested.
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
June 11, 2008, agreeing to waive further consideration of H.R.
2631 in order to expedite consideration on the House Floor. The
letter further requested support for the appointment of
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be requested. On
that same date, theChairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs agreeing to the jurisdictional interests of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the request to expedite
consideration of the measure. The letter further agreed to
support the request for Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 2631 to
the House on June 11, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-708, Pt. 1.
H.R. 2631 was considered in the House under Suspension of
the Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed by voice vote.
H.R. 2631 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 23, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs considered H.R. 2631 and
ordered the measure reported to the Senate, amended. The Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
reported H.R. 2631 to the Senate on September 25, 2008, with no
written report.
The Senate passed H.R. 2631 on September 26 (Legislative
Day of September 17), 2008, after agreeing to the Committee
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007

H.R. 2830 (S.1892)

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year
2008, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 2830 was introduced in the House by Mr.Oberstar,
Mr.Cummings, and Mr.LaTourette on June 22, 2007. The measure
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ordered
H.R. 2830 reported to the House, amended, on June 28, 2007.
The Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Speaker of the House on June 29, 2007, requesting
a sequential referral of H.R. 2830. The letter further
indicated that section 306, 322, 324, 327, and 327 all contain
provisions within the jurisdictional prerogatives of the
Committee on Homeland Security.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reported
H.R. 2830 to the House on September 20, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-
338, Pt. 1. On that date, H.R. 2830 was sequentially referred
to the House Committee on Homeland Security for a period ending
not later than October 1, 2007, for consideration of such
provisions of the measure and the amendment as fall within the
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(i), rule X.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 2830 on
September 25, 2007, and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 2830 to
the House on October 1, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-338, Pt. II.
H.R. 2830 was subsequently sequentially referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the
Judiciary for a period ending not later than October 15, 2007.
On October 15, 2007, the referral to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary was
extended for a period ending not later than October 29, 2007.
The referral of the measure to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary was further
extended on October 29, 2007, for a period ending not later
than October 30, 2007. The referral of the measure to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the
Judiciary was further extended on October 29, 2007, for a
period ending not later than November 16, 2007.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported H.R. 2830 to the
House on October 30, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-338, Part III.
The referral of the measure to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce was further extended on November 15, 2007, for a
period ending not later than December 7, 2007. Subsequently,
the referral was again extended on December 7, 2007, to end on
December 14, 2007; and again on December 14, 2007, for a period
ending not later than January 12, 2008.
H.R. 2830 was received in the Senate on April 28, 2008,
read twice, and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
On July 26, 2007, Ms.Cantwell and five original co-sponsors
introduced S.1892, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 2830,
which was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation considered S.1892 and ordered the measure
reported to the Senate. Reported to the Senate as S.Rpt. 110-
261.
On February 5, 2008, the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation reported S.1892, the Senate
companion measure to the Senate as (S.Rpt. 110-261). S.1892 was
placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
The Committee on Rules met on April 22, 2008, and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 2830. The Rule was
filed in the House as H.Res. 1126 (H.Rpt. 110-604).
The Committee on the Judiciary filed a supplemental report
on April 23, 2008 (H.Rpt. 110-338, Part IV).
The House agreed to H.Res. 1126 by a record vote of 223
yeas and 183 nays (Roll No. 219).
The House considered H.R. 2830 on April 24, 2008, under the
provisions of H.Res. 1126 and passed the measure by a record
vote of 395 yeas and 7 nays (Roll No. 223).

TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2007

H.R. 3232

To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United
States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business,
and scholarly travel to the United States.
Legislative History
H.R. 3232 was introduced in the House on July 31, 2007, by
Mr.Delahunt and 11 original co-sponsors. H.R. 3232 was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R. 3232 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce considered H.R. 3232
on September 23, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote.
The House considered H.R. 3232 under Suspension of the
Rules on September 25, 2008, and agreed to the measure by voice
vote.
H.R. 3232 was received in the Senate on September 26, 2008,
read twice, and on October 2, 2008, was placed on the Senate
Calendar.

Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2007

H.R. 3815

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the
Secretary of Homeland Security to make full and efficient use
of open source information to develop and disseminate open
source homeland security information products, and for other
purposes.
Summary
H.R. 3815 directs the Department of Homeland Security to
establish an office to collect and analyze open source
information and disseminate open source intelligence products
to Federal, State, and local law enforcement and the private
sector. These products can be shared more easily with such
customers because they are based largely on publicly available
information. Accordingly, they do not require any
classification or controlled unclassified information (CUI)
markings that might otherwise interfere with information
sharing. The measure gives the Department's Privacy Officer a
key oversight role when it comes to the operations of the open
source office to ensure that the Department's open source
collection, analysis, and dissemination is conducted in
accordance with the Constitution.
Legislative History
H.R. 3815 was introduced in the House on October 10, 2007,
by Mr.Perlmutter and seven original co-sponsors, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 3815 was referred the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
On June 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment considered
H.R. 3815 and ordered the measure favorably forwarded to the
Full Committee for consideration, amended, by unanimous
consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 3815 and ordered the measure to be reported to
the House favorably, amended, by voice vote. The Committee
reported H.R. 3815 to the House on July 21, 2008, as H.Rpt.
110-763.
The House considered H.R. 3815 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs considered H.R. 3815 on September 23, 2008, and
reported the measure to the Senate, amended, with no written
report.

Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007

H.R. 4179 (S.3392)

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an
appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or
prohibited from boarding a flight, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 4179 was introduced in the House on November 14, 2007,
by Ms.Clarke, Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, and nine original co-
sponsors and referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 4179 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered H.R. 4179 on May 1, 2008,
and adopted the measure, amended.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 4179.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 4179 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 4179 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-686.
Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules on
June 18, 2008, and passed by voice vote.
H.R. 4179 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
On July 31, 2008, Ms.Klobuchar and four original co-
sponsors introduced S.3392, the Senate companion measure to
H.R. 4179, in the Senate, which was read twice and referred to
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 4749 (S.2292)

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the
Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive
threats, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
S.2292, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 4749, was
introduced in the Senate on November 1, 2007, by Ms.Collins and
Mr.Lieberman. S.2292 was referred to the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 4749 was introduced in the House on December 17, 2007,
by Mr.King of New York and Mr.Thompson of Mississippi. H.R.
4749 was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee, H.R. 4749 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, without amendment, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 4749 on May 20, 2008.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 4749 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 4749 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-689.
The House considered H.R. 4749 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 4749 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 23, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs considered S.2292 and
reported the measure to the Senate, as amended. Report filed in
the Senate as S.Rpt. 110-481.

Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007

H.R. 4806

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a
strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland
security and other information and to promote the sharing of
unclassified homeland security and other information, and for
other purposes.
Summary
To improve information sharing and to overcome the problem
of over-classification of intelligence, H.R. 4806 directs the
Department of Homeland Security to adopt a series of
accountability mechanisms to ensure that Department employees
use classification markings in strict accordance with
applicable Executive Orders and other authorities.
The measure requires that all classified intelligence
products created at the Department be simultaneously created in
a standard unclassified format. It likewise establishes an
auditing mechanism for the Department's Inspector General that
randomly samples classified intelligence products; identifies
over-classification problems that exist in those samples; and
recommends improvements to fix them. The measure also requires
the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a process
through which employees may challenge original classification
decisions at the Department and a series of penalties for staff
who repeatedly fail to comply with applicable classification
policies despite notice of their noncompliance and an
opportunity to undergo re-training.
In addition to creating annual classification training
requirements for Department staff, the measure directs the
Secretary to develop a plan that would assign an electronic
personal identifier to every Department employee with original
classification authority that would attach to every document
that they classify. Such an identifier will allow the Secretary
to track how and where information classified by the Department
is used and to address and correct over-classification problems
as they are discovered.
Legislative History
H.R. 4806 was introduced in the House by Ms.Harman and 13
original co-sponsors on December 18, 2007, and referred solely
to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee,
H.R. 4806 was referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 4806 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 4806, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 4806 and ordered the measure to be reported to
the House favorably, amended, by voice vote. The Committee on
Homeland Security reported H.R. 4806 to the House on July 24,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-776.
The House considered H.R. 4806 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
H.R. 4806 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.

Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008

H.R. 5170

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a
privacy official within each component of the Department of
Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5170 was introduced in the House by Mr.Carney and
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi on January 28, 2008, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 5170 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5170.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5170 and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 5170
on July 10, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-755.
The House considered H.R. 5170 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and on July 30, 2008, passed the
measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5170 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008

H.R. 5531

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify criteria
for certification relating to advanced spectroscopic portal
monitors, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5531 was introduced in the House by Mr.King of New
York and Mr.McCaul of Texas on March 5, 2008, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 5170 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology was discharged from
consideration of H.R. 5531.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5531 and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee on Homeland
Security reported H.R. 5531 to the House on July 22, 2008, as
H.Rpt. 110-764.
The House considered H.R. 5531 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and on July 30, 2008, passed the
measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5531 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8178, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing the measure H.R. 5531.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008

H.R. 5577

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify,
and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to enhance security and protect against acts of
terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
On December 12, 2007, prior to introduction, the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection held a hearing on H.R. _, the ``Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary,
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Clyde Miller, Director, Corporate Security, BASF
Corporation; Mr.Gerald C. Setley, Vice President, Region 3
Director, International Chemical Workers Union Council, United
Food and Commercial Workers Union; Mr.Gary Sondermeyer,
Director of Operations, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection; and Dr. M. Sam Mannan, PE, CSP, Professor and
Director, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M
University System.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered a Committee Print on
January 23, 2008, entitled ``To amend the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the
Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect
against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for
other purposes.'' The Subcommittee ordered the measure to be
forwarded to the Full Committee for consideration, amended, by
unanimous consent.
On February 26, 2008, the Full Committee held a hearing on
a Committee Print entitled ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; David C. Pulham, Ph.D.,
Director of Compliance, Siegfried (USA), Inc.; and Mr.Kevin
Wattier, General Manager, Long Beach Water Department.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered a Committee
Print on March 6, 2008, entitled the ``Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2008.'' By a record vote of 15 yeas and 7 nays
(Roll Call Vote No. 16), the Committee agreed to the Committee
Print. The Committee further agreed by unanimous consent that
upon introduction the Committee Print in the House, and
referral to the Committee on Homeland Security, the measure be
deemed reported to the House with a favorable recommendation.
H.R. 5577 was introduced in the House on March 11, 2008, by
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 17
original co-sponsors. H.R. 5577 was referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement by the
Committee on Homeland Security of March 6, 2008, the Committee
on Homeland Security reported H.R. 5577 to the House on March
14, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-550, Pt. 1.
The referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce was extended on March 14, 2008, for a period ending
not later than April 11, 2008. On April 11, 2008, the referral
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended for a
period ending May 30, 2008. On May 30, 2008, the referral to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended for a period
ending July 11, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on July 11, 2008,
for a period ending not later then September 12, 2008. The
referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
was extended on September 12, 2008, for a period ending not
later then September 26, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on September 26,
2008, for a period ending not later then October 2, 2008. The
referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
was extended on October 2, 2008, for a period ending not later
then October 3, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on October 3,
2008, for a period ending not later then January 3, 2009.

Scientific Transformations through Advancing Research (STAR) Act

H.R. 5743

To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the
authority to procure real property and accept in-kind
donations.
Legislative History
H.R. 5743 was introduced in the House by Mr.Broun of
Georgia on April 9, 2008, and referred solely to the Committee
on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 5743 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5743.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5743 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 5743 to the House on September
8, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-828.

Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of
2008

H.R. 5909

To amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to
prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including
security screeners, of covert testing of security screening
procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation security
at airports, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5909 was introduced in the House on April 24, 2008, by
Mrs.Lowey. The measure was referred solely to the Committee on
Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 5909 was referred
to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, amended, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 5909.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 5909 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 5909 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-687.
The House considered H.R. 5909 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5909 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

American Steel First Act of 2008

H.R. 5935

To require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel
produced in the United States in carrying out projects for the
construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or
public work, and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5935 was introduced in the House by Mr.Visclosky and
10 original co-sponsors on April 30, 2008, and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition
to the Committees on Homeland Security and Armed Services.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security H.R. 5935 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5935.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5935 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote.

Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act of 2008

H.R. 5982

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes of
transportation security, to conduct a study on how airports can
transition to uniform, standards-based, and inter operable
biometric identifier systems for airport workers with
unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport, and
for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5982 was introduced in the House on May 7, 2008, by
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi and Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas. H.R.
5982 was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 5982 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 5982 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-688.
Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules on
June 18, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5982 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information
security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other
purposes.

H.R. 5983

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the
information security of the Department of Homeland Security,
and for other purposes.
Legislative History
H.R. 5983 was introduced in the House by Mr.Langevin and
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi on May 7, 2008, and referred solely
to the Committee on Homeland Security.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5983 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee on Homeland
Security reported H.R. 4806 to the House on July 24, 2008, as
H.Rpt. 110-777.
The House considered H.R. 5983 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8177, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 5983.

Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of
Homeland Security Act

Public Law 110-412 H.R. 6098

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the
financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal
governments for information sharing activities, and for other
purposes.
Summary
H.R. 6098, the Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence
and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act, clarifies how
Department of Homeland Security grant recipients can use funds
for hiring and retaining intelligence analysts at State, local,
and regional fusion centers and elsewhere at the State and
local levels.
Under the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, P.L. 100-53, Congress made clear that
Department grant recipients could use up to 50 percent of their
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Urban Area
Security Initiative (UASI) funding for personnel costs, without
time limitation. The Department, however, capped allowable
personnel costs far below the 50 percent threshold and imposed
a two-year limit, later changed to three years, on how long
States could employ intelligence analysts hired with Department
grant funds.
H.R. 6098 corrects the Department's misinterpretation of
the law by specifically clarifying that States and localities
may spend up to 50 percent of their grant awards for personnel
costs should they so desire. The measure likewise removes the
Department's time limits for such funding.
Legislative History
H.R. 6098 was introduced in the House by Mr.Reichert on May
20, 2008, and referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 6098 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 6098 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 6098, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 6098 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported
H.R. 6098 to the House on July 10, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-752.
The House considered H.R. 6098 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 6098 was received in the Senate on July 30, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs considered H.R. 6098 on September 23, 2008, and ordered
the measure to be reported to the Senate, amended. On September
24, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs reported H.R. 6098 to the House, amended,
with no written report.
The Senate considered H.R. 6098 on September 27, 2008, and
passed the measure, amended, by unanimous consent.
On September 29, 2008, the House agreed to the Senate
amendment to H.R. 6098 by unanimous consent, clearing the
measure for the President.
The President approved H.R. 6098 on October 24, 2008, as
P.L. 110-412.

Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008

H.R. 6193

Summary
H.R. 6193, the Improving Public Access to Documents Act of
2008, is a companion measure to H.R. 4806 that addresses the
Intelligence Community's ``sensitive but unclassified'' (SBU)
control markings regime. That regime, like over-classification,
has stymied the robust information sharing needed to protect
the homeland from terrorist attacks. Unlike classified records,
however, there has been no monitoring of the use or impact of
SBU control markings on that effort. H.R. 6193 accordingly
implements the White House's new attack. Information (CUI)
Framework at the Department of Homeland Security to begin
addressing the problem the confusion.
The CUI Framework - developed by the Program Manager of the
Information Sharing Environment - reduces the number of allowed
information control markings from over 100 to just seven. It
likewise imposes strict requirements for when CUI control
markings may be used.
Among other things, H.R. 6193 requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to adopt a CUI Framework Implementation Plan
with rigorous policy development, training, and auditing
requirements. Moreover, it promotes greater accountability by
requiring the Department to create a publicly available list of
all Department documents marked as CUI that have been withheld
from disclosure under a valid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
exemption. This transparency will help highlight any improper
use of CUI control markings in response to FOIA requests -
empowering the public to bring abuses to the DHS Inspector
General's attention. H.R. 6193 also clarifies that a CUI
control marking has no bearing on whether information may be
withheld under FOIA.
Legislative History
H.R. 6193 was introduced in the House by Ms.Harman,
Mr.Reichert and six original co-sponsors on June 5, 2008, and
referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within
the Committee, H.R. 6193 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
On June 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing on H.R. 6193. The Subcommittee received testimony from
Ms.Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, National Security Archive;
Ms.Caroline Fredrickson, Director, Washington Legislative
Office, American Civil Liberties Union; and Ms. Patrice
McDermott, Director, OpenTheGovernment.org.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 6193 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 6193, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 6193 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported
the measure on July 28, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-779.
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on July 25, 2008, indicating that in order to
expedite consideration on the House Floor, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform would not seek a sequential
referral of H.R. 4806. On that same date, the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Oversight and Government reform agreeing to
expedite consideration and supporting the request for an
appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be
called.
The House considered H.R. 6193 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.

Providing for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the
Department of Homeland Security

S.2816

To provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital
Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
Legislative History
S.2816 was introduced in the Senate on April 3, 2008, by
Mr.Voinovich and Mr.Akaka, and referred to the Senate Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs considered S.2816 on June 25, 2008, and ordered the
measure to be reported without amendment favorably. On
September 16, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs reported S.2816 to the Senate as
S.Rpt. 110-466.
The Senate considered S.2816 on September 23, 2008, and
passed the measure, without amendment, by unanimous consent.
S.2816 was received in the House on September 24, 2008, and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security.
On September 27, 2008, the House agreed to Suspend the
Rules and pass S.2816, clearing the measure for the President.
S.2816 was presented to the President on October 2, 2008,
and approved by the President on October 10, 2008, as P.L. 110-
338.

Resolution Honoring Employees of the Department of Homeland Security

H.Res. 134 (S.Res. 94)

Recognizing and honoring the employees of the Department of
Homeland Security for their efforts and contributions to
protect and secure the Nation.
Legislative History
H.Res. 134 was introduced by Mr.Carney, Mr. King of New
York, and fourteen original co-sponsors. H.Res. 134 was
referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
On February 12, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and agree to H.Res. 134 by a record vote of 412 yeas and 0
nays.
On March 5, 2007, Senator Voinovich and five original co-
sponsors introduced a Senate considered a companion measure,
S.Res. 94. On that same date, the Senate agreed to the Senate
resolution by unanimous consent.

Honoring Border Patrol Agent Luis A. Aguilar

H.Res. 954

Honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent Luis A.
Aguilar, who lost his life in the line of duty near Yuma,
Arizona, on January 19, 2008.
Legislative History
H.Res. 954 was introduced on January 29, 2008, by Ms.Zoe
Lofgren of California, Mr. King of New York, and 29 original
co-sponsors. H.Res. 954 was referred solely to the Committee on
Homeland Security.
On February 12, 2008, the House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to H.Res. 954, amended, by a \2/3\ record vote of 357
yeas and none voting nay, (Roll No. 43).

Recognizing the Fifth Anniversary of the Department of Homeland
Security

H.Res. 1038

A resolution recognizing the fifth anniversary of the
Department of Homeland Security and honoring the Department's
employees for their extraordinary efforts and contributions to
protect and secure our Nation.
Legislative History
H.Res. 1038 was introduced on March 11, 2008, by
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi and Mr.King of New York. H.Res. 1038
was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
On April 9, 2008, the House began consideration of H.Res.
1038 under Suspension of the Rules. The House continued
consideration of H.Res. 1038 on April 10 and agreed to Suspend
the Rules and agree to H.Res. 1038 by a \2/3\ record vote of
406 yeas and 3 nays.

Sense of the House of Representatives on securing rail and mass transit
lines

H.Res. 1150

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the
Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance
with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance
security against terrorist attack and other security threats to
our Nation's rail and mass transit lines.
Legislative History
H.Res. 1150 was introduced in the House on April 25, 2008,
by Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas and Mr.Thompson of Mississippi. The
measure was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.Res. 1150 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, without amendment, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.Res. 1150 on May 20, 2008.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.Res. 1150
on May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.Res. 1150 to
the House on June 17, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-716.
The House considered H.Res. 1150 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and adopted the resolution by voice
vote.

Sense of the House of Representatives on September 11, 2001

H.Res. 1420

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United
States on September 11, 2001.
Legislative History
H.Res. 1420 was introduced in the House on September 9,
2008, by Mr.Hoyer and referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, the Committee on Homeland Security, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence.
The House agreed to Suspend the Rules on September 11,
2008, and passed H.Res. 1420 by a \2/3\ record vote of 402 yeas
and 0 nays (Roll No. 586).

Sense of the House of Representatives relating to the employees of the
Department of Homeland Security

H.Res. 1429

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their
partners at all levels of government, and the millions of
emergency response providers and law enforcement agents
Nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on
the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.
Legislative History
H.Res. 1429 was introduced by Ms.Clarke, Chairman Thompson
of Mississippi, Ranking Member Mr. King of New York and 8
original co-sponsors on September 11, 2008, and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security.
On September 27, 2008, the House considered H.Res. 1429
under Suspension of the Rules and agreed to the resolution by
voice vote.

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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE

SAFE Port Act

On January 24, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Committee Member Staff briefing at which
representatives from the United States Coast Guard briefed
staff on the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109-347).
On January 30, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Committee Member Staff briefing at which
representatives from Customs and Border Protection briefed
staff on the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109-347).

Department of Homeland Security Organization

On January 31, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Member briefing on the Department of Homeland Security's
organizational structure. Representatives from the Department
of Homeland Security provided an overview of the current
organizational and reporting structure of the agency.

FY2008 Department of Homeland Security Budget

On February 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a briefing at which representatives from Department of
Homeland Security briefed Committee Staff on the Department's
FY2008 Budget Request.

Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security

On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a hearing entitled ``An Overview of Issues and Challenges
Facing the Department of Homeland Security.'' The Committee
received testimony from Hon. David Walker, Comptroller General
of the United States; and Hon. Richard Skinner, Inspector
General, Department of Homeland Security.

U.S.-Israeli Cooperation

On February 8, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Committee Member briefing at which Avi Dicter,
Minister of Public Security, State of Israel, briefed Members
on the current status of U.S.-Israeli cooperation against
terrorism.

FY2008 Department of Homeland Security Budget Request

On February 9, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``An Examination of the President's FY 2008 Budget
Request for the Department of Homeland Security.'' The
Committee received testimony from Hon. Michael Chertoff,
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

Department of Homeland Security Budget Priorities

On February 15, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned and Grading Goals:
The Department of Homeland Security in 2007.'' The Committee
received testimony from Michael Jackson, Deputy Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security.
This hearing focused on the Department's budget priorities,
as expressed in the President's $2.9 Trillion FY 2008 Budget
Proposal submitted to Congress on February 5, 2007. The hearing
also provided Members an opportunity to inquire how the
Department planned to use the proposed budget to implement the
reorganization of FEMA and other key offices, pursuant to the
Notice of Implementation of the Post-Katrina Emergency Reform
Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-296) as well as the Additional Changes
Pursuant to Section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
provided to Congress on January 18, 2007.

Homeland Operations of the National Guard

On February 28, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Committee Member briefing on the role of the National
Guard its functions and homeland security operations.
Representatives from the National Guard were present.

SBInet

On February 28, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held Member briefing to receive an update on the Department of
Homeland Security's SBInet program. Representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security, including the Department of
Homeland Security's Inspector General's Office, and the
Government Accountability Office briefed Members on SBInet, a
component of the Secure Border Initiative assigned to Customs
and Border Protection.
On June 19, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Security expressing concerns that the
testimony provided to the Subcommittee on June 7, 2007, failed
to mention delays in the SBInet program.

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act

On March 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on a Committee Print entitled ``Rail and Public
Transportation Security Act of 2007.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Administrator,
Transportation Security Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Terri Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Program Management, Department of Transportation; Mr.Richard
Fairfax, Director of Enforcement Programs, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, Department of Labor; Mr.Richard
Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, New York
City Police Department, City of New York; Mr.William Millar,
President, American Public Transportation Association;
Mr.Edward Hamberger, President, American Association of
Railroads; Mr.Ed Rodzwicz, President, Teamsters Rail
Conference; Mr.Fred Weiderhold, Inspector General, National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); and Mr.David Shuman,
Private Citizen.

Government Watch Lists

On March 13, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Classified Member briefing to discuss the Terrorist
Screening Center and Federal Government Watch Lists.
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security's
Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border
Protection, the Terrorist Screening Center, and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation briefed Members on the operation of the
Terrorist Screening Center and its management of the Federal
Watch Lists.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems

On March 15, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
hosted a Classified Member briefing to discuss an emerging
threat to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
systems. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security and the Idaho National Laboratory briefed Members on
the threat and the Department's ongoing response.

FEMA: Disaster Declarations

On March 15, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held
a hearing entitled ``Disaster Declarations: Where is FEMA in a
Time of Need?'' The Committee received testimony from Admiral
Harvey Johnson, Deputy Director, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Hon. Mike Beebe,
Governor, State of Arkansas; and Mr.Bruce Baughman, Director,
Emergency Management Agency, State of Alabama.

US-VISIT and Quadrennial Review

On March 20, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held
a hearing entitled ``Organizational and Policy Proposals for
the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Authorization:
Positioning US-VISIT for Success and Establishing a Quadrennial
Homeland Security Review Process.'' The Committee received
testimony from Mr.Robert A. Mocny, Acting Director, US-VISIT,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Richard Stana, Director,
Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability
Office; Mr.Richard Robert Zitz, Deputy Under Secretary for
Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security; Dr. James Jay
Carafano, Senior Fellow, The Heritage Foundation; Ms.Michele A.
Flournoy, President and Co-Founder, Center for a New American
Security; and Hon. Asa Hutchinson, Founding Partner, Hutchinson
Group.

Securing LNG Tankers

On March 21, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held
a hearing entitled ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect the
Homeland.'' The Committee received testimony from Mr.Jim Wells,
Director, Energy, NRC, Natural Resources and Environment,
Government Accountability Office; Rear Admiral Brian M.
Salerno, Director, Inspection and Compliance, U.S.Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.H.Keith Lesnick, Director,
Office of Deepwater Port Licensing, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation; Mr.J. Mark Robinson, Director,
Office of Energy Projects, Federal Regulatory Commission;
Mr.Ron Davis, President, Marine Engineers' Beneficial
Association; and Dr. Phani Raj, President, Technology &
Management Systems, Inc.

Federal Homeland Security Contracting

On April 20, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Responsibility in Federal Homeland Security
Contracting.'' The Committee received testimony from Ms.Elaine
Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project on Government
Oversight (POGO); Mr.Alan Chvotkin, Senior Vice President and
Counsel, Professional Services Council; and Professor Charles
Tiefer, Private Citizen.

Federal Protective Service

On May 1, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective
Service.'' The Committee received testimony from Hon. James L.
Taylor, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Gary Schenkel, Director, Federal Protective
Service, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.David L. Wright,
President, American Federation of Government Employees, Local
918, FPS Union; and Mr.Joseph Ricci, Executive Director,
National Association of Security Companies.
This hearing examined proposed budget and staff cuts in the
Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the effect that increased
privatization has had on security and agency integrity. The
Committee specifically examined the replacement of FPS security
guards with private guards; bribery and corruption in the
oversight of private contractors; and the long-term viability
of FPS as a Federal agency in light of the planned
transformation of FPS into a primarily contract guard based
workforce.

Operation Vigilant Sentry

On May 2 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held
Classified Member-only briefing on Operation Vigilant Sentry,
the Department of Homeland Security's Plan for deterring and
responding to possible mass migrations in the Caribbean.

2007, Hurricane Season

On May 15, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?'' The Committee
received testimony from Hon. R. David Paulison, Director,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.William Jenkins, Director, Homeland Security and
Justice Issues Division, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Craig Fugate, Director, Florida Division of Emergency
Management; and Mr.Joe Becker, Senior Vice President,
Preparedness and Response, American Red Cross National
Headquarters.

School Preparedness and Response

On May 17, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Protecting our Schools: Federal Efforts to Strengthen
Community Preparedness and Response.'' The Committee received
testimony from Ms.Holly Kuzmich, Deputy Chief of Staff , Policy
and Programs, Department of Education; Mr.Robert J. Sica,
Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, National
Threat Assessment Center, Department of Homeland Security;
Ms.Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and
Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Kenneth
S.Trump, M.P.A., President, National School Safety and Security
Services; Mr.David Rainer, Associate Vice Chancellor,
Environmental Health and Public Safety, North Carolina State
University; and Dr. James C. Renick, Senior Vice President for
Programs and Research, American Council on Education.

Gulf Coast Rebuilding and Recovery

On May 22, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Role of the Department of Homeland Security in Gulf Coast
Rebuilding and Recovery Efforts.'' The Committee received
testimony from Mr.John J. Castellani, President, Business
Roundtable; Ms.Lezli Baskerville, Esq.,President and CEO,
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education;
Mr.Bryan McDonald, Director, Office of Recovery and Renewal,
State of Mississippi; and Mr.Jeff Johnson, President and CEO,
Truth is Power.

XDR Tuberculosis

On June 6, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A Poorly Coordinated Federal
Response to an Incident with Homeland Security Implications.''
The Committee received testimony from Dr. Julie L. Gerberding,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Jeffrey Runge,
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.W.
Ralph Basham, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; and Mr.Jayson P. Ahern,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems

On June 21, 2007, the Full Committee held a Classified
Member-only briefing on efforts to mitigate an emerging threat
to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Critical Infrastructure

On July 11, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
Member briefing on critical infrastructure protections.
Representatives from the Government Accountability Office and
the Department of Homeland Security provided Members with an
update on critical infrastructure issues, including sector
specific plans.

Ports of Entry Inspections

On July 18, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
Member briefing on inspection procedures at land ports of entry
to the U.S. Representatives from Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) showed surveillance video depicting inadequate
inspections at ports of entry along both the northern and
southern borders, as well as surveillance video showing the
tuberculosis patient, Mr.Andrew Speaker, being permitted to
enter the U.S.at the Champlain, New York port of entry in May
2007.

Homeland Security Advisory Committees

On July 25, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``An Overview of Department of Homeland
Security Federal Advisory Committees.'' The Committee received
testimony from Mr.Doug Hoelscher, Executive Director, Homeland
Security Advisory Committees, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Robert Flaak, Director, Committee Management Secretariat
Office of Government wide Policy, General Services
Administration; Mr.Jeff Gaynor, Former Director, DHS Homeland
Security Advisory Council Emergency Response Senior Advisory
Committee and Critical Infrastructure Task Force; Mr.Randy
Beardsworth, Former Assistant Secretary, Strategic Plans,
Department of Homeland Security; Ms.Anne Weismann, Chief
Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington;
and Mr.Al Berkeley, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems,
LLC.

Security Gaps

On September 5, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Holding the Department of Homeland Security
Accountable for Security Gaps.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security.

National Applications Office

On August 22, 2007, the Chairman sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Security requesting information about the
Department's new National Applications Office (NAO). As
described in press accounts by the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis, the NAO is to be a clearinghouse for
requests for domestic satellite images. The Under Secretary
stated publicly that access to domesticsatellite imagery would
be expanded to State, local, and tribal law enforcement for
nontraditional purposes. The Chairman asked the Secretary to
provide assurances that before its October 1, 2007, rollout,
the NAO would comply with the Constitution and all applicable
laws and regulations. The Chairman likewise requested that the
Secretary provide bi-weekly briefings on the NAO's progress
until that October 1, 2007, rollout date.
On August 29, 2007, the Department's Acting General Counsel
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security declining an invitation to testify at the September 6,
2007, Full Committee hearing on the National Applications
Office (NAO).
On September 6, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy
and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications
Office.'' The Committee received testimony from Mr.Charles
Allen, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Daniel W. Sutherland,
Officer, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Hugo Teufel, Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Barry Steinhardt, Director,
ACLU Program on Technology and Liberty, American Civil
Liberties Union; and Ms.Lisa Graves, Deputy Director, Center
for National Security Studies.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Chairman of the
Committee, and the Chairs of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight sent a
letter to Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis calling for a
moratorium on the NAO's operations until the vMembers' privacy
and civil liberties concerns had been addressed. Specifically,
the Members asked for the Department to provide them with a
written legal framework for the NAO, along with standard
operating procedures that clarified proper and improper
domestic applications and uses for domesticsatellite imagery.
On September 6, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis expressing concern over the National Applications
Office (NAO) and requesting a written legal framework for the
program as well as standard operating procedures applicable to
the program.
On September 13, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee, and
the Chairs of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations and Oversight sent a letter to the
Chairmen of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Senate Committees on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence requesting a joint meeting to discuss the NAO and
the Committee's recent hearing.
On September 26, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight, and the fifteen other Democratic
Members of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to
the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Homeland Security clarifying their position on
the National Applications Office (NAO) and requesting that they
refrain from funding the NAO until the Department of Homeland
Security had completed a written legal framework and standard
operating procedures.
On September 28, 2007, the Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis responded to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security's, letter of August 22, 2007, promising a
progress report on the written legal framework, and standard
operating procedures, and a briefing on that progress report in
the near term. The letter further indicated that NAO would not
begin operations until the Department responded to the
Committee's concerns..
On October 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, the
Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee for Homeland
Security, and the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence held a classified joint Member-only briefing on
plans to establish the NAO at the Department of Homeland
Security. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the
Director of National Intelligence provided Members with an
update of the program.
The Department thereafter advised Committee staff that it
was drafting a NAO ``Charter'' that, among other things, would
address the Member's privacy and civil liberties concerns. The
Department further advised that NAO standard operating
procedures would be developed following the completion of the
NAO Charter.
On January 16, 2008, the Director of National Intelligence
sent a letter to the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment responding
to a December 19, 2007, letter sent to the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence expressing concern over the
impact of the National Applications Office (NAO) on the
capabilities of the Civil Applications Committee (CAC).
On February 13, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security
briefed the Chairman of the Full Committee on the forthcoming
NAO Charter and explained that it would include at least three
customer domains for satellite imagery: Law Enforcement, Civil
Applications, and Homeland Security Domains. The Secretary
advised that the Charter would address the Members' privacy and
civil liberties concerns, and that supporting privacy and civil
liberties impact assessments and standard operating procedures
would follow. The Secretary also advised that the NAO's Law
Enforcement Domain would not be completed until ``summer 2008''
and that the remaining domains would start up in the interim.
On March 27, 2008, the Committee received the NAO Charter
from the Department. Subsequently, on April 7, 2008, the
Chairman and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and
Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary expressing concern
about the inadequacy of Charter, the lack of legal framework,
and Department job postings for NAO staff prior to both the
production of a legal framework and a Government Accountability
Office privacy and civil liberties review of the NAO required
in Section 525 of H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008.
On April 7, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, and the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security
reiterating Member concerns about the development of the NAO
and requesting an update on the Department of Homeland
Security's efforts to address outstanding privacy and civil
liberties concerns with the program.
On April 10, 2008, the Committee received the Department's
NAO privacy impact assessment, civil rights and civil liberties
impact assessment, and standard operating procedures. The
procedures made clear that the NAO's Law Enforcement Domain
would be put off indefinitely.
On April 11, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent
separate letters to the Chairman, the Chair of the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight asserting that the Members had
``left some with the impression that the Department is seeking
to use satellites to spy on Americans,'' disputing that notion,
and asserting that the documents provided would address Member
concerns. The Secretary also advised that hiring of NAO staff
was merely ``preparatory step'' and stated that the NAO would
be stood up in phases, excluding the Law Enforcement Domain.
The Secretary stated that, when and if the Law Enforcement
Domain was stood up, Congress would have an opportunity to
inquire about the legal, privacy, and civil liberties
safeguards that would be in place. The Secretary concluded the
letter by advising it is not Congress' role to draft the NAO
Charter.
On April 28, 2008, Committee staff advised the Department
that Members sought an Article I-based legal framework that
could be used for oversight purposes that 1) identified the
uses for which satellite imagery would be made available for
law enforcement officers and for customers falling within the
Homeland Security Domain; and 2) provided legal authorities and
analysis that supported the proposed expanded use of satellite
imagery. The Department advised Committee staff that it would
not be producing such a legal framework.
On May 15, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee and the
Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing,
and Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Chairman of
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on
Homeland Security, and the Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations Select Intelligence Oversight Panel expressing
serious concern over any actions to authorize or appropriate
funding for the National Applications Office (NAO) and urging
an abstention from any such authorization or appropriation
until a written legal framework was in place.
On June 4, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment received a
letter from 33 privacy and civil liberties organizations
thanking them for their oversight of the NAO and raising eight
points for consideration as part of their oversight work.

Department of Homeland Security Accomplishments and Failures

On September 18, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``The Grades are In! -- Is the Department of Homeland
Security Measuring Up?'' The Committee received testimony from
Hon. David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States,
Government Accountability Office; and Hon. Paul A. Schneider,
Under Secretary Management, Department of Homeland Security.

Terrorist Screening Database

On September 19, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Member briefing on the Terrorist Screening Database
(TSDB), otherwise known as the terrorist watchlist. The
Terrorist Screening Center, Social Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security, and Government Accountability
Office officials will brief Committee Members on the Federal
Government's management and use of the terrorist watchlist.

Cybersecurity Threats

On October 25, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Member briefing on the threats to the Nation's
cybersecurity infrastructure. Representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security were present.

California Wildfires

On October 25, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Member briefing on the status and response to the
wildfires in California. Representatives from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were present.

Cybersecurity Threats

On October 31, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Classified Member-only briefing on cybersecurity
threats. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security were present to respond to Member questions.

Transportation Worker Identification Cards (TWIC)

On October 31, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Homeland Security Failures: TWIC Examined.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Edmond S.``Kip''
Hawley, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security; Admiral Brian Salerno,
Director, Inspection and Compliance, U.S.Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security; and Ms.Cathy Berrick,
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government
Accountability Office.

Cybersecurity Initiative

On November 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a classified Member-only briefing on the ``Cybersecurity
Initiative,'' referenced in media reports. Representatives from
the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies were
present to discuss the initiative, the proposed implementation
of the initiative, and respond to Member questions.

Terrorist Watch List

On November 8, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a hearing entitled ``The Progress and Pitfalls of the
Terrorist Watch List.'' The Committee received testimony from
Hon. Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector
General, Department of Justice; Ms.Eileen Larence, Director,
Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability
Office; Mr.Leonard C. Boyle, Director, Terrorist Screening
Center; and Ms.Kathleen Kraninger, Director Screening
Coordination Office, Department of Homeland Security.

TSA Covert Testing

On November 14, 2007, the Committee held a hearing entitled
``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip Off Airport Screeners about Covert
Testing?'' The Committee received testimony from Hon. Edmond
S.``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Gregory
Kutz, Managing Director, Office of Forensic Audits and Special
Investigations, Government Accountability Office; Hon. Clark
Kent Ervin, Director, Homeland Security Program, The Aspen
Institute.

Sports Venue Security

On November 14, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a Member-only briefing on sports venue security.
Representatives from the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA), the National Football League (NFL), the
National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey
League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), and the National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) were present.

Disaster Housing

On January 29, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Safe and Effective Housing
Programs in the Wake of Disasters.'' The Committee received
testimony from Mr.Carlos Castillo, Assistant Administrator for
the Disaster Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Henry Falk,
MD, MPH, Director, Coordinating Center for Environmental Health
and Injury Prevention, Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; Mr.Nelson
Bregon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary , Office of
Community Planning and Development Department of Housing and
Urban Development; Mr.David Tipson, Interim Director, Community
Development Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law; and Mr.Michael Gerber, Executive Director, Texas
Department of Housing and, Community Affairs.

FY2009 Budget Request

On February 13, 2008, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``The President's FY 2009 Budget Request for the
Department of Homeland Security.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008

On February 26, 2008, the Full Committee held a hearing on
a Committee Print entitled ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Robert B. Stephan, Col. USAF (Ret.), Assistant Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security; David C. Pulham, Ph.D.,
Director of Compliance, Siegfried (USA), Inc.; and Mr.Kevin
Wattier, General Manager, Long Beach Water Department.

The Cyber Initiative

On February 27, 2008, the Full Committee received a
classified briefing on the Administration's newly announced
``Cyber Initiative,'' a multi-agency initiative designed to
protect Federal networks from cyber attack. Representatives
from the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Justice,
the Office of Management and Budget, responded to Member
questions and concerns.
On February 28, 2008, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``The Cyber Initiative.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Karen Evans, Administrator, Electronic
Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and
Budget; Hon. Robert Jamison, Under Secretary, National
Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security; and Mr.Scott Charbo, Deputy Under Secretary, National
Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.

Registered Traveler

On April 3, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
Member briefing on Registered Traveler examining the
implementation of the Registered Traveler program and its
outlook in 2008.

Moving Beyond the First Five Years

On April 23, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held
a hearing entitled ``Moving Beyond the First Five Years:
Improving the Functionality, Governance, and Accountability of
the Department of Homeland Security.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Paul A. Schneider, Acting Deputy Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security.

Resiliency

On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
held a hearing entitled ``The Resilient Homeland -- Broadening
the Homeland Security Strategy.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Stewart A. Baker, Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Yossi Sheffi,
Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; Mr.Erroll G. Southers, Chief of Homeland Security
and Intelligence, Los Angeles World Airports Police Department;
Susan R. Bailey, Ph.D., Vice President, Global Network
Operations Planning, AT&T; and Ms.Mary Arnold, Vice President,
Government Relations, SAP America.

Performance Based Acquisitions

On May 8, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``Performance Based Acquisitions: Creating
Solutions or Causing Problems?'' The Committee received
testimony from Mr.John Hutton, Director, Acquisition and
Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Thomas Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Anne F. Thompson Reed, President and CEO,
Acquisition Solutions; and Alan Chvotkin, Esq., Executive Vice
President and Counsel, Professional Services Council.

Diversity at DHS

In March 2008, the Committee Staff released a report
entitled, ``The Department of Homeland Security: Minority and
Gender Diversity in the Workforce and Career Senior Executive
Service.'' The report illustrated that racial minorities
constituted 20.3 percent of DHS, while only constituting 10.8
percent of the DHS SES workforce. This data suggested that
relatively few members of racial minority groups rise into the
DHS career SES leadership ranks.
On May 21, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``Diversity at DHS: Keeping Pace or Missing
the Mark?'' The Committee received testimony from Ms.Elaine
Duke, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.George Stalcup, Director of Strategic Issues,
Government Accountability Office; and Ms.Stacey D. Stewart,
Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Fannie Mae
Corporation.
The hearing and report were in response to a June 2007
report released by the Department's Chief Human Capital
Officer. That report, ``Diversity Works!: Finding Hiring, and
Keeping a Qualified Diverse Workforce,'' found that all
minority groups were underrepresented in senior levels (GS-13-
15/SES) and that the department could improve its record with
regard to women in law enforcement positions. The Department
asserted that it would participate in several activities to
attract, hire and retain a more diverse workforce. First, the
Department will meet with each DHS Component head to reinforce
diversity objectives. Second, the Department would spearhead
corporate participation in minority job fairs. In addition, the
Department would complete a year long review of DHS employment
policies and practices to identify barriers to full employment
and retention and communicate departmental and component
workforce demographics and profiles.
The Committee's oversight in this area has been geared
toward examining the Department's efforts to fulfill its
diversity objectives.
On June 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Homeland Security requesting additional
information with respect to the Department's hiring and
promotion practices.

Port Security Roundtable

On June 24, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security hosted
a port security roundtable. The roundtable event brought
together the Department of Homeland Security and stakeholders
to discuss port security and efforts to improve capabilities to
protect the Nation's ports.

Diversity Roundtable

On June 25, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security hosted
a diversity roundtable. The roundtable event brought together
representatives of various companies to discuss efforts to
improve diversity in the workplace.

Mass Gathering Protection

On July 9, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass Gatherings
in a Post-9/11 World.'' The Committee received testimony from
Hon. Robert B. Stephan, Col. USAF (Ret.), Assistant Secretary
for Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr., USCG (Ret.), Director of the
Operations Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Thomas
H.Blackwell, MD, FACEP, Medical Director, Center for
Prehospital Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center; Sergeant Scott
McCartney, Office of the Governor, State of California; and
Mr.Douglas Reynolds, Director of Security, Mall of America.

Border Security

On July 17, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``The Challenge of Aligning Programs,
Personnel, and Resources to Achieve Border Security.'' The
Committee received testimony from Hon. Michael Chertoff,
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

Presidential Candidate Security

On July 23, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
briefing on the United States Secret Service's capabilities and
programs with respect to the security of candidates for the
Office of the President.
On July 31, 2008, the Members received a classified
briefing as a follow-up.

Virtual Fence

On September 10 and 18, 2008, the Committee on Homeland
Security held a hearing entitled ``Mismanagement, Missteps, and
Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence Has Not Become a
Reality.'' The Committee received testimony from Hon. W. Ralph
Basham, Commissioner, U.S.Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy
Commissioner, U.S.Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; and
Mr.Randolph C. Hite, Director, IT Architecture & Systems
Issues, Government Accountability Office.

Wasted Lessons of 9/11

On September 9, 2008, the Majority Staff of the Committee
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
issued a joint staff report entitled ``Wasted Lessons of 9/11:
How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered
Its Opportunities to Make our Country Safer.''

Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Roundtable

On December 3, 2008, the staff of the Committee on Homeland
Security hosted a privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties
roundtable. The roundtable brought together experts from
various fields to discuss their views and recommendations on
privacy, civil rights and civil liberties in the areas of
natural disasters, data mining, intelligence and information
sharing, transportation security, border security, and
cybersecurity.

Attacks in Mumbai, Republic of India

On December 9, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
received a classified briefing on the attacks in Mumbai,
Republic of India on November 29, 2008.

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Full Committee Hearings Held

``An Overview of Issues and Challenges Facing the Department of
Homeland Security.'' February 7, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
2)
``An Examination of the President's FY 2008 Budget Request for
the Department of Homeland Security.'' February 9,
2007. (Serial No. 110-3)
``Lessons Learned and Grading Goals: The Department of Homeland
Security of 2007.'' February 15, 2007. (Serial No.
110-8 )
Committee Print entitled ``Rail and Public Transportation
Security Act of 2007.'' March 6, 2007. (Serial No.
110-12)
``Disaster Declarations: Where is FEMA in a Time of Need?''
March 15, 2007. (Serial No. 110-17)
``Organizational and Policy Proposals for the FY 2008
Department of Homeland Security Authorization:
Positioning US-VISIT for Success and Establishing a
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Process.'' March
20, 2007. (Serial No. 110-18)
``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect the Homeland.'' March 21,
2007. (Serial No. 110-19)
``Responsibility in Federal Homeland Security Contracting.''
April 20, 2007. (Serial No. 110-27)
``The Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective
Service.'' May 1, 2007. (Serial No. 110-32)
``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?'' May 15, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-35)
``Protecting our Schools: Federal Efforts to Strengthen
Community Preparedness and Response.'' May 17, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-37)
``The Role of the Department of Homeland Security in Gulf Coast
Rebuilding and Recovery Efforts.'' May 22, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-39)
``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A Poorly Coordinated Federal
Response to an Incident with Homeland Security
Implications.'' June 6, 2007. (Serial No. 110-44)
Field hearing in Buffalo, New York entitled ``The Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Perspectives of a
Community on the U.S.-Canada Border.'' July 20, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-58)
``An Overview of Department of Homeland Security Federal
Advisory Committees.'' July 25, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
61)
``Holding the Department of Homeland Security accountable for
Security Gaps.'' July 25, 2007. (Serial No. 110-67)
``Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Implications of the National Applications
Office.'' September 6, 2007. (Serial No. 110-68)
``The Grades are In! -- Is the Department of Homeland Security
Measuring Up?'' September 18, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
70)
``Protecting the Protectors: Ensuring the Health and Safety of
our First Responders in the Wake of Catastrophic
Disasters.'' September 20, 2007. (Serial No. 110-71)
``Homeland Security Failures: TWIC Examined.'' October 31,
2007. (Serial No. 110-81)
``The Progress and Pitfalls of the Terrorist Watch List.
November 8, 2007. (Serial No. 110-84)
``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip Off Airport Screeners about Covert
Testing?'' November 14, 2007. (Serial No. 110-86)
Field hearing in El Paso, Texas entitled ``Ensuring Homeland
Security While Facilitating Legitimate Travel: The
Challenge at America's Ports of Entry.'' January 3,
2008. (Serial No. 110-90)
``Ensuring Safe and Effective Housing Programs in the Wake of
Disasters.'' January 29, 2008. (Serial No. 110-91)
``The President's FY 2009 Budget Request for the Department of
Homeland Security.'' February 13, 2008. (Serial No.
110-93)
Committee Print ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of
2008'' February 26, 2008. (Serial No. 110-95)
``The Cyber Initiative.'' February 28, 2008. (Serial No. 110-
98)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Improving the
Functionality, Governance, and Accountability of the
Department of Homeland Security.'' April 23, 2008.
(Serial No. 110-107)
``The Resilient Homeland -- Broadening the Homeland Security
Strategy.'' May 26, 2008. (Serial No. 110-110)
``Performance Based Acquisitions: Creating Solutions or Causing
Problems?'' May 8, 2008. (Serial No. 110-112)
``Diversity at DHS: Keeping Pace or Missing the Mark?'' May 21,
2008. (Serial No. 110-116)
``The Challenges of Protecting Mass Gatherings in a Post-9/11
World.'' July 9, 2008 (Serial No. 110-124)
``The Challenge of Aligning Programs, Personnel, and Resources
to Achieve Border Security.'' July 17, 2008 (Serial No.
110-129)
``Mismanagement, Missteps, and Missed Benchmarks: Why the
Virtual Fence Has Not Become a Reality.'' September 10
and 18, 2008 (Serial No. 110-136)
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism

Loretta Sanchez, California, Chairwoman
Jane Harman, California
Zoe Lofgren, California
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Bob Etheridge, North
Carolina
James R. Langevin, Rhode
Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Al Green, Texas
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi (Ex Officio) Mark E. Souder, Indiana
David G. Reichert, Washington
Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Gus Bilirakis, Florida
Mike Rogers, Alabama
Peter T. King,New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism held 20 days of hearings and received
testimony from 96 witnesses.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

MOBILE BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM

H.R. 2490

Legislative History

H.R. 2490 was introduced in the House on May 24, 2007, by
Mr.Bilirakis and three original co-sponsors and referred solely
to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee,
H.R. 2490 was referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism was discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 2490.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 2490 on June 26, 2008,
and ordered the measure reported to the House, amended, with a
favorable recommendation, by voice vote. The Committee reported
H.R. 2490 to the House on July 10, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-751.
The House considered H.R. 2490 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure by a recorded
vote of 394 yeas, 3 nays, and 1 voting present.
H.R. 2490 was received in the Senate on July 30, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.

TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2007

H.R. 3232

To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United
States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business,
and scholarly travel to the United States.

Legislative History

H.R. 3232 was introduced in the House on July 31, 2007, by
Mr.Delahunt and 11 original co-sponsors. H.R. 3232 was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R. 3232 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce considered H.R. 3232
on September 23, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote.
The House considered H.R. 3232 under Suspension of the
Rules on September 25, 2008, and agreed to the measure by voice
vote.
H.R. 3232 was received in the Senate on September 26, 2008,
read twice, and on October 2, 2008, was placed on the Senate
Calendar.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Border Security Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element

On February 13, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Border
Security: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Chief David Aguilar,
U.S.Border Patrol, and Rear Admiral David Pekoske, U.S.Coast
Guard.
This hearing examined the state of the Border Patrol and
the U.S.Coast Guard's border security activities, and assessed
the infrastructure, technology, and personnel requirements
necessary to strengthening America's border security.
On March 8, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism continued its hearing entitled ``Border
Security: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element,
Part II.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Jeffrey
McIllwain, Co-Director, Homeland Security Program, San Diego
State University; Mr.Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Institution; Mr.Michael Wermuth, Director, RAND Homeland
Security Program; and Mr.Andrew M. Ramirez, Chairman, Friends
of the Border Patrol.

IMMIGRANT DETENTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

On March 15, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Crossing
the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of
Trafficking.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.John
P. Torres, Director, Office of Detention and Removal
Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security, Mr.Richard P. Seiter, Executive Vice
President and Chief Corrections Officer, Corrections
Corporation of America; Ms.Michelle Brane, Director, Detention
and Asylum Program, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and
Children; Ms.Christina Fiflis, Member, Commission on
Immigration, American Bar Association; and Mr.Michael Cutler,
Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies.
On March 20, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism continued its hearing entitled
``Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of
Trafficking, Part II.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Gabriel Garcia, Program Manager, Human Smuggling and
Trafficking Unit, Office of Investigations, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; Ms.Ann
Jordan, Program Director, Initiative Against Trafficking in
Persons Global Rights, Lt. Derek Marsh, Co-Director, Orange
County California Human Trafficking Task Force; and Mr.Victor
X. Cerda, Partner, Siff and Cerda LLP.

On April 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The SAFE
Port Act: A Six Month Review.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Admiral Craig E. Bone, Assistant Commandant for
Prevention, U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Jayson Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Maurine S.Fanguy, Program Director,
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Stephen L. Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security
and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; Mr.George
P. Cummings, Director of Homeland Security, Port of Los
Angeles; Mr.Richard A. Wainio, Port Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Tampa Port Authority; Mr.Leal Sundet, Coast
Committeeman, Longshore Division of the International Longshore
and Warehouse Union; and Mr.Manny Aschemeyer, Executive
Director, Marine Exchange of Southern California.
On October 30, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The SAFE
Port Act: Status of Implementation One Year Later.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Ms.Maurine Fanguy, Program
Director, Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Program, Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security; Captain Francis Sturm, U.S.Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Thomas Winkowski, Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Vayl Oxford,
Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Stephen L. Caldwell, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Lindsay McLaughlin, Legislative Director, International
Longshore and Warehouse Union; Mr.Robert F. Blanchet, Teamster
Port Representative, International Brotherhood of Teamsters;
Mr.Chris Koch, President, World Shipping Council; Ms.Mary
Alexander, Chair, Joint Industry Group; and Mr.Wade Battles,
Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority.

INTEGRATED DEEPWATER PROGRAM

The Integrated Deepwater system is an acquisition program
to upgrade and replace an aging fleet of ships and aircraft. On
May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism held a joint Member briefing with the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight on
the U.S.Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System.
On May 17, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Deepwater: Charting a Course for Safer Waters.'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Rear Admiral Gary T.
Blore, Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System,
U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Richard L.
Skinner, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security;
Captain Steven T. Baynes, Chief, Atlantic Area Response
Enforcement Branch, U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Fred Moosally, President, Lockheed Martin Maritime
Systems and Sensors; and Mr.James E. Anton, Sector Vice
President and General Manager, U.S.Coast Guard Programs,
Northrop Grumman.
On May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism hosted a joint Member
briefing for the Members of the Committee on problems
associated with the Integrated Deepwater System.

SBINET

On February 28, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism hosted a Member briefing to receive
an update on the Department of Homeland Security's SBInet
program. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security, including the Department of Homeland Security's
Inspector General's Office, and the Government Accountability
Office briefed Members on SBInet, a component of Customs and
Border Protection's Secure Border Initiative.
On June 7, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Project 28:
The Future of SBInet.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Chief David V. Aguilar, U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Gregory
Giddens, Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Jerry W. McElwee, Vice
President and Program Manager SBInet, Boeing Advanced Systems.
On June 19, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Security expressing concerns that the
testimony provided to the Subcommittee on June 7, 2007, failed
to mention delays in the SBInet program, also known as Project
28.
On September 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight of the Committee on
Homeland Security held a Member briefing to receive an update
on the Department of Homeland Security's progress in
implementing SBInet, and particularly, Project 28.
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and
the Government Accountability Office were present to provide
Members with an update on this program.
On October 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``The Future of Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Mr.Gregory Giddens,
Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative, Department of
Homeland Security; Chief Robert W. Gilbert, Chief Patrol Agent,
Tucson Sector, United States Border Patrol, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems, The
Boeing Company; and Mr.Jerry W. McElwee, Vice President,
Advanced Systems, The Boeing Company.
On February 27, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Project 28: Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy
Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Chief David V. Aguilar, U.S. Border Patrol,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Gregory Giddens, Executive Director, Secure Border
Initiative, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
and Mr.Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems,
Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company.

US-VISIT EXIT

On June 20, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism held a Member briefing on the
Department of Homeland Security's progress in implementing the
US-VISIT program.
On June 28, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``US-VISIT
Exit: Closing Gaps in Our Security.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr.Robert A. Mocny, Director, US-VISIT Program,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Robert M. Jacksta,
Executive Director, Travel Security & Facilitation, Office of
Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Randolph C. Hite, Director, Architecture
and Systems Issues, Information Technology, Government
Accountability Office; Mr.James C. May, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Air Transport Association; and Ms.Ana
Sotorrio, Associate Director, Governmental Affairs, Miami-Dade
Aviation Department.

FREQUENT TRAVELER PROGRAMS

On July 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime &
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Frequent
Traveler Programs: Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land
Borders.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Robert
M. Jacksta, Executive Director, Travel Security & Facilitation,
Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; Ms.Maria Luisa O'Connell,
President, Border Trade Alliance; Mr.Neal M. Belitsky,
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Detroit & Canada
Tunnel Corporation; and Mr.Thomas Gann, Vice President, Public
Policy, Digimarc Corporation.

MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AND VESSEL TRACKING

On November 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a field hearing in Miami,
Florida entitled ``Homeland Security in the Maritime
Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and Vessel Tracking.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Captain Karl Schultz,
Commander, U.S.Coast Guard-Sector Miami, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Stephen D. Dryden, President and CEO, The Mariner
Group; and Colonel William H.Janes (U.S.Army, Ret.), Director,
Florida Office of Drug Control.

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVES

On April 10, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism of the Committee on Homeland
Security held a Classified Member briefing on the
counterterrorism efforts of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Investigations. The briefing
included an explanation of the Counter Terrorism program within
ICE's Office of Investigations, current and past investigations
involving terrorism, and contributions made by the agency to
support other law enforcement agencies in fighting terrorism.

WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE

On April 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Moving
Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation
of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms.Kathleen Kraninger, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Policy, Screening Coordination Office, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Robert Jacksta, Deputy Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Derwood
``Woody'' Staeben, Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, Department of State; Ms.Liz Luce, Director,
Washington State Department of Licensing; Mr.Jim Phillips,
President & CEO, CAN/AM Border Trade Alliance; and Ms.Janice L.
Kephart, President, 911 Security Solutions.

SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY

On May 7, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the
Resiliency of the Nation's Supply Chain.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Todd Owen, Executive Director, Cargo
and Conveyance Security Office, Office of Field Operations,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Rear Admiral James Watson, Director, Prevention Policy for
Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S.Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Robert W. Kelly, Senior
Advisor, The Reform Institute; and Mr.Paul Zimmermann, Director
of Operations, Board of Commissioners, Port of New Orleans.

BORDER SECURITY

On May 22, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The Border
Security Challenge: Recent Developments and Legislative
Proposals.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Silvestre Reyes, Member in Congress from the 16th District of
Texas; Hon. Brian P. Bilbray, Member in Congress from the 50th
District of California; Hon. Ginny Brown-Waite, Member in
Congress from the 5th District of Florida; Hon. Gabrielle
Giffords, Member in Congress from the 8th District of Arizona;
Hon. Heath Shuler, Member in Congress from the 11th District of
North Carolina; Mr.Thomas S.Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner,
Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; Chief David V. Aguilar, U.S.
Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; and Major General Michael C. Kostelnik, USAF
(Ret.), Assistant Commissioner, Office of Air and Marine,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

THE MERIDA INITIATIVE

On June 5, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The Merida
Initiative: Examining U.S.Efforts to Combat Transnational
Criminal Organizations.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Paul Rosenzweig, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office
of International Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Department of Homeland Security; and Mr.David T.
Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State.

VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

On July 10, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a Member briefing on the Visa
Waiver Program modernization provisions of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, (P.L. 110-
53), including implementation of the US-VISIT and Electronic
System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) programs. Members were
briefed by representatives from the Government Accountability
Office.
On July 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Implementing
the 9/11 Act Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Richard C. Barth,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development, Department
of Homeland Security; Mr.Robert Mocny, Director, US-VISIT
Program, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State; Mr.Douglas E. Lavin,
Regional Vice President for North America, International Air
Transport Association; Mr.Greg Principato, President, Airports
Council International-North America; and Mr.Nathan A. Sales,
Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of
Law.

TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL

On September 17, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled
``Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status
Update.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Rear Admiral
James Watson, Director, Prevention Policy for Marine Safety,
Security and Stewardship, U.S.Coast Guard, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Maurine Fanguy, Acting Director, Maritime
and Surface Credentialing, Transportation Security
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Stephen
Lord, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues,
Government Accountability Office; Ms.Judy Marks, President,
Transportation Security Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation;
Ms.Stephanie Bowman, Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs,
Port of Tacoma; Mr.Philip L. Byrd Sr., American Trucking
Association; Mr.Steve Golding, President, Golding Barge Line,
Inc.; and Ms.Laura Moskowitz, Staff Attorney, National
Employment Law Project.

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Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Hearings
Held

``Border Security: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human
Element.'' February 28, 2007. (Serial No. 110-4)
``Border Security: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human
Element, Part II.'' March 8, 2007. (Serial No. 110-4)
``Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of
Trafficking, Part I.'' March 15, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
16)
``Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of
Trafficking, Part II.'' March 20, 2007. (Serial No.
110-16)
``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month Review.'' April 26, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-31)
Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.'' May 17, 2007. (Serial No.
110-38)
``Project 28: The Future of SBInet.'' June 7, 2007. (Serial No.
110-45)
``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in Our Security.'' June 28, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-54)
``Frequent Traveler Programs: Balancing Security and Commerce
at our Land Borders.'' July 26, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
63)
``Homeland Security Beyond Our Borders: Examining the Status of
Counterterrorism Coordination Overseas.'' October 4,
2007. (Serial No. 110-75)
Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight ``The Future of Border
Security: Can SBInet Succeed?'' October 24, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-79)
``The SAFE Port Act: Status of Implementation One Year Later.''
October 30, 2007. (Serial No. 110-80)
Field hearing in Miami, Florida ``Homeland Security in the
Maritime Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and
Vessel Tracking.'' November 26, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
88)
``Project 28: Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
February 27, 2008. (Serial No. 110-97)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring Successful
Implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative.'' Apr. 16, 2008. (Serial No. 110-106)
``Assessing the Resiliency of the Nation's Supply Chain.'' May
7, 2008 (Serial No. 110-111)
``The Border Security Challenge: Recent Developments and
Legislative Proposals.'' May 22, 2008 (Serial No. 110-
118)
``The Merida Initiative: Examining U.S.Efforts to Combat
Transnational Criminal Organizations.'' Jun. 5, 2008
(Serial No. 110-120)
``Implementing the 9/11 Act Mandates for Enhancing the Visa
Waiver Program.'' July 16, 2008 (Serial No. 110-127)
``Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status
Update.'' September 17, 2008 (Serial No. 110-139)
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment

Jane Harman, California, Chair
Norman D. Dicks, Washington
James R. Langevin, Rhode
Island
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi
(Ex Officio) David G. Reichert, Washington
Christopher Shays, Connecticut
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Peter T. King, New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee held 20 hearings, 20 Member briefings and
numerous Subcommittee Staff level briefings focused on
intelligence, information sharing, terrorism threat and risk
assessment, privacy and civil liberties, violent
radicalization, over-classification and pseudo-classification,
and general departmental oversight. These activities resulted
in, among other things, to the formulation and passage through
the Committee of H.R. 1955, which subsequently passed the House
on October 23, 2007; H.R. 6098, which subsequently became P.L.
110-412; and H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, and H.R. 6193, which
subsequently passed the House on July 30, 2008.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 1955 (H.R. 1695)

To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.

Summary

H.R. 1955 creates a National Commission to examine the
causes of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism and to
propose concrete recommendations and legislative strategies for
mitigating these threats. A Center of Excellence for the
Prevention of Radicalization and Home Grown Terrorism also
established under this measure will study the social, criminal,
political, psychological and economic roots of violent
radicalization and homegrown terrorism and will provide
homeland security officials across the government with
solutions to these threats. The measure further requires the
Nation's homeland security leadership to reach out to other
Nations that have experienced homegrown terrorism in the past
to benefit from the lessons learned by those Nations.
H.R. 1955 protects the civil rights and civil liberties of
Americans by ensuring that in the effort to secure the Nation
from domestic threats, the Nation abides by the rights and
safeguards guaranteed by the Constitution.

Legislative History

H.R. 1695 was introduced by Mr. Reichert and Mr. Dent on
March 26, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, the measure was referred to the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Provisions of H.R. 1695 were included in H.R. 1955 as
introduced.
H.R. 1955 was introduced by Ms.Harman and Mr.Reichert on
April 19, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary. Within the Committee, the measure was referred to
the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 1955 on July 17,
2007, and ordered the measure forwarded to the Full Committee,
favorably, for consideration, amended, by voice vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1955 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
October 16, 2007, agreeing to not seek a sequential referral of
H.R. 1955. On that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on the Judiciary acknowledging the jurisdictional
interests of the Committee on the Judiciary and agreeing to
support the appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference occur.
On October 16, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security
reported H.R. 1955 to the House as H.Rpt. 110-384, Pt. I. The
Committee on the Judiciary was subsequently discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 1955.
On October 23, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 1955, amended, by a \2/3\ record vote of 404 yeas
and 6 nays.
H.R. 1955 was received in the Senate on October 24, 2007,
read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2007

H.R. 3815

Summary

H.R. 3815 directs the Department of Homeland Security to
establish an office to collect and analyze open source
information and disseminate open source intelligence products
to Federal, State, and local law enforcement and the private
sector. These products can be shared more easily with such
customers because they are based largely on publicly available
information. Accordingly, they do not require any
classification or controlled unclassified information (CUI)
markings that might otherwise interfere with information
sharing. The measure gives the Department's Privacy Officer a
key oversight role when it comes to the operations of the open
source office to ensure that the Department's open source
collection, analysis, and dissemination is conducted in
accordance with the Constitution.

Legislative History

H.R. 3815 was introduced in the House on October 10, 2007,
by Mr.Perlmutter and seven original co-sponsors, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 3815 was referred the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
On June 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment considered
H.R. 3815 and ordered the measure favorably forwarded to the
Full Committee for consideration, amended, by unanimous
consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 3815 and ordered the measure to be reported to
the House favorably, amended, by voice vote. The Committee
reported H.R. 3815 to the House on July 21, 2008, as H.Rpt.
110-763.
The House considered H.R. 3815 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs considered H.R. 3815 on September 23, 2008, and
reported the measure to the Senate, amended, with no written
report.

Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007

H.R. 4806

Summary

To improve information sharing and to overcome the problem
of over-classification of intelligence, H.R. 4806 directs the
Department of Homeland Security to adopt a series of
accountability mechanisms to ensure that Department employees
use classification markings in strict accordance with
applicable Executive Orders and other authorities.
The measure requires that all classified intelligence
products created at the Department be simultaneously created in
a standard unclassified format. It likewise establishes an
auditing mechanism for the Department's Inspector General that
randomly samples classified intelligence products; identifies
over-classification problems that exist in those samples; and
recommends improvements to fix them. The measure also requires
the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a process
through which employees may challenge original classification
decisions at the Department and a series of penalties for staff
who repeatedly fail to comply with applicable classification
policies despite notice of their noncompliance and an
opportunity to undergo re-training.
In addition to creating annual classification training
requirements for Department staff, the measure directs the
Secretary to develop a plan that would assign an electronic
personal identifier to every Department employee with original
classification authority that would attach to every document
that they classify. Such an identifier will allow the Secretary
to track how and where information classified by the Department
is used and to address and correct over-classification problems
as they are discovered.

Legislative History

H.R. 4806 was introduced in the House by Ms.Harman and 13
original co-sponsors on December 18, 2007, and referred solely
to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee,
H.R. 4806 was referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 4806 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 4806, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 4806 and ordered the measure to be reported to
the House favorably, amended, by voice vote. The Committee on
Homeland Security reported H.R. 4806 to the House on July 24,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-776.
The House considered H.R. 4806 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
H.R. 4806 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.

Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of
Homeland Security Act

Public Law 110-412 H.R. 6098

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the
financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal
governments for information sharing activities, and for other
purposes.

Summary

H.R. 6098, the Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence
and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act, clarifies how
Department of Homeland Security grant recipients can use funds
for hiring and retaining intelligence analysts at State, local,
and regional fusion centers and elsewhere at the State and
local levels.
Under the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, P.L. 100-53, Congress made clear that
Department grant recipients could use up to 50 percent of their
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Urban Area
Security Initiative (UASI) funding for personnel costs, without
time limitation. The Department, however, capped allowable
personnel costs far below the 50 percent threshold and imposed
a two-year limit, later changed to three years, on how long
States could employ intelligence analysts hired with Department
grant funds.
H.R. 6098 corrects the Department's misinterpretation of
the law by specifically clarifying that States and localities
may spend up to 50 percent of their grant awards for personnel
costs should they so desire. The measure likewise removes the
Department's time limits for such funding.

Legislative History

H.R. 6098 was introduced in the House by Mr.Reichert on May
20, 2008, and referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 6098 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 6098 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 6098, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 6098 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported
H.R. 6098 to the House on July 10, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-752.
The House considered H.R. 6098 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 6098 was received in the Senate on July 30, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs considered H.R. 6098 on September 23, 2008, and ordered
the measure to be reported to the Senate, amended. On September
24, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs reported H.R. 6098 to the House, amended,
with no written report.
The Senate considered H.R. 6098 on September 27, 2008, and
passed the measure, amended, by unanimous consent.
On September 29, 2008, the House agreed to the Senate
amendment to H.R. 6098 by unanimous consent, clearing the
measure for the President.
The President approved H.R. 6098 on October 24, 2008, as
P.L. 110-412.

Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008

H.R. 6193

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop
and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote
the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information
Framework applicable to unclassified information that is
homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons
of mass destruction information and other information within
the scope of the information sharing environment established
under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes.

Summary

H.R. 6193, the Improving Public Access to Documents Act of
2008, is a companion measure to H.R. 4806 that addresses the
Intelligence Community's ``sensitive but unclassified'' (SBU)
control markings regime. That regime, like over-classification,
has stymied the robust information sharing needed to protect
the homeland from terrorist attacks. Unlike classified records,
however, there has been no monitoring of the use or impact of
SBU control markings on that effort. H.R. 6193 accordingly
implements the White House's new Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) Framework at the Department of Homeland
Security to begin addressing the problem the confusion.
The CUI Framework - developed by the Program Manager of the
Information Sharing Environment - reduces the number of allowed
information control markings from over 100 to just seven. It
likewise imposes strict requirements for when CUI control
markings may be used.
Among other things, H.R. 6193 requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to adopt a CUI Framework Implementation Plan
with rigorous policy development, training, and auditing
requirements. Moreover, it promotes greater accountability by
requiring the Department to create a publicly available list of
all Department documents marked as CUI that have been withheld
from disclosure under a valid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
exemption. This transparency will help highlight any improper
use of CUI control markings in response to FOIA requests -
empowering the public to bring abuses to the DHS Inspector
General's attention. H.R. 6193 also clarifies that a CUI
control marking has no bearing on whether information may be
withheld under FOIA.

Legislative History

H.R. 6193 was introduced in the House by Ms.Harman,
Mr.Reichert and six original co-sponsors on June 5, 2008, and
referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within
the Committee, H.R. 6193 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
On June 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing on H.R. 6193. The Subcommittee received testimony from
Ms.Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, National Security Archive;
Ms.Caroline Fredrickson, Director, Washington Legislative
Office, American Civil Liberties Union; and Ms. Patrice
McDermott, Director, OpenTheGovernment.org.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment considered H.R. 6193 on June 11,
2008, and favorably forwarded H.R. 6193, amended, to the Full
Committee for consideration, by unanimous consent.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 6193 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported
the measure on July 28, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-779.
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on July 25, 2008, indicating that in order to
expedite consideration on the House Floor, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform would not seek a sequential
referral of H.R. 4806. On that same date, the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Oversight and Government reform agreeing to
expedite consideration and supporting the request for an
appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be
called.
The House considered H.R. 6193 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and passed the measure on July 30,
2008, by voice vote.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8179, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing H.R. 3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193,
and H.R. 6098.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

National Applications Office

On August 22, 2007, the Chairman sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Security requesting information about the
Department's new National Applications Office (NAO). As
described in press accounts by the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis, the NAO is to be a clearinghouse for
requests for domestic domestic satellite images. The Under
Secretary stated publicly that access to domestic satellite
imagery would be expanded to State, local, and tribal law
enforcement for nontraditional purposes. The Chairman asked the
Secretary to provide assurances that before its October 1,
2007, rollout, the NAO would comply with the Constitution and
all applicable laws and regulations. The Chairman likewise
requested that the Secretary provide bi-weekly briefings on the
NAO's progress until that October 1, 2007, rollout date.
On August 29, 2007, the Department's Acting General Counsel
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security declining an invitation to testify at the September 6,
2007, Full Committee hearing on the National Applications
Office (NAO).
On September 6, 2007, the Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy
and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications
Office.'' The Committee received testimony from Mr.Charles
Allen, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Daniel W. Sutherland,
Officer, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Hugo Teufel, Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Barry Steinhardt, Director,
ACLU Program on Technology and Liberty, American Civil
Liberties Union; and Ms.Lisa Graves, Deputy Director, Center
for National Security Studies.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Chairman of the
Committee, and the Chairs of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight sent a
letter to Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis calling for a
moratorium on the NAO's operations until the Members' privacy
and civil liberties concerns had been addressed. Specifically,
the Members asked for the Department to provide them with a
written legal framework for the NAO, along with standard
operating procedures that clarified proper and improper
domestic applications and uses for domesticsatellite imagery.
On September 6, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis expressing concern over the National Applications
Office (NAO) and requesting a written legal framework for the
program as well as standard operating procedures applicable to
the program.
On September 13, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee, and
the Chairs of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations and Oversight sent a letter to the
Chairmen of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Senate Committees on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence requesting a joint meeting to discuss the NAO and
the Committee's recent hearing.
On September 26, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight, and the fifteen other Democratic
Members of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to
the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Homeland Security clarifying their position on
the National Applications Office (NAO) and requesting that they
refrain from funding the NAO until the Department of Homeland
Security had completed a written legal framework and standard
operating procedures.
On September 28, 2007, the Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis responded to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security's, letter of August 22, 2007, promising a
progress report on the written legal framework, and standard
operating procedures, and a briefing on that progress report in
the near term. The letter further indicated that NAO would not
begin operations until the Department responded to the
Committee's concerns.
On October 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, the
Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee for Homeland
Security, and the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence held a classified joint Member-only briefing on
plans to establish the NAO at the Department of Homeland
Security. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the
Director of National Intelligence provided Members with an
update of the program.
The Department thereafter advised Committee staff that it
was drafting a NAO ``Charter'' that, among other things, would
address the Member's privacy and civil liberties concerns. The
Department further advised that NAO standard operating
procedures would be developed following the completion of the
NAO Charter.
On January 16, 2008, the Director of National Intelligence
sent a letter to the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment responding
to a December 19, 2007, letter sent to the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence expressing concern over the
impact of the National Applications Office (NAO) on the
capabilities of the Civil Applications Committee (CAC).
On February 13, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security
briefed the Chairman of the Full Committee on the forthcoming
NAO Charter and explained that it would include at least four
customer domains for satellite imagery: Law Enforcement, Civil
Applications, and Homeland Security Domains. The Secretary
advised that the Charter would address the Members' privacy and
civil liberties concerns, and that supporting privacy and civil
liberties impact assessments and standard operating procedures
would follow. The Secretary also advised that the NAO's Law
Enforcement Domain would not be completed until ``summer 2008''
and that the remaining domains would start up in the interim.
On March 27, 2008, the Committee received the NAO Charter
from the Department. Subsequently, on April 7, 2008, the
Chairman and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and
Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary expressing concern
about the inadequacy of Charter, the lack of legal framework,
and Department job postings for NAO staff prior to both the
production of a legal framework and a Government Accountability
Office privacy and civil liberties review of the NAO required
in Section 525 of H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008.
On April 7, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, and the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security
reiterating Member concerns about the development of the NAO
and requesting an update on the Department of Homeland
Security's efforts to address outstanding privacy and civil
liberties concerns with the program.
On April 10, 2008, the Committee received the Department's
NAO privacy impact assessment, civil rights and civil liberties
impact assessment, and standard operating procedures. The
procedures made clear that the NAO's Law Enforcement Domain
would be put off indefinitely.
On April 11, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent
separate letters to the Chairman, the Chair of the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight asserting that the Members had
``left some with the impression that the Department is seeking
to use satellites to spy on Americans,'' disputing that notion,
and asserting that the documents provided would address Member
concerns. The Secretary also advised that hiring of NAO staff
was merely ``preparatory step'' and stated that the NAO would
be stood up in phases, excluding the Law Enforcement Domain.
The Secretary stated that, when and if the Law Enforcement
Domain was stood up, Congress would have an opportunity to
inquire about the legal, privacy, and civil liberties
safeguards that would be in place. The Secretary concluded the
letter by advising it is not Congress' role to draft the NAO
Charter.
On April 28, 2008, Committee staff advised the Department
that Members sought an Article I-based legal framework that
could be used for oversight purposes that 1) identified the
uses for which satellite imagery would be made available for
law enforcement officers and for customers falling within the
Homeland Security Domain; and 2) provided legal authorities and
analysis that supported the proposed expanded use of satellite
imagery. The Department advised Committee staff that it would
not be producing such a legal framework.
On May 15, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee and the
Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing,
and Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Chairman of
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on
Homeland Security, and the Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations Select Intelligence Oversight Panel expressing
serious concern over any actions to authorize or appropriate
funding for the National Applications Office (NAO) and urging
an abstention from any such authorization or appropriation
until a written legal framework was in place.
On June 4, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment received a
letter from 33 privacy and civil liberties organizations
thanking them for their oversight of the NAO and raising eight
points for consideration as part of their oversight work.

Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification

The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment held a briefing and series of
hearings on over-classification and so-called pseudo-
classification of information. This oversight work was intended
to provide Members with an opportunity to examine 1)
classification guidelines and techniques; 2) sensitive but
unclassified control markings used by the Executive Branch; and
3) possible changes to both that might be necessary to improve
information sharing.
Over-classification refers to the almost automatic decision
to classify government information rather than the informed,
deliberative process outlined under Executive Order 12958, as
amended. According to the National Archives and Records
Administration, over-classification is an impediment to
information sharing among agencies, with State and local
officials, and with the public. Since 1940, classification of
official secrets has been governed by policies and procedures
flowing from Executive orders of the President, in particular
E.O. 12958, as amended by E.O. 13292. There remains a tension
between the need to protect certain types of highly sensitive
information and the need to share such information with people
or entities with a ``need to know''. For over a decade the
Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) within the
National Archives and Records Administration has estimated that
between one and ten percent of all classified documents are
unnecessarily classified.
Pseudo-classification, in turn, refers to the proliferation
of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) control markings to protect
information. According to the Congressional Research Service,
pseudo-classification markings have, in some instances, had the
effect of deterring information sharing for homeland security
purposes. The National Security Archive at George Washington
University likewise has reported that, unlike classified
records or ordinary agency records subject to the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), there is no monitoring of or reporting
on the use or impact of SBU control markings. The Government
Accountability Office, in turn, concluded that in the years
following the 9/11 attacks, Federal agencies were using up to
56 different SBU control markings (16 of which belong to one
agency) to protect information that they deemed critical to
their missions. By the end of the 110th Congress, that number
had swelled to 107 such markings that had different protocols
for disclosure.

Scope of the Problem

On March 22, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Over-classification and Pseudo-
classification: The Impact on Information Sharing.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.J. William Leonard,
Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National
Archives and Records Administration; Mr.Scott Armstrong,
Founder, Information Trust; Ms.Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel,
The National Security Archive, George Washington University;
Ms. Cathy L. Lanier, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department,
Washington, D.C.; and Mr.Michael P. Downing, Assistant
Commanding Officer, Counter-Terrorism/Criminal Intelligence
Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department.
This hearing was the first to examine the twin problems of
over-classification and pseudo-classification of intelligence
and other information relevant to homeland security and the
resulting negative impacts on information sharing.
As a result of this and prior hearings, H.R. 4806 and H.R.
6193 were introduced. See the discussions of H.R. 4806 and H.R.
6193 listed above.

Program Manager

On April 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing on the newly proposed Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) control marking regime developed by Program
Manager of the Information Sharing Environment. The CUI control
marking regime is intended to replace the current sensitive but
unclassified (SBU) control marking regime that to date has
resulted in 107 largely unregulated, inconsistently applied,
and often misunderstood SBU designations across the Federal
government. The briefing provided information on the genesis of
the newly proposed regime, how it will work, and what
authorities exist for its enforcement.
On April 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``The Over-Classification and Pseudo-
Classification of Government Information: The Response of the
Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Ambassador Thomas E.
McNamara, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment,
Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Dr. Carter
Morris, Director, Informational Sharing and Knowledge
Management, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Wayne M. Murphy, Assistant Director,
Directorate of Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice; Colonel Bart R. Johnson, New York State
Police; and Mr.Mark Zadra, Assistant Commissioner, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement.
The purpose of this hearing was to examine efforts that
were already underway to tackle the problem of pseudo-
classification of intelligence and other information --
specifically, the new CUI framework. The PM-ISE proposed the
CUI framework in early 2007, to all Federal departments and
agencies that dealt with National security information. As
envisioned by the PM-ISE, the CUI framework was to have three
to seven CUI control markings to replace the over 107 SBU
control markings that have proliferated throughout the Federal
government. At the time of the hearing, the CUI framework team
was being staffed through an inter-agency process. The PM-ISE
stated during the hearing that, if approved, the framework
would require a Presidential declaration to mandate compliance
by all Federal departments and agencies.
As part of his proposal, the PM-ISE also recommended the
appointment of an Executive Agent to develop CUI policy and
standards and to provide oversight of Federal compliance. The
lead candidate to become the Executive Agent was the National
Archive and Records Administration (NARA). The PM-ISE also
proposed that the Executive Agent would receive advisory
support from a CUI Council comprised of senior-level department
and agency representatives as well as State, local and tribal
officials.
As a result of these actions, H.R. 4806 and H.R. 6193 were
introduced. See the discussions of H.R. 4806 and H.R. 6193
listed above.

Department of Homeland Security as the ``Gold Standard''

On June 28, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Over-Classification and Pseudo-
Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard for Designating
Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security Information.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.J. William Leonard,
Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National
Archives and Record Administration; Mr.Scott Armstrong,
Founder, Information Trust; Ms.Suzanne E. Spaulding, Principal,
Bingham Consulting Group, LLC; and Mr.Mark Agrast, Senior
Fellow, Center for American Progress.
This hearing was the second to examine over-classification
and pseudo-classification and was designed to provide Members
with an opportunity to explore recommendations from a panel of
experts on how to tackle both problems. In particular,
witnesses testified on the policies, procedures, and protocols
that the Department might adopt. The goal was to examine
whether the Department could become a ``gold standard'' for how
to manage a more streamlined SBU proceess and encourage other
agencies and departments to follow its lead.
This hearing addressed the feasibility and practicality of
requiring the Department to 1) adopt a certification process
within the Department for persons with classification authority
(that might include training on how to appropriately classify
information); 2) sample recent products for the appropriateness
of their classification level; 3) appoint an ombudsman to be an
independent arbiter that would examine classified Department
products for proper and improper classifications; 4) have the
Department Inspector General proactively audit all
classification practices; 5) create a mechanism to review
previous products classified since the inception of the
Department; 6) create a system within the Department that
classifies data rather than documents (by the use of metadata
tags that would be unclassified but would be connected to
classified reports electronically); 7) reward those analysts
that create unclassified reports and avoid needless over-
classification; 8) establish a presumption that all products
should be unclassified; 9) adopt more stringent requirements on
how long a product can be classified and denied release under
FOIA; and 10) develop a requirement for Department analysts to
create an unclassified product on any topic before a classified
product can be produced.
As a result of this and prior hearings, H.R. 4806 and H.R.
6193 were introduced. See the discussion of H.R. 4806 and H.R.
6193 listed above.

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism

The Torrance Criminal Case

On April 5, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a field
hearing in Torrance, California entitled ``Radicalization,
Information Sharing and Community Outreach: Protecting the
Homeland from Homegrown Terror.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr.John J. Neu, Chief of Police, Torrance Police
Department, Torrance, California; Mr.William J. Bratton, Chief
of Police, Los Angeles Police Department; Los Angeles,
California; Ms.Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent in-Charge,
Counterterrorism Division, Los Angeles Field Office, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; Sgt. Larry
Mead, Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
Los Angeles, California; Ms.Sireen Sawaf, Director, Southern
California Government Relations, Muslim Public Affairs Council;
Mr.Brian Jenkins, Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation; and
Mr.David Gersten, Director, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Programs, Department of Homeland Security.
This hearing was the first in a series of hearings on
violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. In August 2005,
four men were indicted on multiple criminal and terrorist
offenses for their role in a plot to attack U.S.military,
Israeli, and Jewish targets in the Los Angeles area. The plot
was uncovered and ultimately disrupted in the summer of 2005
after the Torrance, California Police Department arrested two
members of the group following an armed robbery at a gas
station. The four suspects in the case: Kevin James (30 year
old U.S.National), Levar Washington (26 year old U.S.National),
Gregory Patterson (22 year old U.S.National), and Hammad Samana
(22 year old lawful permanent U.S.resident originally from
Pakistan), were awaiting trial at the time of hearing. Several
of them pled guilty to the charges against them in December
2007.
The Members used the hearing to examine the emerging threat
of domestic or ``homegrown'' terrorism through the lens of an
actual criminal case. They asked the first panel witnesses
about: 1) how the alleged plot was uncovered; 2) how law
enforcement at all government levels was able to partner
effectively during the investigation; 3) the witnesses'
concerns about radicalization and ``homegrown'' terrorism; 4)
what law enforcement and others (including the Departments of
Homeland Security and Justice) should be doing about those
concerns; and 5) how law enforcement can effectively partner
with the American Muslim and other minority communities to
promote a trusted environment that helps secure the homeland.
Members asked the second panel witnesses similar questions
about 1) the effectiveness and importance of community outreach
efforts to combat violent radicalization and the attacks it
might encourage; 2) the differences between the American and
European experiences with violent radicalization; and 3) what
Congress might do from a policy perspective to help address the
problem.
As a result of this and other hearings, the Subcommittee
Chair Ms. Harman, and others, introduced H.R. 1955, the
``Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2007.'' See discussion of H.R. 1955, listed above.

National Commission on Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism

On June 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Assessing and Addressing the Threat:
Defining the Role of a National Commission on the Prevention of
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Brian Jenkins, RAND
Corporation; Mr.Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director, Muslim
Public Affairs Council; and Mr.Frank J. Cilluffo, Director,
Homeland Security Policy Institute, The George Washington
University.
The hearing provided Members with an opportunity to explore
violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism in the United
States and to examine legislative strategies for mitigating the
threat through the creation of a National Commission to address
the phenomena. Members used the hearing to review H.R. 1955,
the Violent Radicalization and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2007, prior to its markup in Subcommittee and by the Full
Committee.
Federal law enforcement officials had been seeking to
identify the various stages of the radicalization process,
those that are vulnerable to radicalization, and those who
would radicalize others. The witnesses testified that violent
radicalization of an individual or group of individuals cannot
be prevented solely through law enforcement or intelligence
measures. Instead, it must be addressed by a multi-prong
approach that includes experts from various fields. The
witnesses testified that the creation of a bi-partisan National
Commission comprised of experts in the areas of sociology,
terrorism, religion, counterterrorism, cultural anthropology,
juvenile justice, education, and corrections, could aid
Federal, State and local governments in preventing future
attacks by potential homegrown terrorists. They added that the
National Commission could benefit from reaching out to foreign
governments and learning lessons about homegrown terrorism from
overseas.
As a result of this and other hearings, the Committee
adopted an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R.
1955, the ``Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2007'' which included several terminology and
other changes. See the discussion of H.R. 1955 listed above.

Internet Radicalization

On November 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a
Tool for Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Bruce Hoffman,
Professor, Georgetown University; Ms.Rita Katz, Director, SITE
Institute; Ms.Parry Aftab, Internet Attorney; and Mr.Mark
Weitzman, Director, Task Force Against Hate, Simon Wiesenthal
Center.
The purpose of this hearing was to examine in more depth a
topic that the National Commission envisioned in H.R. 1955
should study as part of its work: the use of the Internet as a
tool to promote violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism
in the United States. Of particular interest to Members was how
terrorist organizations and hate groups utilize the Internet to
post blogs, messages, videos and websites to recruit,
radicalize and mobilize new members and supporters. Many of
those websites contained violent images, ``farewell'' letters
from suicide bombers, and passionate pleas regarding the
organizations they sought to promote. Some included step-by-
step instructions on how to build bombs and improvised
explosive devices. Young people, in particular, had been shown
to be susceptible to these types of messages and the witnesses
identified a growing concern that Internet-based propaganda
could lead to the commission of violent acts within the United
States. How best to address violent radicalization and
homegrown terrorism and to prevent attacks from happening
without violating the Constitution remained an open question at
the time of the hearing, because much of what was disseminated
on the Internet is Constitionally-protected speech. Members
accordingly used the hearing as an opportunity to explore the
prevalence of Internet-based radicalization and to consider how
the U.S.could counter the messages on these websites in order
to blunt their radicalizing impact.
The witnesses testified that the answer is not to shut down
the Internet but to counter messages that incite violence. They
concurred that the hearing findings would serve as a valuable
starting point for the National Commission that would be
established if H.R. 1955 ultimately became law.

ACLU Correspondence

On November 21, 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) sent a letter to the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment expressing concerns about the Violent Radicalization
and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R. 1955),
suggesting changes to the legislation, and stating its intent
to not support the legislation regardless of any changes that
might be made to the legislation.
On November 28, 2007, the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment sent a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) requesting clarification as to whether or not ACLU would
work with the House and the Senate on the Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007,
(H.R. 1955).

Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG)

On November 15, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
classified Member briefing on the progress of the newly
established Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination
Group (ITACG). The ITACG was formally created in the
Iimplementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, (P.L. 110-53) and was designed to foster better
information sharing at all levels of government and the private
sector. Specifically, the ITACG stationed State, local, and
tribal law enforcement officers side-by-side with NCTC
intelligence analysts to assist in the identification of
information that is relevant to police and sheriffs' officers
in the field; the preparation of intelligence products that are
useful to those officers; and the dissemination of information
to appropriate agencies and departments at the State and local
levels.
Members of the Subcommittee received an overview brief of
the ITACG's mission by Department of Homeland Security, FBI,
and NCTC personnel and met with law enforcement representatives
who provide the State and local perspective for the ITACG's
work.
On January 26, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland
Security requesting clarification about the Department's
implementation of, and involvement with State, local, and
tribal governments in the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG) and other Federal information
sharing initiatives.
On February 8, 2007, the Assistant Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis sent a letter responding to the
Chairman's letter of January 26, 2007, including an attachment
entitled, ``ANNEX A: DHS Intelligence Engagement Strategy with
State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Partners.''
On May 9, 2007, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Chair and Ranking
Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, sent a letter to the
Attorney General of the United States, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
requesting an update on the participation of State, local and
tribal detailees in the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG) at the National Counterterrorism
Center (NCTC).
On June 1, 2007, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman
of the Committee on Homeland Security responding to the May 9,
2007, letter from the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Chair and Ranking Member
of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment providing assurances that the
Members' concerns about the progress of the Interagency Threat
Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) would be taken
seriously and advising that additional time was needed to
provide a complete response.
On August 15, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent
letters to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security
and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment providing written
responses to the Members' letter of May 9, 2007, regarding the
progress of the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination
Group (ITACG).
On September 26, 2007, the Chairman and Ranking Member of
the Committee and the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Secretary of
Homeland Security expressing concern over Department of
Homeland Security revisions to an interdepartmental Memorandum
of Agreement pertaining to the establishment of the Interagency
Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) and requesting
explanations for those revisions.
On November 7, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee responding to
the September 26, 2007, letter of the Chairman and other
Members regarding the Memorandum of Agreement pertaining to the
establishment of the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG), assuring the Chairman and other
Members that the Memorandum of Agreement issue was a purely
logistical one; expressing the Department's strong support for
the ITACG; and outlining the Department of Homeland Security's
efforts to stand up the ITACG.
On January 15, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment sent a letter to the Program Manager of the
Information Sharing Environment requesting that he address a
series of questions on the development of the Interagency
Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) as part of the
first progress report on the ITACG required under Section 521
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, P.L. 110-53.
On February 5, 2008, the Principal Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S.Department
of Justice, sent a letter to the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment responding to the May 9, 2007, letter requesting an
update of on the progress of the Interagency Threat Assessment
and Coordination Group (ITACG) at the National Counter
Terrorism Center (NCTC).
On March 3, 2008, the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Committee on Homeland Security enclosing the
first progress report on the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG) as required under Section 521 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, P.L. 110-53, addressing the questions raised in the
January 15, 2008, letter from the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Chair of the Subcommittee on
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
On March 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing on a progress report of the Interagency Threat
Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) prepared by the
Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment (PM-
ISE). The progress report was the first in a series of reports
on the ITACG required under the Implementing Recommendations of
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53).
On March 13, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Making Homeland Security Intelligence Work
for State, Local, and Tribal Partners: An Interagency Threat
Assessment Coordination Group (ITACG) Progress Report.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Ambassador Thomas E.
``Ted'' McNamara, Program Manager, Information Sharing
Environment (PM-ISE), Office of the Director of National
Intelligence; Mr.Michael E. Leiter, Acting Director, National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC); Hon. Charles E. Allen, Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland
Security; and Mr.Wayne Murphy, Assistant Director, Directorate
of Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice.
On June 3, 2008, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment sent a letter to the Attorney General, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation encouraging them to work together to ensure that
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG)
detailees do not suffer career disadvantages with their home
agencies once their ITACG service has concluded.
On June 20, 2008, the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Chief of the
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department thanking her
for allowing Detective Sergeant Guy L. Poirier to participate
as an inaugural detailee to the Interagency Threat Assessment
and Coordination Group (ITACG).
On June 20, 2008, the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Superintendent
of the New Jersey State Police thanking him for allowing
Detective I. David Ockovic to participate as an inaugural
detailee to the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination
Group (ITACG).
On June 20, 2008, the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Boston Police
Commissioner and the Superintendent-in-Chief of the Boston
Police Department thanking them for allowing Lieutenant Timothy
Connolly to participate as an inaugural detailee to the
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG).
On June 20, 2008, the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Chief of the
Phoenix Police Department thanking him for allowing Detective
Brent Wise to participate as an inaugural detailee to the
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG).
On July 16, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Homeland Security responding to their June 3, 2008,
correspondence regarding potential career disadvantages to
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG)
detailees; promising to advocate for continued State, local,
and tribal participation in the ITACG; and assuring the Members
that the Department of Homeland Security was harmonizing its
detailee benefit program with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI).
On October 29, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee sent a
letter to the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
seeking clarification of the role of the Interagency Threat
Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) Detailees in the
production of intelligence products at the National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC); the impact the ITACG Detailees
were having on the intelligence production process internally
at the Department and the FBI; and their role in the
development of Suspicious Activities Report (SAR) initiative.
On December 3, 2008, the Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis sent a letter responding to the October 29, 2008,
letter of the Chairman of the Committee seeking clarification
of the role of the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG) detailees in the production of
intelligence products at the National Counterterrorism Center
(NCTC); the impact the ITACG Detailees were having on the
intelligence production process internally at the Department of
Homeland Security and the FBI; and their role in the
development of Suspicious Activities Report (SAR) initiative.

State and Local Fusion Centers.

Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections

On March 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security State
and Local Fusion Center Program: Advancing Information Sharing
While Safeguarding Civil Liberties.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon.Charles E. Allen, Assistant Secretary for
Intleligence Analysis, Office of Intelligence and Analysis,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Daniel W. Sutherland,
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of
Homeland Security; and Mr.Hugo Teufel, Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security.
The more than 40 State and local fusion centers that
existed across the country at the time of the hearing were
designed to help Federal, State, and local law enforcement and
homeland security officials share accurate, actionable, and
timely homeland security information under one roof by building
the personal relationships, infrastructure, and best practices
necessary to break down the stovepipes that have historically
impeded such sharing. At the hearing, the Members explored two
concepts then being considered for inclusion in the
Intelligence and Information Sharing title of the Fiscal Year
2008 Department of Homeland Security Authorization legislation:
1) authorizing additional funding to ensure that the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis attained its fusion center deployment
goals for the State and Local Fusion Center Program, which was
designed to place Department intelligence and operational
professionals in State and local fusion centers in Fiscal Year
2008; and 2) a requirement for States and localities to
participate in a Department-sponsored privacy and civil
liberties education program prior to receiving grant funding
for fusion centers.
The Committee introduced H.R. 1684, the Department of
Homeland Security Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which included
language that authorized the additional funding and privacy
protections that were discussed during the hearing.
Additionally, provisions affecting fusion centers were included
in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, (P.L. 110-53), that promoted the Department's fusion
center outreach efforts as a central mission of the
Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
See the discussion of H.R. 1684 and H.R. 1 listed above.

Fusion Center Strategy

On September 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing to receive an update on fusion centers.
On September 27, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled, ``The Way Forward With Fusion Centers:
Challenges and Strategies for Change.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms.Eileen Larence, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; Mr.Todd
Masse, Specialist, Domestic Intelligence and Counterterrorism,
Congressional Research Service; Mr.John Rollins, Specialist,
Terrorism, International Crime, Intelligence, and Homeland
Security, Congressional Research Service; Mr.Jack Tomarchio,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Intelligence
and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Michael
Mines, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate of Intelligence,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; and
Mr.Norman Beasley, Coordinator for Counter Terrorism, Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office.
The purpose of this hearing was to review the findings of
two separate reports on fusion centers by the Congressional
Research Service and the Government Accountability Office and
specifically to chart a strategy to ensure that the centers add
value to the Nation's homeland security efforts while
preserving and protecting privacy and civil liberties as part
of that process. The hearing attempted to discern how the $380
million already invested by the Federal government in fusion
centers had been used and how it was being applied to implement
a common fusion center strategy.

Fusion Center Correspondence

On April 11, 2008, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs wrote a letter to the Secretary of
Homeland Security expressing strong concern with provisions in
the Fiscal Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance
and the Urban Area Security Initiative Guidance regarding
allowable funding for contractors and intelligence analysts at
State and local fusion centers and other locations.
On May 12, 2008, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee
describing the success of the Department's open source training
program at State and local fusion centers and inviting staff to
observe the next round of training.
On May 13, 2008, the Executive Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security acknowledging the April 11,
2008, letter regarding Members' strong concern about Fiscal
Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance and the
Urban Area Security Initiative Guidance pertaining to allowable
funding for contractors and intelligence analysts at State and
local fusion centers and other locations. The Executive
Secretary assured the Chairman that careful consideration was
being given to the letter and that additional time was needed
to provide a complete response.
On June 16, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Homeland Security responding to their April 11, 2008, letter
regarding Members' strong concern with provisions in the Fiscal
Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance and the
Urban Area Security Initiative Guidance pertaining to allowable
funding for contractors and intelligence analysts at State and
local fusion centers and other locations. The Secretary
included an explanation of why the Department of Homeland
Security had imposed funding caps and time limitations on this
permitted use.

Homeland Security Information Network

On May 8, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing on the Homeland Security Information Network
(HSIN). A representative from the Government Accountability
Office provided Members with an update on HSIN and its
relationship to other information sharing systems.
On May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Fixing the Homeland Security Information
Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better Information
Sharing.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Donald
F. Kennedy, Executive Director, NESPIN/RISS; Mr.Wayne Parent,
Deputy Director, Office of Operations Coordination, Department
of Homeland Security; Mr.David Powner, Director, Information
Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Captain William Harris, Delaware State Police; First Sergeant
Lee Miller, Virginia State Police; Mr.Barry S.Lindquist,
Inspector, Office of Statewide Intelligence, Florida Department
of Law Enforcement; and Captain Brian Tomblin, Military
Liaison, Office of Homeland Security, Tennessee Army National
Guard.
This hearing coincided with the public release of a report
by the Government Accountability Office regarding HSIN's
continuing problems, the Department's then three year-old
system for sharing sensitive but unclassified (SBU)information
with State and local law enforcement, emergency responders, and
others. The Government Accountability Office concluded that the
Department had failed to coordinate with other preexisting
State and local information sharing systems before investing
tens of millions of dollars in the HSIN. As a result, it found
that effective information sharing might not be occurring, and
that a significant amount of duplication with other information
sharing systems -- like the Regional Information Sharing
Systems (RISS) Program -- seemed likely.
An April 17, 2007, internal Department Memorandum from the
Director of the Department's Operations Directorate to the
Under Secretary of Management acknowledged that the HSIN had
``grown without sufficient planning and program management.''
The Department's own Office of Inspector General had issued a
report in June 2006 that found that the rushed deployment of
the HSIN resulted in a system that did not support information
sharing effectively, did not fully meet user needs, and
therefore was not relied upon by State and local law
enforcement agencies.
Members used the hearing to ask the witnesses how the HSIN
duplicated RISSNET and other systems; how well the difficulties
identified by the Inspector General in 2006 were being
addressed and by whom; how the apparent duplication that was
occurring with the HSIN complicated information sharing efforts
at the State and local levels; and how things could be made
better. The Department witness responsible for the management
of the HSIN pledged to provide a roadmap going forward to
ensure that the HSIN complemented and otherwise worked with
RISSNET and other information sharing systems in use by State,
local, and tribal law enforcement.
On January 17, 2008, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Chair and Ranking
Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
regarding the apparent replacement of the Homeland Security
Information Network (HSIN) with a new network; expressing
concern over the Department of Homeland Security's failure to
brief the Committee on this development; and requesting written
answers to questions.
On February 19, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security responding to the Chairman's January 17, 2008, letter
regarding the replacement of the Homeland Security Information
Network (HSIN) with Homeland Security Information Network Next
Generation (HSIN Next Gen), describing the replacement as an
``upgrade'' that did not involve a major departure from the
HSIN, and providing written responses.
On April 4, 2008, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Secretary
of Homeland Security asking that the Department cooperate with
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and its effort to
obtain all documents necessary as part of its review of the
Homeland Security Information Network Next Generation (HSIN
Next Gen).
On April 21, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent
a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security
responding to the Chairman's April 4, 2008, letter regarding
GAO's access to documents regarding Homeland Security
Information Network Next Generation (HSIN Next Gen) stating
that, in response to that letter, unredacted versions of all
relevant documents had been provided to GAO.
On July 23, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee and the
Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing,
and Terrorism Risk Assessment sent a letter to the Secretary of
Homeland Security expressing concern over GAO findings that the
Department of Homeland Security had failed to define end user
requirements for the HSIN Next Gen; requesting a 60-day
moratorium on HSIN Next Gen's development until the
requirements had been developed; and further requesting written
answers to questions.
On September 23, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Director of the Office
of Operations Coordination at the Department of Homeland
Security asking him to provide a copy of recommendations from
the Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Council
(HSINAC) regarding the Homeland Security Information Network
Next Generation (HSIN Next Gen).
On October 9, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Director of the Office
of Operations Coordination at the Department of Homeland
Security renewing request for a copy of recommendations from
the Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Council
(HSINAC) regarding the Homeland Security Information Network
Next Generation (HSIN Next Gen) following the of public release
of Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on HSIN Next
Gen.
On November 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Director of the Office
of Operations Coordination at the Department of Homeland
Security requesting answers to his and the Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment's July 23, 2008, letter regarding
corrective steps for the Homeland Security Information Network
Next Generation (HSIN Next Gen) and raising new questions about
HSIN Next Gen in reaction to the Department's rebuttal to the
recommendations of the Homeland Security Information Network
Advisory Council (HSINAC).
On November 25, 2008, the Director of the Office of
Operations Coordination at the Department of Homeland Security
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security responding to the Chairman's letter of November 12,
2008, regarding overdue answers to Member questions about HSIN
Next Gen and providing answers to the Chairman's most recent
questions about the Department's rebuttal to the
recommendations of the Homeland Security Information Network
Advisory Council (HSINAC).
Committee staff held several briefings to assess the HSIN's
progress and to hold the Department to its commitment. Those
briefings addressed the Department's planned replacement of the
HSIN with the HSIN Next Gen and a July 2008 Government
Accountability Office assessment of the Department's failure to
identify operational end user requirements for the HSIN Next
Gen.

State, Local, and Private Sector Partnerships

Information Sharing

On May 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a field
hearing in Bellevue, Washington, entitled ``Building a
Partnership Strategy: Improving Information Sharing with State
& Local Law Enforcement and the Private Sector.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Major General Timothy J.
Lowenberg, Washington Military Department, State of Washington;
Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske, Seattle Police Department, Seattle,
Washington; Mr.John McKay, Former U.S.Attorney; Chief John R.
Batiste, Washington State Patrol; Mr.Richard E. Hovel, Aviation
Security Advisor, The Boeing Company; Mr.Matt Morrison,
Executive Director, Pacific NorthWest Economic Region; Mr.Steve
L. Stein, Senior Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory; and Mr.Richard H.Stevenson, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Clise Properties, Inc.
This hearing focused on efforts to improve information
sharing between the Federal government and state and local
first local law enforcement - the Nation's ``first
preventers.'' The hearing also considered the witnesses'
intelligence-led policing efforts and Chairman Thompson's
September 2006 Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership
(LEAP) Strategy was discussed. Intelligence-led policing refers
to the ``the collection and analysis of information to produce
an intelligence end product designed to inform police decision
making at both the tactical and strategic levels.''
Members asked the first panel witnesses about improvements
that could be made to enhance information sharing. Members also
inquired whether a national center dedicated to intelligence-
led policing would be useful to their organizations. In
addition, Members asked the panel if they received accurate,
actionable, and timely intelligence products from their Federal
partners, like the Department and the FBI.
Members asked the second panel of witnesses about the
information sharing efforts underway in the Seattle area
between local law enforcement and the private sector.
Additionally, Members inquired about the Federal support they
are receiving, particularly from the Department and the FBI,
with respect to the protection of critical infrastructure and
the exchange of relevant information or intelligence.
As a result of this hearing, provisions were included in
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, P.L. 110-53, to address State and local information
sharing concerns.
On September 24, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled, ``A Report Card on Homeland Security
Information Sharing.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department;
Russell Porter, Director, Iowa Intelligence Fusion Center and
Intelligence Bureau; John McKay, Professor from Practice,
Seattle University School of Law; Charles Allen, Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; and Michael E. Leiter,
Director, National Counterterrorism Center.
The hearing provided Members with an opportunity to assess
the progress of homeland security information sharing between
the Department and its State, local, and tribal partners. The
first panel, consisting of representatives from State, local,
and tribal law enforcement, offered their views on what was
working well, what areas needed improvement, and how the next
Administration should prioritize its efforts going forward. The
testimony from the first panel informed Member questions for
the second panel consisting of the Department's Under Secretary
for Intelligence and Analysis and the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Questions for the second panel focused on fusion center
policy, fusion center and other homeland-related funding,
domestic terrorism, obstacles to migrating local law
enforcement information in a coherent form to Federal agencies,
and Federal Intelligence Community leadership and
responsibility for information sharing. In addition to
providing answers to those questions, second panel witnesses
described their views and efforts in the area of fusion center
funding, over-classification, the ITACG, and privacy and civil
liberties.

National Special Security Events and Mass Gatherings

On August 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a field
hearing in Aurora, Colorado, entitled ``Information Sharing and
National Special Security Events: Preparing for the 2008
Presidential Conventions.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Tim Koerner, Assistant Director, U.S.Secret Service;
Mr.Michael H.Battista, Deputy Chief, Denver Police Department;
Mr.Justin DeMello, Director, Denver Office of Emergency
Management; Major James M. Wolfinbarger, Director, Colorado
Office of Preparedness, Security and Fire Safety; Mr.Daniel J.
Oates, Chief of Police, Aurora Police Department; and Lloyd
Burton, Ph.D., Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of
Colorado at Denver.
The purpose of this hearing was to explore how the United
States Secret Service (USSS) partners with State, local, and
tribal law enforcement and other stakeholders when it comes to
information sharing during National Special Security Events
(NSSEs). The hearing used as its backdrop the Democratic
National Convention in Denver, Colorado, and the Republican
National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, slated for August
and September 2008, respectively. The USSS is the lead Federal
agency for coordinating the development and implementation of
security plans for NSSEs like the National conventions.
In the spring of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security
designated both conventions as NSSEs. The ongoing preparations
for both conventions therefore presented the Subcommittee with
a unique opportunity to explore the effectiveness of Federal,
State, and local information sharing -- specifically, how
information sharing mechanisms, partnerships, and procedures
develop and operate before an event that might be targeted by
terrorists takes place.
The witnesses testified about how the USSS was building on
its traditional relationships with State and local law
enforcement and other emergency response providers and what
past lessons would be applied to maximize effective information
sharing during the political conventions. The witnesses also
provided Members with an assessment of how effectively they
were partnering at the outset of their political convention
preparations, what challenges lay ahead, and how they planned
to overcome them. Finally, the witness testimony provided
Members with a set of information sharing best practices that
they could use as a benchmark during other information sharing
hearings.
As a result of the hearing, Members requested that full
time representatives from the Department's Office of
Intelligence and Analysis be stationed in the Colorado
Information Analysis Center (CIAC) and the Minnesota Joint
Analysis Center (MNJAC) in advance of the political
conventions. Representatives were subsequently stationed in
both fusion centers during the Spring and early Summer 2008,
respectively.

Mass Gatherings Report

In May 2008, the Chairman of the Committee released a
Majority Staff report entitled ``Public Health, Safety, and
Security for Mass Gatherings.'' Ensuring the public health,
safety, and security at mass gatherings can be especially
challenging. The report examined a number of different events
and venues, including those that are the site of National
Special Security Events (NSSEs), and those that host large-
scale events that do not receive such a rating - non-National
Special Security Events (non-NSSEs). The report concluded that
personnel supporting non-NSSEs needed assistance in three
particular areas: countering biological threats, collaborative
planning, and partnering across sectors. The report generated
more than 30 recommendations, including that the Federal
government must support the efforts of State and local fusion
centers and other entities to build nontraditional partnerships
with stakeholders in order to improve information sharing and
preparedness efforts, to preserve privacy and civil liberties,
and to protect the American people.

Private Sector Information Sharing

On July 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Private Sector Information Sharing: What Is
It, Who Does It, and What's Working at DHS?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.James M. Chaparro, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Intelligence & Analysis, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Melissa Smislova, Director, Homeland
Infrastructure Threat & Risk Analysis Center, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.R. James Caverly, Director,
Infrastructure Partnerships Division, Infrastructure Protection
and Preparedness Directorate, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Lester J. Johnson, Manager of Investigations and Crisis
Management, SCANA Corporation; Mr.John M. Meenan, Executive
Vice President and COO, Air Transport Association of America;
and Mr.Richard E. Hovel, Senior Aviation and Homeland Security
Advisor, The Boeing Company.
This hearing was the first Subcommittee hearing that looked
exclusively at the information sharing challenges of the
private sector. With regard to private sector information
sharing, private sector leaders, who own and operate 85 percent
of the Nation's critical infrastructure, had been very clear:
they wanted to know not only about threats but also how they
should prepare for and hopefully prevent attacks against
personnel, facilities, supply chains, and business operations.
At the time of hearing, witnesses reported that the Department
was not providing them useful information that would allow them
to appropriately respond to threats. Members were advised
during the hearing that businesses wanted to be part of the
process to ensure that their voice is heard throughout the
creation and implementation of whatever private sector
information sharing process the Department develops. Businesses
also wanted to see a plan. In the view of the witnesses, what
continued to hinder the Department's private sector information
sharing efforts was the lack of a consistent, working strategy.

State and Local Perspectives on the Department of Homeland Security
Intelligence Mission

On April 24, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Evolving
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to Better Serve State,
Local, and Tribal Needs.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Matthew Bettenhausen, Executive Director, California
Office of Homeland Security, State of California; Ms.Juliette
Kayyem, Under Secretary for Homeland Security, Executive Office
of Public Safety and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
and Mr.Frank J. Cilluffo, Director and Associate Vice
President, Homeland Security Policy Institute, The George
Washington University.
The purpose of the hearing was to examine the future role
of the Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis in
supporting both the Department's overall mission in protecting
the Nation against terrorist attacks and, more specifically, in
partnering with State, local, and tribal leaders on the front
lines of America's homeland security efforts. The witnesses
testified from the State and local perspective about what was
working at the Department, where challenges remained, and what
the focus of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis should be
going forward into the next Administration. They described
their views of what an ideal ``Department of Homeland
Security'' should do and what intelligence and information
sharing role it should play in relation to their non-Federal
partners.

Resilience: Department of Homeland Security Intelligence

On May 15, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``The Resilient Homeland: How DHS Intelligence
Should Empower America to Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand
Terrorist Attacks.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Dr. Stephen E. Flynn, Ph.D., Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow
for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations;
Mr.Amos N. Guiora, Professor of Law, University of Utah; and
Mr.R.P. Eddy, Ergo Advisors.
The purpose of the hearing was to examine how the
Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis could assist
the cause of resilience by developing intelligence products
that help State, local, tribal, and private sector entities -
and the public - understand the nature of the terrorist threat
to the homeland and which threats are most likely to manifest
themselves domestically. The witnesses testified that such
products would help these stakeholders allocate resources based
on risk and make other choices more wisely, thereby enabling
the Nation to quickly recover from an attack.

Future of Al Qaeda

On July 30, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``Reassessing the Threat: the Future of Al
Qaeda and Its Implications for Homeland Security.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Peter Bergen, Senior
Fellow, New America Foundation; and Mr.Lawrence Wright, Fellow,
NYU Center on Law and Security.
The purpose of this hearing was to examine how Al Qaeda is
evolving and how recent reports of a schism and a growing
rejection of violence by former terrorists might impact
homeland security. The witnesses testified about what these
developments meant for the Department's ``risk-based'' approach
to homeland security - one that informs appropriate decisions
about how to prevent and prepare for attacks. They also
testified about how to counter terrorism over the long term.

FY 2008 and FY 2009 Office of Intelligence and Analysis Budget Requests

On February 7, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
classified Member briefing to receive an update on the
Department of Homeland Security's Intelligence Budget request.
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security's
Office of Intelligence and Analysis were present.
On February 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
hearing entitled ``The President's Proposed FY2008 Budget for
the Department of Homeland Security: The Office of Intelligence
and Analysis.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Hon.Charles E. Allen, Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
The purpose of the hearing was to assess whether the
President's FY08 budget request for the Department's Office of
Intelligence and Analysis was sufficient to meet the
programmatic goals outlined by the Department's Assistant
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis during Fall 2006. The
hearing took place during the first budget cycle in which the
Assistant Secretary had had an opportunity to participate since
his August 2005 appointment.
The Asssitant Secretary identified several priorities
within the President's FY2008 Budget request including: the
integration of the intelligence units of the Department's
component agencies (Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Transportation
Security Administration (TSA), etc.) in order to drive a
unified intelligence mission that would improve information
sharing; an integrated information management system; the
deployment of up to 35 additional officers to State and local
fusion centers by the end of FY08; improving the Department's
border security intelligence capabilities, including the
Campaign for Border Security; and the development within the
Intelligence Community of a ``Homeland WMD Intelligence
Strategy'' that would outline the unique aspects of the WMD
threat and would identify what I&A must do to meet this
challenge.
On February 14, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
classified Member briefing to receive an update on the
Department of Homeland Security's FY 2009 Intelligence Budget
request. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis were present.
On February 14, 2008, immediately following the classified
Member briefing, the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled
``Homeland Security Intelligence at a Crossroads: The Office of
Intelligence and Analysis' Vision for 2008.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon.Charles E. Allen, now Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland
Security. The purpose of the hearing was to ask the Under
Secretary how the Administration's FY 2009 combined account
budget request supported the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis' longstanding goals of integrating the Department's
component intelligence units to promote a common intelligence
mission and implementing 1) its campaign for border security to
prevent terrorists from infiltrating the country; 2) its
developing homeland WMD Intelligence Strategy; and 3) an
integrated information management system to coordinate the
Department's overall intelligence effort. Members also asked
the Under Secretary about how the FY 2009 budget request would
support his deployment of representatives to State and local
fusion centers on the aggressive timetable described to the
Committee during the February 14, 2007, budget hearing.
Members also asked the Under Secretary about how the
Administration's FY 2009 budget request would support the
numerous initiatives required of the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis under the ``Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007'', P.L. 110-53, including: fully
developing and managing the Interagency Threat Assessment and
Coordination Group (ITACG) at the National Counterterrorism
Center (NCTC); providing training to promote information
sharing internally at the Department and with its State, local
and tribal partners; providing privacy and civil liberties
training to all Office of Intelligence and Analysis staff,
representatives at State and local fusion centers, and State
and local fusion center personnel participating in the
Department's State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center
Initiative; developing and managing the Homeland Security
Information Sharing Fellows Program on the scale envisioned by
Congress; and establishing a Rural Policing Institute. At the
time of the hearing, it did not appear that any additional
funds were requested for these mandates.
On April 18, 2008, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security and a letter to the Chair of the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment enclosing a Concept of Operations and a Privacy
Impact Assessment of the Department of Homeland Security
Information Sharing Fellows Program as required under the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, P.L. 110-53.

Terror Plot -- United Kingdom

On February 7, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Classified Member briefing to receive information on the recent
terror plot in the United Kingdom. Representatives from the
Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis were present.

State, Local, and Regional Information Sharing

On March 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing on State, local, and regional information
sharing. The Subcommittee received the briefing from
representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los
Angeles Field Office on the Joint Regional Intelligence Center
(JRIC) in Los Angeles as well as the Federal Government's
information sharing efforts with key international partners.

National Counterterrorism Center and Maryland Coordination and Analysis
Center

On March 12, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment conducted a
Member site visit to the National Counterterrorism Center
(NCTC), located at LX1 in Northern Virginia; and the Maryland
Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC) located in Woodlawn,
Maryland. Members of the Subcommittee received a briefing
reviewing the NCTC's mission of fusing the intelligence
available to the Intelligence Community to create homeland
security-relevant products and how that intelligence is shared
with State, local, and tribal entities.
After a tour and meetings with intelligence analysts at the
NCTC, Members traveled to Woodlawn, Maryland, for an overview
brief and tour of the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center
(MCAC), the State of Maryland's fusion center, where they
received a briefing about how the Department of Homeland
Security, the FBI, and State, local, and tribal entities co-
located at the MCAC share homeland security information on a
day-to-day basis.

Washington Joint Analytical Center

On May 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment conducted a
Site Visit of the Washington Joint Analytical Center (WAJAC) --
the Washington State fusion center, in Bellevue, Washington.

Terrorist Screening Center

On Tuesday, June 5, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment conducted a
Member site visit to the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)
located in Virginia. Members toured the TSC facility and met
with the then new TSC Director.

Radiological Threats

On July 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science
and Technology held a joint Classified Member briefing on
securing radioactive materials to prevent a terrorist attack
using radiological dispersion devices. Representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security and Sandia National Laboratory
provided Members with an update.
On September 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science
and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security held a
joint site visit to New York City. The Subcommittees were led
by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and attended
briefings on the radiological threat and for tours of
facilities that maintain stocks of radiological materials.

National Political Convention Security

On August 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment conducted a
site visit to the Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC)
located in Centennial, Colorado. The Subcommittee examined the
security implications of the Democratic National Convention.
On April 21, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment conducted a
site visit to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The Subcommittee
toured the Minnesota Joint Analysis Center (MNJAC) and met with
Corporate Security at the Mall of America to discuss
information sharing and critical infrastructure issues. The
Subcommittee also visited the Xcel Energy Center, the site of
the Republican National Convention for a briefing with the
United States Secret Service.

NCTC Briefing

On October 11, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
classified Member-only briefing on homeland security threats.
Members were briefed by representatives from the National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

Presidential Debate Security

On March 5, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Member briefing on security preparations for the 2008
Presidential debates. The Subcommittee was briefed by the
Executive Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates
and representatives from the United States Secret Service.

National Counterterrorism Center Work on Radicalization

On April 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a
Classified Member briefing on the National Counterterrorism
Center's work on radicalization and current threats.

National Security Letters

On March 28, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland
Security regarding the use of National Security Letters by the
Department of Homeland Security in the wake of public
disclosures about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's use of
such letters.
On May 8, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security in
response to the Chairman's March 28, 2007, letter regarding
National Security Letters, advising that that the Department of
Homeland Security had not issued any such letters although it
had the legal authority to do so and that the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's experience with such letters would serve as
useful guidance for the Department going forward.

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Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment Hearings Held

``The President's Proposed FY2008 Budget for the Department of
Homeland Security: The Office of Intelligence and
Analysis.'' February 14, 2007. (Serial No. 110-7)
``The Department of Homeland Security State and Local Fusion
Center Program: Advancing Information Sharing While
Safeguarding Civil Liberties.'' March 14, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-15)
``Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification: The Impact on
Information Sharing.'' March 22, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
20)
Field hearing held in Torrance, California ``Radicalization,
Information Sharing and Community Outreach: Protecting
the Homeland from Homegrown Terror.'' April 5, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-22)
``The Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification of
Government Information: The Response of the Program
Manager of the Information Sharing Environment.'' April
26, 2007. (Serial No. 110-20)
``Fixing the Homeland Security Information Network: Finding the
Way Forward For Better Information Sharing.'' May 10,
2007. (Serial No. 110-34)
Field hearing held in Bellevue, Washington ``Building a
Partnership Strategy: Improving Information Sharing
with State & Local Law Enforcement and the Private
Sector.'' May 25, 2007. (Serial No. 110-42)
``Assessing and Addressing the Threat: Defining the Role of a
National Commission on the Prevention of Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.'' June 14,
2007. (Serial No. 110-48)
``Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the
Gold Standard for Designating Classified and Sensitive
Homeland Security Information.'' June 28, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-20)
``Private Sector Information Sharing: What Is It, Who Does It,
and What's Working at DHS?'' July 16, 2007. (Serial No.
110-62)
Field hearing in Aurora, Colorado ``Information Sharing and
National Special Security Events: Preparing for the
2008 Presidential Conventions.'' August 10, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-66)
``The Way Forward with Fusion Centers: Challenges and
Strategies for Change.'' September 27, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-73)
``Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a Tool for Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.'' November 6,
2007. (Serial No. 110-83)
``Homeland Security Intelligence at a Crossroads: the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis' Vision for 2008.'' February
26, 2008. (Serial No. 110-96)
``Making Homeland Security Intelligence Work for State, Local,
and Tribal Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment
Coordination Group (ITACG) Progress Report.'' March 13,
2008. (Serial No. 110-101)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Evolving the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis to Better Serve State, Local,
and Tribal Needs.'' April 24, 2008. (Serial No. 110-
108)
``The Resilient Homeland: How DHS Intelligence Should Empower
America to Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand
Terrorist Attacks.'' May 15, 2008. (Serial No. 110-115)
H.R. 6193, the ``Improving Public Access to Documents Act of
2008.'' June 11, 2008. (Serial No. 110-121)
``Reassessing the Threat: the Future of Al Qaeda and Its
Implications for Homeland Security.'' July 30, 2008.
(Serial No. 110-132)
``A Report Card on Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
September 24, 2008. (Serial No. 110-141)
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas, Chairwoman
Edward J. Markey,
Massachusetts
Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Eleanor Holmes Norton,
District of Columbia
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi (Ex
Officio) Daniel E. Lungren, California
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida
Peter T. King, New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection held 20 days of hearings, receiving
testimony from 91 witnesses, and considered 7 measures.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act

H.R. 1401 (S.184)

To improve the security of railroads, public transportation,
and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other
purposes.

Legislative History

On January 4, 2007, Mr.Inouye and 13 original co-sponsors
introduced S.184, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 1401,
which was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation considered S.184 on February 13, 2008, and
ordered the measure to be reported to the Senate with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
A motion to proceed to the consideration of S.184 was made
in the Senate on February 17, 2007, a cloture motion on the
motion to proceed to the measure was presented in the Senate on
that same date. The motion to proceed to the consideration of
S.184 was withdrawn in Senate on February 27, 2007, and the
cloture motion was subsequently withdrawn.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation reported S.184 to the Senate on March 1, 2007,
as S.Rpt. 110-29.
On March 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection considered a
Subcommittee Print, which was forwarded to the Full Committee
for consideration, amended, by voice vote.
On March 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on a Committee Print entitled ``Rail and Public
Transportation Security Act of 2007.'' The Committee received
testimony from Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Administrator,
Transportation Security Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Terry Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Program Management, Department of Transportation; Mr.Richard
Fairfax, Director of Enforcement Programs, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, Department of Labor; Mr.Richard
Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, New York
City Police Department, City of New York; Mr.William Millar,
President, American Public Transportation Association; Mr.Ed
Hamberger, President and CEO, Association of American
Railroads; Mr.Ed Rodzwicz, President, Teamsters Rail
Conference; Mr.Fred Weiderhold, Inspector General, National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); and Mr.David Shuman,
Private Citizen.
H.R. 1401 was introduced by Mr.Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr.King of New York, Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.Daniel E.
Lungren of California, and sixteen original co-sponsors on
March 8, 2007. The measure was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1401 and ordered the
measure reported to the House, amended, by voice vote on March
13, 2007.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on March 20, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests
in H.R. 1401. The letter further indicated that in order to
expedite consideration on the House Floor, the Committee on
Science would not seek a sequential referral of the measure,
but would request the appointment of Conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
acknowledging the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on
Science and Technology and agreeing to the request for
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 1401 to
the House on March 22, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-65, Pt. I. The
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was subsequently
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1401.
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security on March 26, 2007, indicating jurisdiction
interests in section 112. The letter further agreed to waive
consideration of the measure, and reserved a right to seek
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called. On that
same date, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform acknowledging the jurisdictional interests of
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and agreeing
to support the request for Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
The Committee on Rules met on March 26, 2007, and granted a
Rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 1401. The House
considered and agreed to the Rule on March 27, 2007, by a
record vote of 223 yeas and 199 nays. The House proceeded to
the consideration of H.R. 1401 and passed the measure by a
record vote of 299 yeas and 124 nays, with 1 voting
``present'', after agreeing to a motion to recommit with
instructions by Mr.King of New York which was agreed to by a
record vote of 304 yeas and 121 nays.
H.R. 1401 was received in the Senate on March 28, 2007,
read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Provisions of H.R. 1401 were included in P.L. 110-53, see
action on H.R. 1 (P.L. 110-53) under Full Committee.

Pilot Program Screening Access to Secure Areas of Airports

H.R. 1413

Legislative History

H.R. 1413 was introduced by Mrs.Lowey, Mr.Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms.Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms.Jackson-Lee of
Texas, and Mr.Markey on March 8, 2007. The measure was referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 1413 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered H.R. 1413 on April 24,
2007, and ordered the measure favorably forwarded to the Full
Committee for consideration, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1413 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 1413 to the
House on December 11, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-482.
On December 11, 2007, the House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass H.R. 1413, amended, by voice vote. The House also
agreed to amend the title of the measure.
H.R. 1413 was received in the Senate on December 12, 2007,
read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.

Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007

H.R. 4179 (S.3392)

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an
appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or
prohibited from boarding a flight, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 4179 was introduced in the House on November 14, 2007,
by Ms.Clarke, Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, and nine original co-
sponsors and referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 4179 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered H.R. 4179 on May 1, 2008,
and adopted the measure, amended.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 4179.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 4179 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 4179 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-686.
Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules on
June 18, 2008, and passed by voice vote.
H.R. 4179 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
On July 31, 2008, Ms.Klobuchar and four original co-
sponsors introduced S.3392, the Senate companion measure to
H.R. 4179, in the Senate, which was read twice and referred to
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 4749 (S.2292)

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the
Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive
threats, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

S.2292, the Senate companion measure to H.R. 4749, was
introduced in the Senate on November 1, 2007, by Ms.Collins and
Mr.Lieberman. S.2292 was referred to the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 4749 was introduced in the House on December 17, 2007,
by Mr.King of New York and Mr.Thompson of Mississippi. H.R.
4749 was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee, H.R. 4749 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, without amendment, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 4749 on May 20, 2008.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 4749 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 4749 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-689.
The House considered H.R. 4749 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 4749 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 23, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs considered S.2292 and
reported the measure to the Senate, as amended. Report filed in
the Senate as S.Rpt. 110-481.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008

H.R. 5577

Legislative History

On December 12, 2007, prior to introduction, the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection held a hearing on H.R. _, the ``Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary,
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Clyde Miller, Director, Corporate Security, BASF
Corporation; Mr.Gerald C. Setley, Vice President, Region 3
Director, International Chemical Workers Union Council, United
Food and Commercial Workers Union; Mr.Gary Sondermeyer,
Director of Operations, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection; and Dr. M. Sam Mannan, PE, CSP, Professor and
Director, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M
University System.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection considered a Committee Print on
January 23, 2008, entitled ``To amend the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the
Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect
against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for
other purposes.'' The Subcommittee ordered the measure to be
forwarded to the Full Committee for consideration, amended, by
unanimous consent.
On February 26, 2008, the Full Committee held a hearing on
a Committee Print entitled ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; David C. Pulham, Ph.D.,
Director of Compliance, Siegfried (USA), Inc.; and Mr.Kevin
Wattier, General Manager, Long Beach Water Department.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered a Committee
Print on March 6, 2008, entitled the ``Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2008.'' By a record vote of 15 yeas and 7 nays
(Roll Call Vote No. 16), the Committee agreed to the Committee
Print. The Committee further agreed by unanimous consent that
upon introduction the Committee Print in the House, and
referral to the Committee on Homeland Security, the measure be
deemed reported to the House with a favorable recomendation.
H.R. 5577 was introduced in the House on March 11, 2008, by
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 17
original co-sponsors. H.R. 5577 was referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement by the
Committee on Homeland Security of March 6, 2008, the Committee
on Homeland Security reported H.R. 5577 to the House on March
14, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-550, Pt. 1.
The referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce was extended on March 14, 2008, for a period ending
not later than April 11, 2008. On April 11, 2008, the referral
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended for a
period ending May 30, 2008. On May 30, 2008, the referral to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended for a period
ending July 11, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on July 11, 2008,
for a period ending not later then September 12, 2008. The
referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
was extended on September 12, 2008, for a period ending not
later then September 26, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on September 26,
2008, for a period ending not later then October 2, 2008. The
referral of H.R. 5577 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
was extended on October 2, 2008, for a period ending not later
then October 3, 2008. The referral of H.R. 5577 to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on October 3,
2008, for a period ending not later then January 3, 2009.

Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of
2008

H.R. 5909

Legislative History

H.R. 5909 was introduced in the House on April 24, 2008, by
Mrs.Lowey. The measure was referred solely to the Committee on
Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 5909 was referred
to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, amended, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.R. 5909.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 5909 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 5909 to the House on June 5,
2008, as H.Rpt. 110-687.
The House considered H.R. 5909 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed the measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5909 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

Sense of the House of Representatives Securing rail and mass transit
lines

H.Res. 1150

Legislative History

H.Res. 1150 was introduced in the House on April 25, 2008,
by Ms.Jackson-Lee of Texas and Mr.Thompson of Mississippi. The
measure was referred solely to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Within the Committee, H.Res. 1150 was referred to the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection.
The Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection met on May 1, 2008, and adopted the
measure, without amendment, by voice vote.
The Chairman discharged the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection from further
consideration of H.Res. 1150 on May 20, 2008.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.Res. 1150
on May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.Res. 1150 to
the House on June 17, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-716.
The House considered H.Res. 1150 under Suspension of the
Rules on June 18, 2008, and adopted the resolution by voice
vote.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

On January 30, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a Member meeting to
discuss the 110th Congress agenda and solicit ideas from
Subcommittee Members.

Administration and Personnel

On February 16, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Impact of Background and Security Clearances on the
Transportation Workforce.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Ed Hamberger, President and CEO, Association of
American Railroads; Mr.Larry Willis, General Counsel,
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO; Mr.Santos M.
Marinez, Trustee, Teamsters Local 705; and Hon. Robert D.
Jamison, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security
Administration.
On May 11, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a Member briefing
on the recent theft of data from the Transportation Security
Administration. Representatives from the Transportation
Security Administration were present to update Members on the
status of the investigation of the theft of an external hard
drive containing the personal and financial information of
100,000 current and former employees.
On April 15, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: How the Transportation
Security Administration Will Continue to Enhance Security for
All Modes of Transportation.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant
Secretary, Transportation Security Administration, Department
of Homeland Security; Mr.Cathleen Berrick, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Clark Kent Ervin, Director, Homeland Security Initiative,
Aspen Institute; Mr.C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Partner, Monument
Policy Group, LLC.

Aviation Security

On April 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Airport Security: The Necessary Improvements to Secure
America's Airports.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland
Security; Ms.Lauren Stover, Assistant Aviation Director for
Security and Communications, Miami-Dade Aviation Department;
Mr.Greg Principato, President, Airports Council International
-- North America; and Mr.William E. Holden, Senior Vice
President of Operations, Covenant Homeland Security Solutions.
On July 31, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Managing Risk and Increasing Efficiency: An Examination of
the Implementation of the Registered Traveler Program.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip''
Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Tom
Conaway, Managing Partner, Homeland Security, Unisys
Corporation; Mr.Steven Brill, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, CLEAR Verified Identity Pass, Inc.; and Mr.Bill
Connors, Executive Director and COO, National Business Travel
Association.
On October 16, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Aviation Security: Are We Truly Protected?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms.Cathleen A. Berrick, Director,
Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability
Office; Hon. Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland
Security; and Mr.Franklin Hatfield, Director, System Operations
Security Office, Federal Aviation Administration.
On November 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Aviation Security Part II: A Frontline Perspective on the
Need for Enhanced Human Resources and Equipment.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.John Gage, National
President, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-
CIO; Ms.Patricia A. Friend, International President,
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO; and Mr.Robert
Hesselbein, Chairman, National Security Committee, Air Line
Pilots Association, International.
On April 2, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a
joint classified Member briefing on the current operations of
the Federal Air Marshal Service.
On April 3, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a Member-only
briefing on the Registered Traveler program. The Secretary of
Homeland Security discussed the photo integration in Registered
Traveler identification Cards; the use of secondary
identification with certain Registered Traveler systems; the
status of overall Registered Traveler technology; and
Registered Traveler checkpoints.
On July 15, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``The Next Step in Aviation Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS
Implementing the Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.John P. Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Transportation Sector Network
Management, Transportation Security Administration, Department
of Homeland Security; Mr.James Tuttle, Director, Explosives
Division, Directorate for Science & Technology, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Cathleen Berrick, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Captain Paul Onorato, President, Coalition of Airline Pilots
Associations; Mr.Brandon Fried, Executive Director,
Airforwarders Association; Mr.John M. Meenan, Executive Vice
President & Chief Operating Officer, Air Transport Association;
and Ms.Cindy Allen, Chairman, Task Force on Security, National
Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America.
On September 9, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Ensuring America's Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's
Watchlists.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Edmund S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation
Security Administration; Mr.Richard S. Kopel, Principal Deputy
Director, Terrorist Screening Center; Ms.Cathleen Berrick,
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Ms.Denise Robinson, Private Citizen;
Ms.Lillie Coney, Associate Director, Electronic Privacy
Information Center; and Mr.John M. Meenan, Executive Vice
President & Chief Operating Officer, Air Transport Association.

Infrastructure Protection

On March 23, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Foreign Ownership: Discussion of Challenges Posed by Foreign
Ownership to Using Critical Infrastructure.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Stewart A. Baker, Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Hon.
Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; Hon. Gregory Garcia, Assistant
Secretary, Cybersecurity and Communications, Department of
Homeland Security; and Ms.Ann Calvaresi Barr, Director of
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability
Office.
On May 16, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing on ``The
Impact of Foreign Ownership and Foreign Investment on the
Security of Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Richard T. Garcia,
Global Security Advisor, Corporate Affairs Security, Shell
International; Mr.Michael Pfister, Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer, Halliburton; and Mr.David Marchick,
Partner, Covington and Burling, LLP.
On July 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Chemical Security-A Rising Concern for America: Examination
of the Department's Chemical Security Regulations and its
Effect on the Public and Private Sector.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Robert Stephan, Assistant
Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Philip J. Crowley, Senior Fellow and Director of
Homeland Security, Center for American Progress; Mr.Timothy J.
Scott, Chief Security Officer and Global Director, Emergency
Services and Security, The Dow Chemical Company; Mr.John
Alexander, Health and Safety Specialist, Health, Safety and
Environment Department, United Steelworkers; and Dr. Ara
Tahmassian, Associate Vice President, Research Compliance,
Boston University.
On October 31, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a
joint hearing entitled ``Enhancing and Implementing the
Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector Specific Plans.'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Hon. Gregory Garcia,
Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity and Communications,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.David Powner, Director,
Information Technology Management Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Mr.J. Michael Hickey, Chairman,
Telecommunications Sector Coordinating Council, Vice President,
Government Affairs-National Security Policy, Verizon; Mr.George
Hender, Banking/Financial Sector Coordinating Council,
Management Vice Chairman, Options Clearing Corporation; Dr.
Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution;
Mr.Larry Clinton, President and CEO, Internet Security
Alliance; Ms.Sally Katzen, Visiting Professor of Law, George
Mason University School of Law; and Dr. Lawrence A. Gordon,
Ernst & Young Alumni Professor, Managerial Accounting and
Information Assurance, Robert H.Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland.
On December 12, 2007, prior to introduction, the
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection held a hearing on H.R. _, the ``Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary,
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Clyde Miller, Director, Corporate Security, BASF
Corporation; Mr.Gerald C. Setley, Vice President, Region 3
Director, International Chemical Workers Union Council, United
Food and Commercial Workers Union; Mr.Gary Sondermeyer,
Director of Operations, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection; and Dr. M. Sam Mannan, PE, CSP, Professor and
Director, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M
University System.
On January 23, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection considered a Committee
Print entitled ``To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts
of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other
purposes.'' The Subcommittee ordered the measure to be
forwarded to the Full Committee for consideration, amended, by
unanimous consent. See further action on H.R. 5577 listed
above.
On March 12, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Partnerships in Securing Critical Infrastructure.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Doug Arnot, Senior Vice
President, Games Operations, Chicago 2016; and Mr.Jeff
Slotnick, President, Setracon Inc.
On May 14, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Partnering with the Private Sector to Secure Critical
Infrastructure: Has the Department of Homeland Security
Abandoned the Resilience-Based Approach?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Robert Stephan, Assistant
Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Jonah J. Czerwinski, Senior Fellow, Homeland
Security, IBM Global Leadership Initiative; Mr.Shawn Johnson,
Vice Chairman, Financial Services, Sector Coordinating Council,
Mr.William Raisch, Director, International Center for
Enterprise Preparedness, New York University; and Kevin
Stephens, MD, Director, Health Department, City of New Orleans.
On June 25, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by
Developing a Risk Management Framework for Homeland Security.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Robert D.
Jamison, Under Secretary, National Protection & Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Norman J.
Rabkin, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice,
Government Accountability Office; Mr.John P. Paczkowski,
Director, Emergency Management and Security, Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey; Mr.Raymond McInnis, Private Citizen,
Widower of Victim of Goodyear Explosion; James Jay Carafano,
Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation; and Mr.John S.Morawetz,
Director, Health and Safety, International Chemical Workers
Union Council/UFCW.

Surface Transportation Security

On February 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Update on Federal Rail and Public Transportation Security
Efforts.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Edmund
S. ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Terry
Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator, Program Management,
Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation;
Mr.Michael Haley, Deputy Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation; and Ms.Cathleen
A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues,
Government Accountability Office.
On February 13, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Rail and Mass Transit Security: Industry and Labor
Perspectives.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.Fred Weiderhold, Inspector General, Amtrak; Ms.Nancy Wilson,
Vice President for Security, Association of American Railroads;
Mr.Lewis G. Schiliro, Director of Interagency Preparedness,
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State of New York;
Mr.Gary Maslanka, International Vice President, Director of
Railroad Division, Transport Workers Union; and Mr.John Murphy,
Director, Teamster Rail Conference, International Brotherhood
of Teamsters.
On June 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled
``Keeping the Border Secure: Examining Potential Threats Posed
by Cross Border Trucking.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Bill Arrington, General Manager, Highway and Motor
Carrier Division, Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Greg Olsavsky, Director,
Cargo Control, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Hon. Raul G. Salinas, Mayor, Laredo, Texas;
Mr.Gregg M. Ward, Vice President, Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry;
and Mr.Stephen Russell, Chairman and CEO, Celadon Group, Inc.,
testifying on behalf of the American Trucking Association.
On April 25, 2008, the Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection held a field hearing in
Brooklyn, New York, entitled ``Protecting the Mass Transit
Critical Infrastructure in New York City and in the Nation.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Commissioner Raymond
W. Kelly, New York Police Department; Hon. Michael Balboni,
Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, State of New York;
Mr.Thomas C. Lambert, Sr. Vice President & Chief of Police,
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and
Mr.James C. Little, International President, Transportation
Workers Union.

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Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
Hearings Held

``Update on Federal Rail and Public Transportation Security
Efforts.'' Febraury 6, 2007. (Serial No. 110-1)
``Rail and Mass Transit Security: Industry and Labor
Perspectives.'' February 13, 2007. (Serial No. 110-5)
``Impact of Background and Security Clearances on the
Transportation Workforce.'' February 16, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-9)
```Foreign Ownership: Discussion of Challenges Posed by Foreign
Ownership to Using Critical Infrastructure.'' March 23,
2007. (Serial No. 110-21)
``Airport Security: The Necessary Improvements to Secure
America's Airports'' April 19, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
25)
``The Impact of Foreign Ownership and Foreign Investment on the
Security of Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure.'' May
16, 2007. (Serial No. 110-36)
``Keeping the Border Secure: Examining Potential Threats Posed
by Cross Border Trucking.'' June 19, 2007. (Serial No.
110-50)
``Chemical Security-A Rising Concern for America: Examination
of the Department's Chemical Security Regulations and
its Effect on the Public and Private Sector.'' July 24,
2007. (Serial No. 110-60)
``Managing Risk and Increasing Efficiency: An Examination of
the Implementation of the Registered Traveler
Program.'' July 31, 2007. (Serial No. 110-64)
``Aviation Security: Are We Truly Protected?.'' October 16,
2007. (Serial No. 110-77)
Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology ``Enhancing
and Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the
Sector Specific Plans.'' October 31, 2007. (Serial No.
110-82)
``Aviation Security Part II: A Frontline Perspective on the
Need for Enhanced Human Resources and Equipment.''
November 1, 2007. (Serial No. 110-77)
H.R. _, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
December 12, 2007. (Serial No. 110-89)
``Partnerships in Securing Critical Infrastructure.'' March 12,
2008. (Serial No. 110-100)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: How the Transportation
Security Administration will Continue to Enhance
Security for All Modes of Transportation.'' April 15,
2008. (Serial No. 110-105)
``Protecting the Mass Transit Critical Infrastructure in New
York City and in the Nation.'' April 25, 2008. (Serial
No. 110-109)
``Partnering with the Private Sector to Secure Critical
Infrastructure: Has the Department of Homeland Security
Abandoned the Resilience-Based Approach?'' May 14,
2008. (Serial No. 110-114)
``The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by
Developing a Risk Management Framework for Homeland
Security.'' June 25, 2008 (Serial No. 110-123)
``The Next Step in Aviation Security-Cargo Security: Is DHS
Implementing the Requirements of the 9/11 Law
Effectively?'' July 15, 2008 (Serial No. 110-126)
``Ensuring America's Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's
Watchlists.'' September 9, 2008. (Serial No. 110-135)
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and
Technology

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island, Chairman
Zoe Lofgren, California
Donna M. Christensen,
Virgin Islands
Bob Etheridge, North
Carolina
Al Green, Texas
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New
Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi (Ex Officio) Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Daniel E. Lungren, California
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
Paul C. Broun, Georgia
Peter T. King, New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology held 21 days of hearings, received
testimony from 95 witnesses, and considered 3 measures.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2007

H.R. 263

Legislative History

H.R. 263 was introduced in the House by Ms.Jackson-Lee of
Texas on January 5, 2007, and referred to the Committee on
Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on
Education and Labor and the Committee on Homeland Security.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R. 263 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology was discharged from
consideration of H.R. 263.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 263 on June 26, 2008,
and ordered the measure reported to the House, amended, with a
favorable recommendation by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 263 to the House on September
8, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-829, Pt. 1.
On September 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Science and Technology sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security indicating a jurisdictional
interest in H.R. 263 as reported by the Committee on Homeland
Security. In order to expedite consideration, the Chair agreed
to not seek a sequential referral on H.R. 263 and requested
support for the appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
On September 18, 2008, the Chairman of the Committee on
Education and Labor sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security indicating a jurisdictional
interest in H.R. 263, but agreeing to waive consideration in
order to expedite consideration on the House Floor. The letter
further requested an appointment of conferees should a House-
Senate Conference be called. On that same date, the Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the
Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor acknowledging
the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Education and
Labor, and agreeing to support the appointment of Conferees
should a House-Senate Conference be called.

Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act

H.R. 884

To provide for the establishment of the Science and Technology
Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office,
and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 884 was introduced in the House by Mr.King of New
York, Mr.Thompson of Mississippi, and 12 original co-sponsors
on February 7, 2007. H.R. 884 was referred solely to the
Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 884
was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on February 26, 2007, indicating jurisdictional
interests within H.R. 884 and agreeing not seek a sequential
referral of the legislation in order to expedite consideration
on the House Floor. On that same date, the Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Science and Technology acknowledging the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Science and
Technology and their agreement not request a sequential
referral of the measure. The letter further agreed to support a
request for appointment of Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
February 27, 2007, indicating jurisdictional interests within
H.R. 884 and agreeing not to seek a sequential referral of the
legislation in order to expedite consideration on the House
Floor. On that same date, the Chairman of the Committee on
Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs acknowledging the jurisdictional
interests of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and their
agreement not request a sequential referral of the measure. The
letter further agreed to support a request for appointment of
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be called.
On February 27, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 884 by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 396 yeas and 16
nays.
H.R. 884 was received in the Senate, read twice, and
referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs on February 28, 2007.
Provisions of H.R. 884 were included in Title XIX of P.L.
110-53. See discussion of H.R. 1 listed above.

Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate

H.R. 1680

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the
sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition
of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 1680 was introduced in the House by Mr.Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr.King of New York, and 6 original co-sponsors on
March 26, 2007. The measure was referred solely to the
Committee on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 1680
was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 1680 on March 29, 2007,
and ordered the measure to be forwarded to the Full Committee
with a favorable recommendation, without amendment, by voice
vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1680 on April 26, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 1680 to the
House on October 2, 2007, as H.Rpt. 110-357.
On October 23, 2007, the House agreed to Suspend the Rules
and pass H.R. 1680 as amended, by voice vote.
H.R. 1680 was received in the Senate on October 24, 2007,
read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
H.R. 1680 was included in Section 550 of H.R. 2638, the
``Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009''; P.L. 110-329. See action taken on
H.R. 2638 listed above.

National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility

H.R. 1717

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a
National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility, and for other
purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 1717 was introduced in the House by Mr.McCaul and 5
original co-sponsors on March 27, 2007. The measure was
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition
to the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce. Within the Committee on Homeland Security, H.R.
1717 was referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 1717 on June 6, 2007,
and ordered the measure forwarded to the Full Committee,
amended, by voice vote.
The Full Committee considered H.R. 1717 on August 1, 2007,
and ordered the measure favorably reported to the House,
amended, by voice vote.
On August 1, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
reported H.R. 1717 to the House as H. Rpt. 110-819, Part I.
Subsequently, the Committee on Agriculture was discharged, and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce was granted an extension
for further consideration ending not later than September 12,
2008. The referral of H.R. 1717 to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce was extended on September 12, 2008, for a period
ending not later then September 26, 2008. The referral of H.R.
1717 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on
September 26, 2008, for a period ending not later then October
2, 2008. The referral of H.R. 1717 to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce was extended on October 2, 2008, for a period
ending not later then October 3, 2008. The referral of H.R.
1717 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce was extended on
October 3, 2008, for a period ending not later then January 3,
2009.

Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

H.R. 2631

To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to
develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of
the source of nuclear material.

Legislative History

H.R. 2631 was introduced in the House on June 7, 2007, by
Mr.Schiff, Mr.Langevin, and three original co-sponsors. H.R.
2631 was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Within the
Committee, H.R. 2631 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On October 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing on H.R.
2631, the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act. The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Adam B. Schiff, the
Representative in Congress from the Twenty-Ninth District in
the State of California; Mr.Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic
Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security; Dr.
Steven Aoki, Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism,
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy;
Mr.Mike Evenson, Associate Director for Operations, Defense
Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense; Dr. Vahid
Majidi, Assistant Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice; Mr.Andrew Grant, Acting Director for WMD Terrorism,
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State; and Dr. Carol Burns, Group Leader, Nuclear
and Radiochemistry, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National
Laboratory.
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology considered H.R. 2631 on October 31,
2007, and forwarded the measure to the Full Committee with a
favorable recommendation, amended.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 2631 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security on May 28, 2008, agreeing to not seek a sequential
referral of H.R. 2631. On May 28, 2008, The Chairman of the
Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Chairman of
the Committee on Science and Technology acknowledging the
jurisdictional interests of the Committee on Science and
Technology and agreed to support the appointment of Conferees
should a House-Senate Conference be requested.
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a
letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security on
June 11, 2008, agreeing to waive further consideration of H.R.
2631 in order to expedite consideration on the House Floor. The
letter further requested support for the appointment of
Conferees should a House-Senate Conference be requested. On
that same date, theChairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs agreeing to the jurisdictional interests of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the request to expedite
consideration of the measure. The letter further agreed to
support the request for Conferees should a House-Senate
Conference be called.
The Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 2631 to
the House on June 11, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-708, Pt. 1.
H.R. 2631 was considered in the House under Suspension of
the Rules on June 18, 2008, and passed by voice vote.
H.R. 2631 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 23, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs considered H.R. 2631 and
ordered the measure reported to the Senate, amended. The Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
reported H.R. 2631 to the Senate on September 25, 2008, with no
written report.
The Senate passed H.R. 2631 on September 26 (Legislative
Day of September 17), 2008, after agreeing to the Committee
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.

Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008

H.R. 5531

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify criteria
for certification relating to advanced spectroscopic portal
monitors, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 5531 was introduced in the House by Mr.King of New
York and Mr.McCaul of Texas on March 5, 2008, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 5170 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology was discharged from
consideration of H.R. 5531.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5531 and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee on Homeland
Security reported H.R. 5531 to the House on July 22, 2008, as
H.Rpt. 110-764.
The House considered H.R. 5531 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and on July 30, 2008, passed the
measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5531 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
On September 9, 2008, the Committee was referred Executive
Communication 8178, a letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting a letter opposing the measure H.R. 5531.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Science and Technology Budget

Radiation Detection Technologies

On March 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland:
Evaluating the Procurement of Radiation Detection
Technologies.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr.
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Department of Homeland Security, and Mr.Gene Aloise, Director,
Natural Resources and Environment, U.S.Government
Accountability Office.
This hearing was the first in a series of hearings the
Committee held on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO),
specifically with regard to the procurement of Advanced
Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors.
On March 21, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland:
Evaluating the Deployment of Radiation Detection
Technologies.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Department of Homeland Security, and Mr.Jayson Ahern, Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security. This hearing
expands upon the previous hearing on DNDO's procurement of
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors held March 14,
2007.
This hearing was designed to update members on the
deployment and use of Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM) and other
equipment used for the detection of nuclear and radiological
materials at our Nation's ports of entry (POE).

BioShield

This hearing was part of the Committee's oversight over
Project BioShield (P.L. 108-276), a program designed to
facilitate accelerated procurement of medical countermeasures
such as drugs, vaccines, and medical devices for addition to
the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). To date, Project
BioShield has awarded contracts for immunizing against or
treating anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, and radiological
sicknesses. The Department of Homeland Security's Material
Threat Determinations lists a total of 13 agents of concern.
On April 18, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Can BioShield Effectively Procure Medical
Countermeasures that Safeguard the Nation?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Jim Panek, President and Chief
Executive Officer, VaxGen Inc.; Mr.Richard Hollis, Chief
Executive Officer, Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; James
H.Davis, PhD., J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Human Genome Sciences; Jeffrey Runge, M.D., Assistant Secretary
for Health Affairs (Acting) and Chief Medical Officer, Office
of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Gerry
Parker, Ph.D., DVM, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; Anthony
Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department
of Health and Human Services; and Jesse Goodman, MD., MPH.,
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human
Services.

Cybersecurity: Hackers

The infiltration by foreign nationals of Federal Government
networks is one of the most critical issues confronting our
Nation. Federal networks have been under attack for years;
these attacks have resulted in the loss of massive amounts of
critical information. The purpose of this hearing is to afford
Members the opportunity to understand how deeply our systems
have been penetrated. Experts believe that the remediation
efforts that are currently underway are not able to completely
clear out hackers from government networks.
On April 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers are Penetrating Federal
Systems and Critical Infrastructure.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Greg Wilshusen, Director,
Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Mr.Donald Reid, Senior Coordinator for Security Infrastructure,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State; Mr.Dave
Jarrell, Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection Program,
Department of Commerce; Mr.Jerry Dixon, Director, National
Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Aaron Turner, Cybersecurity Strategist, National & Homeland
Security, Idaho National Laboratory; and Mr.Ken Silva, Chief
Security Officer, VeriSign.
Shortly after this hearing, the Committee began an
investigation into the cybersecurity posture of the Department
of Homeland Security, sending several letters to the
Department's Chief Information Officer.

Cybersecurity: Vulnerabilities

In a previous hearing, Members heard testimony about the
vulnerabilities within Federal infrastructure that are
exploited by sophisticated cyber attackers. That hearing was
designed to provide Members with the background and
understanding that cyber attack and loss of sensitive
information from our Federal information systems is a
widespread, serious problem. During the April 25 hearing,
Members heard from witnesses who described a compelling and
urgent need to dramatically reduce the vulnerability of the
National information infrastructure to attack. These witnesses
urged major, strategic investments that could significantly
reduce vulnerability over a five to ten year period.
On April 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Addressing the Nation's Cybersecurity Challenges:
Reducing Vulnerabilities Requires Strategic Investment and
Immediate Action.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Dr. Daniel E. Geer, Jr., Principal, Geer Risk Services, LLC;
Dr. James Andrew Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology
and Public Policy Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Dr. Douglas Maughan, Program Manager,
Cyber Security R&D, science and Technology Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security; and Mr.O. Sami Saydjari ,
President, Professionals for Cyber Defense Chief Executive
Officer, Cyber Defense Agency, LLC.
The Committee began conducting a review of the Department's
information system security in April 2007. On April 30, the
Committee sent Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo a letter
requesting responses to 13 questions; on May 31, the Committee
sent a 12 question follow-up. The Committee discovered that the
Department of Homeland Security has experienced a number of
cybersecurity incidents on its systems. In a response to an
investigation, the Department of Homeland Security reported
that 844 ``cybersecurity incidents'' took place on its networks
during FY 2005 and FY 2006. This hearing offered a chance to
publicly discuss these issues.
On June 20, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Hacking the Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities at the Department of Homeland Security.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Scott Charbo, Chief
Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Greg
Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, Government
Accountability Office; and Mr.Keith A. Rhodes, Chief
Technologist, Director, Center for Technology and Engineering,
Government Accountability Office.

National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facilities

On May 23, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Reducing Threats to our Nation's Agriculture:
Authorizing a National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. John Vitko, Head,
Chemical and Biological Division, Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Edward
Knipling, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service,
Department of Agriculture; and Mr.Kevin Shea, Assistant
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Department of Agriculture.

Science and Technology: Strategic Plan

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 charges the Under
Secretary of S&T with developing a ``national policy and
strategic plan'' for civilian homeland security R&D across the
Federal Government. In June 2007, the Under Secretary of
Science and Technology submitted a strategic plan and five year
research and development plan to the Congress. However, this
strategic plan was not submitted pursuant to the Homeland
Security Act requirements in Section 302; it was submitted
pursuant to Conference report language in the Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007. The Under Secretary acknowledged
that the statutorily required plan still had not been
submitted.
On June 27, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``A Roadmap for Security? Examining the Science and
Technology Directorate's Strategic Plan.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Jay Cohen, Under Secretary,
Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.

Agriculture Security

This hearing will discuss the Federal efforts to mitigate
vulnerabilities in the food supply chain. Imports of
contaminated food from China - pet food laced with the chemical
melamine, toothpaste with the poisonous compound diethyl glycol
and seafood with carcinogenic antimicrobials - shows how
vulnerable the food supply is to intentional acts of terrorism.
This hearing will discuss the Federal implementation of HSPD-9
and its requirements of a coordinated food and agriculture
protection program. Additionally, we will examine the Federal
coordination with State and local officials in its fulfillment
of HSPD-9.
On July 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the
Food Supply Chain.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Dr. David Acheson, Assistant Commissioner, Food Protection, U.
S.Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Carol Maczka, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response,
Food Safety Inspection Service; Dr. Tom McGinn, Chief
Veterinarian and Director, Food and Agriculture Security,
Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Dan Baldwin, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International
Trade, U.S.Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Shaun Kennedy, Deputy Director, National
Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus; Dr. Craig Henry, Senior Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Scientific and Regulatory
Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association and Food Products
Association; and Dr. Lee M. Myers, State Veterinarian,
Assistant Commissioner of Animal Industry, Georgia Department
of Agriculture.

Securing Radiological Materials

On July 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment held a joint Classified Member briefing on securing
radioactive materials to prevent a terrorist attack using a
radiological dispersion devices. Representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security and Sandia National Laboratory
provided Members with an update.

Site Visit to New York on Radiological Threats

On September 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science
and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security held a
joint site visit to New York City. The Subcommittees were led
by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and attended
briefings on the radiological threat and for tours of
facilities that maintain stocks of radiological materials.

Pandemic Influenza

The purpose of this hearing was to provide Members with the
opportunity to 1) explore insufficiencies in the National
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and its Implementation Plan, 2)
examine the interactions between the Department of Homeland
Security and the Department of Health and Human Services as
they co-lead activities to manage an influenza pandemic when it
does strike the Nation, 3) identify State and local challenges
in obtaining the resources and guidance necessary to prepare
for and respond to pandemic influenza, and 4) identify areas
for immediate action to improve the National Strategy and its
execution throughout the governmental and nongovernmental
sectors.
On September 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a
hearing entitled ``Beyond the Checklist: Addressing Shortfalls
in National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms.Bernice Steinhardt, Director,
Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; B. Tilman
Jolly, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Medical
Readiness, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security; RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, MD, Assistant Secretary
for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human
Services; L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, Chief, Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, Rhode Island Department of Health;
Peter A. Shult, PhD, Director, Communicable Diseases Division,
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene; Michael C. Caldwell, MD,
MPH, Commissioner, Dutchess County Health Department,
Poughkeepsie, New York; and David L. Lakey, MD, Commissioner,
Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Consumer
and External Affairs.

Cybersecurity: Electric Grid

The effective functioning of our critical infrastructure --
from dams, to water systems, to factories, to the electric grid
-- is highly dependent on control systems, computer-based
systems that are used to monitor and control sensitive
processes and physical functions. Once largely proprietary,
closed-systems, control systems are becoming increasingly
connected to open networks, such as corporate intranets and the
Internet. The use of control systems, including Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, enables operators
to monitor and control processes and even facilities from a
centralized location or even automate processes that do not
need constant human supervision. The purpose of this hearing is
to afford Members the opportunity to understand how critical it
is to properly secure these control systems upon which our
society is so dependent.
On October 17, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``The Cyber Threat to Control Systems: Stronger
Regulations are Necessary to Secure the Electric Grid.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Greg Wilshusen,
Director, Information Security Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Mr.Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary,
Office of Cyber Security and Telecommunication, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Tim Roxey, Technical Assistant to the
President CGG/Securit , Deputy to the Chair, NSCC & PCIS,
Constellation Generation Group; Mr.Joe Weiss, Managing
Director, Applied Control Solutions; Mr.Joseph McClelland,
Director, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission; Mr.David Whiteley, Executive Vice
President, North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The purpose of this hearing is to afford Members the
opportunity to understand the framework used by the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) in CIP; the efforts conducted by the
Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C) to ensure
that cybersecurity is being considered in CIP; and the progress
of several sectors in securing their infrastructure from a
cybersecurity perspective.
On October 31, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a
joint hearing entitled ``Enhancing and Implementing the
Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector Specific Plans.'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Mr.Greg Garcia, Assistant
Secretary, Office of Cyber Security and Telecommunication,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.David Powner, Director,
Information Technology Management Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Mr.J. Michael Hickey, Chairman,
Telecommunications Sector Coordinating Council, Vice President,
Government Affairs-National Security Policy, Verizon; Mr.George
Hender, Banking/Financial Sector Coordinating Council,
Management Vice Chairman, Options Clearing Corporation; Dr.
Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution;
Mr.Larry Clinton, President and CEO, Internet Security
Alliance; Ms.Sally Katzen, Visiting Professor of Law, George
Mason University School of Law; and Dr. Lawrence A. Gordon,
Ernst & Young Alumni Professor, Managerial Accounting and
Information Assurance, Robert H.Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland.

Other Transaction Authority

On February 7, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Other Transaction Authority: Flexibility at the
Expense of Accountability?'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr.Thomas Essig, Chief Procurement Officer,
Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Keith B. Ward, Chief
Research and Development Branch, Chemical and Biological
Division, Science and Technology, Department of Homeland
Security; Dr. Elaine Halchin, Analyst, American National
Government, Congressional Research Service; and Mr.John
Needham, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office.

Nuclear Smuggling Detection

On March 5, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection: Recent Tests of
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic
Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security;
Ms.Elaine C. Duke, Deputy Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Homeland Security; and Mr.George E. Thompson,
Deputy Director, Programs, Homeland Security Institute.

DHS Science and Technology

On April 1, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``The Future of Science and Technology at the
Department of Homeland Security.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Jay Cohen, Under Secretary, Science and
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.

DHS Science and Technology

On May 21, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the
Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Joseph T. Kelliher,
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Mr.Richard
Sergel, President and Chief Executive Officer, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation; Mr.Greg Wilshusen, Director,
Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office;
and Mr.William R. McCollum, Jr., Chief Operating Officer,
Tennessee Valley Authority.

Biosurveillance

On July 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``One Year Later -- Implementing the Biosurveillance
Requirements of the `9/11 Act.''' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr.Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
WMD and BioDefense, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Eric Myers, Director, National
Biosurveillance Integration Center, Office of Health Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.William Jenkins, Jr.,
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Dr. James Wilson, V, Chief Technical
Officer and Chief Scientist, Veratect Corporation; Dr. Jeffrey
Stieffel, Director, BioWatch, Office of Health Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security; and Dr. Frances Downes, State
Public Health Laboratory Director, Michigan Department of
Community Health.

Public Health Preparedness

On July 22, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a field hearing
in Providence, Rhode Island entitled ``Emerging Biological
Threats and Public Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting
Ready.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Jeffrey
W. Runge, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief
Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security; RADM W. Craig
Vanderwagen, MD, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; Captain
Peter Boynton, Deputy Regional PFO for Pandemic Influenza and
Federal Security Director Bradley International Airport
(Connecticut), Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Michael G. Kurilla,
Director, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs and Associate
Director for Biodefense Product Development, National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of
Health; Dr. Daniel M. Sosin, Director, Biosurveillance
Coordination Unit, and Associate Director for Science,
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. David
Gifford, Director of Health, Rhode Island Department of Health;
MG Robert T. Bray, Adjutant General, Rhode Island, Commanding
General, Rhode Island National Guard, Director, Rhode Island
Emergency Management Agency; and Homeland Security Advisor,
State of Rhode Island; Mr.Thomas J. Kilday, Jr., Homeland
Security Program Manager, Rhode Island Emergency Management
Agency; and Hon. Peter T. Ginaitt, Director, Emergency
Preparedness, Lifespan Hospital Network.

HSPD-19

On July 23, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a classified
Member briefing on Homeland Security Presidential Directive-19
(HSPD-19) ``Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United
States.''

Cybersecurity in the Next Administration

On September 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a
hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity Recommendations for the Next
Administration.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.David Powner, Director, Information Management Issues,
Government Accountability Office; Dr. James A. Lewis, Project
Director, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency,
Center for Strategic and International Studies; Lt. General
Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Co-Chairman, Commission on Cybersecurity
for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and International
Studies; Mr.Paul Kurtz, Member, Commission on Cybersecurity for
the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and International
Studies.

Pandemic Influenza

On September 23, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a
Member briefing on pandemic influenza. Representatives from the
Office of Health Affairs (DHS), the National Exercise Program
(DHS), the Operations Directorate (DHS), and the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS)
provided the briefing.

Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors

On September 24, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a
Classified Member briefing on radiation detection and the
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors. Representaives from the
Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office (DNDO) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the
Government Accountability Office (GAO), and provided the
briefing. The Congressional Research Service attended the
briefing.

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Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and
Technology Hearings Held

``Understanding the Budget and Strategic Agenda of the Science
and Technology Directorate.'' February 14, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-6)
``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the
Procurement of Radiation Detection Technologies.''
March 14, 2007. (Serial No. 110-14)
``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the
Deployment of Radiation Detection Technologies.'' March
21, 2007. (Serial No. 110-14)
``Can BioShield Effectively Procure Medical Countermeasures
that Safeguard the Nation?'' April 18, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-23)
``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers are Penetrating Federal Systems and
Critical Infrastructure.'' April 19, 2007. (Serial No.
110-26)
``Addressing the Nation's Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing
Vulnerabilities Requires Strategic Investment and
Immediate Action.'' April 25, 2007. (Serial No. 110-30)
``Reducing Threats to Our Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.'' May 23, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-40)
``Hacking the Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities at the Department of Homeland
Security.'' June 20, 2007. (Serial No. 110-52)
``A Roadmap for Security? Examining the Science and Technology
Directorate's Strategic Plan.'' June 27, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-53)
``Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the Food
Supply Chain.'' July 24, 2007. (Serial No. 110-59)
``Beyond the Checklist: Addressing Shortfalls in National
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.'' September 26, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-72)
``Practicing Like We Play: Examining Homeland Security
Exercises.'' October 3, 2007. (Serial No. 110-74)
Hearing on H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear Forensics and Attribution
Act.'' October 10, 2007. (Serial No. 110-76)
``The Cyber Threat to Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are
Necessary to Secure Electric Grid.'' October 17, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-78)
Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Transportation Security
and Infrastructure Protection ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.'' October 31, 2007. (Serial No. 110-82)
``Other Transaction Authority: Flexibility at the Expense of
Accountability?'' February 7, 2008. (Serial No. 110-92)
``Nuclear Smuggling Detection: Recent Tests of Advanced
Spectroscopic Portal Monitors.'' March 5, 2008. (Serial
No. 110-99)
``The Future of Science and Technology at the Department of
Homeland Security.'' April 1, 2008. (Serial No. 110-
102)
``Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and
Security of the Electric Grid.'' May 21, 2008. (Serial
No. 110-117)
``One Year Later-Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements
of the `9/11 Act''' July 16, 2008 (Serial No. 110-128)
Field hearing in Providence, RI, ``Emerging Biological Threats
and Public Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting
Ready.'' July 22, 2008. (Serial No. 110-131)
``Cybersecurity Recommendations for the Next
Administration.''September 16, 2008. (Serial No. 110-
138)
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman
Loretta Sanchez, California
Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Nita M. Lowey, New York
Eleanor Holmes Norton,
District of Columbia
Donna M. Christensen,
Virgin Islands
Bob Etheridge, North
Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi (Ex Officio) Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Mike Rogers, Alabama
David Davis, Tennessee
Candice S.Miller, Michigan
Peter T. King, New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response held 18 days of hearings, receiving testimony from
87 witnesses, and considered 3 measures.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Civil Air Patrol

H.R. 1333

Legislative History

H.R. 1333 was introduced in the House on March 6, 2007, by
Mr.Dent and 32 original co-sponsors. H.R. 1333 was referred to
the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Within the
Committee on Homeland Security, the measure was referred to the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and
Response.
The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness
and Response considered H.R. 1333 on April 30, 2007, and
forwarded the measure to the Full Committee for consideration,
amended, by voice vote.
On May 1, 2007, the National Commander of the Civil Air
Patrol, met with the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response to discuss the organization's current operations,
resources and capabilities, strategic challenges, and requests
for assistance.
The Committee on Homeland Security considered H.R. 1333 on
May 20, 2008, and ordered the measure reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation, amended, by unanimous consent.
The Committee reported H.R. 1333 to the House as H.Rpt.
110-691, Pt. 1. Referral of the measure to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure extended for a period ending
not later than June 13, 2008.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reported
H.R. 1333 to the House on June 12, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-691, Pt.
2.
Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules on
June 18, 2008, and passed the House by voice vote.
H.R. 1333 was received in the Senate on June 19, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

H.R. 4183

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.

Legislative History

H.R. 4183 was introduced in the House on November 14, 2007,
by Ms.Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.Dent, Mr.Cuellar,
Mr.McCaul of Texas, and Ms.Clarke. H.R. 4183 was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in
addition to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee on Homeland Security, the measure was referred to the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response.
The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness
and Response considered H.R. 4183 on April 30, 2007, and
forwarded the measure to the Full Committee for consideration,
amended, by voice vote.

Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008

H.R. 5890

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the
Community Preparedness Division of the Department of Homeland
Security and the Citizen Corps Program, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 5890 was introduced in the House on April 24, 2008, by
Mr.Cuellar, Mr.Dent and six original co-sponsors. H.R. 5890 was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within
the Committee on Homeland Security, the measure was referred to
the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and
Response.
The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response considered H.R. 5890 on April 30, 2007, and
forwarded the measure to the Full Committee for consideration,
amended, by voice vote.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

FEMA Reform

Homeland Security and Infrastructure Protection Grants

On March 8, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response hosted a Classified
Member briefing for the Members of the Committee on Homeland
Security. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security were present to brief Members on their process for
analyzing risk, threat and consequences as they pertain to
Homeland Security and Infrastructure Protection Grants.

Public Safety Interoperability Grants

On March 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grants:
Are the Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce
Effectively Coordinating to Meet our Nation's Emergency
Communications Needs?'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Corey Gruber, Acting Assistant Secretary for Grants and
Training, Office of Grants and Training, Department of Homeland
Security, Hon. John M. R. Kneuer, Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Department of Commerce, and Deputy
Chief Charles Dowd, Commanding Officer, NYPD Communications
Division.

Military Support During Disasters

On April 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Examining the Military's Support of Civil
Authorities During Disasters.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Major General Terry L. Scherling, Director of
the Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau; Major General Timothy
J. Lowenberg, Adjutant General, State of Washington; Major
General Tony Pineda, National Commander, Civil Air Patrol;
Mr.Glenn Cannon, Assistant Administrator for Disaster
Operations, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security; and Mr.Mike Womack, Director, Mississippi
Emergency Management Agency, State of Mississippi.

Federal Emergency Response Teams

On May 9, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Assessing the Capabilities and Coordination of
Federal Emergency Response Teams.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr.Bob Powers, Acting Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Disaster Operations Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Bill Devir, DMAT Commander, Ohio-5; Mr.Charles Prather,
Chief, Orange County Fire Authority; Orange County California;
Mr.Fred Endrikat, Special Operations Chief, Philadelphia Fire
Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

FEMA Regional Offices

On June 4, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a field hearing
in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi entitled ``Empowering State and
Local Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Maj. Phil May, Regional
Administrator, FEMA Region IV, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama Emergency Management
Agency, State of Alabama; Mr.Steve Delahousey, Vice President,
Emergency Preparedness, American Medical Response; and Mr.Brien
C. Ruiz, President, St. Bernard Parish Fire Fighters
Association (IAFF Local 1468).

Site Visit of Mississippi and Louisiana Coasts

On June 4 through 5, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response conducted a site
visit of Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast damage from
Hurricane Katrina.

Citizen Preparedness

On June 13, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping Our Communities Help
Themselves.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Corey
Gruber, Acting Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Graham Hill, Member, National Council on
Disability; Ms.Regina Chapline, Texas Citizen Corps Manager,
Texas Association of Regional Councils; Mr.Phil Stittleburg,
Chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council; and Ms.Johanna
Schneider, Executive Director, Partnership for Disaster
Response.

First Responders Along the Border

On July 12, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Challenges Facing First Responders in Border
Communities.'' The Subcommittee received information from
Ms.Leesa Morrison, Director, Arizona Department of Homeland
Security; Chief Luis F. Sosa, Jr, Fire Chief, Laredo, Texas;
Mr.Bill Elfo, Sheriff, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office,
Washington State; Mr.Mike Kessler, Homeland Security
Coordinator, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; and Mr.Chris Lombard, Communications/Special
Operations, Seattle Fire Department.

Private Sector to Strengthen Emergency Response

On July 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen
Emergency Preparedness and Response.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Assistant
Secretary for the Private Sector Office, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Marko Bourne, Director of Policy and Program
Analysis, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.J. Michael Hickey, Vice President,
Government Affairs, Verizon and Member, Homeland Security Task
Force, U.S.Chamber of Commerce; Mr.John Howard, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel, W.W. Grainger, Inc, and Chair,
Coordinating Committee, Partnership for Disaster Response,
Business Roundtable; and Mr.Barry Dinvaut, CEO, Dinvaut's
Trucking Service Inc., and Member, National Black Chamber of
Commerce.

State Preparedness

On September 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a field hearing
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania entitled ``Federal, State, and Local
Coordination: How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a
Terrorist Attack or Natural Disaster?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Jonathan Sarubbi, Regional
Administrator, FEMA Region III, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security; General Robert French,
Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; Mr.Robert
G. Werts, Program Manager, Northeast Pennsylvania Regional
Counter Terrorism Task Force; Ms.MaryAnn Marrocolo, Deputy
Managing Director, Managing Director's Office, Philadelphia
Office of Emergency Management; Mr.R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., Chief
Executive Officer, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of
Northeast Pennsylvania, on behalf of Wall Street West.

Homeland Security Exercises

On October 3, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Practicing Like We Play: Examining Homeland Security
Exercises.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Dennis
R. Schrader, Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Major General Steven Saunders, Director , Joint
Doctrine Training and Force Development, National Guard Bureau;
and Mr.James Langenbach, Program Manager, Operations Branch,
Division of Health Infrastructure Preparedness and Emergency
Response, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
On October 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a Member
briefing on homeland security exercises. The briefing was held
with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security.

Mutual Aid for Emergency Response

On November 15, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for Effective Emergency
Response.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Marko
Bourne, Director of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Kenneth Murphy, President, National Emergency Management
Association, Director of the Oregon Office of Emergency
Management ; Chief Steven P. Westermann, President,
International Association of Fire Chiefs; Major Michael
Ronczkowski, Homeland Security Bureau, Miami-Dade Police
Department; and Mr.Jim McPartlon, President, American Ambulance
Association.

Interoperable Communications Along the Border

On February 19, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a field hearing
in Laredo, Texas, entitled ``The State of Interoperable
Emergency Communications Along the Texas Border.'` The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Chris Essid, Director,
Office of Emergency Communications, Office of Cybersecurity and
Communications, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Steve E.
Landin, Deputy Chief, Emergency Management Coordinator, Laredo,
Texas; Mr.Alfonso Olvera Ledezma, Director of City Security,
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Mr.Joe M. Peters, Director,
Technology Assistance Division, Sheriffs' Association of Texas;
Mr.Mike Simpson, Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan
Coordinator, Texas Radio Coalition.

FEMA Response and Recovery

On April 9, 2008, the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on
Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a
hearing entitled ``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring
FEMA's Ability to Respond and Recover in the Wake of a National
Catastrophe.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., Acting Deputy Administrator and
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.

Resiliency: Public Alert and Warning Systems

On May 14, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Advancing Public Alert and Warning Systems to Build
a More Resilient Nation.'' The Subcommittee recieved testimony
from Major General Martha T. Rainville, USAF (Ret.), Assistant
Administrator, National Continuity Programs, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Ms.Lisa
Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission; Mr.John R. Gibb,
Director, New York State Emergency Management Office, State of
New York; and Mr.Randall C. Duncan MPA, CEM, Vice Chair,
Government Affairs Committee, International Association of
Emergency Managers.

Affordable Housing Needs after Emergencies and Natural Disasters

On June 4, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response of the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services held a joint
hearing entitled ``Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of
HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable Housing Needs of
Gulf Coast States following Emergencies and Natural
Disasters.'' The Subcommittees received testimony from
Mr.Carlos J. Castillo, Assistant Administrator, Disaster
Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Jeffrey H.Riddel, Director,
Office of Capital Improvements, Department of Housing and Urban
Development; Mr.Saul Ramirez, Executive Director, National
Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; Mr.Reilly
Morse, Senior Staff Attorney, Mississippi Center for Justice;
Dr. Edward Blakely, Recovery Chief, City of New Orleans, Office
of Recovery and Development Administration; and Ms.Laura
Tuggle, Staff Attorney, New Orleans Legal Assistance
Corporation, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.

National Emergency Communications Plan

On July 15, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Assessing the Framework and Coordination of the
National Emergency Communications Plan.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Robert D. Jamison, Under Secretary,
National Protection & Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Chris Essid, Director, Office of
Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Richard Mirgon, Director of Technology Services, Douglas
County Communications; Mr.Charles L. Werner, EFO/CFO, Fire
Chief, Charlottesville, Virginia Fire Department; Mr.Michael
Alagna, Director, Homeland Security, Strategic Initiatives &
Policy, Motorola, Inc.

Ensuring Delivery of Donated Goods

On July 31, 2008, the House Committee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery
held a joint hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring the
Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes.'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Mr.Eric Smith, Assistant
Administrator for Logistics Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Carlos
Castillo, Assistant Administrator for Disaster Assistance,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Barney Brasseux, Deputy Commissioner, Federal
Acquisition Service, General Services Administration; Mr.Paul
Rainwater, Executive Director, Louisiana Recovery Authority;
Mr.Ollie Davidson, Member, Donations Management Committee,
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster; Mr.Bill
Stallworth, Executive Director, East Biloxi Coordination and
Relief Center; and Ms.Valerie Keller, Chief Executive Officer,
Acadiana Outreach Center.

Public Safety Spectrum Auction

On September 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing
entitled ``Interoperability in the Next Administration:
Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D Block Public Safety Spectrum
Auction.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Chief Derek
Poarch, Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission; Mr.Chris Essid, Director, Office of
Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security; Dr.
David Boyd, Director, Command, Control, and Interoperability
Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard Mirgon, First Vice President,
Association of Public-Safety Communications Organization (APCO)
International; Mr.John Contestabile, Board Member, Public
Safety Spectrum Trust; Mr.LeRoy T. Carlson, Chairman of the
Board, US Cellular; Mr.Robert LeGrande, Former Chief Technology
Officer, District of Columbia; Deputy Chief Charles Dowd, City
of New York, Police Department.

National Special Security Event -- Inauguration

On December 9, 2008, the Subcommittee hosted a Classified
Member briefing for the Members of the Committee on Homeland
Security on the planning and coordination for the Inauguration,
designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE).

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Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
Hearings Held

Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight ``Reforming FEMA: Are We
Making Progress?'' February 28, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
10)
``Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grants: Are the
Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce
Effectively Coordinating to Meet our Nation's Emergency
Communications Needs?'' March 14, 2007. (Serial No.
110-13)
``Examining the Military's Support of Civil Authorities During
Disasters.'' April 25, 2007. (Serial No. 110-28)
``Assessing the Capabilities and Coordination of Federal
Emergency Response Teams.'' May 9, 2007. (Serial No.
110-32)
Joint field hearing with the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight in Bay St. Louis,
Mississippi ``Empowering State and Local Officials
Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.'' June 4, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-43)
``Citizen Preparedness: Helping Our Communities Help
Themselves.'' June 13, 2007. (Serial No. 110-47)
``Challenges Facing First Responders in Border Communities.''
July 12, 2007. (Serial No. 110-56)
``Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Emergency
Preparedness and Response.'' July 19, 2007. (Serial No.
110-57)
Field hearing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ``Federal, State, and
Local Coordination: How Prepared is Pennsylvania to
Respond to a Terrorist Attack or Natural Disaster?''
September 10, 2007. (Serial No. 110-69)
``Leveraging Mutual Aid for Effective Emergency Response.''
November 15, 2007. (Serial No. 110-87)
Field hearing in Laredo, Texas ``The State of Interoperable
Emergency Communications Along the Texas Border.''
February 19, 2008. (Serial No. 110-94)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring FEMA's Ability
to Respond and Recover in the Wake of a National
Catastrophe.'' April 9, 2008. (Serial No. 110-103)
``Advancing Public Alert and Warning Systems to Build a More
Resilient Nation.'' May 14, 2008. (Serial No. 110-113)
Joint hearing with the Committee on Financial Services'
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
entitled ``Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of
HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable Housing
Needs of Gulf Coast States following Emergencies and
Natural Disasters.'' June 4, 2008. (Serial No. 110-119)
``Assessing the Framework and Coordination of the National
Emergency Communications Plan.'' July 15, 2008 (Serial
No. 110-125)
Joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on
Disaster Response ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring the
Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.'' July 31, 2008 (Serial No. 110-134)
``Interoperability in the Next Administration: Assessing the
Derailed 700 MHz D-block Public Safety Spectrum
Auction.''September 16, 2008 (Serial No. 110-137)
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight

Christopher P. Carney, Pennsylvania, Chairman
Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New
Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson,
Mississippi (Ex Officio) Mike Rogers, Alabama
Tom Davis,Virginia
Michael T. McCaul, Texas
Peter T. King, New York
(Ex Officio)

The Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight held 19 days of hearings and received testimony from
82 witnesses.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008

H.R. 5170

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a
privacy official within each component of the Department of
Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

H.R. 5170 was introduced in the House by Mr.Carney and
Mr.Thompson of Mississippi on January 28, 2008, and referred
solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. Within the
Committee, H.R. 5170 was referred to the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5170.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5170 and ordered the measure reported to the
House, amended, by voice vote. The Committee reported H.R. 5170
on July 10, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-755.
The House considered H.R. 5170 under Suspension of the
Rules on July 28, 2008, and on July 30, 2008, passed the
measure by voice vote.
H.R. 5170 was received in the Senate on July 31, 2008, read
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.

Scientific Transformations through Advancing Research (STAR) Act

H.R. 5743

To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the
authority to procure real property and accept in-kind
donations.

Legislative History

H.R. 5743 was introduced in the House by Mr.Broun of
Georgia on April 9, 2008, and referred solely to the Committee
on Homeland Security. Within the Committee, H.R. 5743 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5743.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5743 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote.
The Committee reported H.R. 5743 to the House on September
8, 2008, as H.Rpt. 110-828.

American Steel First Act of 2008

H.R. 5935

Legislative History

H.R. 5935 was introduced in the House by Mr.Visclosky and
10 original co-sponsors on April 30, 2008, and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition
to the Committees on Homeland Security and Armed Services.
Within the Committee on Homeland Security H.R. 5935 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight.
On June 26, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight was discharged from consideration
of H.R. 5935.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5935 and ordered the measure favorably reported
to the House, amended, by voice vote.
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OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

FEMA Reform and Post Katrina Oversight

On February 28, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response and the Subcommittee
on Management, Investigations, and Oversight held a joint
hearing entitled ``Reforming FEMA: Are We Making Progress.'`
The Subcommittees received testimony from Hon. R. David
Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Hon. George Foresman,
Under Secretary for Preparedness, Department of Homeland
Security; and Mr.Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General,
Department of Homeland Security.
The Subcommittees received testimony from key Department of
Homeland Security officials on the status of the implementation
of FEMA reforms. Specifically, it examined the steps that the
Department had taken to implement the provisions of the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, which were
included in the FY 2007, Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
(P.L. 109-295). The legislation, which incorporated lessons
learned from Hurricane Katrina and was intended to strengthen
FEMA substantially, became effective a month after the hearing,
on March 31, 2007.
On June 4, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a field hearing
in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi entitled ``Empowering State and
Local Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Maj. Phil May, Regional
Administrator, FEMA Region IV, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama Emergency Management
Agency, State of Alabama; Mr.Steve Delahousey, Vice President,
Emergency Preparedness, American Medical Response; and Mr.Brien
C. Ruiz, President, St. Bernard Parish Fire Fighters
Association (IAFF Local 1468). The Subcommittees received
testimony from State, local, and Federal officials on the
status of the implementation of FEMA reforms. Specifically, the
hearing examined the implementation of provisions of the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 -- in
particular FEMA's enhanced regional structure -- which were
included in the FY 2007, Homeland Security Appropriations Act
(P.L. 109-295). The legislation, which incorporated lessons
learned from Hurricane Katrina and was intended to strengthen
FEMA substantially, became effective on March 31, 2007.
On June 4 through 5, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response conducted a site
visit of the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast. The
Subcommittees examined damage from Hurricane Katrina, observed
rebuilding efforts, and met with local officials to discuss
their concerns over the recovery process.
On June 12, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Committee on Financial
Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a
joint hearing entitled ``National Flood Insurance Program:
Issues Exposed by the 2005 Hurricanes.'' The Subcommittees
received testimony from Mr.Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector
General, Disaster Assistance Oversight, Office of the Inspector
General, Department of Homeland Security; and Ms.Orice M.
Williams, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment,
Government Accountability Office. This hearing focused on two
pending government reports examining the insurance claims
process in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, particularly the
interaction between the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
and Write-Your-Own (WYO) companies as well as private insurers
who covered wind damage to homes and structures. The hearing
also explored allegations that the WYO companies were
improperly paying claims out of policies underwritten by the
NFIP rather than from wind coverage policies that they
themselves underwrote.
On June 20, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``You
Don't Know What You Don't Know: Has the Department of Homeland
Security Improved its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness
Since Hurricane Katrina?'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr.Frank DiFalco, Director, National Operations Center,
Office of Operations Coordination, Department of Homeland
Security; Ms Eileen Larence, Director Homeland Security and
Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; Mr.Darrell
Darnell, Director, District of Columbia, Homeland Security and
Emergency Management Agency; Col Terry J. Ebbert, USMC (ret),
Director, Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety, City of
New Orleans; and Mr.James M. Walker, Jr., Director for Homeland
Security, Alabama Department of Homeland Security. The hearing
examined the Department of Homeland Security's ability to
maintain situational awareness during Hurricane Katrina, what
changes the Department implemented since Hurricane Katrina, and
how these changes impacted the Department's ability to maintain
situational awareness during future incidents.
On June 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Ready
to Lead? DHS and the Next Major Catastrophe.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr.Wayne Parent, Deputy Director,
Office of Operations Coordination, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Ms.Christine E. Wormuth, Senior Fellow, International Security
Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies; and
Mr.James M. Walker, Jr., Director, Alabama Department of
Homeland Security. This examined whether the Department is
prepared to lead the Federal response to a future major
catastrophe. Rather than focus on FEMA's readiness, it assessed
whether the Department understands its role under the National
Response Framework and whether it is prepared to rally and
coordinate all agencies involved in a Federal response effort.
The hearing highlighted areas where other Federal agencies have
coordinated well with the Department, as well as areas where
the Department's efforts have been impacted by other agencies'
unwillingness to recognize the Department's lead role.
On June 22, 2007, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, and
the Subcommittee on Oversights and Investigations of the
Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to the Under
Secretary of Management, and the Administrator the Federal
Emergency Management Agency requesting a response regarding the
issues raised by the Government Accountability Office with
respect to the hearing on June 12, 2007. The hearing raised
concerns as to the obstacles encountered by GAO into insurance
claims after the Hurricanes of Katrina and Rita.

DHS Management Challenges

On March 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The
Department of Homeland Security's Management Directorate: Goals
and Objectives of the New Under Secretary.'` The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Paul A. Schneider, Under Secretary
for Management, Department of Homeland Security.
On April 9, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Moving
Beyond the First Five Years: Solving the Department of Homeland
Security's Management Challenges.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Ms.Elaine Duke, Deputy Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Norman J.
Rabkin, Managing Director, GAO's Homeland Security and Justice
Team, Government Accountability Office; Mr.Clark Kent Ervin,
Director, Homeland Security Program, The Aspen Institute; and
James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in Defense
and Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation. The hearing
assessed what progress the Department has made in addressing
the management problems it has faced, and to chart a course for
solving them over the next five years. Because a key element to
resolving the Department's management issues is a smooth
transition to the next Presidential administration, the hearing
also focused on transition issues.

DHS Personnel Issues

On April 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled
``Addressing the Department of Homeland Security's Morale
Crisis.'` The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Marta
Brito Perez, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms.Colleen M. Kelley, National President,
National Treasury Employees Union; Mr.J. David Cox, National
Secretary -- Treasurer, American Federation of Government
Employees; and Mr.Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for
Public Service. The hearing explored what the Department of
Homeland Security was doing to address its poor morale, and to
try to identify both the sources of and possible solutions to
this crisis. The hearing also gave Members an opportunity to
find out the status of the defunct ``MaxHR'' personnel system
and to evaluate the Department's new ``Human Capital Operations
Plan.''
On November 13, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled
``Examining the Department of Homeland Security's Efforts to
Recruit, Hire, and Promote Veterans.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms.Marta Brito Perez, Chief Human
Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Ms.Leslye A.
Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community
& Family Policy, Department of Defense; and Mr.Eric A.
Hilleman, Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States. The hearing examined the
efforts that the Department of Homeland Security (the
Department) has made to recruit, hire, and promote veterans.
The witnesses testified on the progress that the Department
made in its attempt to integrate veterans into the workforce,
how the Department's efforts compare to those of the Federal
Government as a whole, and what more can be done to expand and
strengthen these efforts.

DHS Oversight

On April 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Strong
Oversight at the Department of Homeland Security: A Predicate
to Good Government.'` The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.Norman J. Rabkin, Managing Director, Homeland Security and
Justice Team, Government Accountability Office; and Hon. Paul
A. Schneider, Under Secretary for Management, Department of
Homeland Security. The hearing afforded the new Under Secretary
for Management an opportunity to lay out his vision for the
Directorates, and for the Members to question him on the future
of the Department. The hearing examined issues related to the
oversight and auditing of the Department of Homeland Security
(Department) generally, with a specific focus on concerns
raised by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the
Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Members of
Congress in accessing and obtaining information.
On April 30, 2007, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the
Full Committee and the Subcommittees on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Management, Investigations, and Oversight sent a letter to
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland
Security requesting information relating to the network hacking
which occurred in 2006 on the computers of the Departments of
Commerce and State.

Deepwater

On May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism hosted a joint Member
briefing for the Members of the Committee on problems associate
with the U.S.Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System. The
Integrated Deepwater system is an acquisition program to
upgrade and replace an aging fleet of ships and aircraft.
On May 17, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Deepwater: Charting a Course for Safer Waters.'` The
Subcommittees received testimony from Rear Admiral Gary T.
Blore, Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System,
United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, Department of
Homeland Security; Captain Steven T. Baynes, Chief, Atlantic
Area Response Enforcement Branch, United States Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Fred Moosally, President,
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors; and Mr.James E.
Anton, Sector Vice President and General Manager, U.S.Coast
Guard Programs, Northrop Grumman. The hearing allowed Members
to hear from the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland
Security's Inspector General, and the contractors who ran the
program. It focused on the future of the program and whether
the Coast Guard has the sufficient program management capacity
to run the program effectively.

Terrorist Watchlist

On May 22, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a Member-only briefing for
the Members of the Committee on Homeland Security on the
Federal Government's management and use of the Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB). Representatives from the Government
Accountability Office briefed Members on the TSDB, also known
as the terrorist watchlist.

National Guard Homeland Security Missions

On May 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled
``Examining the Impact of Equipment Shortages on the National
Guard's Readiness for Homeland Security Missions.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Lt. Gen. H.Steven Blum,
Chief, National Guard Bureau; Maj. Gen. Roger P. Lempke, The
Adjutant General of Nebraska and President, Adjutants General
Association of the United States; Maj. Gen. C. Mark Bowen, The
Adjutant General of Alabama; and Maj. Gen. Robert P. French,
Deputy Adjutant General, Army, Joint Forces Headquarters,
Pennsylvania National Guard. The hearing examined the Homeland
Defense mission of the National Guard, the roles and
responsibilities of State Guard units and the National Guard
Bureau, the equipment required to perform the assigned mission,
and the current equipping levels across the United States and
its affect on mission performance.

Food Safety

On July 9, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a field hearing in
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania entitled ``Farm to Fork: Partnerships
to Protect the Food You Eat.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Dr. Thomas McGinn, Director, Veterinary and
Agriculture Security, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.T. David Filson, Emergency Preparedness
and Response Coordinator and Partnership, Expansion Leader Penn
State Cooperative Extension; and Dr. Frederic J. Hoerr,
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn University.
The hearing examined the Department of Homeland Security's
efforts to secure the Nation's food supply from acts of agro-
terror, as well as its ability to respond should an attack
occur.
On July 27, 2007, Mr.Carney and Mr.Rogers sent a letter to
Secretary Chertoff inquiring about the serious staffing
shortages within the Office of Food, Agriculture, and
Veterinary Defense. The Committee received a response from the
Department on August 30, 2007.

TSA Contracting Reform

On August 1, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Playing
by Its Own Rules: TSA's Exemption from the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, and How it Impacts Partnerships with the Private
Sector.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Ms.Elaine
Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr.Rick Gunderson, Assistant Administrator for
Acquisition, Transportation Security Administration, Department
of Homeland Security; Mr.David Bodenheimer, Esq., Partner,
Crowell & Moring, LLP; Mr.Alan Chvotkin, Senior Vice President
and Counsel, Professional Services Council. The hearing
examined proposals to bring the Transportation Security
Administration under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
the procurement rules followed by the rest of the Federal
Government. Both the TSA and the Department were given the
opportunity to explain why they believed the TSA's exemption
from the FAR should be maintained. Representatives from the
private sector discussed the difficulties that the exemption
presented to both small and large companies, as well as the
problems it causes within the Department and the Federal
Government. Subsequent to the hearing, Mr.Carney introduced
H.R. 3284, the TSA Acquisition Reform Act of 2007, which
repealed TSA's FAR exemption. The provisions of this measure
were incorporated into H.R. 2764, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2008, which was signed into law (P.L.
110-61) by the President on December 26, 2007.

Border Security and Enforcement

On June 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled
``Ensuring We Have Well Trained Boots on the Ground At the
Border.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Ms.Colleen
M. Kelley, National President, The National Treasury Employees
Union; Mr.T.J. Bonner, President, National Border Patrol
Council, American Federation of Government Employees; Mr.Robert
B. Rosenkranz, Senior Vice President, Government Services
Division, DynCorp International; Mr.Richard M. Stana, Director,
Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability
Office; Mr.Art Morgan, Director, Field Operations Academy,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Chief Charlie Whitmire, Director, Border Patrol Training
Academy, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; and Ms.Cynthia Atwood, Assistant Director, Field
Training Directorate, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Department of Homeland Security. The hearing provided Members
with an update on Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) efforts
to recruit, train and retain Border Patrol agents and Customs
and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in response to personnel
increases mandated by Congress and called for by the President.
It also explored how CBP will ensure that the quality of its
training does not decrease as it trains increasing number of
personnel.
On September 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight of the Committee on
Homeland Security held a Member briefing to receive an update
on the Department of Homeland Security's progress in
implementing SBInet, and particularly, Project 28.
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and
the Government Accountability Office were present to provide
Members with a status update of this program.
On October 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism held a joint hearing
entitled ``The Future of Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
The Subcommittees received testimony from Mr.Gregory Giddens,
Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative, Department of
Homeland Security; Chief Robert W. Gilbert, Chief Patrol Agent,
Tucson Sector, United States Border Patrol, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office,
Mr.Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems, The
Boeing Company; and Mr.Jerry W. McElwee, Vice President,
Advanced Systems, The Boeing Company. The hearing provide
Members with an opportunity to hear from and ask questions of
the Department, Boeing, and GAO regarding the SBInet program,
with a particular focus on the Project 28 portion of SBInet,
which was scheduled to have been completed on June 13. Members
inquired about the background of Project 28, the current status
of both Project 28 and SBInet, the operational issues and
challenges involved, and how Project 28 could be utilized as
the SBInet program moves forward.
On February 27, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Project 28: Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.'` The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy
Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Chief David V. Aguilar, Border Patrol,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Mr.Gregory Giddens, Executive Director, Secure Border
Initiative, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr.Richard Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; and
Mr.Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems,
Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company. The hearing
provided Members with an opportunity to hear from and ask
questions of the Department, Boeing, and GAO regarding the
SBInet program, with a particular focus on the Project 28
portion of SBInet, which received final acceptance earlier in
February. Members inquired about the functionality of Project
28 and SBInet, the operational issues and challenges involved,
and how lessons learned from the problems with Project 28 could
be utilized as the SBInet program moves forward.
On May 9, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism conducted a site visit to
Tucson and Sasabe, Arizona. Members saw the Project 28
infrastructure, including towers, fencing, and other tactical
infrastructure. The Border Patrol also provided a briefing on
the status of Project 28 and the follow-on task orders, gave a
tour of the operations center, and demonstrated the ``common
operating picture.'' Members also visited the permanent vehicle
checkpoint on I-19 outside of Tucson, and conducted a night
tour the Nogales station and the Nogales area of operations
(AOR).
On May 14, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee
on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, and the ranking
Member of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism sent a letter to the Comptroller requesting a
review of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g)
program. On May 30, 2007, the Government Accountability Office
sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security agreeing to study the request.

Federal Air Marshal Service

On April 2, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a
joint classified Member briefing on the Federal Air Marshal
Service. Representatives from the Federal Air Marshal Service
briefed Members on the current operation of FAMS.

First Responders in Rural Communities

On July 22, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a field hearing in
McClellan, Alabama entitled ``Examining the Training of First
Responders in Rural Communities.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from The Hon. Dennis Schrader, Deputy Administrator
for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.Jim Walker, Director,
Alabama Department of Homeland Security; Dr. William Meehan,
President, Jacksonville State University; Mr.John Pearce,
Associate Director, Auburn University Canine Detection Training
Center; and Mr.Matthew C. Knight, Vice President, Alabama
Association of Rescue Squads.

Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

On July 30, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Hon. Alan Cohn, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Strategic Plans, Department of Homeland
Security; Ms.Christine E. Wormuth, Senior Fellow, International
Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies;
and Major General Michael Sumrall, Assistant to the Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters.

Presidential Transition

On September 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a Member briefing on the
Department of Homeland Security's transition plans. The Members
were briefed by representatives from the Department's
Management Directorate and the Department's Presidential
transition team.

DHS Contracts

On September 17, 2008, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Waste,
Abuse and Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr.Richard K. Gunderson, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr.James L. Taylor, Deputy
Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.John P.
Hutton, Director Acquisition and Sourcing Management,
Government Accountability Office; Ms.Marcia D. Madsen, Chair,
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Mr.Scott Amey, General Counsel,
Project on Government Oversight; and Mr.Marc Pearl, President &
CEO, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council.

Executive Branch Transition

On September 18, 2008, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Securityt requesting information on the
Department's contact with the Presidential campaigns regarding
transition between Administrations.

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Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight Hearings Held

Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Emergency Communication,
Preparedness, and Response ``Reforming FEMA: Are We
Making Progress?'' February 28, 2007. (Serial No. 110-
10)
``The Department of Homeland Security's Management Directorate:
Goals and Objectives of the New Under Secretary.''
March 1, 2007. (Serial No. 110-11)
``Addressing the Department of Homeland Security's Morale
Crisis.'' April 19, 2007. (Serial No. 110-24)
``Strong Oversight at the Department of Homeland Security: A
Predicate to Good Government.'' April 25, 2007. (Serial
No. 110-29)
Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism ``Deepwater: Charting a Course
for Safer Waters.'' May 17, 2007. (Serial No. 110-38)
``Examining the Impact of Equipment Shortages on the National
Guard's Readiness for Homeland Security Missions.'' May
24, 2007. (Serial No. 110-41)
Joint field hearing with the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness and Response in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
June 4, 2007. (Serial No. 110-43)
Joint hearing with the Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations ``National
Flood Insurance Program: Issues Exposed by the 2005
Hurricanes.'' June 12, 2007. (Serial No. 110-46)
``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained Boots on the Ground At the
Border.'' June 19, 2007. (Serial No. 110-49)
``You Don't Know What You Don't Know: Has the Department of
Homeland Security Improved Its Ability to Maintain
Situational Awareness Since Hurricane Katrina?'' June
20, 2007. (Serial No. 110-51)
Field hearing in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania ``Farm to Fork:
Partnerships to Protect the Food You Eat.'' July 19,
2007. (Serial No. 110-55)
``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's Exemption from the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, and How it Impacts Partnerships
with the Private Sector.'' August 1, 2007. (Serial No.
110-65)
Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism ``The Future of Border
Security: Can SBInet Succeed?'' October 24, 2007.
(Serial No. 110-79)
``Examining the Department of Homeland Security's Efforts to
Recruit, Hire, and Promote Veterans.'' November 13,
2007. (Serial No. 110-85)
``Project 28: Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
February 27, 2007. (Serial No. 110-97)
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Solving the Department of
Homeland Security's Management Challenges.'' April 9,
2008. (Serial No. 110-104)
``Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next Major Catastrophe.'' June 11,
2008. (Serial No. 110-122)
Field hearing in McClellan, AL, ``Examining the Training of
First Responders in Rural Communities'' July 22, 2008
(McClellan, AL) (Serial No. 110-130)
``The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.'' July 30, 2008.
(Serial No. 110-133)
``Waste, Abuse & Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS
Failed Contracts.''September 17, 2008. (Serial No. 110-
140)
Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress

Rule X. Clause 2(d) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives for the 110th Congress requires each standing
Committee in the first session of a Congress to adopt an
oversight plan for the two- year period of the Congress and to
submit the plan to the Committee on Government Reform and the
Committee on House Administration.
Rule XI. Clause 1(2)(d)(1) requires each Committee to
submit to the House of Representatives not later than January
2, of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities of
that committee under Rule X and Rule XI during the Congress
ending on January 3 of such year. Clause 1(2)(d)(3) of Rule XI
also requires that such report include a summary of the action
taken and recommendations made with respect to each such plan;
and a summary of any additional oversight activities undertaken
by the Committee, and any recommendations made or actions taken
thereon.
Part A of this section contains the Committee on Homeland
Security Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress which the Full
Committee considered and adopted by a voice vote of January 23,
2007, a quorum being present.
Part B of this section contains a summary of the actions
taken by the Committee on Homeland Security to implement the
Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress and the recommendations
made with respect to this plan. Part B also contains a summary
of the additional oversight activities undertaken by the
Committee, and the recommendations made or actions taken
thereon.

PART A-COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY OVERSIGHT PLAN

MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will assess the
progress of the Department of Homeland Security in meeting its
major management and integration challenges. The Homeland
Security Act of 2002 transferred 22 separate agencies into the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Committee will
conduct oversight of the effectiveness of DHS efforts to
integrate and coordinate the management and administration of
these numerous legacy entities, especially regarding the
effectiveness of the Department's efforts to streamline
activities relating to human capital recruitment and retention,
asset investment, acquisitions, financial management and other
departmental administrative functions essential to the short
and long-term effectiveness of the Department in fulfilling its
critical mission functions. As a component of this oversight,
the Committee will examine the effectiveness of this merger,
particularly in light of the Secretary's findings following his
Second Stage Review initiative. The Committee will review the
Department's inventory of facilities, both within the United
States and overseas, to help ensure their full utilization and
consolidation. Additionally, the Committee will examine the
Department's efforts to establish and locate a new headquarters
within Washington, DC.

procurement and contracts management

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve
the integration and coordination of the procurement functions
of its major legacy components, and to ensure that effective
management controls are put in place to prevent contract waste,
fraud and abuse. The Committee will review the authorities and
activities of the Chief Procurement Officer to ensure the
effective management of this key function. The Committee also
will review the Department's implementation of Section 831(a)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which grants the
Secretary authority with respect to research and development
projects to use more flexible contracting mechanisms in an
effort to attract ``nontraditional government contractors'' for
needed homeland security technologies, as well as the
Secretary's use of ``streamlined'' acquisition authority in
certain circumstances.

financial management

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address
the financial management challenges of individual components,
including the implementation of internal controls and the
mitigation of organizational weaknesses which preclude the
issuance of clean audit opinions. Additionally, the Committee
will examine the Department's efforts to integrate the
financial management systems of the component agencies into a
unified system and the Department's compliance with the
Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act,
P.L. 108-330.

human capital management

In February 2004, the Department of Homeland Security
proposed new regulations for human resource management, in
accordance with Section 841 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, to create a more flexible and competitive personnel
system and assess the impact of limiting personnel management
flexibilities on DHS' ability to prepare for and respond to a
terrorist attack or natural disaster. Since the publication of
these regulations, several court challenges have required
modification of the Department's initial plans. During the
110th Congress, the Committee will monitor the Department's
efforts to implement a new personnel system. Additionally, the
Committee will examine the Department's use of contract
employees to fulfill its staffing needs and assess under what
circumstances such employees could be used to address vacancies
and allow for more appropriate and effective utilization of the
DHS' Federal workforce.

information technology systems management

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address
information technology (IT) challenges, including the
management and integration of the Department's information
technology systems. The Committee will review the authorities
and activities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the
coordination of policy and acquisition within and among the
Department's CIOs. The Committee also will monitor the
Department's progress in IT architectural planning, investment
management, policy development, operations, and related
personnel management. Additionally, the Committee will monitor
the Department's compliance with the Federal Information
Security Management Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. 3541.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

federal preparedness and response efforts

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure
effective coordination of the Department's efforts to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and
other major emergencies. Additionally, on October 4, 2006,
President Bush signed into law P.L. 109-295, the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill of 2007. Title VI of this
law, cited as the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
of 2006, made substantial changes to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) that ultimately resulted in the
integration of all preparedness and response activities in the
Department The Committee will examine the Department's
implementation of the FEMA reform legislation and its efforts
to resolve the multi-faceted command and control problems
experienced by the Department in its response to Hurricane
Katrina.

national preparedness goal and system

Both the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8),
direct the Department of Homeland Security to develop, and
update as necessary a National Preparedness Goal that defines
the target level of preparedness to ensure the Nation's ability
to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters.
In the 110th Congress, the Committee will oversee the
implementation of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform
Act of 2006, which directs the President, acting through the
FEMA Administrator, to develop a National Preparedness System
to enable the Nation to meet the National Preparedness Goal.
This system shall include target capabilities and preparedness
priorities, equipment and training standards, training and
exercises, a comprehensive assessment system, a remedial action
management program and National planning scenarios.
Additionally, the Committee will oversee the implementation
of the National Preparedness Goal and System to gage
improvements in the Nation's ability to prevent, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

national response plan/incident management

The National Response Plan (NRP) provides the structure and
mechanisms for the coordination of Federal emergency support to
State, territorial, local, and tribal governments, and for
implementing direct Federal authority. In the 110th Congress,
the Committee will oversee the Department of Homeland
Security's review and revision of the National Response Plan,
including the Department's role in coordinating the response
obligations of all applicable Federal departments and agencies
and the coordination between the Department and State and local
governments, first responders, and the private sector in
implementing the NRP. As part of this oversight, the Committee
may review current preparedness and response plans of Federal,
State, and local officials.
In addition, the Committee will oversee the Department's
implementation of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), including the efforts of the National Integration
Center to provide strategic direction and coordination of NIMS
at the Federal level. The Committee will review the
Department's plans for providing guidance and training to
assist Federal, State, and local governments in adopting NIMS,
for utilizing NIMS to improve incident-related coordination of
multiple agencies and jurisdictions, and for integrating NIMS
with the National Response Plan.

interoperable communications

The Committee will monitor the implementation of the 21st
Century Emergency Communications Act, Subtitle D of the Post
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, including the
Department's coordination and planning, technical assistance,
establishment of communications standards and development of
best practices for interoperable communications systems for
first responders.
Additionally, the Committee also oversee the Department's
coordination with other Federal agencies to award grants for
interoperable communications, and its efforts to address
challenges regarding the operability of communications
equipment and the provision of technical guidance to assist
urban areas and States in rapidly establishing interoperable
communications systems.

assistance to state and local governments and first responders

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will examine the
Department's allocation and administration of grants to State
and local governments. In particular, the Committee will review
the coordination of grant programs within the Department and
across the Federal government; challenges in the funding
pipeline; the distribution and spending of such grants at the
State and local levels; and the level of coordination between
regional partners to ensure the most efficient use of terrorism
preparedness resources. In addition, the Committee will examine
the risk assessment and peer review processes used by the
Department to ensure that it is using the most accurate data
available to cost effectively award terrorism preparedness
assistance.

first responder training

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
efficacy of Federal terrorism preparedness training,
incorporation of such training into first responder
certification processes, and the level of coordination between
Federal, State, and local training programs. The Committee
intends to review the Department of Homeland Security's current
training programs for first responders. The Committee will
review the extent of State and local government utilization and
awareness of these programs, the compatibility of the
Department's programs with existing training requirements and
certifications for first responders, and whether the Department
is effectively utilizing existing training infrastructures at
the State and local levels.

exercises and simulations

The Department, through the Under Secretary for
Preparedness, is responsible for coordination of all terrorism
preparedness exercises at the Federal level. Additionally, the
Department is responsible for conducting these exercises in
collaboration with State and local governments, the private
sector, and first responders. Furthermore, in the Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 8, the President directed DHS
to create a National program and multi-year planning system to
conduct terrorism preparedness-related exercises. During the
110th Congress, the Committee will review DHS' National
Exercise Program, and will evaluate the extent to which this
program enhances our Nation's preparedness. The Committee will
also review the execution of TOPOFF IV, a National terrorism
exercise to be conducted in late 2007.

emergency warnings

The Committee will examine the Federal government's efforts
to provide prompt and useful alerts and warning information to
those persons at risk; to ensure interoperability among
different warning systems; to provide for security and uniform
standards and protocols for the use of warning systems; and to
develop meaningful metrics to assess the effectiveness of such
systems.

continuity of operations

The Committee will review the status of Federal agencies'
planning to ensure the continuity of operations and the
continuity of government should a terrorist attack, natural
disaster, or other catastrophic event, such as pandemic, occur.
As part of its oversight of the coordination of Federal, State,
and local preparedness efforts, the Committee will review the
guidance provided by the Department to other government
agencies and the implementation of such guidance.

INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK ASSESSMENT

dhs' office of intelligence and analysis

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
resources allocated to efforts aimed at building the
intelligence, analytical, and assessment capabilities of the
Department and ensuring its full participation in the
Intelligence Community in furtherance of its homeland security
mission. The Committee will examine whether the Department is
receiving relevant intelligence and law enforcement information
from other Federal agencies on a timely basis; whether the
Secretary of Homeland Security is appropriately involved in the
prioritization of the Federal government's intelligence
collection requirements for homeland security purposes; and the
Department's role in managing, distributing, and otherwise
using terrorist threat information in furtherance of its
homeland security mission.
In addition, the Committee will explore the Department's
role in the activities of the National Counterterrorism Center
(NCTC) and the dissemination of terrorist threat information
among Federal, State and local governments and the private
sector.

dhs' intelligence and information collection activities

The Committee will examine the Department's information
collection efforts to ensure that they contribute materially to
the Department's overall homeland security/counterterrorism
mission. In particular, the Committee will oversee the efforts
of the Department to coordinate and integrate the activities of
its various intelligence and analytic units and offices and to
ensure that National-level terrorist threat intelligence is
being disseminated to the operational entities within the
Department. As part of this oversight, the Committee will
examine the effectiveness with which the Department's
intelligence and threat assessments are utilized in carrying
out Department-wide initiatives to understand and assess
critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and to conduct National
risk assessments. This oversight also will include a review of
the Department's plans to use Open Source Information, as
recommended in the 9/11 Commission Report and the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

information sharing

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, and a subsequent
Memorandum of Understanding on Information Sharing entered into
by the Attorney General, Director of Central Intelligence, and
Secretary of Homeland Security, mandated routine sharing of
homeland security-related information between and among
Federal, State, local and tribal officials, in order to assess
the nature and scope of terrorist threats to the United States
and to evaluate and act on that information in light of U.S.
vulnerabilities. During the 110th Congress, the Committee will
examine information sharing among Federal, State, local and
tribal governments, law enforcement entities, first responders,
and emergency management personnel. The Committee also will
examine the development and implementation of the information
sharing environment mandated under the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and whether the Department is
meeting the terrorism threat-related information requirements
of State, local, tribal and private sector officials in a
timely and responsive manner. The Committee will also examine
the issues of overclassification by DHS and other Federal
agencies, as well as the use of unclassified information
designations such as ``Sensitive Security Information,'' and
any impact such designations may have on the ability of the
Department or other Federal agencies to share information among
Federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners. In
addition, the Committee will review DHS' and other Federal
agencies' involvement with various intelligence fusion centers
and will consider grant programs that might support law
enforcement and counterterrorism efforts at those fusion
centers and other appropriate facilities.

threat communications and advisories

In the 110th Congress, the Committee intends to review the
Department's policies and procedures with respect to issuing
threat and warning advisories, including the Homeland Security
Advisory System, to ensure that they convey information in a
timely and relevant manner to Federal, State, local and tribal
government officials and other entities.

intelligence-driven efforts to counter terrorism-related smuggling

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will examine the
operations and progress of the Terrorist Screening Center, the
Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center, and other cooperative
efforts to prevent and interdict terrorist travel, including
the Department of Homeland Security's interaction with and
participation in such entities and efforts. In addition, the
Committee will review the Department's intelligence-driven
efforts to prevent and interdict terrorist travel and the
smuggling of illicit terrorism-related materials, including the
expansion of its ability to analyze terrorist techniques,
patterns, indicators, and trends, and to share such information
in a timely manner to enable front-line Department personnel to
identify, intercept, and disrupt terrorists attempting to
travel into and within the United States.

the national operations center

The Department of Homeland Security's National Operations
Center (NOC) serves as the National nerve center for
information sharing and domestic incident management, by
increasing the vertical coordination between Federal, State,
local and tribal government and private sector partners. In the
110th Congress, the Committee will oversee the Department's
efforts to collect and fuse information in the NOC in order to
maintain domestic situational awareness, and to carry out its
role as the primary National-level center during domestic
incidents and special events.

privacy and civil liberties protection

Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (the Act)
created a Privacy Officer for the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), in order to ensure that DHS' information
gathering and analysis functions, across its many directorates
and offices, adhere to established standards for protection of
personal privacy. Section 705 of the Act also established an
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to review and
assess information alleging abuses of civil rights or civil
liberties by employees and officials of the Department, and the
recently enacted Intelligence Reform and Prevention Act of 2004
required the Department's Inspector General to designate a
senior staff member to handle similar issues and work with the
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on such matters.
During the 110th Congress, the Committee will monitor the
Department's efforts to ensure appropriate privacy and civil
liberties protections.

radicalization

Terrorists aren't merely seeking to come across our borders
-- they may already be here in the form of homegrown terror
cells that draw their inspiration from a variety of sources,
including right wing ideologies based on race hatred as well as
extremist religious beliefs that may or may not have an al
Qaeda nexus. The Committee will closely examine the forces of
radicalization within U.S. society in order to understand the
nature of this threat to the homeland.

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

national strategy for transportation security

During the 110th Congress, the Committee plans to examine
the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) progress in
developing a risk-based National Strategy for Transportation
Security, as required by section 4001 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The Committee will
examine the Department's efforts to develop strategies for
addressing terrorist threats in varied transportation
environments and to secure the Nation's transportation system
and its users. The Committee also will review the potential
efficacy and cost of current and proposed practices to protect
the mass transit industry's passengers and infrastructure from
terrorist attack, including hardening of facilities, the use of
biological, chemical and radiological sensors, passenger
screening, and other methods to prevent or mitigate a terrorist
attack. Oversight in this area will include examination of
transportation security grants and the interaction of DHS with
other agencies under agreements delineating responsibility for
transportation security.

consolidation of redundant background checks

At present there are a number of potential background check
and credentialing programs that an individual might have to
undergo in relation to transportation. All of these programs
have similar, if not identical, credentialing requirements for
submission of biographic information and background checks.
However, most of these programs are not reciprocal and require
duplicative fees of individuals. The Committee will review
background check programs to ensure a more efficient system.

passenger and baggage screening

During the 110th Congress, the Committee intends to review
the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) progress in
developing and deploying passenger, baggage screening
technologies, including the cost-effectiveness and accuracy of
such technologies and possibilities for the acceleration of in-
line EDS systems for our Nation's airports. The Committee also
will review TSA's passenger search policies and practices and
passenger pre-screening programs including the use of no-fly
and selectee lists and related privacy protections and
passenger redress processes, and coordination with U.S. Customs
and Border Protection on the screening of international air
travelers. As part of this oversight, the Committee plans to
examine TSA's staffing needs, resources, and the ability of
airports to ``opt-out'' from the use of Federal screeners. The
Committee will also assess the need for personnel flexibilities
for the TSA workforce to meet the Department's security
mission.

aviation security

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will examine the risks
and consequences of different types of terrorist attacks on or
utilizing aircraft, and the development of security measures,
including supply-chain security programs such as ``Known
Shipper'' to reduce or mitigate such risks. As part of this
oversight, the Committee expects to review efforts by the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) relating to air
cargo security, including the three pilot programs intended to
assess the viability of screening a higher percentage of air
cargo on passenger aircraft, general aviation aircraft, and
countering Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). The
Committee also will review airport perimeter and access control
procedures, as well as related technology (including the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential and the Secure
Identification Display Area credential), to assess the
effectiveness of TSA requirements for limiting access to the
secure areas of commercial and general aviation airports. In
addition, the Committee will conduct oversight relating to the
protection of the aircraft from hostile takeover including the
flight planning and training practices of the Federal Air
Marshals Service, the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, and
other necessary personnel, the efficacy of voluntary aviation
personnel training, and the procedures employed to protect the
cockpit when the door is opened in-flight.

airspace security

The Committee will review efforts of the Department to
carry out its responsibilities to interdict any airspace
incursions into the restricted zone of the National Capital
Region (NCR), as well as its responsibilities at the Air and
Marine Operations Center (AMOC) with respect to detecting air
assets crossing U.S. borders. The Committee's oversight in this
area also will include the roles and responsibilities of each
of the Federal agencies involved (including Department of
Defense assets such as the U.S. Northern Command, the North
American Aerospace Defense Command, and the Air National Guard)
in and responsible for interdiction, identification, and
investigation of aircraft that violate airspace restrictions
within the United States.

critical infrastructure protection

Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7),
the Department is responsible for integrating sector-specific
strategies into a National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure
Protection, and for coordinating Federal efforts across all
such infrastructure sectors. During the 110th Congress,
Committee oversight will focus on the implementation of this
National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure Protection,
including the Department's National coordination
responsibilities and its sector-specific critical
infrastructure protection responsibilities. The Committee will
also examine the Department's efforts to compile, maintain, and
prioritize a National Asset Database, including the
coordination of such efforts with State and local officials and
the private sector. The Committee also will examine the
coordination of efforts between the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Defense, and States with respect to
the deployment of National Guard units to assist with critical
infrastructure protection activities.
In addition, the Committee will review the Department's
progress in identifying, prioritizing, recommending, and
implementing protective measures to reduce vulnerabilities for
critical infrastructure and key resources, including its
administration of programs to promote private sector sharing of
critical infrastructure threat and vulnerability-related
information, and its administration of systems and programs to
provide timely warnings of potential risks to critical
infrastructure.
The Committee will also conduct oversight of DHS
implementation of regulations to secure chemical facilities

BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

implementation of transportation worker identification credential
(twic)

The Committee will monitor the phased implementation of the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC),
including pilot programs to test TWIC card readers.

port and maritime security

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will examine various
aspects of port security, including the security of port
facilities; the screening of vessels, passengers, cargo, and
crew for potential terrorists or instrumentalities of
terrorism; the development of international security standards
for shipping and containers, and programs for scanning
containers The Committee plans to review the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Department's supply chain security
programs and the implementation of the Maritime and
Transportation Security Act of 2002 and the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, and the relevant
provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004.

coast guard

In the 110th Congress, the Committee plans to monitor the
Coast Guard's efforts to enhance maritime domain awareness
through an examination of existing and alternative programs
that contribute to this goal. As part of this effort, the
Committee will review the progress and efficacy of the Coast
Guard's Deepwater Program. Additionally, the Committee plans to
monitor the Coast Guard's efforts to enhance maritime domain
awareness. As part of this effort, the Committee will review
the progress and efficacy of the Coast Guard's Deepwater
Program. More specifically, the Committee will investigate the
various difficulties the Coast Guard has encountered in
procuring new assets to determine how that process can be made
more efficient and effective. In conjunction with this desire
to ensure effective and proper procurement, the Committee will
closely examine the Coast Guard's budget to ensure that it has
the appropriate tools to perform its important homeland
security missions.

border screening

In the 110th Congress, the Committee intends to review
efforts to ensure the deployment and implementation of
technology and training to assist border and consular officials
in identifying, intercepting, and disrupting terrorists,
terrorist financing networks or others who would do us harm. As
a part of this effort, the Committee will review the efforts of
the Department to detect, detain, and remove aliens apprehended
at or near U.S. borders and ports of entry who are subject to
deportation, particularly those from countries of terrorist
concern. The Committee will examine the integration, security,
and reliability of criminal, immigration, and terrorist
databases used to screen persons seeking to enter this country.
The Committee will closely monitor the Department's progress in
fully implementing the US-VISIT program and its supporting
technologies and databases; the potential benefits and
challenges of various biometric technologies; the impact of the
program on cross-border travel at ports of entry; the ability
of the Department to use overstay reports generated by the
program for enforcement purposes; and the integration of the
US-VISIT program with other screening programs. The Committee
will examine the Visa Waiver Program, including expansion
proposals and security enhancements. The Committee will also
closely monitor implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative in a manner to achieve both enhanced border security
and to expedite legitimate and qualified travelers, and
programs to establish other secure and reliable identification
documents. Additionally, the Committee will oversee
implementation of those sections of P.L.109-13 which involve
measures affecting border enforcement methods used by the
Department to ensure that undocumented persons or those persons
involving a terrorist threat do not enter the United States.
The Committee also will assess DHS progress with respect to
the integration and effectiveness of transportation and border
security screening systems for passengers and cargo transported
within the United States and across our borders. The Committee
also will examine the existing state of infrastructure at our
Nation's ports of entry and assess improvements that may be
required to enhance implementation of border security programs.
The Committee will review Department of Homeland Security
interior enforcement activities, information sharing and
coordination with local law enforcement, and coordination with
government-wide counter-terrorism activities. The Committee
will also examine the international activities of DHS,
including information sharing and cooperation with foreign
governments.

operational control of the border

The Committee will examine DHS' capabilities, progress, and
remaining vulnerabilities in its efforts to gain operational
control over the land and maritime borders of the United
States. The Committee also will asses the progress and
deliverables of programs to harden U.S. land borders from
illegal entry by terrorists and criminal organizations, and
other unknown individuals or contraband, through the deployment
of personnel, infrastructure, and technology.

EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

biodefense

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will examine efforts
of the Department to establish a biological terrorism threat
assessment capability, and the relationship of such threat
assessments to countermeasure research and development
activities. The Committee will conduct comprehensive oversight
of the Department's activities as outlined in Homeland Security
Presidential Directive (HSPD) 10 (``Biodefense for the 21st
Century''). As part of this comprehensive oversight strategy,
the Committee will examine multiple layers of biodefense,
including efforts of the Department to continue to improve and
expand efforts to detect and provide early warning of
biological attacks through the BioWatch program and the
National Biosurveillance Integration System and efforts to
provide greater deterrence for terrorists considering use of
biological weapons through improved bioforensic capabilities.
The Committee will examine the short and long-term
effectiveness of these activities, as well as the Department's
coordination of the Federal government's biodefense
initiatives, including defenses against agro-terrorism and the
safety of Nation's food supply as outlined in HSPD 9,
(``Defense of United States Agriculture and Food'').
Additionally, the Committee will conduct oversight of the
Department's actions to provide for response capabilities to a
biological event, including its responsibilities under Project
BioShield in determining material threats to guide the
Department of Health and Human Services in developing and
procuring the necessary and appropriate medical countermeasures
for the Strategic National Stockpile and its responsibilities
for end-to-end incident management planning for bioscenarios
such as a pandemic flu outbreak. The Committee will examine the
Department's increasing laboratory Biosafety level 3 and 4
(which allow for research on the most dangerous pathogens)
capacity, such as the National Biological Countermeasure and
Analysis Center, the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility
and the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, to ensure increased
staffing levels and training needs are met at the new
facilities as they become fully operational. Finally, the
Committee will closely monitor the programs that will be
carried out in the proposed facilities to ensure a seamless
transition from where the work is currently being performed.

cbrne terrorism and nuclear smuggling

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will conduct oversight
of the Department's programs focused on assessing threats
related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and
explosives terrorism, including the development of threat
certification, characterization, detection, forensics and
source attribution techniques. The Committee will review the
integration of threat assessments with the development of
detection capabilities and countermeasures. Additionally, the
Committee will examine the efforts of the Department to
establish and operate a nuclear and radiological detection and
countermeasures test bed (CMTB) to protect our population and
critical infrastructure.
Also, the Committee will examine the Department's progress
in refining risk-based methods for identifying, screening, and
scanning high-risk cargo entering the United States, and the
development of non-intrusive inspection technologies and
capabilities for detecting and interdicting commerce in and
transit of nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, and
explosive weapons, components, and precursors. To that end, the
Committee will also review the deployment and operation of
radiation portal monitors and alternative approaches to
tracking and monitoring cargo in transit. Finally, the
Committee will examine the Department's efforts to develop and
execute response and recovery efforts in the event of a CBRNE
incident.

r&d investment and coordination

The Committee will review the Department's efforts to
strategically invest in basic research and development (R&D)
designed to enhance the long-term prevention mission of the
Department and its efforts to carry out statutory
responsibilities for coordinating government-wide R&D in
support of all homeland security missions.

counter-proliferation activities

The Committee will review the efforts of the Department in
counter-proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons,
materials, and precursors and the detection and assessment of
chemical and radiological threats, including the coordination
of such activities within the Department and with related
efforts of other Federal agencies.

cybersecurity

The Committee will examine the Department's efforts to
implement the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. The
Committee will focus on enhancing accountability and leadership
to improve integration of the cybersecurity mission within the
Department, and coordination of cybersecurity best practices,
risk assessments and warnings across all levels of government
and the private sector. The Committee also will review DHS'
cyber-related remediation activities, including plans for
recovery in the event of a coordinated terrorist attack, and
the Department's efforts to coordinate with the private sector
to develop mechanisms for information sharing on cybersecurity
threats, vulnerabilities and solutions. The Committee will
examine the Department's efforts to support research and
development and educational activities to improve
cybersecurity. The Committee will continue to monitor the
Department's activities regarding SCADA and process control
systems, that represent a nexus between the physical and the
cyber worlds and create vulnerabilities that will require
additional research and attention in order to mitigate.
Finally, the Committee will review the Department's investment
in research and development (R&D) designed to implement the
National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.

science and technology directorate

The Directorate for Science and Technology (S&T
Directorate) is the primary research and development arm of the
Department. The S&T Directorate provides Federal, state and
local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect
the homeland. In the 110th Congress, the Committee will conduct
oversight of the coordination of homeland security-related
research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) within
the Department and the adequacy of mission support provided by
the Directorate to operational elements of the Department,
state and local authorities, and the private sector. The
Committee will examine the effectiveness of the recent
reorganization within the Directorate. The Committee also will
examine the Directorate's partnership with other Federal
departments. In particular, the Committee will review the
effectiveness of academic, National laboratory, and
international RDT&E partnerships.

technology clearing house and technology transfer

In the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
efforts of the Department to establish, as required by Section
313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, a centralized
``clearing house'' for information related to technologies that
would further the mission of the Department and its end users.
The Committee will review the Department activities relating to
evaluation, testing, and certification of private sector
homeland security technologies. The Committee also will
evaluate the Department's role in facilitating the transfer and
commercialization of existing technologies (including
modification of military technologies) for use by Federal,
state, and local governments and first responders to prevent,
prepare for, or respond to terrorist attacks.

s&t fellowship program and centers for excellence

During the 110th Congress, the Committee will review the
Department's efforts to attract the Nation's most talented
scientists and build partnerships with the academic community
through its Homeland Security Centers of Excellence and its
Scholars and Fellows program. The Committee will review the
Centers' assignments and their role in fulfilling the
Department's mission. The Committee also will examine the
methodology and rationale underlying the allotment of
Fellowship funds. Finally, given reorganization of the S&T
Directorate, the Committee should ensure the Directorate
clarifies how each Center is matrixed to the Directorate's
Divisions and that there are clear lines of communication
between the Centers and the respective Directorate Divisions.

the homeland security institute

The Homeland Security Institute (the Institute), created
under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and sponsored by the
Department, is a Federally-funded research and development
center (FFRDC) that produces strategic analysis for the science
and technology (S&T) mission of DHS. In the 110th Congress, the
Committee will examine the utilization and tasking of the
Institute by the Department's S&T Directorate, and the
Institute's efforts to provide strategic direction and build
the scientific capabilities necessary to support the DHS S&T
mission.

safety act implementation

The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective
Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act) was included as
Subtitle G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and gave the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the
authority to designate and certify, upon application, certain
anti-terrorism technologies as qualified to participate in a
Federal liability protection program. In the 110th Congress,
the Committee will review the Department's efforts to
coordinate such designation or certification with its
operational components and with other Federal, State, and local
government agencies.

human factors

The Committee will oversee the Department's new Human
Factor Division within the Directorate of Science and
Technology, in recognition of the importance of the ``human
element'' in formulating effective, layered counterterrorism
strategies. In the past, the S&T Directorate has placed much
more emphasis on technologies to detect ``things'' such as the
threat agents or objects themselves, but the most effective
prevention strategies must also identify the ``people''
intending to do harm. The Committee will examine the
Department's efforts in studying the social and human
behavioral aspects that lead to terrorism.
Part B-Implementation of the Committee on Homeland Security Oversight
Plan for the 110th Congress

Part B of this section contains a summary of the actions
taken by the Committee on Homeland Security to implement the
Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress and the recommendations
made with respect to this plan. Part B also contains a summary
of the additional oversight activities undertaken by the
Committee, and the recommendations made or actions taken
thereon.

MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT

DHS OVERSIGHT
On April 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Strong
Oversight at the Department of Homeland Security: A Predicate
to Good Government.'The Subcommittee received testimony from
Mr. Norman J. Rabkin, Managing Director, Homeland Security and
Justice Team, Government Accountability Office; and Hon. Paul
A. Schneider, Under Secretary for Management, Department of
Homeland Security. The hearing afforded the new Under Secretary
for Management an opportunity to lay out his vision for the
Directorates, and for the Members to question him on the future
of the Department. The hearing examined issues related to the
oversight and auditing of the Department of Homeland Security
(Department) generally, with a specific focus on concerns
raised by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the
Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Members of
Congress in accessing and obtaining information.
On April 30, 2007, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the
Full Committee and the Subcommittees on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Management, Investigations, and Oversight sent a letter to
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland
Security requesting information relating to the network hacking
which occurred in 2006 on the computers of the Departments of
Commerce and State.

procurement and contracts management

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
contracting, procurement, and acquisition management, the
Committee held briefings, hearings, and exchanged frequent
correspondence regarding the Department's contracting
activities. The Committee's oversight activities centered
around several critical issues, including: sole-source
contracts and non-competitive procurement, cost-benefit
analyses of procurement activities, risk mitigation, fairness
and equity in the DHS contracting process, the Department's
compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and
whether Department contracting contributed to waste,
mismanagement, and/or abuse of scarce Federal homeland security
funds. The Committee also closely monitored and conducted
hearings regarding the Department's high risk contracts, such
as SBInet, Deepwater, and Hurricane Katrina-related contracts.
The Committee also examined the Department's acquisition
workforce and enlisted the assistance of the Government
Accountability Office to identify and make recommendations
regarding areas in need of improvement. Particular attention
was given to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and
whether its staffing levels were appropriate, given the
office's mission and functions. The Committee also examined the
Department's Contracting Officer Technical Representatives
(COTRs), Program Managers, and Contracting Officers in an
effort to ensure adequate staffing, training and management
capabilities.
In addition to inquiring into Department headquarters
activities, the Committee also paid close attention to
Department component procurement activities, including
conducting a hearing examining the Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA) contracting policies, entitled:
``Playing by its Own Rules: TSA's Exemption from the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, and How it Impacts Partnerships with
the Private Sector.''
In performing its oversight functions, the Committee met
with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Component Procurement
Officers and the Under Secretary for Management.

human capital management

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
efforts to implement a new personnel system, as well as the
Department's efforts to recruit, hire and retain a dedicated
DHS workforce, the Committee held several hearings, briefings,
and meetings, to assess the Department of Homeland Security's
implementation of its personnel system, as well as its efforts
to meet hiring needs and its ability to attract, hire, promote,
retain and support a DHS-wide workforce.
The Committee examined the following issues: the
Department's ability to implement its personnel system;
Department-wide workforce policies as well as the workforce
protections afforded to some members of the workforce; the
effectiveness of coordination among the Department's Office of
the Chief Human Capital Officer and the components personnel
offices; the Department's ability to meet recruiting and hiring
goals through the use of strategic outreach programs; the
training and development afforded to its employees; the
Department's ability to retain its employees; and the DHS 2007,
Employee Survey results.
Committee Members and Staff met with representatives of the
Department, other Federal agencies including the Office of
Personnel and Management, Department of Defense, the Government
Accountability Office, State and local officials, civic
organizations, and organized labor to discuss the personnel and
workforce strategies and issues at the Department. Committee
Staff attended regular Office of the Chief Human Capital
Officer (OCHCO) periodic updates on the workforce strategies,
policies, and positions, as well as those with the component
agencies. In addition, Committee Members and Staff visited
local airports and ports of entry with local officials and
several community organizers to understand the morale and
health of the workforce and the effect of DHS policies on the
field.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007.'' In addition, the Committee
reported and the House passed, the ``Department of Homeland
Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.''
As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
contracting, procurement, and acquisition management, the
Committee held briefings, hearings, and exchanged frequent
correspondence regarding the Department's contracting
activities. The Committee's oversight activities centered
around several critical issues, including: sole-source
contracts and non-competitive procurement, cost-benefit
analyses of procurement activities, risk mitigation, fairness
and equity in the DHS contracting process, the Department's
compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and
whether Department contracting contributed to waste,
mismanagement, and/or abuse of scarce Federal homeland security
funds. The Committee also closely monitored and conducted
hearings regarding the Department's high risk contracts, such
as SBInet, Deepwater, and Hurricane Katrina-related contracts.
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As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
efforts to implement a new personnel system, as well as the
Department's efforts to recruit, hire and retain a dedicated
DHS workforce, the Committee held several hearings, briefings,
and meetings, to assess the Department of Homeland Security's
implementation of its personnel system, as well as its efforts
to meet hiring needs and its ability to attract, hire, promote,
retain and support a DHS-wide workforce.
The Committee examined the following issues: the
Department's ability to implement its personnel system;
Department-wide workforce policies as well as the workforce
protections afforded to some members of the workforce; the
effectiveness of coordination among the Department's Office of
the Chief Human Capital Officer and the components personnel
offices; the Department's ability to meet recruiting and hiring
goals through the use of strategic outreach programs; the
training and development afforded to its employees; the
Department's ability to retain its employees; and the DHS 2007
Employee Survey results.
Committee Members and Staff met with representatives of the
Department, other Federal agencies including the Office of
Personnel and Management, Department of Defense, the Government
Accountability Office, State and local officials, civic
organizations, and organized labor to discuss the personnel and
workforce strategies and issues at the Department. Committee
Staff attended regular Office of the Chief Human Capital
Officer (OCHCO) periodic updates on the workforce strategies,
policies, and positions, as well as those with the component
agencies. In addition, Committee Members and Staff visited
local airports and ports of entry with local officials and
several community organizers to understand the morale and
health of the workforce and the effect of DHS policies on the
field.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007.'' In addition, the Committee
reported and the House passed, the ``Department of Homeland
Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.''

information technology systems management

TERRORIST WATCHLIST
On May 22, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a Member only briefing for
the Members of the Committee on Homeland Security on the
Federal Government's management and use of the Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB). Representatives from the Government
Accountability Office briefed Members on the TSDB, also known
as the terrorist watchlist. The Department of Homeland
Security's Inspector General, and the contractors who ran the
program. It focused on the future of the program and whether
the Coast Guard has the sufficient program management capacity
to run the program effectively.
TERRORIST WATCHLIST
On May 22, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a Member only briefing for
the Members of the Committee on Homeland Security on the
Federal Government's management and use of the Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB). Representatives from the Government
Accountability Office briefed Members on the TSDB, also known
as the terrorist watchlist.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

federal preparedness and response efforts

As part of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response's oversight of Federal preparedness
and response efforts during the 110th Congress, the
Subcommittee held several hearings, briefings, meetings, and
conducted site visits to assess the Department of Homeland
Security's compliance with the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) and the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-295),
(PKEMRA). The Subcommittee examined: the Department's ability
to leverage private sector resources during emergency response;
the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local coordination
prior to and during catastrophic events; the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's (FEMA) ability to respond to large scale
catastrophic events; FEMA's ability to rapidly deploy support
to State-led disaster response efforts; and FEMA's coordination
with State and local governments to ensure that recovery
efforts include a focus on mitigating damage from future
catastrophes.
Subcommittee Members and Staff met with representatives of
the Department, other Federal agencies including the Department
of Defense, State and local officials, first responders, and
civic organizations to discuss the implementation of the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. Subcommittee
Staff visited FEMA's National Response Coordination Center and
the American Red Cross Operations Center the day of Hurricane
Gustav's landfall to assess FEMA's implementation of PKEMRA.
Moreover, Subcommittee staff attended regular FEMA briefings
every 90 days to receive periodic updates on FEMA's
implementation of the PKEMRA. In addition, Committee Members
and Staff visited the Gulf Coast to meet with local officials
including six mayors and several community organizers to
discuss recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina and the impact
of FEMA's new regional office structure on local leaders.
The Subcommittee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007.'' In addition, the Committee
reported and the House passed, the ``Department of Homeland
Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.''

national preparedness goal and system

As part of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response's oversight of the National
Preparedness Goal and the National Preparedness System during
the 110th Congress, the Committee held hearings, meetings, and
exchanged correspondence to assess the Department of Homeland
Security's efforts to ensure the Nation's ability to prevent,
respond to, recover from, and mitigate catastrophic incidents.
The Subcommittee examined: preparations for the 2007 and 2008
hurricane seasons; the effectiveness of FEMA's regional office
structure; the ability of citizens to prepare themselves for
future catastrophes; challenges facing first responders; the
ability of the Department to leverage private sector resources
for preparedness and response; the effectiveness of homeland
security exercises; and the ability of States to leverage
mutual aid during response efforts..
The Subcommittee exchanged correspondence and held meetings
with the Department to assess the implementation of Homeland
Security Presidential Directive-8, specifically focusing on the
Department's progress implementing eight key National Planning
Scenarios. Subcommittee Staff also examined and analyzed
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, particularly as it
relates to the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), the
National Response Framework which supersedes the National
Response Plan, and the credentialing of first responders to a
catastrophic incident. As part the analysis of the Homeland
Security Presidential Directives, the Subcommittee also met
with State, local, and Tribal government representatives to
understand their assessment of grant guidelines and resources
allocated by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Subcommittee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007,'' the passage f the ``Department
of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,''
and the Subcommittee's adoption of the ``Citizen and Community
Preparedness Act of 2008,'' (H.R. 5890)

national response plan/incident management

As part of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response's oversight of the National Response
Plan, now known as the National Response Framework (NRF), and
the National Incident Management System during the 110th
Congress, the Subcommittee held several hearings, briefings,
meetings, and exchanged correspondence to oversee the
Department's review and revision of the NRF. The Committee
examined: the Department's progress on updating the NRF, the
Department's rewrite of the NRF, the effectiveness of mutual
aid agreements in assisting in response efforts, and the
ability of the Department and FEMA to properly credential those
responding to a catastrophe.
Subcommittee staff met with and exchanged correspondence
with Department and FEMA officials to provide substantive and
technical comments on the draft NRF. In addition, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the Department's efforts to lead
the Federal response during catastrophes on April 9, 2008
entitled, ``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring FEMA's
Ability to Respond to and Recover in the Wake of a National
Catastrophe.''
The Subcommittee's also provided comments on the draft NRF,
which resulted in many improvements in the final plan,
including a clarification of the roles and responsibilities of
the Principal Federal Official and the Federal Coordinating
Officer.

interoperable communications

As part of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response's oversight of Federal interoperable
emergency communications efforts during the 110th Congress, the
Subcommittee held several hearings, briefings, meetings, and
site visits to assess the Department of Homeland Security's
compliance with the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 and the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006. The Subcommittee examined the
Department's ability to ensure the capabilities of the Nation's
first responders to effectively communicate across
jurisdictions and disciplines in the event of a catastrophic
incident.
Subcommittee Members and staff met with representatives
from the Department, other Federal agencies including the
Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Health and Human
Services, Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission,
private sector entities, as well as officials from State,
local, and tribal governments to discuss coordinated efforts to
strengthen operable and interoperable emergency communications
nationwide. In particular, the Subcommittee examined the
Department's ability to support public safety interoperable
communications through grant programs, cross-border
interoperable emergency communications capabilities, public
alert and warning systems, public safety spectrum allocation,
and a national framework to coordinate efforts by the Nation's
public safety, public health, and emergency management
community at the Federal, State, tribal, Territorial, regional
and local levels.

assistance to state and local governments and first responders

As part of the Committee's oversight of first responder
issues during the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held numerous
hearings, briefings, and meetings with Federal, State, local,
and tribal officials and all of the first responder disciplines
to evaluate the effectiveness of the Department of Homeland
Security's programs that provide funding to State and local
governments and first responders. These hearings and briefings
addressed numerous areas of concern including: the need to
ensure that Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grants
are effectively used to update equipment used by states to
ensure proper coordination with the local governments; the need
to increase citizen involvement in community preparedness
efforts by increasing funding for the Citizen Corps Program and
ensuring that the Citizen Corps Program provides outreach and
support to disadvantaged communities; and ensuring that mutual
aid agreements are properly implemented and ready for
activation when States experience a disaster.
To examine concerns regarding the lack of grassroots
community preparedness efforts, the Subcommittee held a hearing
on June 13, 2007 about the Department of Homeland Security's
community preparedness programs, which led to the introduction
of H.R. 5890, the ``Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of
2008.'' While drafting H.R. 5890, Subcommittee staff met with
several grassroots organizations to ensure that all key
stakeholders provided input. The Subcommittee considered the
bill on April 30, 2007, and forwarded it on to the Full
Committee.

first responder training

As part of the Committee's oversight of national
preparedness and response activities during the 110th congress,
the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response held hearings, briefings, and meetings to evaluate the
efficacy and efficiency of the Department of Homeland
Security's programs that provide training, technical
assistance, and other resources to the Nation's first
responders. These activities focused on a number of issues
critical to first responders including: ensuring that Federal
emergency response teams and military support provided to local
officials during a disaster are properly coordinated and
equipped, that first responders receive the equipment necessary
to be effective along the Nation's borders, and that first
responders test the limits of their training through the use of
exercises.
The Subcommittee's work in this area resulted in the
introduction of H.R. 1333, ``The Civil Air Patrol Homeland
Security Report Act of 2007.'' This legislation would amend the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of
Homeland Security to enter into an agreement with the Secretary
of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and
resources to support homeland security missions. The bill was
considered in the Subcommittee on April 30, 2007, and forwarded
to the Full Committee for consideration. The Full Committee
considered the bill on May 20, 2008, and ordered the
legislation reported to the House as amended. In addition, the
Subcommittee's work also resulted in the introduction of H.R.
4183, the ``National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
Act of 2007.'' H.R. 4183 formally establishes the National
Urban Search and Rescue Response System within the Department
of Homeland Security. The legislation was considered by the
Subcommittee on April 30, 2007, and ordered reported to the
Full Committee, as amended, for consideration.

continuity of operations

As part of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response's oversight of the Department of
Homeland Security's role regarding the Continuity of Operations
in the 110th Congress, Subcommittee Staff conducted a site
visit to Mount Weather to review the status of the Federal
agencies' planning to ensure the continuity of operations and
the continuity of government should a catastrophic incident
occur. Additionally, the Committee has also corresponded with
the Department to request the supporting materials and the
status of the eight national planning scenarios contained in
the National Response Framework.

INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK ASSESSMENT

dhs' office of intelligence and analysis

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Committee held
numerous briefings, hearings, and meetings and exchanged
correspondence with Department officials and others to ensure
that the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis was 1)
driving a common intelligence mission across the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis and the various intelligence
components within the Department's legacy law enforcement
agencies; and 2) producing homeland security intelligence
products that met the needs of the Department's State, local,
tribal and private sector partners.
As detailed more fully below, the Committee examined: the
Department's means and methods of communicating threat
information to relevant stakeholders; intra-Department efforts
to streamline information sharing and knowledge management by
creating ultimate accountability to the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis; the Department's outreach to State,
local, and private sector sources of information to inform its
analysis work; intelligence training for Department
intelligence personnel; the Department's efforts to create a
comprehensive information technology network architecture
linking the Office of Intelligence and Analysis with the
Department's intelligence components; State and local fusion
centers; the role of State, local, tribal and private sector
information needs in the Department's intelligence production
processes; and the effectiveness of the authorities and
organization of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis itself.
The Committee and Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held numerous classified
briefings during which Members and staff were able to assess
the quality and quantity of intelligence products being
prepared by the Department and how its efforts compared to
those of other Federal Intelligence Community agencies such as
the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). The Subcommittee, in turn, held several hearings about
the budgetary needs of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis,
its priorities, and its challenges. Other hearings, briefings,
meetings, and correspondence covered all of the areas described
above and several more -- including the problem of over-
classification and so-called ``pseudo-classification'' of
homeland security-relevant information; the threat of violent
radicalization and homegrown terrorism; and the evolving threat
of Al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist groups. Members and
staff attended numerous briefings and meetings on these topics
as part of their oversight work.
The Committee and the Subcommittees' oversight resulted in
the enactment of the ``Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007,'' P.L. 110-53, which included many
provisions described more fully below that addressed the Office
of Intelligence and Analysis' shortcomings identified by
Members and staff -- most especially in the areas of mission
and mission authorities, product quality, integration of
intelligence components, and intelligence dissemination. P.L.
110-53, in turn, served as the basis for additional oversight
as the law was implemented at the Department level. The
Committee and the Subcommittees' oversight also resulted in the
enactment of the ``Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence
Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008,''
P.L. 110-412, which clarified the funding provisions in P.L.
110-53 to allow for more sustained intelligence analyst funding
at State and local fusion centers.
In addition, the Committee reported and the House passed
both H.R. 4806, the ``Reducing Over-Classification Act of
2008,''to prevent over-classification at the Department, and
H.R. 6194, the ``Improving Public Access to Documents Act of
2008,''to implement the new Controlled Unclassified Information
(CUI) regime that was designed by the Program Manager of the
Information Sharing Environment to replace the confusing and
inconsistent sensitive but unclassified (SBU) control marking
regimes across the Federal government. The Committee likewise
reported and the House passed H.R. 3815, the ``Homeland
Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of
2008,''which gives the Department's Privacy Officer a key
oversight role when it comes to the operations of the
Department's open source intelligence program.

dhs' intelligence and information collection activities

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
Office of Intelligence Analysis and the various intelligence
components within its legacy law enforcement agencies, the
Committee held several hearings, briefings, and meetings and
exchanged correspondence with Department officials to oversee
the Department's intelligence and information collection
activities. The Committee examined: the Department's leadership
of the newly established National Applications Office (NAO) to
handle requests for domestic satellite imagery of the homeland
by civil applications, homeland security, and law enforcement
domain users; the categories, quality, and utility of
intelligence products created by the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis; the Department's State and local fusion center
program; and the Department's management of the Interagency
Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) Detail at the
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
As described more fully below, the Full Committee held a
hearing on the Department's leadership of the NAO program, and
Members and staff had numerous briefings and meetings about
this evolving intelligence collection initiative, the privacy
and civil liberties implications of it, and the failure of the
Department to define what information requirements the NAO
would meet for its State, local, and tribal partners.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment held two hearings examining the
categories, quality and utility of intelligence products
created by the Department and how to make them better --
drawing on the testimony of Department, NCTC, State and local
law enforcement and homeland security personnel. The
Subcommittee likewise held several hearings about the
Department's State and local fusion center program -- examining
the efficacy of fusion centers as an intelligence generator of
value to the homeland, the appropriate Department role at
fusion centers in terms of analytical and other support, and
sustainment funding for them. Committee Members and staff
visited several fusion centers across the country to obtain a
first-hand account of the intelligence analysis work the
centers do and how the Department partners with them. The
Subcommittee also held a hearing and series of briefings on the
progress of the ITACG Detail, a group of police and sheriffs'
officers assigned to the NCTC to identify intelligence that
might be of interest to the State, local and tribal law
enforcement community; to help Federal intelligence analysts
write those products in a way that provides utility to patrol
officers on the beat; and to target them to appropriate
audiences.
The Committee and the Subcommittees' oversight in this area
resulted in the enactment of the ``Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,'' P.L. 110-53, which among
other things established the ITACG and the ITACG Detail in law;
and the ``Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation
and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008,'' P.L. 110-
412, described above. The Committee and Subcommittees'
oversight also resulted in classified action by the House
Appropriations Committee that limited the NAO's intelligence
collection role to minimize the risk to privacy and civil
liberties. The Committee and the Subcommittees' work likewise
provided a benchmark going forward for what the Department's
Office of Intelligence and Analysis role should be within the
Department and the wider Federal Intelligence Community and
what gaps its homeland security intelligence products should
fill.

information sharing

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
efforts to share accurate, actionable, and timely information
with its State, local, tribal and private sector partners, the
Committee held numerous hearings, meetings and site visits and
exchanged correspondence with Department officials to encourage
the development of intelligence products and processes that
would make the homeland safer -- by leveraging all stakeholders
in the Nation's security efforts, including police and sheriff
``first preventers'' and other emergency response providers.
The Committee examined: the establishment and development of
the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group
(ITACG) and the ITACG Detail described above; the twin problems
of over-classification and so-called ``pseudo-classification''
resulting from the overuse of sensitive but unclassified (SBU)
control markings; the growth and work of State and local fusion
centers; and efforts to share more and better information with
the private sector.
Committee Members and staff met with National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) representatives, Office of the
Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE)
staff, and the ITACG Detailees -- State and local law
enforcement officers assigned to the ITACG -- to examine how
the ITACG was identifying National intelligence and other data
of relevance to police and sheriffs' officers Nationwide, the
production role of the ITACG Detailees within the NCTC, and the
impact of the ITACG on the quality of intelligence being shared
with a homeland audience. Committee staff held monthly meetings
with ITACG stakeholders to ensure that it evolved progressed in
line with Congressional intent.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment, in turn, held a hearing on the ITACG
and received commitments from Federal Intelligence Community
officials that ITACG Detailees would be involved in the
intelligence production process within the NCTC. The
Subcommittee likewise held a series of hearings on the over-
classification and so-called ``pseudo-classification'' problem
to assess the impact that the phenomena were having on
information sharing with State, local, tribal, and private
sector audiences. The Subcommittee also held several hearings
on the financial, training, and other support that the
Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis is providing
to State and local fusion centers. In addition, the
Subcommittee held a hearing addressing private sector
information sharing and the particular concerns that those
stakeholders have in sharing proprietary information with the
Department and other Federal agencies.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in
enactment of the ``Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007,'' P.L. 110-53, which among other things
established the ITACG and the ITACG Detail in law, and the
``Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and
Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008,'' P.L. 110-412,
described above. In addition, the Committee reported and the
House passed both H.R. 4806, the ``Reducing Over-Classification
Act of 2008'', and H.R. 6194, the ``Improving Public Access to
Documents Act of 2008'', both described above.

threat communications and advisories

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
role in disseminating homeland threat information to its
Federal, State, local, tribal, and private sector partners, and
the public, the Committee held hearings, meetings, and
exchanged correspondence with Department officials and others
to ensure that the information provided by the Department was
accurate, actionable, and timely. The Committee held numerous
classified intelligence briefings and examined: the Homeland
Security Advisory System; the evolving threat from Al Qaeda and
other terrorist organizations; information sharing efforts
surrounding mass gatherings, including National Special
Security Events (NSSEs) such as the Democratic National
Convention, the Republican National Convention, and the
Inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama; and the practical
use of homeland threat communications and advisories.
Committee Members and staff held meetings and exchanged
correspondence with Department officials regarding the efficacy
of the Homeland Security Advisory System and how to make it
more useful for the Department's non-Federal partners.
Committee Members and staff likewise received and reviewed
numerous unclassified terrorist threat advisories prepared by
the Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis and
provided feedback to the Department about the utility of that
information.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing about growing rifts
among key leaders in Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups and
its implications for homeland security and terrorism risk
assessment. The Subcommittee also conducted a hearing in
Aurora, Colorado, regarding the United States Secret Service's
(USSS) information sharing and planning efforts for the
Democratic National Convention and conducted site visits to
both Denver and St. Paul, Minnesota, to assess the threat
communication processes and procedures being developed in both
locales in advance of the Democratic and Republican National
Conventions, respectively. In addition, the Subcommittee held a
series of other classified intelligence briefings on actual
threats and the USSS' processes for communicating those threats
to State, local, tribal and private sector stakeholders that
were involved with the candidate debates during the 2008
Presidential election cycle as well as preparations for the
Inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in January 2009.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the issue of resiliency
and how homeland security information could be improved to
better inform efforts to prevent, prepare for, and recover from
terrorist attacks.
The Committee and Subcommittees' oversight in this area
resulted in changes and improvements to the Homeland Security
Advisory System in the ``Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of 2007'', P.L. 110-53. It also identified
the USSS as a potential model for Department partnership with
State, local, tribal and private sector stakeholders in the
information sharing arena. Moreover, the Committee and
Subcommittees' oversight highlighted the role that homeland
security intelligence could play not only in prevention of
attacks but better preparation -- through a risk-based approach
to homeland security -- for them.

intelligence-driven efforts to counter terrorism-related smuggling

As part of the Committee's oversight of terrorism-related
smuggling issues, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held hearings and member briefing to
evaluate the efficacy of relevant DHS programs. These
Subcommittee meetings focused on the counterterrorism efforts
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of
Investigations, including current and past investigations
involving terrorism and contributions made by the agency to
support other law enforcement agencies in fighting terrorism.
They also included an examination of the Merida Initiative,
which is intended to combat transnational criminal
organizations, and exploration of whether DHS should play a
greater role in that program.

the national operations center

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
National Operations Center (NOC), the Committee held a hearing
and several briefings, meetings, and exchanged correspondence
with Department officials to oversee the NOC's development and
implementation of the Homeland Security Information Network
(HSIN) and its replacement system, the Homeland Security
Information Network Next Generation (HSIN Next Gen). HSIN and
HSIN Next Gen are intended to be the Department's sensitive but
unclassified (SBU) information sharing network with State,
local, tribal and private sector partners.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``Fixing the
Homeland Security Information Network: Finding the Way Forward
For Better Information Sharing.'' The hearing coincided with
the public release of a report by the Government Accountability
Office regarding HSIN's ongoing development and implementation
problems, concluding that the Department had failed to
coordinate with other preexisting State and local information
sharing systems before investing tens of millions of dollars in
the HSIN. As a result, it found that effective information
sharing might not be occurring, and that a significant amount
of duplication with other information sharing systems -- like
the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program --
seemed likely. The hearing also focused on previous report by
the Department's Inspector General that had reached similar
conclusions, as well as an April 17, 2007, internal Department
Memorandum acknowledging that the HSIN had ``grown without
sufficient planning and program management'' and announcing the
HSIN Next Gen replacement. The Committee's subsequent
correspondence, briefings, and meetings focused on the
development of HSIN Next Gen, which lacked a business plan
vetted by the Department's State, local, tribal, and private
sector partners that defined end user requirements. Members of
the Committee accordingly called for a moratorium on HSIN Next
Gen's development until the Department took these key
foundational steps.
As a result of the Committee's oversight in this area, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) froze all funding for
HSIN Next Gen development until the Department provided a
business plan that included the missing State, local, tribal
and private sector information requirements and demonstrated a
true partnership with those stakeholders. Without such
information and partnership, HSIN Next Gen appeared to be
doomed to failure like its predecessor.

privacy and civil liberties protection

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department's
intelligence and information sharing activities, the Committee
held several hearings, briefings, meetings, and exchanged
correspondence to ensure that the Department conducted its
intelligence and information sharing work in strict compliance
with the Constitution and the law. The Committee examined:
Department's National Applications Office (NAO) that made the
Department the manager for all Federal, State, local, and
tribal requests for Federal Intelligence Community and military
satellite imagery of the homeland; the Department's State and
Local Fusion Center Program; privacy and civil liberties
training for intelligence and other personnel within the
Department and at the State, local, and tribal levels; and the
privacy and civil liberties implications of open source
intelligence.
The Committee held a hearing on the NAO entitled ``Turning
Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.'' The hearing
identified the need for a legal framework for the program that
would ensure that the Department did not provide access to
Federal Intelligence Community and military satellite imagery
to its civil applications, homeland security, or law
enforcement domain customers without clear policies and
procedures in place to prevent domestic spying and other
potential privacy and civil liberties abuses. Committee Members
and staff met with and exchanged numerous letters with
Department and Office of Intelligence and Analysis officials to
describe their concerns and to request a written legal
framework and standard operating procedures for the NAO.
Committee Members and staff likewise met with representatives
from the privacy and civil liberties community to discuss the
written legal framework and SOPs for the NAO.
The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment held a series of hearings on fusion
centers which included testimony about how to protect privacy
and civil liberties as part of the information sharing those
centers promote. Committee staff held numerous briefings with
Department officials and representatives from the privacy and
civil liberties community to discuss appropriate privacy and
civil liberties training for Department personnel and the
Department's information sharing partners at the State, local,
and tribal levels. Committee staff likewise held several open
source briefings with Department and Office of the Director of
National Intelligence (ODNI) officials that addressed relevant
privacy and civil liberties concerns.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in
classified action by the House Appropriations Committee that
addressed the Committee's privacy and civil liberties concerns
with the NAO. It likewise lead to the enactment of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, P.L. 110-53, which among other things required Department
personnel affiliated with fusion centers to undergo appropriate
privacy and civil liberties training and conditioned Department
funding for State and local fusion centers on State and local
fusion center personnel receiving privacy and civil liberties
training prescribed by the Department's Privacy Officer and
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The Committee
likewise reported and the House passed H.R. 1684, the
``Department of Homeland Security Act for Fiscal Year 2008''
which provided similar training provisions. Additionally, the
Committee reported and the House passed H.R. 3815, described
above.

radicalization

As part of the Committee's oversight of terrorist threats
to the homeland during the 110th Congress, the Committee held
several hearings, briefings, and meetings to examine the
growing phenomena of violent radicalization and homegrown
terrorism and its implications for homeland security. The
Committee examined: the criminal prosecution of violent
extremists identified and apprehended by Federal, State, and
local law enforcement officials in southern California, the
radicalization process for those violent extremists, and how
authorities shared information to prevent their planned
attacks; privacy and civil liberties issues involved in meeting
the threat of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism
and Constitutionally sound strategies to prevent extremist
violence; community outreach efforts to prevent extremist
violence; legislative strategies to address how violent
radicalization and homegrown terrorism might manifest
themselves domestically, including the creation of a National
commission to study and propose strategies to address the
phenomena; and the use of the Internet by terrorists as a tool
to radicalize Americans and legal residents and incite them to
violence.
Members of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk assessment and staff met with
Department and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
officials to discuss the threat posed by violent radicalization
and homegrown terrorism, intelligence on how the threat was
evolving domestically, and how information about the threat was
being shared across the Federal Intelligence Community and with
State, local, and tribal homeland security and law enforcement
officials. Subcommittee Members and staff also met with privacy
and civil liberties groups during the drafting of H.R. 1955,
the ``Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2007'', P.L. 110-53, to ensure that the legislation
would encourage a robust discussion of the phenomena and
strategies for action that fell squarely within strict
Constitutional boundaries.
As a result of the Committee's oversight in this area, the
Committee reported and the House passed H.R. 1955, the
``Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2007.''

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

national strategy for transportation security

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Department of
Homeland Security's implementation of a National strategy for
transportation security, the Committee held several hearings,
briefings, and meetings to assess the Department's commitment
to a plan that secures all modes of transportation. The
Committee examined the Department's progress in developing a
risk-based National strategy for transportation security, as
required by section 4001 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458). The Committee
also reviewed the security efforts by Federal rail and
transportation entities; the industry and labor perspectives
with regard to rail and mass transit security; the threats
posed by cross-border trucking; and the efforts underway to
protect the mass transit critical infrastructure within New
York City and other mass transit hubs across the country.
Committee Members and staff met with representatives of the
Department, other Federal agencies, State and local officials,
and representatives of the private sector to assess the
Department's compliance with section 4001 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, (P.L. 110-
53), and other relevant statutes.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007.'' In addition, the Committee
reported and the House passed H.R. 1684, the ``Department of
Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,'' as
well as H.R. 1401, the ``Rail and Public Transportation
Security Act of 2007.''

consolidation of redundant background checks

As part of its oversight of the Department of Homeland
Security's consolidation of redundant background checks, the
Committee held a hearing and several briefings that focused on
the large number of potential background check and
credentialing programs that an individual might have to
complete in the course of their transportation-related
employment. The Committee held a briefing on the impact of
background checks and security clearances on the transportation
workforce.
Committee Members and staff met with representatives of the
Department, other Federal agencies, State and local officials,
and representatives of the private sector to assess
consolidation efforts.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007,'' (P.L. 110-53).

passenger and baggage screening

As part of its oversight of the Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA) progress in developing and deploying
passenger- and baggage-screening technologies, the Committee
held several hearings, briefings, and site visits to assess
TSA's effectiveness in this area. In the course of these
meetings, the Committee examined the implementation of the
Registered Traveler program and the need to enhance human
resources and equipment at our Nation's airports.
Committee Members were briefed on the Registered Traveler
program.
Committee Members and staff met with representatives of the
Department, other Federal agencies, State and local officials,
and representatives of the private sector to assess the
development and deployment of passenger- and baggage-screening
technologies. Committee staff also visited several airports to
assess screening efforts at these locations.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007,'' (P.L. 110-53). In addition, the
Committee reported and the House passed H.R. 1684, the
``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008.''

aviation security

As part of its oversight of the Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA) efforts to secure aviation, the
Committee held several hearings, briefings, and meetings to
assess TSA's progress in implementing effective aviation
security. The Committee reviewed the improvements necessary to
secure America's airports; whether the Nation's aviation nodes
are truly protected against twenty-first century threats;
efforts underway to screen cargo aboard passenger airplanes;
and the problems associated with the terrorist watchlist.
Committee Members and staff met with representatives of
TSA, State and local officials, and representatives from the
Nation's airports to discuss progress made and problems faced
in efforts to secure the country's airports and airplanes. At
these meetings, Committee Members and staff discussed the
development of supply-chain security measures and analyzed
perimeter and access control procedures, as well as related
technology (including the Transportation Worker Identification
Credential and the Secure Identification Display Area
credential).
In addition, the Committee held a joint classified Member
briefing on the current operations
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007,'' (P.L. 110-53). In addition, the
Committee reported and the House passed H.R. 1684, the
``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008.''

critical infrastructure protection

As part of its oversight of the Department of Homeland
Security's efforts to secure the Nation's critical
infrastructure, the Committee held several hearings, briefings,
and meetings to galvanize further activity on this important
front within the Department and in the private sector. The
Committee examined the challenges posed by foreign ownership of
critical infrastructure and whether adequate safeguards are in
place to cope with such challenges; the implementation and
future of the Department's regulatory framework for securing
the Nation's chemical facilities; whether infrastructure
protection efforts at the Department effectively address
cybersecurity concerns; the efficacy of public and private
sector partnerships to secure critical infrastructure; whether
the Department is promoting a resilience-based approach to
infrastructure security; and the types of risk-management
practices in place to aid decision-making and allocation of
resources in the Department's efforts to secure critical
infrastructure.
Committee Members and staff met with representatives of the
Department and other Federal agencies, including the Department
of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and others. In
addition, Committee Members and staff held meetings with State
and local officials, as well as representatives of the private
sector, to assess whether the Department was undertaking robust
measures to secure critical infrastructure. This led to an
enhanced focus and promotion of a resilience-based approach to
critical infrastructure security and an ongoing assessment of
whether the Department is adequately aligned to take a risk-
management approach to homeland security. Committee Members and
staff frequently met with the aforementioned stakeholders to
assess the efficacy of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards and their future, in anticipation of their sunset in
October 2009.
The Committee's oversight in this area resulted in the
enactment of H.R. 1, the ``Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007'' (P.L. 110-53). In addition, the
Committee reported and the House passed H.R. 1684, the
``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008.'' The Committee also reported H.R. 5577, the
``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''

BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

implementation of transportation worker identification credential
(twic)

As part of the Committee's oversight of the TWIC program,
the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism held hearings and sent correspondence to the
Department regarding implementation of the program. Concerns
addressed in these hearings included lack of adequate program
planning; failure to communicate effectively with stakeholders;
limited resource allocation; minimal oversight of contractors;
duplication of background checks; excessive equipment
malfunction; lost applications; inadequate redundancy; and
incomplete governmental recordkeeping. Correspondence focused
on a variety of issues, such as the Department's failure to
meet statutorily mandated program deadlines; potentially
fraudulent TWIC cards; unacceptable helpdesk wait times;
private companies' application services; reprogramming of grant
funds originally dedicated for TWIC readers; and failure to
process TWIC paperwork and appeal and waiver requests in a
timely manner.

port and maritime security

As part of the Committee's oversight of port and maritime
security, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism scrutinized the Department's port and maritime
cargo security initiatives. The Subcommittee held two hearings
to examine the Department's implementation of the SAFE Port Act
(P.L. 109-347). Sections 201 and 202 of the Act required the
Department to develop a comprehensive resumption of trade
strategy and Section 204 of the Act required the Department to
establish minimum standards and procedures for securing
containers in transit to the United States. The hearings
examined why the Department did not fully comply with these
mandates, and the potential security implications.
The Subcommittee also focused on the Department's
implementation of the Secure Freight Initiative pilot required
by Section 231 of the SAFE Port Act. The pilot, consisting of
three ports, began in December 2006. Section 1701 of the
Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
(P.L. 110-53) required the scanning of all cargo destined for
the United States by July 1, 2012. Instead, the Department
advocated for the scanning of cargo transiting through ``high-
risk trade corridors'' and ``strategic-trade corridors,''
though it did not define either concept. As a result of the
Subcommittee's work, the Committee expressed concern about the
failure to move toward fulfilling these mandates in a timely
manner.
INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM
The Integrated Deepwater system is an acquisition program
to upgrade and replace an aging fleet of ships and aircraft. On
May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism held a joint Member briefing with the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight on
the U.S. Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System. On May 17,
2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global
Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Deepwater: Charting a Course for Safer Waters.'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Rear Admiral Gary T.
Blore, Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Richard
L. Skinner, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security;
Captain Steven T. Baynes, Chief, Atlantic Area Response
Enforcement Branch, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr. Fred Moosally, President, Lockheed Martin
Maritime Systems and Sensors; and Mr. James E. Anton, Sector
Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Coast Guard Programs,
Northrop Grumman.
On May 10, 2007, the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism hosted a joint Member
briefing for the Members of the Committee on problems
associated with the Integrated Deepwater System.
MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AND VESSEL TRACKING
On November 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a field hearing in Miami,
Florida entitled ``Homeland Security in the Maritime
Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and Vessel Tracking.''
The Subcommittee received testimony from Captain Karl Schultz,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard-Sector Miami, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Stephen D. Dryden, President and CEO,
The Mariner Group; and Colonel William H. Janes (U.S. Army,
Ret.), Director, Florida Office of Drug Control.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY
On May 7, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the
Resiliency of the Nation's Supply Chain.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr. Todd Owen, Executive Director,
Cargo and Conveyance Security Office, Office of Field
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Rear Admiral James Watson, Director,
Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Robert
W. Kelly, Senior Advisor, The Reform Institute; and Mr. Paul
Zimmermann, Director of Operations, Board of Commissioners,
Port of New Orleans.

coast guard

As part of the Committee's oversight of the Coast Guard,
the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism held hearings on the Coast Guard's
implementation of the SAFE Port Act. This Act required the
Coast Guard to develop regulations for Long Range Vessel
Tracking (Section 107), Notice of Arrival for Foreign Vessels
on the Outer Continental Shelf (Section 109), Enhanced
Crewmember Identification (Section 110), and development of a
Port Security Training and Exercise Program (Sections 113 and
114). With the Subcommittee's Coast Guard oversight activities
in mind, the Committee marked up the annual Coast Guard
Authorization Act, H.R. 2830, and played a strong role in the
development of the Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act,
H.R. 2722.

border screening

As part of the Committee's oversight of border screening
matters, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism conducted extensive oversight on the border
screening functions of the Department. The Subcommittee
examined port of entry infrastructure, cross-border travel at
the ports of entry, and the deployment and implementation of
programs, technology and training to assist border and consular
officials in identifying, intercepting, and disrupting
terrorists, terrorist financing networks or others who would do
us harm. The Subcommittee closely monitored the implementation
of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative with several
hearings, Member briefings, and correspondence. The
Subcommittee monitored the Department's efforts to implement
programs to expedite legitimate and qualified pre-screened
travelers and cargo, such as NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST, and ACE, and
to produce border crossing documents including the Enhanced
Drivers License and the Passport Card.
Also, the Subcommittee reviewed the Department's efforts to
implement the Visa Waiver Program requirements outlined in the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007, P.L. 110-53. The Subcommittee conducted Member briefings
and hearings and sent correspondence to the Department to gain
more information about the Visa Waiver Program. As part of the
examination, the Subcommittee conducted oversight on the
Department's implementation of the Electronic System for Travel
Authorization and US-VISIT system. The Committee and
Subcommittee submitted official comments to the Department's
Notice for Proposed Rule Making for US-VISIT exit. These
efforts, in conjunction with significant correspondence the
Subcommittee sent to the Department, examined the various
challenges for US-VISIT; the impact of the program on cross-
border travel at ports of entry; the ability of the Department
to use overstay reports generated by the program for
enforcement purposes; and the integration of the US-VISIT
program with other screening programs.
Furthermore, the Subcommittee monitored the Department's
interior immigration enforcement and detention practices. The
Subcommittee held two hearings that examined immigrant
detention, wrote correspondence to the Department, and visited
numerous Federally and contractor-owned detention facilities.
Also, the Subcommittee held two hearings on the Department's
efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States and
internationally, and studied the Department's interior
immigration checkpoints and efforts to leverage State and local
resources for immigration enforcement purposes

operational control of the border

As part of the Committee's oversight of DHS' efforts to
gain operational control of the border, the Subcommittee on
Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism held numerous
hearings and briefings and sent correspondence to the
Department. .
At the beginning of the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee
held hearings to provide an overview of issues related to
border security personnel, technology, and infrastructure
necessary to securing America's borders. The purpose of the
hearings was to set the stage for oversight and hearings
regarding specific border security issues of concern.
Throughout the 110th Congress, of particular focus for the
Subcommittee was DHS' implementation of the Secure Border
Initiative and deployment of the program's technology
component, known as SBInet. Because of previous failed attempts
at deploying border security technology solutions and a number
of delays with SBI and SBInet deployment, the Subcommittee gave
the program consistent, careful scrutiny. The Subcommittee held
three hearings on SBI, two of which were held jointly with the
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, at
critical junctures in SBI and SBInet deployment. The
Subcommittee also held two briefings to provide members with
information on progress with the program. In addition, the
Subcommittees hosted a site visit to the Tucson, Arizona area
to view firsthand the initial, 28-mile deployment of SBInet,
known as Project 28, and to assess the performance of the
system and the need for improvements in future deployments.
Later in the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee held a
hearing to receive testimony from Members of Congress who had
introduced a broad array of legislative proposals to improve
our Nation's border security. The Subcommittee also heard from
the heads of Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol,
Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine regarding the
obstacles they face and the resources they need to fulfill
their mission.
SBINET
On February 28, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism hosted a Member briefing to receive
an update on the Department of Homeland Security's SBInet
program. Representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security, including the Department of Homeland Security's
Inspector General's Office, and the Government Accountability
Office briefed Members on SBInet, a component of Customs and
Border Protection's Secure Border Initiative.
On June 7, 2007, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Project 28:
The Future of SBInet.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Chief David V. Aguilar, U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Gregory
Giddens, Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Jerry W. McElwee, Vice
President and Program Manager SBInet, Boeing Advanced Systems.
On June 19, 2007, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism sent a letter to the
Secretary of Homeland Security expressing concerns that the
testimony provided to the Subcommittee on June 7, 2007, failed
to mention delays in the SBInet program.
On September 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations, and Oversight of the Committee on
Homeland Security held a Member briefing to receive an update
on the Department of Homeland Security's progress in
implementing SBInet, and particularly, Project 28.
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and
the Government Accountability Office were present to provide
Members with an update on this program.
On October 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``The Future of Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?'' The
Subcommittees received testimony from Mr. Gregory Giddens,
Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative, Department of
Homeland Security; Chief Robert W. Gilbert, Chief Patrol Agent,
Tucson Sector, United States Border Patrol, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; Mr.
Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems, The Boeing
Company; and Mr. Jerry W. McElwee, Vice President, Advanced
Systems, The Boeing Company.
On February 27, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled
``Project 28: Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr. Jayson P. Ahern,
Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department
of Homeland Security; Chief David V. Aguilar, U.S. Border
Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr. Gregory Giddens, Executive Director, Secure
Border Initiative, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Richard Stana, Director, Homeland
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office;
and Mr. Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems,
Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company.
BORDER SECURITY
On May 22, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The Border
Security Challenge: Recent Developments and Legislative
Proposals.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon.
Silvestre Reyes, Member in Congress from the 16th District of
Texas; Hon. Brian P. Bilbray, Member in Congress from the 50th
District of California; Hon. Ginny Brown-Waite, Member in
Congress from the 5th District of Florida; Hon. Gabrielle
Giffords, Member in Congress from the 8th District of Arizona;
Hon. Heath Shuler, Member in Congress from the 11th District of
North Carolina; Mr. Thomas S. Winkowski, Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Chief David V.
Aguilar, U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; and Major General Michael C.
Kostelnik, USAF (Ret.), Assistant Commissioner, Office of Air
and Marine, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.

other committee activities

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM
INITATIVES
On April 10, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism of the Committee on Homeland
Security held a Classified Member briefing on the
counterterrorism efforts of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Investigations. The briefing
included an explanation of the Counter Terrorism program within
ICE's Office of Investigations, current and past investigations
involving terrorism, and contributions made by the agency to
support other law enforcement agencies in fighting terrorism.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE
On April 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Moving
Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation
of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms. Kathleen Kraninger, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Policy, Screening Coordination Office,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Robert Jacksta, Deputy
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Derwood
``Woody'' Staeben, Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, Department of State; Ms. Liz Luce, Director,
Washington State Department of Li censing; Mr. Jim Phillips,
President & CEO, CAN/AM Border Trade Alliance; and Ms. Janice
L. Kephart, President, 911 Security Solutions.
THE MERIDA INITIATIVE
On June 5, 2008, the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``The Merida
Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational
Criminal Organizations.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from Mr. Paul Rosenzweig, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office
of International Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Department of Homeland Security; and Mr. David T.
Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State.

EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

biodefense

BIOSHIELD
This hearing was part of the Committee's oversight over
Project BioShield (P.L. 108-276), a program designed to
facilitate accelerated procurement of medical countermeasures
such as drugs, vaccines, and medical devices for addition to
the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). To date, Project
BioShield has only awarded contracts for immunizing against or
treating anthrax, botulinum toxin and radiological sicknesses,
even though the CDC has listed over 30 ``select agents'' of
concern.
On April 18, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Can BioShield Effectively Procure Medical
Countermeasures that Safeguard the Nation?'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr. Jim Panek, President and Chief
Executive Officer, VaxGen Inc.; Mr. Richard Hollis, Chief
Executive Officer, Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; James H.
Davis, PhD., J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Human Genome Sciences; Jeffrey Runge, M.D., Assistant Secretary
for Health Affairs (Acting) and Chief Medical Officer, Office
of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Gerry
Parker, Ph.D., DVM, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; Anthony
Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department
of Health and Human Services; and Jesse Goodman, MD., MPH.,
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human
Services.
NATIONAL BIO- AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITIES
On May 23, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Reducing Threats to our Nation's Agriculture:
Authorizing a National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. John Vitko, Head,
Chemical and Biological Division, Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Edward
Knipling, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service,
Department of Agriculture; and Mr. Kevin Shea, Assistant
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Department of Agriculture.
AGRICULTURE SECURITY
This hearing will discuss the Federal efforts to mitigate
vulnerabilities in the food supply chain. Imports of
contaminated food from China -- pet food laced with the
chemical melamine, toothpaste with the poisonous compound
diethyl glycol and seafood with carcinogenic antimicrobials --
shows how vulnerable the food supply is to intentional acts of
terrorism. This hearing will discuss the Federal implementation
of HSPD-9 and its requirements of a coordinated food and
agriculture protection program. Additionally, we will examine
the Federal coordination with State and local officials in its
fulfillment of HSPD-9.
On July 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the
Food Supply Chain.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from
Dr. David Acheson, Assistant Commissioner, Food Protection, U.
S. Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Carol Maczka, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response,
Food Safety Inspection Service; Dr. Tom McGinn, Chief
Veterinarian and Director, Food and Agriculture Security,
Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Mr.
Dan Baldwin, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International
Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Shaun Kennedy, Deputy Director, National
Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus; Dr. Craig Henry, Senior Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Scientific and Regulatory
Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association and Food Products
Association; and Dr. Lee M. Myers, State Veterinarian,
Assistant Commissioner of Animal Industry, Georgia Department
of Agriculture.
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
The purpose of this hearing is to provide Members with the
opportunity to 1) explore insufficiencies in the National
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and its Implementation Plan; 2)
examine the interactions between the Department of Homeland
Security and the Department of Health and Human Services as
they co-lead activities to manage an influenza pandemic when it
does strike the Nation; 3) identify State and local challenges
in obtaining the resources and guidance necessary to prepare
for and respond to pandemic influenza; and 4) identify areas
for immediate action to improve the National Strategy and its
execution throughout the governmental and nongovernmental
sectors. On September 26, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a
hearing entitled ``Beyond the Checklist: Addressing Shortfalls
in National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Ms. Bernice Steinhardt, Director,
Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; B. Tilman
Jolly, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Medical
Readiness, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security; RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, MD, Assistant Secretary
for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human
Services; L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, Chief, Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, Rhode Island Department of Health;
Peter A. Shult, PhD, Director, Communicable Diseases Division,
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene; Michael C. Caldwell, MD,
MPH, Commissioner, Dutchess County Health Department,
Poughkeepsie, New York; and David L. Lakey, MD, Commissioner,
Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Consumer
and External Affairs.
BIOSURVEILLANCE
On July 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``One Year Later -- Implementing the Biosurveillance
Requirements of the '9/11 Act.''' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Mr. Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
WMD and Bio- Defense, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Eric Myers, Director, National
Biosurveillance Integration Center, Office of Health Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr. William Jenkins, Jr.,
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Dr. James Wilson, V, Chief Technical
Officer and Chief Scientist, Veratect Corporation; Dr. Jeffrey
Stieffel, Director, BioWatch, Office of Health Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security; and Dr. Frances Downes, State
Public Health Laboratory Director, Michigan Department of
Community Health.
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
On September 23, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a
Member on pandemic influenza. Representatives from the Office
of Health Affairs (DHS), the National Exercise Program (DHS),
the Operations Directorate (DHS), and the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS)
provided the briefing.

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SECURING RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
On July 25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology and the Subcommittee
on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment held a joint Classified Member briefing on securing
radioactive materials to prevent a terrorist attack using a
radiological dispersion devices. Representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security and Sandia National Laboratory
provided Members with an update.
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING DETECTION
On March 5, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection: Recent Tests of
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr. Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic
Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security; Ms.
Elaine C. Duke, Deputy Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Homeland Security; and Mr. George E. Thompson,
Deputy Director, Programs, Homeland Security Institute.
ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPIC PORTAL MONITORS
On September 24, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a
Classified Member briefing on radiation detection and the
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors. Representaives from the
Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office (DNDO) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the
Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Congressional
Research Service (CRS) provided the briefing.

counter-proliferation activities

RADIATION DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES
This hearing was the first in a series of hearings the
Committee held on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO),
specifically with regard to the procurement of Advanced
Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors. The Committee is concerned
about the assumptions and methods used by DNDO in conducting
their cost-benefit analysis for Advanced Spectroscopic Portal
(ASP) monitors.
On March 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland:
Evaluating the Procurement of Radiation Detection
Technologies.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr.
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Department of Homeland Security, and Mr. Gene Aloise, Director,
Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government
Accountability Office. This hearing was designed to update
members on the deployment and use of Radiation Portal Monitors
(RPM) and other equipment used for the detection of nuclear and
radiological materials at our Nation's ports of entry (POE).
This hearing expands upon the previous hearing on DNDO's
procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors
held March 14, 2007.
On March 21, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled``Countering the Nuclear Threat to the Homeland:
Evaluating the Deployment of Radiation Detection
Technologies.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Department of Homeland Security, and Mr. Jayson Ahern,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
SITE VISIT TO NEW YORK ON RADIOLOGICAL THREATS
On September 24, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science
and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security held a
joint site visit to New York City. The Subcommittees were led
by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and attended
briefings on the radiological threat and for tours of
facilities that maintain stocks of radiological materials.

cybersecurity

CYBERSECURITY: HACKERS
The infiltration by foreign nationals of Federal Government
networks is one of the most critical issues confronting our
Nation. Federal networks have been under attack for years;
these attacks have resulted in the loss of massive amounts of
critical information. The purpose of this hearing is to afford
Members the opportunity to understand how deeply our systems
have been penetrated. Experts believe that the remediation
efforts that are currently underway are not able to completely
clear out hackers from government networks.
On April 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers are Penetrating Federal
Systems and Critical Infrastructure.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from Mr. Greg Wilshusen, Director,
Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office;
Mr. Donald Reid, Senior Coordinator for Security
Infrastructure, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of
State; Mr. Dave Jarrell, Manager, Critical Infrastructure
Protection Program, Department of Commerce; Mr. Jerry Dixon,
Director, National Cyber Security Division, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Aaron Turner, Cybersecurity Strategist,
National & Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory; and
Mr. Ken Silva, Chief Security Officer, VeriSign. Shortly after
this hearing, the Committee began an investigation into the
cybersecurity posture of the Department of Homeland Security,
sending several letters to the Department's Chief Information
Officer.
CYBERSECURITY: VULNERABILITIES
In a previous hearing, Members heard testimony about the
vulnerabilities within Federal infrastructure that are
exploited by sophisticated cyber attackers. That hearing was
designed to provide Members with the background and
understanding that cyber attack and loss of sensitive
information from our Federal information systems is a
widespread, serious problem. During the April 25 hearing,
Members heard from witnesses who described a compelling and
urgent need to dramatically reduce the vulnerability of the
National information infrastructure to attack. These witnesses
urged major, strategic investments that could significantly
reduce vulnerability over a five to ten year period. On April
25, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity
and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Addressing
the Nation's Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment and Immediate Action.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Daniel E. Geer, Jr.,
Principal, Geer Risk Services, LLC; Dr. James Andrew Lewis,
Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy
Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr.
Douglas Maughan, Program Manager, Cyber Security R&D, science
and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security;
and Mr. O. Sami Saydjari , President, Professionals for Cyber
Defense Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Defense Agency, LLC. The
Committee began conducting a review of the Department's
information system security in April 2007. On April 30, the
Committee sent Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo a letter
requesting responses to 13 questions; on May 31, the Committee
sent a 12 question follow-up. The Committee discovered that the
Department of Homeland Security has experienced a number of
cybersecurity incidents on its systems. In a response to an
investigation, the Department of Homeland Security reported
that 844 ``cybersecurity incidents'' took place on its networks
during FY 2005 and FY 2006. This hearing offered a chance to
publicly discuss these issues.
On June 20, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Hacking the Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities at the Department of Homeland Security.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr. Scott Charbo, Chief
Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Greg
Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, Government
Accountability Office; and Mr. Keith A. Rhodes, Chief
Technologist, Director, Center for Technology and Engineering,
Government Accountability Office.
CYBERSECURITY: ELECTRIC GRID
The effective functioning of our critical infrastructure --
from dams, to water systems, to factories, to the electric grid
-- is highly dependent on control systems, computer-based
systems that are used to monitor and control sensitive
processes and physical functions. Once largely proprietary,
closed-systems, control systems are becoming increasingly
connected to open networks, such as corporate intranets and the
Internet. The use of control systems, including Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, enables operators
to monitor and control processes and even facilities from a
centralized location or even automate processes that do not
need constant human supervision. The purpose of this hearing is
to afford Members the opportunity to understand how critical it
is to properly secure these control systems upon which our
society is so dependent.
On October 17, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``The Cyber Threat to Control Systems: Stronger
Regulations are Necessary to Secure the Electric Grid.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Mr. Greg Wilshusen,
Director, Information Security Issues, Government
Accountability Office; Mr. Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary,
Office of Cyber Security and Telecommunication, Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Tim Roxey, Technical Assistant to the
President CGG/Securit , Deputy to the Chair, NSCC & PCIS,
Constellation Generation Group; Mr. Joe Weiss, Managing
Director, Applied Control Solutions; Mr. Joseph McClelland,
Director, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission; Mr. David Whiteley, Executive Vice
President, North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The purpose of this hearing is to afford Members the
opportunity to understand the framework used by the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) in CIP; the efforts conducted by the
Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C) to ensure
that cybersecurity is being considered in CIP; and the progress
of several sectors in securing their infrastructure from a
cybersecurity perspective. On October 31, 2007, the
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and
Technology and the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection held a joint hearing entitled
``Enhancing and Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the
Sector Specific Plans.'' The Subcommittees received testimony
from Mr. Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cyber
Security and Telecommunication, Department of Homeland
Security; Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology
Management Issues, Government Accountability Office; Mr. J.
Michael Hickey, Chairman, Telecommunications Sector
Coordinating Council, Vice President, Government Affairs-
National Security Policy, Verizon; Mr. George Hender, Banking/
Financial Sector Coordinating Council, Management Vice
Chairman, Options Clearing Corporation; Dr. Michael O'Hanlon,
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Mr. Larry Clinton,
President and CEO, Internet Security Alliance; Ms. Sally
Katzen, Visiting Professor of Law, George Mason University
School of Law; and Dr. Lawrence A. Gordon, Ernst & Young Alumni
Professor, Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance,
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
On September 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a
hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity Recommendations for the Next
Administration.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Mr.
David Powner, Director, Information Management Issues,
Government Accountability Office; Dr. James A. Lewis, Project
Director, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency,
Center for Strategic and International Studies; Lt. General
Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Co- Chairman, Commission on
Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Mr. Paul Kurtz, Member, Commission on
Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and
International Studies.

science and technology directorate

The purpose of the hearing is to provide Members an
opportunity to discuss the budget and strategic agenda of the
Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate at the Department of
Homeland Security. Understand the overall management and agenda
of the S&T Directorate and the FY 2008 President's budget. On
February 14, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Understanding the Budget and Strategic Agenda of the
Science and Technology Directorate.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Dr. Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear
Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security, and Mr. Gene
Aloise, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S.
Government Accountability Office. As a result of this hearing,
the Committee introduced and considered the Department of
Homeland Security Authorization for FY 2007, (H.R. 1684).
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 charges the Under
Secretary of S&T with developing a ``national policy and
strategic plan'' for civilian homeland security R&D across the
Federal Government. In June 2007, the Under Secretary of
Science and Technology submitted a strategic plan and five year
research and development plan to the Congress. However, this
strategic plan was not submitted pursuant to the Homeland
Security Act requirements in Section 302; it was submitted
pursuant to Conference report language in the Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007. The Under Secretary acknowledged
that the statutorily required plan still had not been
submitted. On June 27, 2007, the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a
hearing entitled ``A Roadmap for Security? Examining the
Science and Technology Directorate's Strategic Plan.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Jay Cohen, Under
Secretary, Science and Technology, Department of Homeland
Security.
On April 1, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``The Future of Science and Technology at the
Department of Homeland Security.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from Hon. Jay Cohen, Under Secretary, Science and
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
On May 21, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing
entitled ``Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the
Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Joseph T. Kelliher,
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Mr. Richard
Sergel, President and Chief Executive Officer, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation; Mr. Greg Wilshusen, Director,
Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office;
and Mr. William R. McCollum, Jr., Chief Operating Officer,
Tennessee Valley Authority.

safety act implementation

On July 22, 2008, the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a field hearing
in Providence, Rhode Island entitled ``Emerging Biological
Threats and Public Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting
Ready.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from Dr. Jeffrey
W. Runge, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief
Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security; RADM W. Craig
Vanderwagen, MD, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; Captain
Peter Boynton, Deputy Regional PFO for Pandemic Influenza and
Federal Security Director Bradley International Airport
(Connecticut), Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Michael G. Kurilla,
Director, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs and Associate
Director for Biodefense Product Development, National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of
Health; Dr. Daniel M. Sosin, Director, Biosurveillance
Coordination Unit, and Associate Director for Science,
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. David
Gifford, Director of Health, Rhode Island Department of Health;
MG Robert T. Bray, Adjutant General, Rhode Island, Commanding
General, Rhode Island National Guard, Director, Rhode Island
Emergency Management Agency; and Homeland Security Advisor,
State of Rhode Island; Mr. Thomas J. Kilday, Jr., Homeland
Security Program Manager, Rhode Island Emergency Management
Agency; and Hon. Peter T. Ginaitt, Director, Emergency
Preparedness, Lifespan Hospital Network.
A P P E N D I C E S

APPENDIX I-Committee Rules-Committe on Homeland Security

(Adopted January 23, 2007)

Rule I.-GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(A) Applicability of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives.-The Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives (the ``House'') are the rules of the
Committee on Homeland Security (the ``Committee'') and
its subcommittees insofar as applicable.
(B) Applicability to Subcommittees.-Except where the
terms ``Full Committee'' and ``subcommittee'' are
specifically mentioned, the following rules shall apply
to the Committee's subcommittees and their respective
Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members to the same
extent as they apply to the Full Committee and its
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.
(C) Appointments by the Chairman.-The Chairman shall
designate a Member of the Majority party to serve as
Vice Chairman of the Full Committee. The Vice Chairman
of the Full Committee shall preside at any meeting or
hearing of the Full Committee during the temporary
absence of the Chairman. In the absence of both the
Chairman and Vice Chairman, the Chairman's designee
shall preside.
(D) Recommendation of Conferees.-Whenever the Speaker
of the House is to appoint a Conference committee on a
matter within the jurisdiction of the Full Committee,
the Chairman shall recommend to the Speaker of the
House conferees from the Full Committee. In making
recommendations of Minority Members as conferees, the
Chairman shall do so with the concurrence of the
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.
(E) Motions To Disagree.-The Chairman is directed to
offer a motion under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the Rules
of the House whenever the Chairman considers it
appropriate.
(F) Committee Website.-The Chairman shall maintain an
official Committee web site for the purposes of
furthering the Committee's legislative and oversight
responsibilities, including communicating information
about the Committee's activities to Committee Members,
other Members and the public at large. The Ranking
Minority Member may maintain a similar website for the
same purposes.

Rule II.-TIME OF MEETINGS.

(A) Regular Meeting Date.-The regular meeting date
and time for the transaction of business of the Full
Committee shall be on the first Wednesday that the
House is in Session each month, unless otherwise
directed by the Chairman.
(B) Additional Meetings.-At the discretion of the
Chairman, additional meetings of the Committee may be
scheduled for the consideration of any measure or other
matters pending before the Committee or to conduct
other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for
such purposes pursuant to the call of the Chairman.
(C) Consideration.-Except in the case of a special
meeting held under clause 2(c)(2) of House Rule XI, the
determination of the business to be considered at each
meeting of the Committee shall be made by the Chairman.

Rule III.-NOTICE AND PUBLICATION.

(A) Notice.-
(1) Hearings.-The date, time, place and
subject matter of any hearing of the Committee
shall, except as provided in the Committee
rules, be announced by notice at least one week
in advance of the commencement of such hearing.
The names of all witnesses scheduled to appear
at such hearing shall be provided to Members no
later than 48 hours prior to the commencement
of such hearing. These notice requirements may
be waived by the Chairman with the concurrence
of the Ranking Minority Member.
(2) Meetings.-The date, time, place and
subject matter of any meeting, other than a
hearing or a regularly scheduled meeting, shall
be announced at least 36 hours in advance of a
meeting to take place on a day the House is in
session, and 72 hours in advance of a meeting
to take place on a day the House is not in
session, except in the case of a special
meeting called under clause 2(c)(2) of House
Rule XI. These notice requirements may be
waived by the Chairman with the concurrence of
the Ranking Minority Member.
(a) Copies of any measure to be
considered for approval by the
Committee at any meeting, including any
mark, print or amendment in the nature
of a substitute shall be provided to
the Members at least 24 hours in
advance.
(b) The requirement in subsection (a)
may be waived or abridged by the
Chairman, with advance notice to the
Ranking Minority Member.
(3) Publication.-The meeting or hearing
announcement shall be promptly published in the
Daily Digest portion of the Congressional
Record. To the greatest extent practicable,
meeting announcements shall be entered into the
Committee scheduling service of the House
Information Resources.

Rule IV.-OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS; BROADCASTING.

(A) Open Meetings.- All meetings and hearings of the
Committee shall be open to the public including to
radio, television and still photography coverage,
except as provided by Rule XI of the Rules of the House
or when the Committee, in open session and with a
Majority present, determines by recorded vote that all
or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day
shall be closed to the public because disclosure of
testimony, evidence, or other matters to be considered
would endanger the National security, compromise
sensitive law enforcement information, tend to defame,
degrade or incriminate a witness, or violate any law or
rule of the House of Representatives.
(B) Broadcasting.-Whenever any hearing or meeting
conducted by the Committee is open to the public, the
Committee shall permit that hearing or meeting to be
covered by television broadcast, internet broadcast,
print media, and still photography, or by any of such
methods of coverage, in accordance with the provisions
of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.
Operation and use of any Committee operated broadcast
system shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance
with clause 4(b) of Rule XI and all other applicable
rules of the Committee and the House. Priority shall be
given by the Committee to members of the Press
Galleries.
(C) Transcripts.-A transcript shall be made of the
testimony of each witness appearing before the
Committee during a Committee hearing. All transcripts
of meetings or hearings that are open to the public
shall be made available.

Rule V.-PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.

(A) Opening Statements.-At any meeting of the
Committee, the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member
shall be entitled to present oral opening statements of
five minutes each. Other Members may submit written
opening statements for the record. The Chairman
presiding over the meeting may permit additional
opening statements by other Members of the Full
Committee or of that subcommittee, with the concurrence
of the Ranking Minority Member.
(B) The Five-Minute Rule.-The time any one Member may
address the Committee on any measure, motion, or other
matter under consideration by the Committee shall not
exceed five minutes, and then only when the Member has
been recognized by the Chairman, except that this time
limit may be extended when permitted by unanimous
consent.
(C) Postponement of Vote.-The Chairman may postpone
further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on
the question of approving any measure or matter or
adopting an amendment. The Chairman may resume
proceedings on a postponed vote at any time, provided
that all reasonable steps have been taken to notify
Members of the resumption of such proceedings. When
proceedings resume on a postponed question,
notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous
question, an underlying proposition shall remain
subject to further debate or amendment to the same
extent as when the question was postponed.
(D) Contempt Procedures.-No recommendation that a
person be cited for contempt of Congress shall be
forwarded to the House unless and until the Full
Committee has, upon notice to all its Members, met and
considered the alleged contempt. The person to be cited
for contempt shall be afforded, upon notice of at least
72 hours, an opportunity to state why he or she should
not be held in contempt prior to a vote of the Full
Committee, with a quorum being present, on the question
whether to forward such recommendation to the House.
Such statement shall be, in the discretion of the
Chairman, either in writing or in person before the
Full Committee.

Rule VI.-WITNESSES.

(A) Questioning of Witnesses.-
(1) Questioning of witnesses by Members will
be conducted under the five-minute rule unless
the Committee adopts a motion permitted by
House Rule XI (2)(j)(2).
(2) In questioning witnesses under the 5-
minute rule, the Chairman and the Ranking
Minority Member shall first be recognized. In a
subcommittee meeting or hearing, the Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member of the Full
Committee are then recognized. All other
Members that arrive before the commencement of
the meeting or hearing will be recognized in
the order of seniority on the Committee,
alternating between Majority and Minority
Members. Committee Members arriving after the
commencement of the hearing shall be recognized
in order of appearance, alternating between
Majority and Minority Members, after all
Members present at the beginning of the hearing
have been recognized. Each Member shall be
recognized at least once before any Member is
given a second opportunity to question a
witness.
(3) The Chairman, in consultation with the
Ranking Minority Member, or the Committee by
motion may permit an extension of the period of
questioning of a witness beyond five minutes
but the time allotted must be equally
apportioned to the Majority party and the
Minority and may not exceed one hour in the
aggregate.
(4) The Chairman, in consultation with the
Ranking Minority Member, or the Committee by
motion may permit Committee staff of the
Majority and Minority to question a witness for
a specified, total period that is equal for
each side and not longer than 30 minutes for
each side.
(B) Minority Witnesses.-Whenever a hearing is
conducted by the Committee upon any measure or matter,
the Minority party Members on the Committee shall be
entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a Majority of
those Minority Members before the completion of such
hearing, to call witnesses selected by the Minority to
testify with respect to that measure or matter during
at least one day of hearing thereon.
(C) Oath or Affirmation.-The Chairman of the
Committee or any Member designated by the Chairman, may
administer an oath to any witness.
(D) Statements by Witnesses.-
(1) Consistent with the notice given,
witnesses shall submit a prepared or written
statement for the record of the proceedings
(including, where practicable, an electronic
copy) with the Clerk of the Committee no less
than 48 hours in advance of the witness's
appearance before the Committee. Unless the 48
hour requirement is waived or otherwise
modified by the Chairman after consultation
with the Ranking Minority Member, the failure
to comply with this requirement may result in
the exclusion of the written testimony from the
hearing record and/or the barring of an oral
presentation of the testimony.
(2) To the greatest extent practicable, the
written testimony of each witness appearing in
a non-governmental capacity shall include a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount
and source (by agency and program) of any
Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract
(or subcontract thereof) received during the
current fiscal year or either of the two
preceding fiscal years by the witness or by an
entity represented by the witness to the extent
that such information is relevant to the
subject matter of, and the witness'
representational capacity at, the hearing.

Rule VII.-QUORUM.

Quorum Requirements.- Two Members shall constitute a
quorum for purposes of taking testimony and receiving evidence.
One-third of the Members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum for conducting business, except for (1) reporting a
measure or recommendation; (2) closing Committee meetings to
the public, pursuant to Committee Rule IV; (3) authorizing the
issuance of subpoenas; and (4) any other action for which an
actual majority quorum is required by any rule of the House of
Representatives or by law. The Chairman shall make reasonable
efforts, including consultation with the Ranking Minority
Member when scheduling meetings and hearings, to ensure that a
quorum for any purpose will include at least one minority
Member of the Committee.

Rule VIII.-DECORUM.

(A) Breaches of Decorum.-The Chairman may punish
breaches of order and decorum, by censure and exclusion
from the hearing; and the Committee may cite the
offender to the House for contempt.
(B) Access to Dais.-Access to the dais before, during
and after a hearing, mark up or other meeting of the
Committee shall be limited to Members and staff of the
Committee. Subject to availability of space on the
dais, a Member may have a personal staff present on the
dais during periods when the Member is seated on the
dais at the hearing.
(C) Wireless Communications Use Prohibited.- During a
hearing, mark-up, or other meeting of the Committee,
ringing or audible sounds or conversational use of
cellular telephones or other electronic devices is
prohibited in the Committee room.

RULE IX.-SUBCOMMITTEES.

(A) Generally.-The Full Committee shall be organized
into the following six standing subcommittees:
(1) Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and
Global Counterterrorism;
(2) Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response;
(3) Subcommittee on Transportation Security
and Infrastructure Protection;
(4) Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment;
(5) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology; and
(6) Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight.
(B) Selection and Ratio of Subcommittee Members.-The
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Full Committee shall
select their respective Members of each subcommittee.
The ratio of Majority to Minority Members shall be
comparable to the ratio of Majority to Minority Members
on the Full Committee, except that each subcommittee
shall have at least two more Majority Members than
Minority Members.
(C) Ex Officio Members.-The Chairman and Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee shall be ex
officio members of each subcommittee but are not
authorized to vote on matters that arise before each
subcommittee. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member
of the Full Committee shall not be counted to satisfy
the quorum requirement for any purpose other than
taking testimony unless they are regular members of
that subcommittee.
(D) Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.-Except as
otherwise directed by the Chairman of the Full
Committee, each subcommittee is authorized to meet,
hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation,
and report to the Full Committee on all matters within
its purview. Subcommittee Chairmen shall set hearing
and meeting dates only with the approval of the
Chairman of the Full Committee. To the greatest extent
practicable, no more than one meeting and hearing
should be scheduled for a given time.
(E) Special Voting Provision.-If a tie vote occurs in
a subcommittee on the question of reporting any measure
to the Full Committee, the measure shall be placed on
the agenda for Full Committee consideration as if it
had been ordered reported by the subcommittee without
recommendation.
(F) Task Forces or Select Subcommittees.-The
Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority
Member, may create task forces of limited duration to
carry out specifically enumerated duties and functions
within the jurisdiction of the Committee subject to any
limitations provided for in the House Rules or other
Caucus or Conference Rules. Any task force created
under this rule shall be subject to all applicable
Committee and House rules and other laws in the conduct
of its duties and functions.

Rule X.-REFERRALS TO SUBCOMMITTEES.

Referral of Bills and Other Matters by Chairman.-Except
for measures and other matters retained by the Chairman for
Full Committee consideration, each measure or other matters
referred to the Full Committee shall be referred by the
Chairman to one or more subcommittees. In referring any measure
or matter to a subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by
which the subcommittee shall report thereon to the Full
Committee. Bills or other matters referred to subcommittees may
be reassigned or discharged by the Chairman.

RULE XI.-SUBPOENAS.

(A) Authorization.-Pursuant to clause 2(m) of Rule XI
of the House, a subpoena may be authorized and issued
under the seal of the House and attested by the Clerk
of the House, and may be served by any person
designated by the Full Committee for the furtherance of
an investigation with authorization by-
(1) a majority of the Full Committee, a
quorum being present; or
(2) the Chairman of the Full Committee, after
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member
of the Full Committee, during any period for
which the House has adjourned for a period in
excess of 3 days when, in the opinion of the
Chairman of the Full Committee, authorization
and issuance of the subpoena is necessary to
obtain the material or testimony set forth in
the subpoena. The Chairman of the Full
Committee shall notify Members of the Committee
of the authorization and issuance of a subpoena
under this rule as soon as practicable, but in
no event later than one week after service of
such subpoena.
(B) Disclosure.-Provisions may be included in a
subpoena with the concurrence of the Chairman and the
Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, or by
the Committee, to prevent the disclosure of the Full
Committee's demands for information when deemed
necessary for the security of information or the
progress of an investigation, including but not limited
to prohibiting the revelation by witnesses and their
counsel of Full Committee's inquiries.
(C) Subpoena duces tecum.-A subpoena duces tecum may
be issued whose return to the Committee Clerk shall
occur at a time and place other than that of a
regularly scheduled meeting.
(D) Affidavits and Depositions.-The Chairman of the
Full Committee, in consultation with the Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, or the Committee
may authorize the taking of an affidavit or deposition
with respect to any person who is subpoenaed under
these rules but who is unable to appear in person to
testify as a witness at any hearing or meeting. Notices
for the taking of depositions shall specify the date,
time and place of examination. Depositions shall be
taken under oath administered by a Member or a person
otherwise authorized by law to administer oaths. Prior
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the
Full Committee shall include written notice three
business days before any deposition is scheduled to
provide an opportunity for Minority staff to be present
during the questioning.

RULE XII.-COMMITTEE STAFF.

(A) Generally.- Committee staff members are subject
to the provisions of clause 9 of House Rule X and must
be eligible to be considered for routine access to
classified information.
(B) Staff Assignments.-For purposes of these rules,
Committee staff means the employees of the Committee,
detailees, fellows or any other person engaged by
contract or otherwise to perform services for, or at
the request of, the Committee. All such persons shall
be either Majority, Minority, or shared staff. The
Chairman shall appoint, determine remuneration of,
supervise and may remove Majority staff. The Ranking
Minority Member shall appoint, determine remuneration
of, supervise and may remove Minority staff. In
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, the
Chairman may appoint, determine remuneration of,
supervise and may remove shared staff that is assigned
to service of the Committee. The Chairman shall certify
Committee staff appointments, including appointments by
the Ranking Minority Member, as required.
(C) Divulgence of Information.-Prior to the public
acknowledgment by the Chairman or the Committee of a
decision to initiate an investigation of a particular
person, entity, or subject, no member of the Committee
staff shall knowingly divulge to any person any
information, including non-classified information,
which comes into his or her possession by virtue of his
or her status as a member of the Committee staff, if
the member of the Committee staff has a reasonable
expectation that such information may alert the subject
of a Committee investigation to the existence, nature,
or substance of such investigation, unless authorized
to do so by the Chairman or the Committee.

RULE XIII.-MEMBER AND STAFF TRAVEL

(A) Approval of Travel.-Consistent with the primary
expense resolution and such additional expense
resolutions as may have been approved, travel to be
reimbursed from funds set aside for the Committee for
any Member or any Committee staff shall be paid only
upon the prior authorization of the Chairman. Travel
may be authorized by the Chairman for any Member and
any Committee staff only in connection with official
Committee business, such as the attendance of hearings
conducted by the Committee and meetings, Conferences,
site visits, and investigations that involve activities
or subject matter under the general jurisdiction of the
Full Committee.
(1) Proposed Travel by Majority Party Members
and Staff.-In the case of proposed travel by
Majority party Members or Committee staff,
before such authorization is given, there shall
be submitted to the Chairman in writing the
following: (a) the purpose of the travel; (b)
the dates during which the travel is to be made
and the date or dates of the event for which
the travel is being made; (c) the location of
the event for which the travel is to be made;
and (d) the names of Members and staff seeking
authorization. On the basis of that
information, the Chairman shall determine
whether the proposed travel is for official
Committee business, concerns subject matter
within the jurisdiction of the Full Committee,
and is not excessively costly in view of the
Committee business proposed to be conducted.
(2) Proposed Travel by Minority Party Members
and Staff.-In the case of proposed travel by
Minority party Members or Committee staff, the
Ranking Minority Member shall provide to the
Chairman a written representation setting forth
the information specified in items (a), (b),
(c), and (d) of subparagraph (1) and his or her
determination that such travel complies with
the other requirements of subparagraph (1).
(B) Foreign Travel.-All Committee Member and staff
requests for Committee-funded foreign travel must be
submitted to the Chairman, through the Chief Financial
Officer of the Committee, not less than seven business
days prior to the start of the travel. Within 60 days
of the conclusion of any such foreign travel authorized
under this rule, there shall be submitted to the
Chairman a written report summarizing the information
gained as a result of the travel in question, or other
Committee objectives served by such travel.

RULE XIV.-CLASSIFIED AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

(A) Security Precautions.-Committee staff offices,
including Majority and Minority offices, shall operate
under strict security precautions administered by the
Security Officer of the Committee. A security officer
shall be on duty at all times during normal office
hours. Classified documents and sensitive but
unclassified (SBU) documents (including but not limited
to those marked with dissemination restrictions such as
Sensitive Security Information (SSI), Law Enforcement
Sensitive (LES), For Official Use Only (FOUO), or
Critical Infrastructure Information (CII)) may be
examined only in an appropriately secure manner. Such
documents may be removed from the Committee's offices
in furtherance of official Committee business.
Appropriate security procedures shall govern the
handing of such documents removed from the Committee's
offices.
(B) Temporary Custody of Executive Branch Material.-
Executive branch documents or other materials
containing classified information in any form that were
not made part of the record of a Committee hearing, did
not originate in the Committee or the House, and are
not otherwise records of the Committee shall, while in
the custody of the Committee, be segregated and
maintained by the Committee in the same manner as
Committee records that are classified. Such documents
and other materials shall be returned to the Executive
branch agency from which they were obtained at the
earliest practicable time.
(C) Access by Committee Staff.-Access to classified
information supplied to the Committee shall be limited
to Committee staff members with appropriate security
clearance and a need-to-know, as determined by the
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member and under their
direction of the Majority and Minority Staff Directors.
(D) Maintaining Confidentiality.-No Member of the
Committee or Committee staff shall disclose, in whole
or in part or by way of summary, to any person who is
not a Member of the Committee or an authorized member
of Committee staff for any purpose or in connection
with any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, any
testimony given before the Committee in executive
session. Classified information and sensitive but
unclassified (SBU) information (including but not
limited to documents marked with dissemination
restrictions such as Sensitive Security Information
(SSI), Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES), For Official
Use Only (FOUO), or Critical Infrastructure Information
(CII)) shall be handled in accordance with all
applicable provisions of law and consistent with the
provisions of these rules.
(E) Oath.-Before a Member or Committee staff member
may have access to classified information, the
following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
LI do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not
disclose any classified information received in the
course of my service on the Committee on Homeland
Security, except as authorized by the Committee or the
House of Representatives or in accordance with the
Rules of such Committee or the Rules of the House.
Copies of the executed oath (or affirmation) shall be
retained by the Clerk as part of the records of the
Committee.
(F) Disciplinary Action.-The Chairman shall
immediately consider disciplinary action in the event
any Committee Member or member of the Committee staff
fails to conform to the provisions of these rules
governing the disclosure of classified or unclassified
information. Such disciplinary action may include, but
shall not be limited to, immediate dismissal from the
Committee staff, criminal referral to the Justice
Department, and notification of the Speaker of the
House. With respect to Minority party staff, the
Chairman shall consider such disciplinary action in
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.

RULE XV.-COMMITTEE RECORDS

(A) Committee Records.-Committee Records shall
constitute all data, charts and files in possession of
the Committee and shall be maintained in accordance
with House Rule XI, clause 2(e).
(B) Legislative Calendar.-The Clerk of the Committee
shall maintain a printed calendar for the information
of each Committee Member showing any procedural or
legislative measures considered or scheduled to be
considered by the Committee, and the status of such
measures and such other matters as the Committee
determines shall be included. The calendar shall be
revised from time to time to show pertinent changes. A
copy of such revisions shall be made available to each
Member of the Committee upon request.
(C) Members Right To Access.-Members of the Committee
and of the House shall have access to all official
Committee Records. Access to Committee files shall be
limited to examination within the Committee offices at
reasonable times. Access to Committee Records that
contain classified information shall be provided in a
manner consistent with these rules.
(D) Removal of Committee Records.-Files and records
of the Committee are not to be removed from the
Committee offices. No Committee files or records that
are not made publicly available shall be photocopied by
any Member.
(E) Executive Session Records.-Evidence or testimony
received by the Committee in executive session shall
not be released or made available to the public unless
agreed to by the Committee. Members may examine the
Committee's executive session records, but may not make
copies of, or take personal notes from, such records.
(F) Public Inspection.-The Committee shall keep a
complete record of all Committee action including
recorded votes. Information so available for public
inspection shall include a description of each
amendment, motion, order or other proposition and the
name of each Member voting for and each Member voting
against each such amendment, motion, order, or
proposition, as well as the names of those Members
present but not voting. Such record shall be made
available to the public at reasonable times within the
Committee offices.
(G) Separate and Distinct.-All Committee records and
files must be kept separate and distinct from the
office records of the Members serving as Chairman and
Ranking Minority Member. Records and files of Members'
personal offices shall not be considered records or
files of the Committee.
(H) Disposition of Committee Records.-At the
conclusion of each Congress, non-current records of the
Committee shall be delivered to the Archivist of the
United States in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules
of the House.
(I) Archived Records.-The records of the Committee at
the National Archives and Records Administration shall
be made available for public use in accordance with
Rule VII of the Rules of the House. The Chairman shall
notify the Ranking Minority Member of any decision,
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the Rule,
to withhold a record otherwise available, and the
matter shall be presented to the Committee for a
determination on the written request of any member of
the Committee. The Chairman shall consult with the
Ranking Minority Member on any communication from the
Archivist of the United States or the Clerk of the
House concerning the disposition of noncurrent records
pursuant to clause 3(b) of the Rule.

RULE XVI.-CHANGES TO COMMITTEE RULES

These rules may be modified, amended, or repealed by the
Full Committee provided that a notice in writing of the
proposed change has been given to each Member at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting at which action thereon is to be taken.
APPENDIX II-Membership Changes

January 4, 2007

On January 4, 2007, Mr. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi
was appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Homeland
Security, and Mr. Peter T. King of New York was appointed as
Ranking Member pursuant to H. Res. 7 and H. Res. 8
respectively. On January 10, 2007, pursuant to H. Res. 45,
additional Minority Members were appointed to the Committee. On
January 12, 2007, pursuant to H. Res. 56, additional Majority
Members were appointed to the Committee.
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The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
David G. Reichert, Washington Columbia
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Islands
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
David Davis, Tennessee James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Vacancy

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

Mark E. Souder, Indiana Jane Harman, California
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Zoe Lofgren, California
David G. Reichert, Washington Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Michael T. McCaul, Texas James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Henry Cuellar, Texas
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

David G. Reichert, Washington Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Christopher Shays, Connecticut James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Christopher P. Carney,
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Vacancy
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Loretta Sanchez, California
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
David Davis, Tennessee Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)n, Virgin
Islands
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

Mike Rogers, Alabama Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Tom Davis, Virginia Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

March 12, 2007

On March 12, 2007, Ms. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
resigned as a Member of the Committee; and Mr. Kevin McCarthy
of California was appointed as a Member of the Minority
pursuant to H. Res. 236.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
David G. Reichert, Washington Columbia
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Islands
David Davis, Tennessee Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Kevin McCarthy, California James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Vacancy

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Kevin McCarthy, California Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Kevin McCarthy, California Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Vacancy
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

July 25, 2007

On July 25, 2007, Mr. Kevin McCarthy of California resigned
from the Committee; and Mr. Paul C. Broun of Georgia was
appointed as a Member of the Minority pursuant to H. Res. 566.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
David G. Reichert, Washington Columbia
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Islands
David Davis, Tennessee Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Paul C. Broun, Georgia James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Vacancy

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Vacancy
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

September 20, 2007

On September 20, 2007, Mr. Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey
was appointed as a Member of the Majority pursuant to H. Res.
667.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
David G. Reichert, Washington Columbia
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Islands
David Davis, Tennessee Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Paul C. Broun, Georgia James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King,New York (Ex Officio)
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

Mike Rogers, Alabama Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Tom Davis,Virginia Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

January 14, 2008

On January 14, 2008, Mr. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana resigned
as a Member of the House of Representatives.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
David G. Reichert, Washington Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Columbia
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Zoe Lofgren, California
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
David Davis, Tennessee Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Vacancy James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

Mark E. Souder, Indiana Jane Harman, California
David G. Reichert, Washington Zoe Lofgren, California
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Vacancy Henry Cuellar, Texas
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King,New York (Ex Officio)
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Loretta Sanchez, California
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
David Davis, Tennessee Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Vacancy Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)n, Virgin
Islands
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

Mike Rogers, Alabama Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Tom Davis,Virginia Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

March 11, 2008

On March 11, 2008, Mrs. Candice S. Miller of Michigan was
appointed as a Member of the Minority pursuant to H. Res. 1034.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Tom Davis, Virginia Jane Harman, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Mike Rogers, Alabama Nita M. Lowey, New York
David G. Reichert, Washington Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Columbia
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Zoe Lofgren, California
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
David Davis, Tennessee Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Candice S. Miller, Michigan James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

Mark E. Souder, Indiana Jane Harman, California
David G. Reichert, Washington Zoe Lofgren, California
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Mike Rogers, Alabama Henry Cuellar, Texas
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King,New York (Ex Officio)
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Loretta Sanchez, California
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
David Davis, Tennessee Nita M. Lowey, New York
Tom Davis, Virginia Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Candice S. Miller, Michigan Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)n, Virgin
Islands
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

Mike Rogers, Alabama Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Candice S. Miller, Michigan Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

November 24, 2008

On November 24, 2008, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia resigned as
a Member of the House of Representatives.
The Committee on Homeland Security Membership and
Subcommittee Membership was as follows:

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi,
Chairman

Peter T. King, New York Loretta Sanchez, California, Vice
Lamar Smith, Texas Chair
Christopher Shays, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Daniel E. Lungren, California Jane Harman, California
Mike Rogers, Alabama Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
David G. Reichert, Washington Nita M. Lowey, New York
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Columbia
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Zoe Lofgren, California
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
David Davis, Tennessee Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Islands
Candice S. Miller, Michigan Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Vacancy James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania
Yvette D. Clarke, New York
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER, MARITIME, AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM

Loretta Sanchez, California,
Chairwoman

Mark E. Souder, Indiana Jane Harman, California
David G. Reichert, Washington Zoe Lofgren, California
Michael T. McCaul, Texas Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
Mike Rogers, Alabama Henry Cuellar, Texas
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING, AND TERRORISM RISK
ASSESSMENT

Jane Harman, California, Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas,
Chairwoman

Daniel E. Lungren, California Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon
Gus M. Bilirakis, Florida Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)ew York
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS, CYBERSECURITY, AND SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island,
Chairman

Michael T. McCaul, Texas Zoe Lofgren, California
Daniel E. Lungren, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida Islands
Paul C. Broun, Georgia Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Peter T. King,New York (Ex Officio)
Bill Pascrell, Jr, New Jersey
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Henry Cuellar, Texas, Chairman

Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Loretta Sanchez, California
Mark E. Souder, Indiana Norman D. Dicks, Washington
David Davis, Tennessee Nita M. Lowey, New York
Candice S. Miller, Michigan Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of
Vacancy Columbia
Peter T. King, New York (Ex Officio)n, Virgin
Islands
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
(Ex Officio)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVERSIGHT

Christopher P. Carney,
Pennsylvania, Chairman

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Public Law Date Approved Bill Title
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110-53.............................. August 3, 2007,........ H.R. 1................ ``Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of
2007.''
To provide for the
implementation of the
recommendations of the
National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon
the United States.
Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of
2007.
110-161............................. December 26, 2007,..... H.R. 2764, (H.R. 1680) ``Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2008.''
Making appropriations for
the Department of State,
foreign operations, and
related programs for the
fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes.
110-181............................. January 28, 2008....... H.R. 4985, (H.R. 1585) ``National Defense
Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008.''
To provide for the
enactment of the
National Defense
Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008, as
previously enrolled,
with certain
modifications to address
the foreign sovereign
immunities provisions of
title 28, United States
Code, with respect to
the attachment of
property in certain
judgments against Iraq,
the lapse of statutory
authorities for the
payment of bonuses,
special pays, and
similar benefits for
members of the uniformed
services, and for other
purposes.
110-388............................. October 10, 1008....... S. 2816............... To provide for the
appointment of the Chief
Human Capital Officer of
the Department of
Homeland Security by the
Secretary of Homeland
Security.
110-412............................. October 14, 2008....... H.R. 6098............. ``Personnel Reimbursement
for Intelligence
Cooperation and
Enhancement of Homeland
Security Act of 2008''
or the `PRICE of
Homeland Security Act''
To amend the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 to
improve the financial
assistance provided to
State, local, and tribal
governments for
information sharing
activities, and for
other purposes.
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APPENDIX IV-Legislative Status

PUBLIC LAWS

H.R. 1 (H.Res. 6) (H.Res. 567) (S.4).-To provide for the
implementation of the recommendations of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, the Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Affairs,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government
Reform, and Ways and Means Jan. 5, 2007. Passed House Jan. 9,
2007; Roll No. 15: 299-128. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 9, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment July 9,
2007. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
Conference July 9, 2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment
and agreed to a Conference July 17, 2007. Conference report
filed in the House July 25, 2007; Rpt. 110-259. Senate agreed
to Conference report July 26, 2007; Roll No. 284: 85-8. House
agreed to Conference report July 27, 2007; Roll No. 757: 371-
40. Presented to the President Aug. 1, 2007. Approved Aug. 3,
2007. Public Law 110-53.

H.R. 2764 (H.Res. 498) (H.Res. 878) (H.Res. 893).-Making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June
18, 2007; Rpt. 110-197. Union Calendar. Considered June 20,
2007. Passed House amended June 22 (Legislative day of June
21), 2007; Roll No. 542: 241-178. Received in Senate and
referred to Appropriations June 22, 2007. Reported with
amendment July 10, 2007; Rpt. 110-128. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 6, 2007; Roll No. 325: 81-12. Senate insisted
on its amendment and asked for a Conference Sept. 6, 2007.
House agreed to Senate amendment with 1st House amendment Dec.
17, 2007; Roll No. 1171: 253-154. House agreed to Senate
amendment with 2nd House amendment Dec. 17, 2007; Roll No.
1172: 206-201. Senate agreed to 2nd House amendment to Senate
amendment with amendment by Yea-Nay Vote: 70 -- 25 (Roll No.
439) Dec. 18, 2007. Senate agreed to 1st House amendment to
Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote: 76 -- 17 (Roll No. 441) Dec.
18, 2007. Senate requested return of papers Dec. 19, 2007.
Papers returned to Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Senate returned papers
to House Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment to 2nd
House amendment to Senate amendment Dec. 19, 2007; Roll No.
1186: 272-142. Presented to the President Dec. 24, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-161. (The text of H.R.
1680 was included in Title V, as passed by the House.)

H.R. 4986.-To provide for the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously
enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign
sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States
Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain
judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for
the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for
members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Referred to Armed Services Jan. 16, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 16, 2008; Roll No. 11: 369-46. Received in
Senate and passed Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008;
Roll No. 1: 91-3. Presented to the President Jan. 24, 2008.
Approved Jan. 28, 2008. Public Law 110-181.

H.R. 6098.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and
tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security May 20, 2008.
Reported amended July 10, 2008; Rpt. 110-752. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 30, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate with amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 29, 2008. Approved
Ocatober 10, 2008. Public Law 110-412.

S.2816.-To provide for the appointment of the Chief Human
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the
Secretary of Homeland Security. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 3, 2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008;
Rpt. 110-466. Passed Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Homeland Security
Sept. 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved October `4,
2008. Public Law 110-388.

LEGISLATION VETOED

H.R. 1585 (H.Res. 403) (H.Res. 860) (H.Con. Res. 269)
(S.1547) (S.1548).-To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008,
and for other purposes. Referred to Armed Services Mar. 20,
2007. Reported amended May 11, 2007; Rpt. 110-146. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed May 14, 2007; Pt. II.
Considered May 16, 2007. Passed House amended May 17, 2007;
Roll No. 373: 397-27. Received in Senate June 4, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 5, 2007. Considered July 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 16, 17, 18 (Legislative day of July 17), 2007. Returned
to the calendar July 31, 2007. Considered Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 25, 26, 27, 28 Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 1, 2007;
Roll No. 359: 92-3. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked
for a Conference Oct. 1, 2007. House disagreed to Senate
amendment and agreed to a Conference Dec. 5, 2007. Conference
report filed in the House Dec. 6, 2007; Rpt. 110-477. House
agreed to Conference report Dec. 12, 2007; Roll No. 1151: 370-
49. Senate agreed to Conference report Dec. 14, 2007; Roll No.
433: 90-3. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007. Vetoed
Dec. 28, 2007. In House, veto referred to Armed Services Jan.
15, 2008. (SEE ACTION on H.R. 4986 listed above.)

LEGISLATION PASSED THE SENATE

H.R. 2631.-To strengthen efforts in the Department of
Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to
permit attribution of the source of nuclear material. Referred
to Homeland Security and in addition to Foreign Affairs June 7,
2007. Reported amended from Homeland Security June 11, 2008;
Rpt. 110-708, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged. June 11, 2008.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 19, 2008. Reported with amendment
Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.

LEGISLATION IN SENATE

H.R. 599.-To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to
streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology
procurement processes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 22,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2007; Roll No. 47:
427-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 24, 2007.

H.R. 884.-To provide for the establishment of the Science
and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative
Programs Office, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Feb. 7, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 27,
2007; Roll No. 105: 396-16. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2007.

H.R. 1333.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
direct the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the
Secretary of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel
and resources to support homeland security missions. Referred
to Homeland Security and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security June 5, 2008; Rpt. 110-691, Pt. I. Referral to
Transportation and Infrastructure extended June 5, 2008, for a
period ending not later than June 13, 2008. Reported amended
from Transportation and Infrastructure June 12, 2008; Pt. II.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 19, 2008.

H.R. 1401 (H.Res. 270) (S.184) (S.763).-To improve the
security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road
buses in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 8, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security Mar. 22, 2007; Rpt. 110-65, Pt. I. Transportation and
Infrastructure discharged. Mar. 22, 2007. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 27, 2007; Roll No. 201: 299-124.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Mar. 28, 2007.

H.R. 1413.-To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address
vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot
program to screen airport workers with access to secure and
sterile areas of airports. Referred to Homeland Security Mar.
8, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 11, 2007; Rpt. 110-482. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Dec. 12, 2007.

H.R. 1680.-To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security
to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter
the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists. Referred to
Homeland Security Mar. 26, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 2, 2007;
Rpt. 110-357. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 24, 2007. (See
Action taken on H.R. 2764)

H.R. 1684 (H.Res. 382).-To authorize appropriations for the
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 26, 2007.
Reported amended May 4, 2007; Rpt. 110-122. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 9, 2007; Roll No. 318: 296-126.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs May 11, 2007.

H.R. 1955.-To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to the
Judiciary Apr. 19, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security Oct. 16, 2007; Rpt. 110-384, Pt. I. The Judiciary
discharged. Oct. 16, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 23, 2007; Roll No. 993: 404-6.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 24, 2007.

H.R. 2399.-To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and
title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien
smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Homeland Security
May 21, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 22,
2007; Roll No. 400: 412-0. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary May 23, 2007.

H.R. 2490.-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification
in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to
enter the United States. Referred to Homeland Security May 24,
2007. Reported amended July 10, 2008; Rpt. 110-751. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2008;
Roll No. 534: 394-3. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 30, 2008.

H.R. 2830 (H.Res. 1126) (S.1892).-To authorize
appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 22, 2007. Reported amended from
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 20, 2007; Rpt. 110-338,
Pt. I. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 20, 2007, for a
period ending not later than Oct. 1, 2007. Reported amended
from Homeland Security Oct. 1, 2007; Pt. II. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and the Judiciary Oct. 1, 2007, for a period
ending not later than Oct. 15, 2007. Referral to Energy and
Commerce and the Judiciary extended Oct. 15, 2007, for a period
ending not later than Oct. 29, 2007. Referral to the Judiciary
extended Oct. 29, 2007, for a period ending not later than Oct.
30, 2007. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 29,
2007, for a period ending not later than Nov. 16, 2007.
Reported amended from the Judiciary Oct. 30, 2007; Pt. III.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Nov. 15, 2007, for a
period ending not later than Dec. 7, 2007. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Dec. 7, 2007, for a period ending not
later than Dec. 14, 2007. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Dec. 14, 2007, for a period ending not later than Jan.
12, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Dec. 18,
2007, for a period ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Jan. 15, 2008, for a
period ending not later than Jan. 23, 2008. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Jan. 23, 2008, for a period ending not
later than Jan. 29, 2008. Energy and Commerce discharged. Jan.
29, 2008. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed from the
Judiciary Apr. 23, 2008; Pt. IV. Passed House amended Apr. 24,
2008; Roll No. 223: 395-7. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 28, 2008.

H.R. 3232 (S.1661).-To establish a non-profit corporation
to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise
promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United
States. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the
Judiciary, and Homeland Security July 31, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.

H.R. 3815.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make full and
efficient use of open source information to develop and
disseminate open source homeland security information products,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 10,
2007. Reported amended July 21, 2008; Rpt. 110-763. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 31, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.

H.R. 4749.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address
terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security Dec. 17, 2007. Reported amended June 5,
2008; Rpt. 110-689. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 19, 2008.

H.R. 4806.-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of
homeland security and other information and to promote the
sharing of unclassified homeland security and other
information, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Dec. 18, 2007. Reported amended July 24, 2008; Rpt.
110-776. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.

H.R. 5170.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
provide for a privacy official within each component of the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred toHomeland Security Jan. 29, 2008. Reported amended
July 10, 2008; Rpt. 110-755. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.

H.R. 5531.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
clarify criteria for certification relating to advanced
spectroscopic portal monitors, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security Mar. 5, 2008. Reported amended July 22,
2008; Rpt. 110-764. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension
of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.

H.R. 5909.-To amend the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals,
including security screeners, of covert testing of security
screening procedures for the purpose of enhancing
transportation security at airports, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Apr. 24, 2008. Reported amended
June 5, 2008; Rpt. 110-687. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 19, 2008.

H.R. 5982.-To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security,
for purposes of transportation security, to conduct a study on
how airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and
interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers
with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an
airport, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
May 7, 2008. Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rpt. 110-688. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 19, 2008.

H.R. 5983.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland
Security, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
May 7, 2008. Reported amended July 24, 2008; Rpt. 110-777.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules July 29,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.

H.R. 6193.-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to
promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified
Information Framework applicable to unclassified information
that is homeland security information, terrorism information,
weapons of mass destruction information and other information
within the scope of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security June 5, 2008. Reported
amended July 28, 2008; Rpt. 110-779. Union Calendar. Considered
under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31,
2008.

LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE

H.Res. 134.-Recognizing and honoring the employees of the
Department of Homeland Security for their efforts and
contributions to protect and secure the Nation. Referred to
Homeland Security Feb. 7, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 12, 2007; Roll No. 93: 412-0.

H.Res. 954.-Honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent
Luis A. Aguilar, who lost his life in the line of duty near
Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008. Referred to Homeland
Security Jan. 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 12, 2008; Roll No. 43: 357-0.

H.Res. 1038.-Recognizing the fifth anniversary of the
Department of Homeland Security and honoring the Department's
employees for their extraordinary efforts and contributions to
protect and secure our Nation. Referred to Homeland Security
Mar. 11, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 9,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 10, 2008; Roll No.
180: 406-3.

H.Res. 1150.-Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration
should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided
for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and
other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit
lines. Referred to Homeland Security Apr. 24, 2008. Reported
amended June 17, 2008; Rpt. 110-716. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 18, 2008.

H.Res. 1420.-Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched
against the United States on September 11, 2001. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to Foreign
Affairs, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure,
Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Intelligence Sept. 9,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 11, 2008; Roll No.
586: 402-0.

H.Res. 1429.-Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the employees of the Department of
Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government,
and the millions of emergency response providers and law
enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their
dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war
against acts of terrorism. Referred to Homeland Security Sept.
11, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.

LEGISLATION REPORTED TO THE HOUSE

H.R. 263.-To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security
to establish a program to award grants to institutions of
higher education for the establishment or expansion of
cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science and Technology and in addition to
Education and Labor, and Homeland Security Jan. 5, 2007.
Reported amended from Homeland Security Sept. 8, 2008; Rpt.
110-829, Pt. I.

H.R. 1717.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Agriculture, and Energy
and Commerce Mar. 27, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security Aug. 1, 2008; Rpt. 110-819, Pt. I. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Aug. 1, 2008, for a period ending not
later than Sept. 12, 2008. Agriculture discharged. Aug. 1,
2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 12, 2008,
for a period ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 26, 2008, for a period
ending not later than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Sept. 28, 2008, for a period ending not later
than Sept. 29, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended
Sept. 29, 2008, for a period ending not later than Oct. 2,
2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 2, 2008,
for a period ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 3, 2008, for a period ending
not later than Jan. 3, 2009.

H.R. 5577.-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts
of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Mar. 11, 2008. Reported from Homeland
Security Mar. 14, 2008; Rpt. 110-550, Pt. I. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Mar. 14, 2008, for a period ending not
later than Apr. 11, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Apr. 11, 2008, for a period ending not later than May
30, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended May 30,
2008, for a period ending not later than July 11, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended July 11, 2008, for a
period ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Sept. 12, 2008, for a period ending not
later than Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Sept. 26, 2008, for a period ending not later than
Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept.
28, 2008, for a period ending not later than Sept. 29, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a period ending not later than Jan.
3, 2009.

H.R. 5743.-To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security
with the authority to procure real property and accept in-kind
donations. Referred to Homeland Security Apr. 9, 2008. Reported
Sept. 8, 2008; Rpt. 110-828.

LEGISLATION ORDERED TO BE REPORTED TO THE HOUSE

H.R. 5935-To require certain Federal agencies to use iron
and steel produced in the United States in carrying out
projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a
public building or public work, and for other purposes. Apr.
30, 2008. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland
Security and Armed Services. Jun. 26, 2008. Committee Markup
Held, ordered to be reported to the House.

LEGISLATION PENDING AT FULL COMMITTEE

H.R. 4183-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.
Nov. 14, 2007. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland
Security. Jan. 31, 2008. Referred to the Subcommittee on
Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. Apr. 30,
2008. Subcommittee markup held. Forwarded to the Full Committee
by Voice Vote.

H.R. 5890-To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Community Preparedness Division of the Department
of Homeland Security and the Citizen Corps Program, and for
other purposes. Apr. 24, 2008. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on Homeland Security. Apr. 29, 2008. Referred to the
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and
Response. Apr. 30, 2008. Subcommittee Markup held. Forwarded to
the Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 -- 0.
APPENDIX V-Committee Legislative Reports

H.Rpt. 110-65, H.R. 1401 Rail and Public Transportation Security
Pt. 1 Act of 2007.
To improve the security of railroads,
public transportation, and over-the-road
buses in the United States, and for
other purposes.
Filed March 22, 2007.

H.Rpt. 110-122 H.R. 1684 Department of Homeland Security
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
To authorize appropriations for the
Department of Homeland Security for
fiscal year 2008, and for other
purposes.
Filed May 5, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-259 Conference Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Report to Commission Act of 2007.
Accompany To provide for the implementation of the
H.R. 1 recommendation of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
United States.
Filed July 25, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-338, H.R. 2830 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007.
Pt. II To authorize appropriations for the Coast
Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for
other purposes.
Filed October 1, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-357 H.R. 1680 Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act
of 2007.
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Security to regulate the sale of
ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter
the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by
terrorists, and for other purposes.
Filed October 2, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-384, H.R. 1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown
Pt. I Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.
To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for
other purposes.
Filed October 16, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-482 H.R. 1413 To direct the Assistant Secretary of
Homeland Security (Transportation
Security Administration) to address
vulnerabilities in aviation security by
carrying out a pilot program to screen
airport workers with access to secure
and sterile areas of airports, and for
other purposes.
Filed December 11, 2007

H.Rpt. 110-550, H.R. 5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of
Pt. 1 2008
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the
authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to enhance security and protect
against acts of terrorism against
chemical facilities, and for other
purposes.
Filed March 14, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-686 H.R. 4179 Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress
Act of 2007.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to establish an appeal and redress
process for individuals wrongly delayed
or prohibited from boarding a flight.
Filed June 5, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-687 H.R. 5909 To amend the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act to prohibit advance notice
to certain individuals, including
security screeners, of covert testing of
security screening procedures for the
purpose of enhancing transportation
security at airports.
Filed June 5, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-688 H.R. 5982 Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk
Reduction Act of 2008
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security, for purposes of transportation
security, to conduct a study on how
airports can transition to uniform,
standards-based, and interoperable
biometric identifier systems for airport
workers with unescorted access to secure
or sterile areas of an airport.
Filed June 5, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-689 H.R. 4749 National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to establish the Office for Bombing
Prevention, to address terrorist
explosive threats.
Filed June 5, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-691, H.R. 1333 Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security
Pt. 1 Support Act of 2007.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to direct the Secretary to enter
into an agreement with the Secretary of
the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol
personnel and resources to support
homeland security missions.
Filed June 5, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-708, H.R. 2631 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act.
Pt. 1 To strengthen efforts in the Department
of Homeland Security to develop nuclear
forensics capabilities to permit
attribution of the source of nuclear
material.
Filed June 11, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-716 H.Res. 1150 Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Transportation
Security Administration should, in
accordance with the congressional
mandate provided for in the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
Act of 2007, enhance security against
terrorist attack and other security
threats to our Nation's rail and mass
transit lines.
Filed June 17, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-751 H.R. 2490 To require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to conduct a pilot program for
the mobile biometric identification in
the maritime environment of aliens
unlawfully attempting to enter the
United States.
Filed July 10, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-752 H.R. 6098 Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence
Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland
Security Act or the PRICE of Homeland
Security Act.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to improve the financial assistance
provided to State, local, and tribal
governments for information sharing
activities.
Filed July 10, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-755 H.R. 5170 Department of Homeland Security Component
Privacy Officer Act of 2008.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to provide for a privacy official
within each component of the Department
of Homeland Security, with an amendment
Filed July 10, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-763 H.R. 3815 Homeland Security Open Source Information
Enhancement Act of 2008.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to require the Secretary of
Homeland Security to make full and
efficient use of open source information
to develop and disseminate open source
homeland security information products,
and for other purposes.
Filed July 21, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-764 H.R. 5531 Next Generation Radiation Screening Act
of 2008.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to clarify criteria for
certification relating to advanced
spectroscopic portal monitors.
Filed July 22, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-776 H.R. 4806 Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007.
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to develop a strategy to
prevent the over-classification of
homeland security and other information
and to promote the sharing of
unclassified homeland security and other
information.
Filed July 24, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-777 H.R. 5983 Homeland Security Network Defense and
Accountability Act of 2008.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to enhance the information security
of the Department of Homeland Security.
Filed July 24, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-779 H.R. 6193 Improving Public Access to Documents Act
of 2008.
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to develop and administer
policies, procedures, and programs to
promote the implementation of the
Controlled Unclassified Information
Framework applicable to unclassified
information that is homeland security
information, terrorism information,
weapons of mass destruction information
and other information within the scope
of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485).
Filed July 28, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-828 H.R. 5743 Scientific Transformations through
Advancing Research (STAR) Act.
A measure to provide the Secretary of
Homeland Security with the authority to
procure real property and accept in-kind
donations.
Filed September 8, 2008

H.Rpt. 110-829, H.R. 263 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act
Pt. 1 of 2007.
A measure to authorize the Secretary of
Homeland Security to establish a program
to award grants to institutions of
higher education for the establishment
or expansion of cybersecurity
professional development programs, and
for other purposes; with an amendment.
Filed September 8, 2008

APPENDIX VI-Executive Communications, Memorials, Petitions and
Presidential Messages

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Executive Communication 86
January 9, 2007-A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel,
Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting
the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191;
Coast Guard-2006-24196; TSA Amendment Nos. 1515-(New),
1540-8, 1570-2, 1572-7] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received January
4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 1242
April 20, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office
of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on
the Transportation Security Administration's Voluntary
Provision of Emergency Services Program, pursuant to Public
Law 109-295; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 1309
April 25, 2007-A letter from the Chemical Security Compliance
Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Department
of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's
``Major'' final rule -- Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (RIN: 1601-AA41) Received April 3, 2007, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).; to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Executive Communication 1550
May 7, 2007-A letter from the Chief, Border Security
Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advance
Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information for Truck
Carriers Required to be Transmitted Through ACE Truck
Manifest at Ports in the States of Idaho and Montana [CBP
Dec. 07-25] received May 2, 2007, pursuant to 5U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 1599
May 8, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of
Legislative Affairs, TSA, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Administration's report on Security Plan
for Essential Air Service and Small Community Service
Airports, pursuant to Public Law 109-347, section 701; to
the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 1636
May 9, 2007-A letter from the Director, Regulations and
Disclosure Law Division, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advance
Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information for Truck
Carriers Required to be Transmitted through ACE Truck
Manifest at Ports in the States of Vermont, North Dakota
and New Hampshire -- received April 13, 2007, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 2292
June 22, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office
of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's report regarding its efforts
in the area of transportation security for the calendar
year 2006, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44938; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 2294
June 22, 2007-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting a report of the
Department's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345; jointly to the Committees on
Homeland Security and the Judiciary.

Executive Communication 2335
June 27, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Administration's
certification that the level of screening services and
protection provided at Key West International Airport and
the Florida Keys Marathon Airport will be equal to or
greater than the level that would be provided at the
airport by TSA Transportation Security Officers, pursuant
to 49 U.S.C. 44920(d); to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Executive Communication 2719
July 27, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Administration's
certification that the level of screening services and
protection provided at the Sonoma County Airport in Santa
Rosa, California will be equal to or greater than the level
that would be provided at the airport by TSA Transportation
Security Officers, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44920(d); to the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 2720
July 27, 2007-A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the
Department's report entitled, ``2007, Data Mining Report:
DHS Privacy Office Response to House Report 109-699,''
pursuant to Public Law 109-295; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 3104
September 4, 2007-A letter from the Chief, Border Security
Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule --
Advance Electronic Transmission of Passenger and Crew
Member Manifests for Commercial Aircraft and Vessels (RIN:
1651-AA62) received August 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 4022
November 6, 2007-A letter from the Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Administration's
certification that the level of screening services and
protection provided at the Gallup Municipal Airport and
Roswell Industrial Air Center will be equal to or greater
than the level that would be provided at the airport by TSA
Transportation Security Officers; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 4408
December 10, 2001-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's annual
financial report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 4922
January 15, 2008-A letter from the Chief, Regulations and
Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's final rule -- Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191;
USCG-2006-24196] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received January 2, 2008,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 5686
March 11, 2008-A letter from the Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``The
Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007,''
pursuant to Section 804 of the Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 5865
April 4, 2008-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting an annual report of the
Department's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for
fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); jointly to
the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.

Executive Communication 6132
April 16, 2008-A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting
the Department's Fiscal Year 2009-2013 Future Years
Homeland Security Program, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 454 Public
Law 107-296, section 874(c); to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Executive Communication 6274
April 24, 2008-A letter from the Acting Chief, Border
Security Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final
rule -- Documents Required for Travelers Departing From or
Arriving in the United States at Sea and Land Ports-of-
Entry from Within the Western Hemisphere [USCBP 2007-0061]
(RIN: 1651-AA69) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 6473
May 7, 2008-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting an annual report of the
Department's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for
fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); jointly to
the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.

Executive Communication 6708
May 19, 2008-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 7080
June 10, 2008-A letter from the Chief, Regulations and
Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's final rule -- Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191;
USCG-2006-24196] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received May 29, 2008,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 7639
July 17, 2008-A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the first quarterly report of the Department's
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, covering the
period from October 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007, pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1; jointly to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 7793
July 24, 2008-A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office
of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the report entitled, ``U.S.Department of
Homeland Security Other Transaction Authority Report to
Congress,'' pursuant to Public Law 107-296, section
831(a)(1); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 8177
September 9, 2008-A letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting a letter opposing the measure H.R.
5983 the ``Homeland Security Network Defense and
Accountability Act of 2008''; to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Executive Communication 8178
September 9, 2008-A letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting a letter opposing the measure H.R.
5531 ``Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008'';
to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 8179
September 9, 2008-A letter from the Assistant Secretary
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting a letter opposing the measures H.R.
3815, H.R. 4806, H.R. 6193, and H.R. 6098; to the Committee
on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 8548
September 22, 2008-A letter from the Director, Homeland
Security Institute, transmitting the Institute's annual
report; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 9379
November 19, 2008-A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel for
Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting
the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Secure Flight
Program [Docket No. TSA-2007-28572; Amendment Nos. 1540-9,
1544-8, and 1560-(New)] (RIN: 1652-AA45) received November
5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 9380
November 19, 2008-A letter from the Chief, Trade and
Commercial Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting the Department's final rule --
Advance Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and
Departing the United States [Docket No.: USCBP-2007-0064]
(RIN: 1651 -- AA41) received November 12, 2008, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Executive Communication 9600
November 20, 2008-A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security
transmitting the Department's second quarterly report
covering the period from January 1, 200 to March 31, 2008
as required by the Implementing Recommendation of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-53; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary.

Executive Communication 9785
December 9, 2008-A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel,
Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting
the Department's final rule -- Rail Transportation Security
[Docket No. TSA-2006-26514; Amendment Nos. 1520-5, 1580-
(New)] (RIN: 1652-AA51) received November 13, 2008,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 10280
January 3, 2009-A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the
Department's annual report of the Privacy Office which
covers its activites from July 2007 through July 2008,
pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 142(a)(6); to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 10281
January 3, 2009-A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the
Department's Privacy Office's report entitled, ``2008
Report to Congress on Data Mining Technology and Policy,''
pursuant to Public Law 110-53 (121 Stat. 266); to the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 10282
January 3, 2009-A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's annual
financial report for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.

Executive Communication 10290
January 3, 2009-A letter from the Office for Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting the Department's second quarterly report
covering the period from April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 as
required by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9 /11
Commission Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-53; jointly to the
Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary

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MEMORIALS

Memorial 33
May 9, 2007-A memorial of the Legislature of the State of
Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 3 affirming the
states support of the United States campaign to secure our
country and urging member's of Idaho's congressional
delegation to support measures to repeal the Federal REAL
ID Act of 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

Memorial 34
May 9, 2007-A memorial of the Senate of the State of
Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 20 urging the
Department of Homeland Security to complete an economic
analysis of the costs of compliance with the requirements
of the Federal Real ID Act and the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative; jointly to the Committees on the
Judiciary and Homeland Security.

Memorial 35
May 9, 2007-A memorial of the Senate of the State of
Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 21
memorializing the United States Department of State and the
Department of Homeland Security to develop a pilot program
in Michigan for a dual purpose state drivers license/
personal identification card to comply with the provisions
of the Real ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and
Homeland Security.

Memorial 86
June 22, 2007-A memorial of the Senate of the State of
Arizona, relative to Senate Memorial No. 1004 encouraging
the Congress of the United States to continue the funding
and completion of SBInet; to the Committee on Homeland
Security.

Memorial 146
July 30, 2007-A memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 129 urging
members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation to
support legislation to repeal Section 1221 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005; jointly to the Committees on the
Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government
Reform.

Memorial 147
July 30, 2007-A memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 126 urging
the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation to support
measures that repeal the REAL ID Act or to delay its
implementation until such time as sufficient funds are
available to adequately cover the costs of implementation
and amendment is made to preserve essential civil rights
and liberties of citizens of this country; jointly to the
Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and
Oversight and Government Reform.

Memorial 148
July 30, 2007-A memorial of the General Assembly of the State
of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 248
opposing the implemenation of the REAL ID Act of 2005;
jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland
Security, and Oversight and Government Reform.

Memorial 181
August 3, 2007-A memorial of the General Assembly of the
State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No.
247 memorializing the Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security to create a unified Urban Area Security
Initiative zone for Camden and Philadelphia area; to the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Memorial 205
September 24, 2007-A memorial of the Legislature of the State
of Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 28
opposing the enactment or enforcement of the REAL ID Act;
jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland
Security, and Oversight and Government Reform.

Memorial 234
February 8, 2008-A memorial of the Senate of the State of
Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution No. 646 urging the
President of the United States and the Congress of the
United States to adopt and implement an effective and
comprehensive Federal immigration and border security plan
in response to the increasing illegal immigration crisis
facing the United States.

Memorial 337
July 17, 2008-A memorial of the Legislature of the State of
Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 111 urging the
Congress of the United States to pass necessary and
appropriate legislation to resolve the illegal immigration
crisis; jointly to the Committee on the Judiciary and the
Committee on Homeland Security.

Memorial 338
July 17, 2008-A memorial of the House of Representatives of
the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 209
requesting that the Congress of the United States enact
legislation to waive single state agency requirements with
regard to the administration of funds under the Homeland
Security Grant Program; jointly to the Committees on
Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation
and Infrastructure.

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PETITIONS

Petition 17
April 24, 2007-A petition of the Major County Sheriffs'
Association, relative to a resolution urging all levels of
the Federal government to take immediate action to
adequately fund the operations of the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency; jointly
to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.
Petition 218
February 8, 2008-A petition of the National Council Junior
Order United American Merchants, relative to Resolution No.
13 demanding that the Congress of the United States find
common language that will bring the immigration issues to
resolution.
Petition 228
April 3, 2008-A petition of the California State Lands
Commission, relative to a letter expressing concerns
regarding H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2007; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure, Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and
the Judiciary.
Petition 334 October 3, 2008-A petition of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States, relative to Resolution
No. 448 pertaining to Energy Dependence and National
Security; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services,
Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Homeland
Security, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce.

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PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES

Presidential Message 17
March 3, 3008-A message from the President wherein he
transmitted the 2008 National Drug Control Strategy--
referred to the Committees on Armed Services, Education and
Labor, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Homeland
Security, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and
Government Reform, Small Business, Transportation and
Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means and
ordered printed (H.Doc. 110-98)
APPENDIX VII-Committee Staff

MAJORITY STAFF

I. Lanier Avant, Staff Director
Cordie Aziz, Executive Assistant
Galen Bean, Legislative Assistant
Chris A. Beck, Senior Adviser for Science and Technology
Michael A. Beland, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection Staff Director
Cherri Branson, Chief Oversight Counsel
Jill Butler, Investigator
Holly E. Canevari, Professional Staff Member
Mario H. Cantu, Professional Staff Member
Rosaline Cohen, Chief Counsel
Adam M. Comis, Press Secretary
Brandon D. Declet, Professional Staff Member / Counsel
Paula R. Delcambre, Professional Staff Member
William W. Ellis, Deputy Oversight Director
Thomas M. Finan, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Staff Director
Asha M. George, Senior Professional Staff Member
Hope Goins, Professional Staff Member / Counsel
Dena Graziano, Communications Director
Karis T. Gutter, Professional Staff Member
R. Denton Herring, Professional Staff Member
Cory Horton, Legislative Assistant
Nicole W. Johnson, Office Manager
Kathhryn Denise Rucker Krepp, Senior Professional Staff Member
/ Counsel
Todd A. Levett, Senior Professional Staff Member
Arthuretta Martin, Senior Professional Staff Member
Thomas C. McDaniels, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Tyrik B. McKeiver, Legislative Assistant
Kathryn M. Minor, Senior Policy Advisor / Counsel
Erin E. Murphy, Professional Staff Member
Andrew Newhart, Staff Assistant
Alison B. Northrup (Rosso), Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,
and Global Counterterrorism Staff Director
Jacob S. Olcott, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Staff
Director
Veronique Pluviose-Fenton, Subcommittee on Emergency
Communciations, Preparedness, and Response Staff
Director
Angela T. Rye, Senior Adviser / Counsel
Marisela Salayandia, Professional Staff Member
Tamla T. Scott, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight Staff Director
D. Michael Stroud, Jr. Deputy Chief Counsel
Brian B. Turbyfill, Parliamentarian
Stephen R. Vina, Professional Staff Member / Counsel
Shaun West, Investigator
Daniel Wilkins, Clerk
Carla M. Zamudio-Dolan, Clerk
Patricia Zavala, Professional Staff Member

MINORITY STAFF

Robert F. O'Connor, Staff Director
Matthew Allen, Fellow
Jennifer Arangio, Counsel
Richard Balzano, Professional Staff Member
Mandy Bowers, Senior Professional Staff Member
Ellen Carlin, Professional Staff Member
Joseph D. Dickey, III, Staff Assistant
James P. DoBoer, Professional Staff Member
Kristina V. Dorville, Detailee
Stephanie Genco, T3Press Secretary
Kevin Gundersen, Professional Staff Member
Amanda J. Halpern, Professional Staff Member
Heather E. Hogsett, Senior Professional Staff Member
Michele Ingwersen, Scheduler
Kerry A. Kinirons, Counsel
Sterling A. Marchand, Professional Staff Member
Deron T. McElroy, Senior Professional Staff Member
Lydia Morgan, Professional Staff Member
Jeremy Obenchain, Fellow
Coleman C. O'Brien, Senior Counsel
Edward Parkinson, Professional Staff Member
Adam Paulson, Senior Legislative Assistant
William B. Rubens, Counsel
Michael J. Russell, Chief Counsel
Joseph J. Vealencis, Professional Staff Member
Lauren Wenger, Professional Staff Member

SHARED COMMITTEE STAFF

Dawn Criste, Chief Financial Officer
Michael S. Twinchek, Chief Clerk
Natalie Nixon, Deputy Chief Clerk
Heather Crowell, GPO Detailee Printer
Diane Norman, GPO Detailee Printer

FORMER MAJORITY STAFF

Jessica R. Herrera-Flanigan, Staff Director and General Counsel
Erin N. Daste, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection Staff Director
Nichole A. Francis, Senior Professional Staff Member / Counsel
Todd William Gee, Chief Counsel
Kandis C. Gibson, Law Clerk
Jeffrey E. Greene, Subcommittee on Managament, Investigations,
and Oversight Staff Director
Areto A. Imoukhuede, Investigative Counsel
Devin Polster, Investigator
Craig M. Sharman, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response Staff Director
Matthew E. Washington, Subcommittee on Transportation Security
and Infrastructure Protection Staff Director

FORMER MINORITY STAFF

Diane L. Berry, Senior Professional Staff Member
Kevin E. Gronberg, Senior Counsel
Adam J. Hepburn, Staff Assistant
Mark Klaassen, General Counsel
Matthew P. McCabe, Counsel
Colleen M. O'Keefe, Counsel
Keyur B. Parikh, Staff Assistant
Michael G. Power, Chief Counsel
Charles Bishop Scarborough, Communications Director
Janice Tolley, Press/Staff Assistant

MAJORITY INTERNS

Khakija A. deLarge 6-8/2008
Angela Addae 5-8/2008
William S. Anderson
Shana E. Benjamin 1-5/2008
Ulkuhn Buyuk 9-12/2007
Eric Charity 6-7/2008
R. Robin Cook
John P. Coonrod 1-5/2008
Travis M Contratto 5-7/2007
Mark E. Devry
Jason E. Ferguson 5-8/2007
Raja Cundu 9-12/2008 Jesus E. Hernandez 5-9/2007
Maryann McRenolds 9-12/2007
Robert Miller 6-8/2008
Ivy Moffett 6-8/2008
Corey Moore 1-2/2008 \1\
Dominic Muller 9-12/2008
Bennett Sherry 9-12/2008
Eleina K. Thomas 9-12/2007
Leland Vaughn 9-12/2008
Su-Layne Walker 1-5/2008
Erica Woods 6-8/2008
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\1\ Deceased.

MINORITY INTERNS

Daniel Agold 9-11/2008
Dustin Antonello 8-12/2007
Joseph H. Barton 8-10/2007
Alexandra Booth 6-8/2008
David Bradberry 7-9/2008
James H. Brooks 8-11/2007
Peter Cavallaro 1-4/2008
Laura Dean 5-8/2008
Kimberly Faucette 7-7/2008; 9-12/
2008
David Folkerts 3-5/2008
Michael R. Kaplan 8-12/2007
Samantha M. Kleckner 1-5/2008
Nathaniel R. Knapper 1/2008
Rebecca Mark 1-5/2008
Katherine S. Mazza
Carl Marrone
Christopher Mulrain 1-8/2008 Walter Nockett 9-12/2008
Ross M. Oklewicz
James Pannell 7-8/2008
Mayank Patel 5-8/2008
Sarah Rohrbach 7-9/2007
Mark Rosborg 6-10/2007; 5-8/2008
Kelly Sachs 5-8/2008
Oleg M. Shik 6-8/2008
Isaac M. Slavitt 5-9/2007
Nicole Smith 10-12/2008
Christopher Sprowls 6-10/2007
Brendan Surma 5-7/2008
Courtney Tausher 2-4/2008
John F. Terrillion 7-8/207
Jill E. Zabel
APPENDIX VIII-Witnesses

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Acheson, Dr. David, Assistant Commissioner, Food Protection,
Food and Drug Administration.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Aftab, Parry, Internet Attorney.
IIS&TRA, November 6, 2007, ``Using the Web as a Weapon:
the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism.''
Agrast, Mark Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress.
IIS&TRA, June 28, 2007, ``Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard for
Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security
Information.''
Aguilar, David V., Chief, Border Patrol, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, February 13, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element.''
BM&GC, June 7, 2007, ``Project 28: The Future of
SBInet.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, February 27, 2008, ``Project 28:
Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Ahern, Jayson P., Deputy Commissioner, Office of Field
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department
of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, March 21, 2007, ``Countering the Nuclear
Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the Deployment of
Radiation Detection Technologies.''
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
FULL, June 6, 2007, ``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A
Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with
Homeland Security Implications.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, February 27, 2008, ``Project 28:
Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
FULL, September 10, 2008, ``Mismanagement, Missteps,
and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence Has Not
Become a Reality.''
Al-Marayati, Salam, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs
Council.
IIS&TRA, June 14, 2007, ``Assessing and Addressing the
Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on
the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown
Terrorism.''
Alagna, Michael, Director, Homeland Security, Strategic
Initiatives & Policy, Motorola, Inc.
ECP&R, July 15, 2008, ``Assessing the Framework and
Coordination of the National Emergency Communications
Plan.''
Alexander, John, Health and Safety Specialist, Health, Safety
and Environment Department, United Steelworkers.
TS&IP, July 24, 2007, ``Chemical Security-A Rising
Concern for America: Examination of the Department's
Chemical Security Regulations and its Effect on the
Public and Private Sector.''
Alexander, Mary, Chair, Joint Industry Group.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Allen, Charles E., Chief Intelligence Officer, Office of
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland
Security.
IIS&TRA, February 14, 2007, ``The President's Proposed
FY2008 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security:
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis.''
IIS&TRA, March 14, 2007, ``The Department of Homeland
Security State and Local Fusion Center Program:
Advancing Information Sharing While Safeguarding Civil
Liberties.''
FULL, September 6, 2007, ``Turning Spy Satellites on
the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.''
IIS&TRA, February 14, 2008, ``Homeland Security
Intelligence at a Crossroads: The Office of
Intelligence and Analysis' Vision for 2008.''
IIS&TRA, March 13, 2008, ``Making Homeland Security
Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal
Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination
Group (ITACG) Progress Report.''
IIS&TRA, September 24, 2008, ``A Report Card on
Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
Allen, Cindy, Chairman, Task Force on Security, National
Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America.
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
Aloise, Gene, Director, Natural Resources and Environment,
Government Accountability Office.
ETC&S&T, February 14, 2007, ``Understanding the Budget
and Strategic Agenda of the Science and Technology
Directorate.''
ETC&S&T, March 14, 2007, ``Countering the Nuclear
Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the Procurement of
Radiation Detection Technologies.''
Amey, Scott, General Counsel, Project on Government Oversight.
FULL, April 20, 2007, ``Responsibility in Federal
Homeland Security Contracting.''
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''
Anton, James E., Sector Vice President and General Manager,
U.S.Coast Guard Programs, Northrop Grumman.
BM&GC, and MI&O, May 17, 2007, ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.''
Aoki, Dr. Steven, Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism,
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of
Energy.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
Armstrong, Scott, Founder, Information Trust.
IIS&TRA, March 22, 2007, ``Over-classification and
Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information
Sharing.''
IIS&TRA, June 28, 2007, ``Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard for
Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security
Information.''
Arnold, Mary, Vice President -- Government Relations, SAP
America.
FULL, May 6, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland --
Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.''
Arnot, Doug, Senior Vice President, Games Operations, Chicago
2016.
TS&IP, March 12, 2008, ``Partnerships in Securing
Critical Infrastructure.''
Arrington, Bill, General Manager, Highway and Motor Carrier
Division, Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, June 19, 2007, ``Keeping the Border Secure:
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''
Arsht, Leslye A., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Military Community & Family Policy, Department of
Defense.
MI&O, November 13, 2007, ``Examining the Department of
Homeland Security's Efforts to Recruit, Hire, and
Promote Veterans.''
Aschemeyer, Manny, Executive Director, Marine Exchange of
Southern California.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Ashby, Cornelia M., Director, Education, Workforce, and Income
Security, Government Accountability Office.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Atwood, Cynthia, Assistant Director, Field Training
Directorate, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''

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Baca, Leroy D., Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department.
IIS&TRA, September 24, 2008, ``A Report Card on
Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
Bailey, Susan R., Ph.D., Vice President, Global Network
Operations Planning, AT&T.
FULL, May 6, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland --
Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.''
Baker, Hon. Stewart A., Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, March 23, 2007, ``Foreign Ownership: Discussion
of Challenges Posed by Foreign Ownership to Using
Critical Infrastructure.''
FULL, May 6, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland --
Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.''
Balboni, Michael, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, State of
New York.
TS&IP, April 25, 2008, field hearing in Brooklyn, New
York, ``Protecting the Mass Transit Critical
Infrastructure in New York City and in the Nation.''
Baldwin, Dan, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International
Trade, U.S.Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Barr, Ann Calvaresi, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing
Management, Government Accountability Office.
TS&IP, March 23, 2007, ``Foreign Ownership: Discussion
of Challenges Posed by Foreign Ownership to Using
Critical Infrastructure.''
Barth, Dr. Richard C., Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development, Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
Basham, W. Ralph, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, June 6, 2007, ``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A
Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with
Homeland Security Implications.''
FULL, September 10, 2008, ``Mismanagement, Missteps,
and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence Has Not
Become a Reality.''
Baskerville, Lezli, Esq., President and CEO, National
Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.
FULL, May 22, 2007, ``The Role of the Department of
Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and Recovery
Efforts.''
Batiste, Chief John R., Washington State Patrol; Mr.Richard E.
Hovel, Aviation Security Advisor, The Boeing Company.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington ``Building a Partnership Strategy: Improving
Information Sharing with State & Local Law Enforcement
and the Private Sector.''
Battista, Michael H., Deputy Chief, Denver Police Department.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Battles, Wade, Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Baughman, Bruce, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency,
State of Alabama.
FULL, March 15, 2007, ``Disaster Declarations: Where is
FEMA in a Time of Need?''
MI&O and ECP&R, June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Baynes, Captain Steven T., Chief, Atlantic Area Response
Enforcement Branch, United States Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, and MI&O, May 17, 2007, ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.''
Beardsworth, Randy, Former Assistant Secretary, Strategic
Plans, Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Beasley, Norman, Coordinator for Counter Terrorism, Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office.
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
Becker, Joe, Senior Vice President, Preparedness and Response,
American Red Cross National Headquarters.
FULL, May 15, 2007, ``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are
We Prepared?''
Beebe, Hon. Mike, Governor, State of Arkansas.
FULL, March 15, 2007, ``Disaster Declarations: Where is
FEMA in a Time of Need?''
Belitsky, Neal M., Executive Vice President & General Manager,
Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corporation.
BM&GC, July 26, 2007, ``Frequent Traveler Programs:
Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land Borders.''
Bergon, Peter, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation.
IIS&TRA, July 30, 2008, ``Reassessing the Threat: the
Future of Al Qaeda and Its Implications for Homeland
Security.''
Berkeley, Al, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems, LLC.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Berrick, Cathleen A., Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
TS&IP, February 6, 2007, ``Update on Federal Rail and
Public Transportation Security Efforts.''
TS&IP October 16, 2007, ``Aviation Security: Are We
Truly Protected?''
FULL, October 31, 2007, ``Homeland Security Failures:
TWIC Examined.''
TS&IP, April 15, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: How the Transportation Security Administration
Will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of
Transportation.''
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Bettenhausen, Matthew, Executive Director, California Office of
Homeland Security, State of California.
IIS&TRA, April 24, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Evolving the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
to Better Serve State, Local, and Tribal Needs.''
Bilbray, Brian P., Member in Congress (CA-50).
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Blackwell, Thomas H., MD, FACEP, Medical Director, Center for
Prehospital Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center.
FULL, July 9, 2008, ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass
Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World.''
Blakely, Dr. Edward, Recovery Chief, City of New Orleans,
Office of Recovery and Development Administration.
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
Blanchet, Robert F., Teamster Port Representative,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Blore, R. Adm. Gary T., Program Executive Officer, Integrated
Deepwater System, United States Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, and MI&O, May 17, 2007, ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.''
Blum, Lt. Gen. H.Steven, Chief, National Guard Bureau.
MI&O, May 24, 2007, ``Examining the Impact of Equipment
Shortages on the National Guard's Readiness for
Homeland Security Missions.''
Bodenheimer, David, Esq., Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP.
MI&O, August 1, 2007, ``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's
Exemption from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and
How it Impacts Partnerships with the Private Sector.''
Bone, Admiral Craig E., Assistant Commandant for Prevention,
United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Bonner, T.J., President, National Border Patrol Council,
American Federation of Government Employees.
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
Bourne, Marko, Director of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ECP&R, July 19, 2007, ``Leveraging the Private Sector
to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response.''
ECP&R, November 15, 2007, ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for
Effective Emergency Response.''
Bowen, Maj. Gen. C. Mark, The Adjutant General of Alabama.
MI&O, May 24, 2007, ``Examining the Impact of Equipment
Shortages on the National Guard's Readiness for
Homeland Security Missions.''
Bowman, Stephanie, Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs, Port
of Tacoma.
Boyd, Dr. David, Director, Command, Control, and
Interoperability Division, Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Boyle, Leonard C., Director, Terrorist Screening Center.
FULL, November 8, 2007, ``The Progress and Pitfalls of
the Terrorist Watch List.''
Boynton, Peter, Captain, Deputy Regional PFO for Pandemic
Influenza and Federal Security Director Bradley
International Airport (Connecticut), Transportation
Security Administration, Department of Homeland
Security.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Brane, Michelle, Director, Detention and Asylum Program,
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
BM&GC, March 15, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking.''
Brasseux, Barney, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition
Service, General Services Administration.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Bratton, William J., Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police
Department; Los Angeles, California.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''
Bregon, Nelson, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
Community Planning and Development Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
FULL, January 29, 2008, ``Ensuring Safe and Effective
Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters.''
Brien C. Ruiz, President, St. Bernard Parish Fire Fighters
Association (IAFF Local 1468).
MI&O and ECP&R, June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Brill, Steven, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CLEAR
Verified Identity Pass, Inc.
TS&IP, July 31, 2007, ``Managing Risk and Increasing
Efficiency: An Examination of the Implementation of the
Registered Traveler Program.''
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Member in Congress (FL-05).
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency,
State of Alabama.
MI&O and ECP&R June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi''Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Burns, Dr. Carol, Group Leader, Nuclear and Radiochemistry,
Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
Byrd, Philip L., Sr., American Trucking Association.
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''

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Caldwell, Michael C., MD, MPH, Commissioner, Dutchess County
Health Department, Poughkeepsie, New York.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Caldwell, Stephen L., Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Cannon, Glenn, Assistant Administrator for Disaster Operations,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ECP&R, April 25, 2007, ``Examining the Military's
Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters.''
Carafano, James Jay, PhD. Senior Fellow,Defense and Homeland
Security, The Heritage Foundation.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.''
MI&O, April 9, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Solving the Department of Homeland Security's
Management Challenges.'' TS&IP, June 25, 2008, ``The
Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by
Developing a Risk Management Framework for Homeland
Security.''
Carlson, LeRoy T., Chairman of the Board, US Cellular.
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Castellani, John J., President, Business Roundtable.
FULL, May 22, 2007, ``The Role of the Department of
Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and Recovery
Efforts.''
Castillo, Carlos J., Assistant Administrator, Disaster
Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, January 29, 2008, ``Ensuring Safe and Effective
Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters.''
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Caverly, R. James, Director, Infrastructure Partnerships
Division, Infrastructure Protection and Preparedness
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, July 26, 2007, ``Private Sector Information
Sharing: What Is It, Who Does It, and What's Working at
DHS?''
Cerda, Victor X., Partner, Siff and Cerda LLP.
BM&GC, March 20, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking,
Part II.''
Chaparro, James M., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
Intelligence & Analysis, Department of Homeland
Security.
IIS&TRA, July 26, 2007, ``Private Sector Information
Sharing: What Is It, Who Does It, and What's Working at
DHS?''
Chapline, Regina, Texas Citizen Corps Manager, Texas
Association of Regional Councils.
ECP&R, June 13, 2007, ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping
Our Communities Help Themselves.''
Charbo, Scott, Chief Information Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, June 20, 2007, ``Hacking the Homeland:
Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at the
Department of Homeland Security.''
Chertoff, Michael, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, February 9, 2007, ``An Examination of the
President's FY 2008 Budget Request for the Department
of Homeland Security.''
FULL, September 5, 2007, ``Holding the Department of
Homeland Security Accountable for Security Gaps.''
FULL, February 13, 2008, ``The President's FY 2009
Budget Request for the Department of Homeland
Security.''
FULL, July 17, 2008, ``The Challenge of Aligning
Programs, Personnel, and Resources to Achieve Border
Security.''
Chvotkin, Alan, Executive Vice President and Counsel,
Professional Services Council.
FULL, April 20, 2007, ``Responsibility in Federal
Homeland Security Contracting.''
MI&O, August 1, 2007, ``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's
Exemption from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and
How it Impacts Partnerships with the Private Sector.''
FULL, May 8, 2008, ``Performance Based Acquisitions:
Creating Solutions or Causing Problems?''
Cilluffo, Frank J., Director and Associate Vice President,
Homeland Security Policy Institute, The George
Washington University.
IIS&TRA, June 14, 2007, ``Assessing and Addressing the
Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on
the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown
Terrorism.''
IIS&TRA, April 24, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Evolving the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
to Better Serve State, Local, and Tribal Needs.''
Cirillo, L. Anthony, MD, Chief, Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, Rhode Island Department of
Health.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Clinton, Larry, President and CEO, Internet Security Alliance.
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Cohen, Alan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Strategic
Plans, Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, July 30, 2008, ``The Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review.''
Cohen, Hon. Jay, Under Secretary, Science and Technology,
Department of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, February 14, 2007, ``Understanding the Budget
and Strategic Agenda of the Science and Technology
Directorate.''
ETC&S&T, June 27, 2007, ``A Roadmap for Security?
Examining the Science and Technology Directorate's
Strategic Plan.''
ETC&S&T, April 1, 2008, ``The Future of Science and
Technology at the Department of Homeland Security.''
Conaway, Tom, Managing Partner, Homeland Security, Unisys
Corporation.
TS&IP, July 31, 2007, ``Managing Risk and Increasing
Efficiency: An Examination of the Implementation of the
Registered Traveler Program.''
Coney, Lillie, Associate Director, Electronic Privacy
Information Center.
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Connors, Bill, Executive Director and COO, National Business
Travel Association.
TS&IP, July 31, 2007, ``Managing Risk and Increasing
Efficiency: An Examination of the Implementation of the
Registered Traveler Program.''
Contestabile, John, Board Member, Public Safety Spectrum Trust.
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Cox, J. David, National Secretary -- Treasurer, American
Federation of Government Employees.
MI&O, April 19, 2007, ``Addressing the Department of
Homeland Security's Morale Crisis.''
Crowley, Philip J., Senior Fellow and Director of Homeland
Security, Center for American Progress.
TS&IP, July 24, 2007, ``Chemical Security-A Rising
Concern for America: Examination of the Department's
Chemical Security Regulations and its Effect on the
Public and Private Sector.''
Cummings, George P., Director of Homeland Security, Port of Los
Angeles.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Cutler, Michael, Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies.
BM&GC, March 15, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking.''

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Darnell, Darrell, Director, District of Columbia, Homeland
Security and Emergency Management Agency.
MI&O, June 20, 2007, ``You Don't Know What You Don't
Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security Improved
its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
Davidson, Ollie, Member, Donations Management Committee,
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Davis, James H., PhD., J.D., Senior Vice President and General
Counsel, Human Genome Sciences.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Davis, Ron, President, Marine Engineers' Beneficial
Association.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
DeMello, Justin, Director, Denver Office of Emergency
Management.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Delahousey, Steve, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness,
American Medical Response.
MI&O and ECP&R, June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Devir, Bill, DMAT Commander, Ohio-5.
ECP&R, May 9, 2007, ``Assessing the Capabilities and
Coordination of Federal Emergency Response Teams.''
DiFalco, Frank, Director, National Operations Center, Office of
Operations Coordination, Department of Homeland
Security.
MI&O, June 20, 2007, ``You Don't Know What You Don't
Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security Improved
its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
Dinvaut, Barry, CEO, Dinvaut's Trucking Service Inc., and
Member, National Black Chamber of Commerce.
ECP&R, July 19, 2007, ``Leveraging the Private Sector
to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response.''
Dixon, Jerry, Director, National Cyber Security Division,
Department of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, April 19, 2007, ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers
are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical
Infrastructure.''
Dowd, Charles, Deputy Chief, City of New York, Police
Department.
ECP&R, March 14, 2007, ``Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Grants: Are the Departments of Homeland
Security and Commerce Effectively Coordinating to Meet
our Nation's Emergency Communications Needs?''
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Downes, Dr. Frances, State Public Health Laboratory Director,
Michigan Department of Community Health.
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''
Downing, Michael P., Assistant Commanding Officer, Counter-
Terrorism/Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Los Angeles
Police Department.
IIS&TRA, March 22, 2007, ``Over-classification and
Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information
Sharing.''
Dryden, Stephen D., President and CEO, The Mariner Group.
BM&GC, November 26, 2007, field hearing in Miami,
Florida, ``Homeland Security in the Maritime
Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and Vessel
Tracking.''
Duke, Elaine, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, April 20, 2007, ``Responsibility in Federal
Homeland Security Contracting.''
MI&O, August 1, 2007, ``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's
Exemption from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and
How it Impacts Partnerships with the Private Sector.''
ETC&S&T, March 5, 2008, ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection:
Recent Tests of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal
Monitors.''
MI&O, April 9, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Solving the Department of Homeland Security's
Management Challenges.''
FULL, May 21, 2008, ``Diversity at DHS: Keeping Pace or
Missing the Mark?''
Duncan, Randall C., MPA, CEM, Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Committee, International Association of Emergency
Managers.
ECP&R, May 14, 2008, ``Advancing Public Alert and
Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation.''

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Ebbert, Col Terry J., USMC (ret), Director, Office of Homeland
Security & Public Safety, City of New Orleans.
MI&O, June 20, 2007, ``You Don't Know What You Don't
Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security Improved
its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
Eddy, R.P., Ergo Advisors.
IIS&TRA, May 15, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland: How
DHS Intelligence Should Empower America to Prepare for,
Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks.''
Edson, Stephen A., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa
Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
Elfo, Bill, Sheriff, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office,
Washington State.
ECP&R, July 12, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.
Endrikat, Fred, Special Operations Chief, Philadelphia Fire
Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ECP&R, May 9, 2007, ``Assessing the Capabilities and
Coordination of Federal Emergency Response Teams.''
Ervin, Hon. Clark Kent, Director, Homeland Security Program,
The Aspen Institute.
FULL, November 14, 2007, ``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip
Off Airport Screeners about Covert Testing?''
MI&O, April 9, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Solving the Department of Homeland Security's
Management Challenges.''
TS&IP, April 15, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: How the Transportation Security Administration
Will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of
Transportation.''
Essid, Chris, Director, Office of Emergency Communications,
Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, February 19, 2008, field hearing in Laredo,
Texas, ``The State of Interoperable Emergency
Communications Along the Texas Border.''
ECP&R, July 15, 2008, ``Assessing the Framework and
Coordination of the National Emergency Communications
Plan.''
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Essig, Thomas, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, February 7, 2008, ``Other Transaction
Authority: Flexibility at the Expense of
Accountability?''
FULL, May 8, 2008, ``Performance Based Acquisitions:
Creating Solutions or Causing Problems?''
Evenson, Mike, Associate Director for Operations, Defense
Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''

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Fairfax, Richard, Director of Enforcement Programs,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor.
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''''
Falk, Henry, MD, MPH, Director, Coordinating Center for
Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services.
FULL, January 29, 2008, ``Ensuring Safe and Effective
Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters.''
Falkenrath, Richard, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism,
New York City Police Department, City of New York.
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Fanguy, Maurine, Acting Director, Maritime and Surface
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Fauci, Anthony M.D., Director, National Institutes of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health,
Department of Health and Human Services.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Fedarcyk, Janice K., Special Agent in-Charge, Counterterrorism
Division, Los Angeles Field Office, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''
Fiflis, Christina, Member, Commission on Immigration, American
Bar Association.
BM&GC, March 15, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking.''
Filson, T. David, Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator
and Partnership, Expansion Leader Penn State
Cooperative Extension.
MI&O, July 9, 2007, field hearing in Tunkannock, PA,
``Farm to Fork: Partnerships to Protect the Food You
Eat.''
Fine, Hon. Glenn A., Inspector General, Office of the Inspector
General, Department of Justice.
FULL, November 8, 2007, ``The Progress and Pitfalls of
the Terrorist Watch List.''
Finley, Terry, Office of the Colville Business Council, The
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
ECP&R, June 21, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.''
Flaak, Robert, Director, Committee Management Secretariat
Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Flournoy, Michele A., President and Co-Founder, Center for a
New American Security.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.''
Flynn, Stephen E., Ph.D., Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow
for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign
Relations.
IIS&TRA, May 15, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland: How
DHS Intelligence Should Empower America to Prepare for,
Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks.''
Foresman, Hon. George, Under Secretary for Preparedness,
Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R and MI&O, February 28, 2007, ``Reforming FEMA:
Are We Making Progress?''
Fowlkes, Lisa, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
ECP&R, May 14, 2008, ``Advancing Public Alert and
Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation.''
Fredrickson, Caroline, Director Washington Legislative Office,
American Civil Liberties Union.
IIS&TRA, June 11, 2008, H.R. 6193, the ``Improving
Public Access to Documents Act of 2008''.
French, Maj. Gen. Robert P., Deputy Adjutant General, Army,
Joint Forces Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard.
MI&O, May 24, 2007, ``Examining the Impact of Equipment
Shortages on the National Guard's Readiness for
Homeland Security Missions.''
ECP&R, September 10, 2007, field hearing in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, ``Federal, State, and Local Coordination:
How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a Terrorist
Attack or Natural Disaster?''
Fried, Brandon, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association.
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
Friend, Patricia A., International President, Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO.
TS&IP, November 1, 2007, ``Aviation Security Part II: A
Frontline Perspective on the Need for Enhanced Human
Resources and Equipment.''
Fuchs, Meredith, General Counsel, National Security Archive. '
IIS&TRA, March 22, 2007, ``Over-classification and
Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information
Sharing.''
IIS&TRA, June 11, 2008, H.R. 6193, the ``Improving
Public Access to Documents Act of 2008''.
IIS&TRA, June 11, 2008, H.R. 6193, ``The Improving
Public Access to Documents Act of 2008.''
Fugate, Craig, Director, Florida Division of Emergency
Management.
FULL, May 15, 2007, ``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are
We Prepared?''

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Gage, John, National President, American Federation of
Government Employees, AFL-CIO.
TS&IP, November 1, 2007, ``Aviation Security Part II: A
Frontline Perspective on the Need for Enhanced Human
Resources and Equipment.''
Gann, Thomas, Vice President, Public Policy, Digimarc
Corporation.
BM&GC, July 26, 2007, ``Frequent Traveler Programs:
Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land Borders.''
Garcia, Gabriel, Program Manager, Human Smuggling and
Trafficking Unit, Office of Investigations, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, March 20, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking,
Part II.''
Garcia, Hon. Gregory, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Cybersecurity and Telecommunications, Department of
Homeland Security.
TS&IP, March 23, 2007, ``Foreign Ownership: Discussion
of Challenges Posed by Foreign Ownership to Using
Critical Infrastructure.''
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Garcia, Richard T., Global Security Advisor, Corporate Affairs
Security, Shell International.
TS&IP, May 16, 2007, ``The Impact of Foreign Ownership
and Foreign Investment on the Security of Our Nation's
Critical Infrastructure.''
Gaynor, Jeff, Former Director, DHS Homeland Security Advisory
Council Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee
and Critical Infrastructure Task Force.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Gerber, Michael, Executive Director, Texas Department of
Housing and, Community Affairs.
FULL, January 29, 2008, ``Ensuring Safe and Effective
Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters.''
Gerberding, Dr. Julie L., Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health and Human
Services.
FULL, June 6, 2007, ``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A
Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with
Homeland Security Implications.''
Gersten, David, Director, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Programs, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''
Gibb, John R., Director, New York State Emergency Management
Office, State of New York.
ECP&R, May 14, 2008, ``Advancing Public Alert and
Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation.''
Giddens, Gregory, Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative,
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, June 7, 2007, ``Project 28: The Future of
SBInet.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, October 24, 2007, ``The Future of
Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
BM&GC, and MI&O, February 27, 2008, ``Project 28:
Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
Gifford, David, Dr., Director of Health, Rhode Island
Department of Health; MG Robert T. Bray, Adjutant
General, Rhode Island, Commanding General, Rhode Island
National Guard, Director, Rhode Island Emergency
Management Agency, and Homeland Security Advisor, State
of Rhode Island.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Giffords, Gabrielle, Member in Congress (AZ-08).
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Gilbert, Chief Robert W., Chief Patrol Agent, Tucson Sector,
United States Border Patrol, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, and MI&O, October 24, 2007, ``The Future of
Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
Ginaitt, Hon. Peter T., Director, Emergency Preparedness,
Lifespan Hospital Network.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Golding, Steve, President, Golding Barge Line, Inc.
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Goodman, Jesse, MD., MPH., Director, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Gordon, Dr. Lawrence A., Ernst & Young Alumni Professor,
Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance, Robert
H.Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Grant, Andrew, Acting Director for WMD Terrorism, Bureau of
International Security and Nonproliferation, Department
of State.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
Graves, Lisa, Deputy Director, Center for National Security
Studies.
FULL, September 6, 2007, ``Turning Spy Satellites on
the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.''
Greer, Dr. Daniel E., Jr., Principal, Geer Risk Services, LLC.
ETC&S&T, April 25, 2007, ``Addressing the Nation's
Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment and Immediate Action.''
Gruber, Corey, Acting Assistant Secretary for Grants and
Training, Office of Grants and Training, Department of
Homeland Security.
ECP&R, March 14, 2007, ``Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Grants: Are the Departments of Homeland
Security and Commerce Effectively Coordinating to Meet
our Nation's Emergency Communications Needs.''
ECP&R, June 13, 2007, ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping
Our Communities Help Themselves.''
Guiora, Amos N., Professor of Law, University of Utah.
IIS&TRA, May 15, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland: How
DHS Intelligence Should Empower America to Prepare for,
Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks.''
Gunderson, Richard K., Deputy Chief Procurement Officer,
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, August 1, 2007, ``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's
Exemption from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and
How it Impacts Partnerships with the Private Sector.''
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''

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Halchin, Dr. Elaine, Analyst, American National Government,
Congressional Research Service.
ETC&S&T, February 7, 2008, ``Other Transaction
Authority: Flexibility at the Expense of
Accountability?''
Haley, Michael, Deputy Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation.
TS&IP, February 6, 2007, ``Update on Federal Rail and
Public Transportation Security Efforts.''
Hamberger, Edward, President, American Association of
Railroads.
TS&IP, February 16, 2007, ``Impact of Background and
Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce.''
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Harris, Captain William, Delaware State Police, First Sergeant.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Hatfield, Franklin, Director, System Operations Security
Office, Federal Aviation Administration.
TS&IP October 16, 2007, ``Aviation Security: Are We
Truly Protected?''
Hawley, Hon. Edmond S.``Kip'', Administrator, Transportation
Security Administration, Department of Homeland
Security.
TS&IP, February 6, 2007, ``Update on Federal Rail and
Public Transportation Security Efforts.''
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
TS&IP, April 19, 2007, ``Airport Security: The
Necessary Improvements to Secure America's Airports.''
TS&IP, July 31, 2007, ``Managing Risk and Increasing
Efficiency: An Examination of the Implementation of the
Registered Traveler Program.''
TS&IP October 16, 2007, ``Aviation Security: Are We
Truly Protected?''
FULL, October 31, 2007, ``Homeland Security Failures:
TWIC Examined.''
FULL, November 14, 2007, ``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip
Off Airport Screeners about Covert Testing?''
TS&IP, April 15, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: How the Transportation Security Administration
Will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of
Transportation.''
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Hender, George, Banking/Financial Sector Coordinating Council,
Management Vice Chairman, Options Clearing Corporation.
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Henry, Dr. Craig, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Grocery
Manufacturers Association and Food Products
Association.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Hesselbein, Robert, Chairman, National Security Committee, Air
Line Pilots Association, International.
TS&IP, November 1, 2007, ``Aviation Security Part II: A
Frontline Perspective on the Need for Enhanced Human
Resources and Equipment.''
Hickey, J. Michael, Chairman, Telecommunications Sector
Coordinating Council, Vice President, Government
Affairs-National Security Policy, Verizon.
ECP&R, July 19, 2007, ``Leveraging the Private Sector
to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response.''
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Hill, Graham, Member, National Council on Disability.
ECP&R, June 13, 2007, ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping
Our Communities Help Themselves.''
Hilleman, Eric A., Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
MI&O, November 13, 2007, ``Examining the Department of
Homeland Security's Efforts to Recruit, Hire, and
Promote Veterans.''
Hite, Randolph C., Director, Architecture and Systems Issues,
Information Technology, Government Accountability
Office.
BM&GC, June 28, 2007, ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in
Our Security.''
FULL, September 10 and 18, 2008, ``Mismanagement,
Missteps, and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence
Has Not Become a Reality.''
Hoelscher, Doug, Executive Director, Homeland Security Advisory
Committees, Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Hoerr, Dr. Frederic J., Professor, College of Veterinary
Medicine, Auburn University.
MI&O, July 9, 2007, field hearing in Tunkannock, PA,
``Farm to Fork: Partnerships to Protect the Food You
Eat.''
Hoffman, Dr. Bruce, Professor, Georgetown University; Ms.Rita
Katzm, Director, SITE Institute.
IIS&TRA, November 6, 2007, ``Using the Web as a Weapon:
the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism.''
Holden, William E., Senior Vice President of Operations,
Covenant Homeland Security Solutions.
TS&IP, April 19, 2007, ``Airport Security: The
Necessary Improvements to Secure America's Airports.''
Hollis, Richard, Chief Executive Officer, Hollis-Eden
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Hooks, Robert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and
BioDefense, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''
Hovel, Richard E., Senior Aviation & Homeland Security Advisor,
The Boeing Company.
IIS&TRA, July 26, 2007, ``Private Sector Information
Sharing: What Is It, Who Does It, and What's Working at
DHS?''
Howard, John, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, W.W.
Grainger, Inc, and Chair, Coordinating Committee,
Partnership for Disaster Response, Business Roundtable.
ECP&R, July 19, 2007, ``Leveraging the Private Sector
to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response.''
Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, Founding Partner, Hutchinson Group.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.''
Hutton, John P., Director Acquisition and Sourcing Management,
Government Accountability Office.
FULL, May 8, 2008, ``Performance Based Acquisitions:
Creating Solutions or Causing Problems?''
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''

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Jackson, Michael, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, February 15, 2007, ``Lessons Learned and Grading
Goals: The Department of Homeland Security in 2007.''
Jacksta, Robert M., Executive Director, Travel Security &
Facilitation, Office of Field Operations, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, June 28, 2007, ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in
Our Security.''
BM&GC, July 26, 2007, ``Frequent Traveler Programs:
Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land Borders.''
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''
Jadacki, Matt, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Homeland
Security.
ECP&R and MI&O, February 28, 2007, ``Reforming FEMA:
Are We Making Progress.''
MI&O and the Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, June 12,
2007, ``National Flood Insurance Program: Issues
Exposed by the 2005 Hurricanes.''
Jamison, Robert D., Under Secretary, National Protection &
Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, February 16, 2007, ``Impact of Background and
Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce.''
TS&IP, June 25, 2008, ``The Goodyear Explosion:
Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk
Management Framework for Homeland Security.''
ECP&R, July 15, 2008, ``Assessing the Framework and
Coordination of the National Emergency Communications
Plan.''
Janes, Col. William H.(U.S.Army, Ret.), Director, Florida
Office of Drug Control.
BM&GC, November 26, 2007, field hearing in Miami,
Florida, ``Homeland Security in the Maritime
Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and Vessel
Tracking.''
Jarrell, Dave, Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection
Program, Department of Commerce.
ETC&S&T, April 19, 2007, ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers
are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical
Infrastructure.''
Jenkins, Brian, Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''
IIS&TRA, June 14, 2007, ``Assessing and Addressing the
Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on
the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown
Terrorism.''
Jenkins, William O., Jr., Director, Homeland Security and
Justice Issues Division, Government Accountability
Office.
FULL, May 15, 2007, ``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are
We Prepared?''
MI&O, June 11, 2008, ``Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next
Major Catastrophe.''
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''
Johnson, Col. Bart R., New York State Police.
IIS&TRA, April 26, 2007, ``The Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification of Government Information: The
Response of the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
Johnson, David T., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of
State. BM&GC, June 5, 2008, ``The Merida Initiative:
Examining U.S.Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal
Organizations.''
Johnson, E, Harvey, Jr., Adm. Deputy Director, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, March 15, 2007, ``Disaster Declarations: Where is
FEMA in a Time of Need?''
Johnson, Harvey E., Jr., Acting Deputy Administrator and Chief
Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, April 9, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring FEMA's Ability to Respond and Recover
in the Wake of a National Catastrophe.''
Johnson, Jeff, President and CEO, Truth is Power.
FULL, May 22, 2007, ``The Role of the Department of
Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and Recovery
Efforts.''
Johnson, Lester J., Manager of Investigations and Crisis
Management, SCANA Corporation. July 26, 2007,
IIS&TRA, ``Private Sector Information Sharing: What Is
It, Who Does It, and What's Working at DHS?''
Johnson, Shawn, Vice Chairman, Financial Services, Sector
Coordinating Council.
TS&IP, May 14, 2008, ``Partnering with the Private
Sector to Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
Jolly, B. Tilman, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer for
Medical Readiness, Office of Health Affairs, Department
of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Jonah J. Czerwinski, Senior Fellow, Homeland Security, IBM
Global Leadership Initiative.
TS&IP, May 14, 2008, ``Partnering with the Private
Sector to Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
Jordan, Ann, Program Director, Initiative Against Trafficking
in Persons Global Rights.
BM&GC, March 20, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking,
Part II.''

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Katzen, Sally, Visiting Professor of Law, George Mason
University School of Law.
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Kayyem, Juliette, Under Secretary for Homeland Security,
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
IIS&TRA, April 24, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Evolving the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
to Better Serve State, Local, and Tribal Needs.''
Keller, Valerie, Chief Executive Officer, Acadiana Outreach
Center.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Kelley, Colleen M., National President, National Treasury
Employees Union.
MI&O, April 19, 2007, ``Addressing the Department of
Homeland Security's Morale Crisis.''
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
Kelliher, Joseph T., Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ETC&S&T, May 21, 2008, ``Implications of Cyber
Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the
Electric Grid.''
Kelly, Raymond W., Commissioner, New York Police Department.
TS&IP, April 25, 2008, field hearing in Brooklyn, New
York, ``Protecting the Mass Transit Critical
Infrastructure in New York City and in the Nation.''
Kelly, Robert W., Senior Advisor, The Reform Institute.
BM&GC, May 7, 2008, ``Assessing the Resiliency of the
Nation's Supply Chain.''
Kennedy, Donald F., Executive Director, NESPIN/RISS.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Kennedy, Shaun, Deputy Director, National Center for Food
Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities Campus.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Kephart, Janice L., President, 911 Security Solutions.
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''
Kerlikowske, Chief R. Gil, Seattle Police Department, Seattle,
Washington.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
Kessler, Mike, Homeland Security Coordinator, The Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
ECP&R, July 12, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.
Kilday, Thomas J., Jr., Homeland Security Program Manager,
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Kneuer, Hon. John M. R., Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Department of Commerce.
ECP&R, March 14, 2007, ``Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Grants: Are the Departments of Homeland
Security and Commerce Effectively Coordinating to Meet
our Nation's Emergency Communications Needs?''
Knight, Matthew C., Vice President, Alabama Association of
Rescue Squads.
MI&O, July 22, 2008, field hearing in McClellan,
Alabama, ``Examining the Training of First Responders
in Rural Communities.''
Knipling, Dr. Edward, Administrator, Agricultural Research
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ETC&S&T, May 23, 2007, ``Reducing Threats to our
Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a National Bio and
Agro-Defense Facility.''
Koch, Chris, President, World Shipping Council.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Koerner, Tim, Assistant Director, U.S.Secret Service.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Kopel, Richard S., Principal Deputy Director, Terrorist
Screening Center.
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Kostelnik, Michael C., Major General, USAF (Ret.), Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Air and Marine, U.S.Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Kraninger, Kathleen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Screening Coordination Office, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, November 8, 2007, ``The Progress and Pitfalls of
the Terrorist Watch List.''
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''
Krone, Roger, President, Network and Space Systems, The Boeing
Company.
BM&GC, and MI&O, October 24, 2007, ``The Future of
Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
BM&GC, and MI&O, February 27, 2008, ``Project 28:
Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
Kurilla, Michael G., Dr. Director, Office of Biodefense
Research Affairs and Associate Director for Biodefense
Product Development, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Kurtz, Paul, Member, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th
Presidency, Center for Strategic and International
Studies.
ETC&S&T, September 16, 2008, ``Cybersecurity
Recommendations for the Next Administration.''
Kutz, Gregory, Managing Director, Office of Forensic Audits and
Special Investigations, Government Accountability
Office.
FULL, November 14, 2007, ``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip
Off Airport Screeners about Covert Testing?''
Kuzmich, Holly, Deputy Chief of Staff , Policy and Programs,
Department of Education.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''

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Lakey, David L., MD, Commissioner, Texas Department of State
Health Services, Center for Consumer and External
Affairs.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Lambert, Thomas C., Sr. Vice President & Chief of Police,
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.
TS&IP, April 25, 2008, field hearing in Brooklyn, New
York, ``Protecting the Mass Transit Critical
Infrastructure in New York City and in the Nation.''
Landin, Steve E., Deputy Chief, Emergency Management
Coordinator, Laredo, Texas. February 19, 2008,
ECP&R field hearing in Laredo, Texas, ``The State of
Interoperable Emergency Communications Along the Texas
Border.''
Langenbach, James, Program Manager, Operations Branch, Division
of Health Infrastructure Preparedness and Emergency
Response, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior
Services.
ECP&R, October 3, 2007, ``Practicing Like We Play:
Examining Homeland Security Exercises.''
Lanier, Chief Cathy L., Metropolitan Police Department,
Washington, D.C.
IIS&TRA, March 22, 2007, ``Over-classification and
Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information
Sharing.''
Larence, Eileen, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
MI&O, June 20, 2007, ``You Don't Know What You Don't
Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security Improved
its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
FULL, November 8, 2007, ``The Progress and Pitfalls of
the Terrorist Watch List.''
Lavin, Douglas E., Regional Vice President for North America,
International Air Transport Association.
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
LeGrande, Robert, Former Chief Technology Officer, District of
Columbia.
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Ledezma, Alfonso Olvera, Director of City Security, Nuevo
Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. February 19, 2008,
ECP&R field hearing in Laredo, Texas, ``The State of
Interoperable Emergency Communications Along the Texas
Border.''
Leiter, Michael E., Director, National Counterterrorism Center.
IIS&TRA, March 13, 2008, ``Making Homeland Security
Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal
Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination
Group (ITACG) Progress Report.''
IIS&TRA, September 24, 2008, ``A Report Card on
Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
Lempke, Maj. Gen. Roger P., The Adjutant General of Nebraska
and President, Adjutants General Association of the
United States.
MI&O, May 24, 2007, ``Examining the Impact of Equipment
Shortages on the National Guard's Readiness for
Homeland Security Missions.''
Leonard, J. William, Director, Information Security Oversight
Office, National Archives and Records Administration.
IIS&TRA, March 22, 2007, ``Over-classification and
Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information
Sharing.''
IIS&TRA, June 28, 2007, ``Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard for
Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security
Information.''
Lesnick, H.Keith, Director, Office of Deepwater Port Licensing,
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
Lewis, Dr. James A., Project Director, Commission on
Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for
Strategic and International Studies.
ETC&S&T, April 25, 2007, ``Addressing the Nation's
Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment and Immediate Action.''
ETC&S&T, September 16, 2008, ``Cybersecurity
Recommendations for the Next Administration.''
Lindquist, Barry S., Inspector, Office of Statewide
Intelligence, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Little, James C., International President, Transportation
Workers Union.
TS&IP, April 25, 2008, field hearing in Brooklyn, New
York, ``Protecting the Mass Transit Critical
Infrastructure in New York City and in the Nation.''
Lloyd Burton, Ph.D., Graduate School of Public Affairs,
University of Colorado at Denver.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Lombard, Chris, Communications/Special Operations, Seattle Fire
Department.
ECP&R, July 12, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.
Lord, Stephen, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Lowenberg, Maj. Gen. Timothy J., Washington Military
Department, State of Washington.
ECP&R, April 25, 2007, ``Examining the Military's
Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters.''
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
Luce, Liz, Director, Washington State Department of Licensing.
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''

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Maczka, Dr. Carol, Assistant Administrator, Office of Food
Defense and Emergency Response, Food Safety Inspection
Service.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Madsen, Marcia D., Chair, Acquisition Advisory Panel.
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''
Majidi, Dr. Vahid, Assistant Director, Weapons of Mass
Destruction Directorate, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
Mannan, Dr. M. Sam, PE, CSP, Professor and Director, Mary Kay
O'Connor Process Safety Center, McFerrin, Artie,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M
University System.
TS&IP, December 12, 2007, H.R. _, the ``Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Marchick, David, vPartner, Covington and Burling, LLP.
TS&IP, May 16, 2007, ``The Impact of Foreign Ownership
and Foreign Investment on the Security of Our Nation's
Critical Infrastructure.''
Marinez, Santos M., Trustee, Teamsters Local 705.
TS&IP, February 16, 2007, ``Impact of Background and
Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce.''
Marks, Judy, President, Transportation Security Systems,
Lockheed Martin Corporation.
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Marrocolo, MaryAnn, Deputy Managing Director, Managing
Director's Office, Philadelphia Office of Emergency
Management.
ECP&R, September 10, 2007, field hearing in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, ``Federal, State, and Local Coordination:
How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a Terrorist
Attack or Natural Disaster?''
Marsh, Lt. Derek, Co-Director, Orange County California Human
Trafficking Task Force.
BM&GC, March 20, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking,
Part II.''
Martinez-Fonts, Alfonso, Assistant Secretary for the Private
Sector Office, Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, July 19, 2007, ``Leveraging the Private Sector
to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response.''
Maslanka, Gary, International Vice President, Director of
Railroad Division, Transport Workers Union.
TS&IP, February 13, 2007, ``Rail and Mass Transit
Security: Industry and Labor Perspectives.''
Masse, Todd, Specialist, Domestic Intelligence and
Counterterrorism, Congressional Research Service.
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
Maughan, Dr. Douglas, Program Manager, Cyber Security R&D,
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, April 25, 2007, ``Addressing the Nation's
Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment and Immediate Action.''
May, James C., President and Chief Executive Officer, Air
Transport Association.
BM&GC, June 28, 2007, ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in
Our Security.''
May, Maj. Phil, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region IV,
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O and ECP&R, June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
McCarney, Scott, Office of the Governor, State of California.
FULL, July 9, 2008, ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass
Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World.''
McClelland, Joseph, Director, Office of Electric Reliability,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
McCollum, William R., Jr., Chief Operating Officer, Tennessee
Valley Authority.
ETC&S&T, May 21, 2008, ``Implications of Cyber
Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the
Electric Grid.''
McDermott, Patrice, Director, OpenTheGovernment.org.
IIS&TRA, June 11, 2008, H.R. 6193, ``The Improving
Public Access to Documents Act of 2008.''
McDonald, Bryan, Director, Office of Recovery and Renewal,
State of Mississippi.
FULL, May 22, 2007, ``The Role of the Department of
Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and Recovery
Efforts.''
McElwee, Jerry W., Vice President, Advanced Systems, The Boeing
Company.
BM&GC, June 7, 2007, ``Project 28: The Future of
SBInet.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, October 24, 2007, ``The Future of
Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
McGinn, Dr. Thomas, Director, Veterinary & Agriculture
Security, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security.
MI&O, July 9, 2007, field hearing in Tunkannock, PA,
``Farm to Fork: Partnerships to Protect the Food You
Eat.''
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
McIllwain, Dr. Jeffrey, Co-Director, Homeland Security Program,
San Diego State University.
BM&GC, March 8, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element, Part
II.''
McInnis, Raymond, Private Citizen, Widower of Victim of
Goodyear Explosion.
TS&IP, June 25, 2008, ``The Goodyear Explosion:
Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk
Management Framework for Homeland Security.''
McKay, John, Professor from Practice, Seattle University School
of Law.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
IIS&TRA, September 24, 2008, ``A Report Card on
Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
McLaughlin, Lindsay, Legislative Director, International
Longshore and Warehouse Union.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
McNamara, Amb. Thomas E., Program Manager, Information Sharing
Environment, Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
IIS&TRA, April 26, 2007, ``The Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification of Government Information: The
Response of the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
IIS&TRA, March 13, 2008, ``Making Homeland Security
Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal
Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination
Group (ITACG) Progress Report.''
McPartlon, Jim, President, American Ambulance Association.
ECP&R, November 15, 2007, ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for
Effective Emergency Response.''
Mead. Sgt. Larry, Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, Los Angeles, California.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''
Meehan, Dr. William, President, Jacksonville State University.
MI&O, July 22, 2008, field hearing in McClellan,
Alabama, ``Examining the Training of First Responders
in Rural Communities.''
Meenan, John M., Executive Vice President & Chief Operating
Officer, Air Transport Association.
July 26, 2007,
IIS&TRA, ``Private Sector Information Sharing: What Is
It, Who Does It, and What's Working at DHS?''
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Millar, William, President, American Public Transportation
Association.
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Miller, Clyde, Director, Corporate Security, BASF Corporation.
TS&IP, December 12, 2007, H.R. _, the ``Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Miller, Lee, Virginia State Police.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Mines, Michael, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate of
Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice.
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
Mirgon, Richard, First Vice President, Association of Public-
Safety Communications Organization (APCO)
International.
ECP&R, July 15, 2008, ``Assessing the Framework and
Coordination of the National Emergency Communications
Plan.''
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Mocny, Robert A., Acting Director, US-VISIT, Department of
Homeland Security.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.'' Director, US-VISIT Program,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, June 28, 2007, ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in
Our Security.''
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
Moosally, Fred, President, Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and
Sensors.
BM&GC, and MI&O, May 17, 2007, ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.''
Morawetz, John S., Director, Health and Safety, International
Chemical Workers Union Council/UFCW. TS&IP, June 25,
2008, ``The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is
Secure by Developing a Risk Management Framework for
Homeland Security.''
Morgan, Art, Director, Field Operations Academy, Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
Morris, Carter, Ph.D., Director, Informational Sharing and
Knowledge Management, Office of Intelligence and
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, April 26, 2007, ``The Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification of Government Information: The
Response of the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
Morrison, Leesa, Director, Arizona Department of Homeland
Security.
ECP&R, July 12, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.
Morrison, Matt, Executive Director, Pacific NorthWest Economic
Region.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
Morse, Reilly, Senior Staff Attorney, Mississippi Center for
Justice.
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
Moskowitz, Laura, Staff Attorney, National Employment Law
Project.
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Murphy, John, Director, Teamster Rail Conference, International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.
TS&IP, February 13, 2007, ``Rail and Mass Transit
Security: Industry and Labor Perspectives.''
Murphy, Kenneth, President, National Emergency Management
Association, Director of the Oregon Office of Emergency
Management.
ECP&R, November 15, 2007, ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for
Effective Emergency Response.''
Murphy, Wayne M., Assistant Director, Directorate of
Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice.
IIS&TRA, April 26, 2007, ``The Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification of Government Information: The
Response of the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
IIS&TRA, March 13, 2008, ``Making Homeland Security
Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal
Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination
Group (ITACG) Progress Report.''
Myers, Dr. Lee M., State Veterinarian, Assistant Commissioner
of Animal Industry, Georgia Department of Agriculture.
ETC&S&T, July 24, 2007, ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate
Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.''
Myers, Eric, Director, National Biosurveillance Integration
Center, Office of Health Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''

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Needham, John, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing
Management Government Accountability Office. February
7, 2008,
ETC&S&T, ``Other Transaction Authority: Flexibility at
the Expense of Accountability?''
Neu, John J., Chief of Police, Torrance Police Department,
Torrance, California.
IIS&TRA, April 5, 2007, field hearing in Torrance,
California, ``Radicalization, Information Sharing and
Community Outreach: Protecting the Homeland from
Homegrown Terror.''

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O'Connell, Maria Luisa, President, Border Trade Alliance.
BM&GC, July 26, 2007, ``Frequent Traveler Programs:
Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land Borders.''
O'Hanlon, Dr. Michael, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
BM&GC, March 8, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element, Part
II.''
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
Oates, Daniel J., Chief of Police, Aurora Police Department.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Olsavsky, Greg, Director, Cargo Control, Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, June 19, 2007, ``Keeping the Border Secure:
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''
Onorato, Cpt. Paul, President, Coalition of Airline Pilots
Associations.
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
Owen, Todd, Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security
Office, Office of Field Operations, U.S.Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, May 7, 2008, ``Assessing the Resiliency of the
Nation's Supply Chain.''
Oxford, Dr. Vayl, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Department of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, February 14, 2007, ``Understanding the Budget
and Strategic Agenda of the Science and Technology
Directorate.''
ETC&S&T, March 14, 2007, ``Countering the Nuclear
Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the Procurement of
Radiation Detection Technologies.''
ETC&S&T, March 21, 2007, ``Countering the Nuclear
Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the Deployment of
Radiation Detection Technologies.''
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
ETC&S&T, March 5, 2008, ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection:
Recent Tests of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal
Monitors.''

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Paczkowski, John P., Director, Emergency Management and
Security, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
TS&IP, June 25, 2008, ``The Goodyear Explosion:
Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk
Management Framework for Homeland Security.''
Panek, Jim, President and Chief Executive Officer, VaxGen Inc.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Parent, Wayne, Deputy Director, Office of Operations
Coordination, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
MI&O, June 11, 2008, ``Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next
Major Catastrophe.''
Parker, Gerry Ph.D., DVM, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, Department of Health and Human Services.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
Paul, R. Chadwick, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Ben Franklin
Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania, on
behalf of Wall Street West.
ECP&R, September 10, 2007, field hearing in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, ``Federal, State, and Local Coordination:
How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a Terrorist
Attack or Natural Disaster?''
Paulison, Hon. R. David, Director, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R and MI&O, February 28, 2007, ``Reforming FEMA:
Are We Making Progress?''
FULL, May 15, 2007, ``The 2007, Hurricane Season: Are
We Prepared?''
Pearce, John, Associate Director, Auburn University Canine
Detection Training Center.
MI&O, July 22, 2008, field hearing in McClellan,
Alabama, ``Examining the Training of First Responders
in Rural Communities.''
Pearl, Marc, President & CEO, Homeland Security & Defense
Business Council.
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''
Pekoske, Rear Admiral David, United States Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, February 13, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element.''
Peters, Joe M., Director, Technology Assistance Division,
Sheriffs' Association of Texas. February 19, 2008,
ECP&R field hearing in Laredo, Texas, ``The State of
Interoperable Emergency Communications Along the Texas
Border.''
Perez, Hon. Marta Brito, Chief Human Capital Officer,
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, April 19, 2007, ``Addressing the Department of
Homeland Security's Morale Crisis.''
MI&O, November 13, 2007, ``Examining the Department of
Homeland Security's Efforts to Recruit, Hire, and
Promote Veterans.''
Pfister, Michael, Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer, Halliburton.
TS&IP, May 16, 2007, ``The Impact of Foreign Ownership
and Foreign Investment on the Security of Our Nation's
Critical Infrastructure.''
Phillips, Jim, President & CEO, CAN/AM Border Trade Alliance.
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''
Pineda, Major General Tony, National Commander, Civil Air
Patrol.
ECP&R, April 25, 2007, ``Examining the Military's
Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters.''
Poarch, Derek, Chief, Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission.
ECP&R, September 16, 2008, ``Interoperability in the
Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D
Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction.''
Porter, Russell, Director, Iowa Intelligence Fusion Center and
Intelligence Bureau, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
IIS&TRA, September 24, 2008, ``A Report Card on
Homeland Security Information Sharing.''
Powers, Bob, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Disaster
Operations Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, May 9, 2007, ``Assessing the Capabilities and
Coordination of Federal Emergency Response Teams.''
Powner, David, Director, Information Management Issues,
Government Accountability Office.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
ETC&S&T and TS&IP, October 31, 2007, ``Enhancing and
Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector
Specific Plans.''
ETC&S&T, September 16, 2008, ``Cybersecurity
Recommendations for the Next Administration.''
Prather, Charles, Chief, Orange County Fire Authority, Orange
County California.
ECP&R, May 9, 2007, ``Assessing the Capabilities and
Coordination of Federal Emergency Response Teams.''
Principato, Greg, President, Airports Council International --
North America.
TS&IP, April 19, 2007, ``Airport Security: The
Necessary Improvements to Secure America's Airports.''
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
Pullham, David C., Ph.D., Director of Compliance, Siegfried
(USA), Inc.
FULL, February 26, 2008, Committee Print entitled
``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''

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Rabkin, Norman J., Managing Director, Homeland Security and
Justice Team, Government Accountability Office.
MI&O, April 25, 2007, ``Strong Oversight at the
Department of Homeland Security: A Predicate to Good
Government.''
MI&O, April 9, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Solving the Department of Homeland Security's
Management Challenges.''
TS&IP, June 25, 2008, ``The Goodyear Explosion:
Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk
Management Framework for Homeland Security.''
Raduege, Lt. Gen. Harry D., Jr., Co-Chairman, Commission on
Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for
Strategic and International Studies.
ETC&S&T, September 16, 2008, ``Cybersecurity
Recommendations for the Next Administration.''
Rainer, David, Associate Vice Chancellor, Environmental Health
and Public Safety, North Carolina State University.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Rainville, Major General Martha T., USAF (Ret.), Assistant
Administrator, National Continuity Programs, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ECP&R, May 14, 2008, ``Advancing Public Alert and
Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation.''
Rainwater, Paul, Executive Director, Louisiana Recovery
Authority.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Raisch, William, Director, International Center for Enterprise
Preparedness, New York University.
TS&IP, May 14, 2008, ``Partnering with the Private
Sector to Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
Raj, Dr. Phani, President, Technology & Management Systems,
Inc.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
Ramirez, Andrew M., Chairman, Friends of the Boarder Patrol.
BM&GC, March 8, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element, Part
II.''
Ramirez, Saul, Executive Director, National Association of
Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
Reed, Anne F. Thompson, President and CEO, Acquisition
Solutions.
FULL, May 8, 2008, ``Performance Based Acquisitions:
Creating Solutions or Causing Problems?''
Reid, Donald, Senior Coordinator for Security Infrastructure,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State.
ETC&S&T, April 19, 2007, ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers
are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical
Infrastructure.''
Renick, Dr. James C., Senior Vice President for Programs and
Research, American Council on Education.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Reyes, Silvestre, Member in Congress (TX-16).
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Reynolds, Douglas, Director of Security, Mall of America.
FULL, July 9, 2008, ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass
Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World.''
Rhodes, Keith A., Chief Technologist, Director, Center for
Technology and Engineering, Government Accountability
Office.
ETC&S&T, June 20, 2007, ``Hacking the Homeland:
Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at the
Department of Homeland Security.''
Ricci, Joseph, Executive Director, National Association of
Security Companies.
FULL, May 1, 2007, ``The Direction and Viability of the
Federal Protective Service.''
Riddel, Jeffrey H., Director, Office of Capital Improvements,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
Robinson, Denise, Private Citizen.
TS&IP, September 9, 2008, ``Ensuring America's
Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists.''
Robinson, J. Mark, Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal
Regulatory Commission.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
Rodzwicz, Ed, President, Teamsters Rail Conference.
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Rollins, John, Specialist, Terrorism, International Crime,
Intelligence, and Homeland Security, Congressional
Research Service.
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
Ronczkowski, Major Michael, Homeland Security Bureau, Miami-
Dade Police Department.
ECP&R, November 15, 2007, ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for
Effective Emergency Response.''
Rosapep, Terri, Deputy Associate Administrator, Program
Management, Department of Transportation.
TS&IP, February 6, 2007, ``Update on Federal Rail and
Public Transportation Security Efforts.''
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Rosenkranz, Robert B., Senior Vice-President, Government
Services Division, DynCorp International.
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
Rosenzweig, Paul, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office of
International Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, June 5, 2008, ``The Merida Initiative: Examining
U.S.Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal
Organizations.''
Roxey, Tim, Technical Assistant to the President CGG/Security,
Deputy to the Chair, NSCC & PCIS, Constellation
Generation Group.
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
Rufe, Roger T., Vice Admiral USCG (Ret.), Director of the
Operations Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, July 9, 2008, ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass
Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World.''
Ruiz, Brien C., President, St. Bernard Parish Fire Fighters
Association (IAFF Local 1468).
MI&O and ECP&R, June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, ``Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Runge, Jeffrey, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, April 18, 2007, ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures that Safeguard the
Nation?''
FULL, June 6, 2007, ``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A
Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with
Homeland Security Implications.''
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Russell, Stephen, Chairman and CEO, Celadon Group, Inc.,
testifying on behalf of the American Trucking
Association.
TS&IP, June 19, 2007, ``Keeping the Border Secure:
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''

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Salerno, Admiral Brian, Director, Inspection and Compliance,
U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, October 31, 2007, ``Homeland Security Failures:
TWIC Examined.''
Salerno, Rear Admiral Brian M., Director, Inspection and
Compliance, U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland
Security.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
Sales, Nathan A., Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason
University School of Law.
BM&GC, July 16, 2008, ``Implementing the 9/11 Act
Mandates for Enhancing the Visa Waiver Program.''
Salinas, Hon. Raul G., Mayor, Laredo, Texas.
TS&IP, June 19, 2007, ``Keeping the Border Secure:
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''
Sammon, John P., Assistant Administrator, Transportation Sector
Network Management, Transportation Security
Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''
Sarubbi, Jonathan, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region III,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ECP&R, September 10, 2007, field hearing in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, ``Federal, State, and Local Coordination:
How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a Terrorist
Attack or Natural Disaster?''
Saunders, Maj. Gen. Steven, Director , Joint Doctrine Training
and Force Development, National Guard Bureau.
ECP&R, October 3, 2007, ``Practicing Like We Play:
Examining Homeland Security Exercises.''
Sawaf, Sireen, Director, Southern California Government
Relations, Muslim Public Affairs Council.
IIS&TRA,
Saydjari, O. Sami, President, Professionals for Cyber Defense
Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Defense Agency, LLC.
ETC&S&T, April 25, 2007, ``Addressing the Nation's
Cybersecurity Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment and Immediate Action.''
Schenkel, Gary, Director, Federal Protective Service,
Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, May 1, 2007, ``The Direction and Viability of the
Federal Protective Service.''
Scherling, Terry L., Maj. Gen., Director of the Joint Staff,
National Guard Bureau.
Schiliro, Lewis G., Director of Interagency Preparedness,
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State of New
York.
TS&IP, February 13, 2007, ``Rail and Mass Transit
Security: Industry and Labor Perspectives.''
Schneider, Hon. Paul A., Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, March 1, 2007, ``The Department of Homeland
Security's Management Directorate: Goals and Objectives
of the New Under Secretary.''
MI&O, April 25, 2007, ``Strong Oversight at the
Department of Homeland Security: A Predicate to Good
Government.''
FULL, September 18, 2007, ``The Grades are In! -- Is
the Department of Homeland Security Measuring Up?''
FULL, April 23, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Improving the Functionality, Governance, and
Accountability of the Department of Homeland
Security.'' The Committee received testimony from Hon.
Paul A. Schneider, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department
of Homeland Security.
Schneider, Johanna, Executive Director, Partnership for
Disaster Response.
ECP&R, June 13, 2007, ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping
Our Communities Help Themselves.''
Schrader, Dennis R., Deputy Administrator, National
Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
ECP&R, October 3, 2007, ``Practicing Like We Play:
Examining Homeland Security Exercises.''
MI&O, July 22, 2008, field hearing in McClellan,
Alabama, ``Examining the Training of First Responders
in Rural Communities.''
Schultz, Captain Karl, Commander, U.S.Coast Guard-Sector Miami,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, November 26, 2007, field hearing in Miami,
Florida, ``Homeland Security in the Maritime
Environment: Maritime Domain Awareness and Vessel
Tracking.''
Scott, Timothy J., Chief Security Officer and Global Director,
Emergency Services and Security, The Dow Chemical
Company.
TS&IP, July 24, 2007, ``Chemical Security-A Rising
Concern for America: Examination of the Department's
Chemical Security Regulations and its Effect on the
Public and Private Sector.''
Seiter, Richard P., Executive Vice President and Chief
Corrections Officer, Corrections Corporation of
America.
BM&GC, March 15, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking.''
Sergel, Richard, President and Chief Executive Officer, North
American Electric Reliability Corporation.
ETC&S&T, May 21, 2008, ``Implications of Cyber
Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the
Electric Grid.''
Setley, Gerald C., Vice President, Region 3 Director,
International Chemical Workers Union Council, United
Food and Commercial Workers Union.
TS&IP, December 12, 2007, H.R. _, the ``Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Shea, Kevin, Assistant Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture.
ETC&S&T, May 23, 2007, ``Reducing Threats to our
Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a National Bio and
Agro-Defense Facility.''
Sheffi, Dr. Yossi, Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
FULL, May 6, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland --
Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.''
Sherling, Major General Terry L., Director of the Joint Staff,
National Guard Bureau.
ECP&R, April 25, 2007, ``Examining the Military's
Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters.''
Shiff, Hon. Adam B., the Representative in Congress from the
Twenty-Ninth District in the State of California.
ETC&S&T, October 10, 2007, H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear
Forensics and Attribution Act.''
Shuler, Heath, Member in Congress (NC-11).
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Shult, Peter A., PhD, Director, Communicable Diseases Division,
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Shuman, David, Private Citizen.
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Sica, Robert J., Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret
Service, National Threat Assessment Center, Department
of Homeland Security.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Simpson, Mike, Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan
Coordinator, Texas Radio Coalition.
ECP&R, February 19, 2008, field hearing in Laredo,
Texas, ``The State of Interoperable Emergency
Communications Along the Texas Border.''
Skinner, Hon. Richard L., Inspector General, Department of
Homeland Security.
FULL, February 7, 2007, ``An Overview of Issues and
Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland
Security.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, May 17, 2007, ``Deepwater: Charting a
Course for Safer Waters.''
Slotnick, Jeff, President, Setracon, Inc.
TS&IP, March 12, 2008, ``Partnerships in Securing
Critical Infrastructure.''
Smislova, Melissa, Director, Homeland Infrastructure Threat &
Risk Analysis Center, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, July 26, 2007, ``Private Sector Information
Sharing: What Is It, Who Does It, and What's Working at
DHS?''
Smith, Eric, Assistant Administrator for Logistics Management,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Sondermeyer, Gary, Director of Operations, New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection.
TS&IP, December 12, 2007, H.R. _, the ``Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Sosa, Chief Luis F., Jr, Fire Chief, Laredo, Texas.
ECP&R, June 21, 2007, ``Challenges Facing First
Responders in Border Communities.''
Sosin, Daniel M., Dr. Director, Biosurveillance Coordination
Unit, and Associate Director for Science, Coordinating
Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Sotorrio, Ana, Associate Director, Governmental Affairs, Miami-
Dade Aviation Department.
BM&GC, June 28, 2007, ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps in
Our Security.''
Southers, Erroll G., Chief of Homeland Security and
Intelligence, Los Angeles World Airports Police
Department.
FULL, May 6, 2008, ``The Resilient Homeland --
Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.''
Spaulding, Suzanne E., Principal, Bingham Consulting Group,
LLC.
IIS&TRA, June 28, 2007, ``Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard for
Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security
Information.''
Staeben, Derwood ``Woody'', Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative, Department of State.
BM&GC, April 16, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: Ensuring Successful Implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.''
Stalcup, George, Director of Strategic Issues, Government
Accountability Office.
FULL, May 21, 2008, ``Diversity at DHS: Keeping Pace or
Missing the Mark?''
Stallworth, Bill, Executive Director, East Biloxi Coordination
and Relief Center.
ECP&R and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery, July 31, 2008, ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring
the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of
Catastrophes.''
Stana, Richard M., Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.''
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
BM&GC, and MI&O, October 24, 2007, ``The Future of
Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?''
BM&GC, and MI&O, February 27, 2008, ``Project 28:
Lessons Learned and the Future of SBInet.''
FULL, September 10 and 18, 2008, ``Mismanagement,
Missteps, and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence
Has Not Become a Reality.''
Stein, Steve L., Senior Program Manager, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
Steinhardt, Barry, Director, ACLU Program on Technology and
Liberty, American Civil Liberties Union.
FULL, September 6, 2007, ``Turning Spy Satellites on
the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.''
Steinhardt, Bernice, Director, Strategic Issues, Government
Accountability Office.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Stephan, Col. Robert B., (USAF Ret.) Assistant Secretary for
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
TS&IP, March 23, 2007, ``Foreign Ownership: Discussion
of Challenges Posed by Foreign Ownership to Using
Critical Infrastructure.''
TS&IP, July 24, 2007, ``Chemical Security-A Rising
Concern for America: Examination of the Department's
Chemical Security Regulations and its Effect on the
Public and Private Sector.''
TS&IP, December 12, 2007, H.R. _, the ``Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
FULL, February 26, 2008, Committee Print entitled
``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
TS&IP, May 14, 2008, ``Partnering with the Private
Sector to Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
FULL, July 9, 2008, ``The Challenge of Protecting Mass
Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World.''
Stephen L. Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Stephens, Dr. Kevin, MD, Director, Health Department, City of
New Orleans.
TS&IP, May 14, 2008, ``Partnering with the Private
Sector to Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
Steve Delahousey, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness,
American Medical Response.
MI&O and ECP&R June 4, 2007, field hearing in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi''Empowering State and Local
Officials Through Enhanced FEMA Regional Offices.''
Stevenson, Richard H., President and Chief Operating Officer,
Clise Properties, Inc.
IIS&TRA, May 25, 2007, field hearing in Bellevue,
Washington, ``Building a Partnership Strategy:
Improving Information Sharing with State & Local Law
Enforcement and the Private Sector.''
Stewart, Stacey D., Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity
Officer, Fannie Mae Corporation.
FULL, May 21, 2008, ``Diversity at DHS: Keeping Pace or
Missing the Mark?''
Stieffel, Dr. Jeffrey, Director, BioWatch, Office of Health
Affairs, Department of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''
Stier, Max, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service.
MI&O, April 19, 2007, ``Addressing the Department of
Homeland Security's Morale Crisis.''
Stittleburg, Phil, Chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council.
ECP&R, June 13, 2007, ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping
Our Communities Help Themselves.''
Stover, Lauren, Assistant Aviation Director for Security and
Communications, Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
TS&IP, April 19, 2007, ``Airport Security: The
Necessary Improvements to Secure America's Airports.''
Sturm, Captain Francis, U.S.Coast Guard, Department of Homeland
Security.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Sumrall, Michael, Major General, Assistant to the Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters.
MI&O, July 30, 2008, ``The Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review.''
Sundet, Leal, Coast Committeeman, Longshore Division of the
International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Sutherland, Daniel W., Officer for Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties, Department of Homeland Security.
IIS&TRA, March 14, 2007, ``The Department of Homeland
Security State and Local Fusion Center Program:
Advancing Information Sharing While Safeguarding Civil
Liberties.''
FULL, September 6, 2007, ``Turning Spy Satellites on
the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.''

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Tahmassian, Dr. Ara, Associate Vice President, Research
Compliance, Boston University.
TS&IP, July 24, 2007, ``Chemical Security-A Rising
Concern for America: Examination of the Department's
Chemical Security Regulations and its Effect on the
Public and Private Sector.''
Taylor, Hon. James L., Deputy Inspector General, Department of
Homeland Security.
FULL, May 1, 2007, ``The Direction and Viability of the
Federal Protective Service.''
Taylor, James L., Deputy Inspector General, Department of
Homeland Security.
MI&O, September 17, 2008, ``Waste, Abuse and
Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed
Contracts.''
Teufel, Hugo, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland
Security.
IIS&TRA, March 14, 2007, ``The Department of Homeland
Security State and Local Fusion Center Program:
Advancing Information Sharing While Safeguarding Civil
Liberties.''
FULL, September 6, 2007, ``Turning Spy Satellites on
the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Implications of the National Applications Office.''
Thompson, George E., Deputy Director, Programs, Homeland
Security Institute.
ETC&S&T, March 5, 2008, ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection:
Recent Tests of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal
Monitors.''
Tiefer, Prof. Charles, Private Citizen.
FULL, April 20, 2007, ``Responsibility in Federal
Homeland Security Contracting.''
Tipson, David, Interim Director, Community Development Project,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
FULL, January 29, 2008, ``Ensuring Safe and Effective
Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters.''
Tomarchio, Jack, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland
Security.
IIS&TRA, September 27, 2007, ``The Way Forward With
Fusion Centers: Challenges and Strategies for Change.''
Tomblin, Captain Brian, Military Liaison, Office of Homeland
Security, Tennessee Army National Guard.
IIS&TRA, May 10, 2007, ``Fixing the Homeland Security
Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Torres, John P., Director, Office of Detention and Removal
Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, March 15, 2007, ``Crossing the Border:
Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking.''
Trump, Kenneth S., M.P.A., President, National School Safety
and Security Services.
FULL, May 17, 2007, ``Protecting our Schools: Federal
Efforts to Strengthen Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Tuggle, Laura, Staff Attorney, New Orleans Legal Assistance
Corporation, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
ECP&R and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity of Committee on Financial Services joint
hearing June 4, 2008, ``Examining the Roles and
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural Disasters.''
Turner, Aaron, Cybersecurity Strategist, National & Homeland
Security, Idaho National Laboratory. Ken Silva, Chief
Security Officer, VeriSign.
ETC&S&T, April 19, 2007, ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers
are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical
Infrastructure.''
Tuttle, James, Director, Explosives Division, Directorate for
Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
TS&IP, July 15, 2008, ``The Next Step in Aviation
Security - Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?''

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Vanderwagen, W. Craig (RADM), MD, Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ETC&S&T, September 26, 2007, ``Beyond the Checklist:
Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
ETC&S&T, July 22, 2008, field hearing in Providence,
Rhode Island, ``Emerging Biological Threats and Public
Health Preparedness: Getting Beyond Getting Ready.''
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office;
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
Verdery, C. Stewart, Jr., Partner, Monument Policy Group, LLC.
TS&IP, April 15, 2008, ``Moving Beyond the First Five
Years: How the Transportation Security Administration
Will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of
Transportation.''
Vitko, Dr. John, Head, Chemical and Biological Division,
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, May 23, 2007, ``Reducing Threats to our
Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a National Bio and
Agro-Defense Facility.''

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Wainio, Richard A., Port Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Tampa Port Authority.
BM&GC, April 26, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review.''
Walker, Hon. David M., Comptroller General of the United
States.
FULL, February 7, 2007, ``An Overview of Issues and
Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland
Security.''
FULL, September 18, 2007, ``The Grades are In! -- Is
the Department of Homeland Security Measuring Up?''
Walker, James M., Jr., Director for Homeland Security, Alabama
Department of Homeland Security.
MI&O, June 20, 2007, ``You Don't Know What You Don't
Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security Improved
its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
MI&O, June 11, 2008, ``Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next
Major Catastrophe.''
MI&O, July 22, 2008, field hearing in McClellan,
Alabama, ``Examining the Training of First Responders
in Rural Communities.''
Ward, Dr. Keith B., Chief Research and Development Branch,
Chemical and Biological Division, Science and
Technology, Department of Homeland Security. February
7, 2008,
ETC&S&T, ``Other Transaction Authority: Flexibility at
the Expense of Accountability?''
Ward, Gregg M., Vice President , Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry.
TS&IP, June 19, 2007, ``Keeping the Border Secure:
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''
Watson, James, (RADM), Director, Prevention Policy for Marine
Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S.Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, May 7, 2008, ``Assessing the Resiliency of the
Nation's Supply Chain.''
BM&GC, September 17, 2008, ``Transportation Worker
Identification Credential: A Status Update.''
Wattier, Kevin, General Manager, Long Beach Water Department.
FULL, February 26, 2008, Committee Print entitled
``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Weiderhold, Fred, Inspector General, National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
TS&IP, February 13, 2007, ``Rail and Mass Transit
Security: Industry and Labor Perspectives.''
FULL, March 6, 2007, Committee Print entitled ``Rail
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.''
Weismann, Anne, Chief Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and
Ethics in Washington.
FULL, July 25, 2007, ``An Overview of Department of
Homeland Security Federal Advisory Committees.''
Weiss, Joe, Managing Director, Applied Control Solutions.
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
Weitzman, Mark, Director, Task Force Against Hate, Simon
Wiesenthal Center.
IIS&TRA, November 6, 2007, ``Using the Web as a Weapon:
the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism.''
Wells, Jim, Director, Energy, NRC, Natural Resources and
Environment, Government Accountability Office.
FULL, March 21, 2007, ``Securing LNG Tankers to Protect
the Homeland.''
Wermuth, Michael, Director, RAND Homeland Security Program.
BM&GC, March 8, 2007, ``Border Security:
Infrastructure, Technology, and the Human Element, Part
II.''
Werner, Charles L., EFO/CFO, Fire Chief, Charlottesville,
Virginia Fire Department.
ECP&R, July 15, 2008, ``Assessing the Framework and
Coordination of the National Emergency Communications
Plan.''
Werts, Robert G., Program Manager, Northeast Pennsylvania
Regional Counter Terrorism Task Force.
ECP&R, September 10, 2007, field hearing in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, ``Federal, State, and Local Coordination:
How Prepared is Pennsylvania to Respond to a Terrorist
Attack or Natural Disaster?''
Westermann, Chief Steven P., President, International
Association of Fire Chiefs.
ECP&R, November 15, 2007, ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for
Effective Emergency Response.''
Whiteley, David, Executive Vice President, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation.
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
Whitmire, Chief Charlie, Director, Border Patrol Training
Academy, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.
MI&O, June 19, 2007, ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained
Boots on the Ground At the Border.''
Williams, Orice M., Director, Financial Markets and Community
Investment, Government Accountability Office.
MI&O and the Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, June 12,
2007, ``National Flood Insurance Program: Issues
Exposed by the 2005 Hurricanes.''
Williams, Richard, Chief Financial Officer, Science and
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
ETC&S&T, February 14, 2007, ``Understanding the Budget
and Strategic Agenda of the Science and Technology
Directorate.''
Willis, Larry, General Counsel, Transportation Trades
Department, AFL-CIO.
TS&IP, February 16, 2007, ``Impact of Background and
Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce.''
Wilshusen, Greg, Director, Information Security Issues,
Government Accountability Office.
ETC&S&T, April 19, 2007, ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers
are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical
Infrastructure.'' June 20, 2007, ``Hacking the
Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
at the Department of Homeland Security.''
ETC&S&T, October 17, 2007, ``The Cyber Threat to
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations are Necessary to
Secure the Electric Grid.''
ETC&S&T, May 21, 2008, ``Implications of Cyber
Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the
Electric Grid.''
Wilson, Dr. James, V, Chief Technical Officer and Chief
Scientist, Veratect Corporation.
ETC&S&T, July 16, 2008, ``One Year Later --
Implementing the Biosurveillance Requirements of the
`9/11 Act.'''
Wilson, Nancy, Vice President for Security, Association of
American Railroads.
TS&IP, February 13, 2007, ``Rail and Mass Transit
Security: Industry and Labor Perspectives.''
Winkowski, Thomas, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department
of Homeland Security.
BM&GC, October 30, 2007, ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of
Implementation One Year Later.''
BM&GC, May 22, 2008, ``The Border Security Challenge:
Recent Developments and Legislative Proposals.''
Wolfinbarger, Major James M., Director, Colorado Office of
Preparedness, Security and Fire Safety.
IIS&TRA, August 10, 2007, field hearing in Aurora,
Colorado, ``Information Sharing and National Special
Security Events: Preparing for the 2008 Presidential
Conventions.''
Womack, Mike, Director, Mississippi Emergency Management
Agency, State of Mississippi.
ECP&R, April 25, 2007, ``Examining the Military's
Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters.''
Wormuth, Christine E., Senior Fellow, International Security
Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies.
MI&O, June 11, 2008, ``Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next
Major Catastrophe.''
MI&O, July 30, 2008, ``The Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review.''
Wright, David L., President, American Federation of Government
Employees, Local 918, FPS Union.
FULL, May 1, 2007, ``The Direction and Viability of the
Federal Protective Service.''
Wright, Lawrence, Fellow, NYU Center on Law and Security.
IIS&TRA, July 30, 2008, ``Reassessing the Threat: the
Future of Al Qaeda and Its Implications for Homeland
Security.''

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Zadra, Mark, Assistant Commissioner, Florida Department of Law
Enforcement.
IIS&TRA, April 26, 2007, ``The Over-Classification and
Pseudo-Classification of Government Information: The
Response of the Program Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
Zimmerman, Paul, Director of Operations, Board of Commissioners
of the Port of New Orleans.
BM&GC, May 7, 2008, ``Assessing the Resiliency of the
Nation's Supply Chain.''
Zitz, Richard Robert, Deputy Under Secretary for Preparedness,
Department of Homeland Security.
FULL, March 20, 2007, ``Organizational and Policy
Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland
Security Review Process.''
APPENDIX IX-Printed Hearings

Number Title Date

110-1 ``Update on Federal Rail and February 6, 2007,
Public Transportation Security
Efforts.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-2 ``An Overview of Issues and February 7, 2007,
Challenges Facing the
Department of Homeland
Security.''
Full Committee

110-3 ``An Examination of the February 9, 2007,
President's FY 2008 Budget
Request for the Department of
Homeland Security.''
Full Committee

110-4 ``Border Security: February 13, 2007,
Infrastructure, Technology, March 8, 2007,
and the Human Element.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-5 ``Rail and Mass Transit February 13, 2007,
Security: Industry and Labor
Perspectives.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-6 ``Understanding the Budget and February 14, 2007,
Strategic Agenda of the
Science and Technology
Directorate.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-7 ``The President's Proposed February 14, 2007,
FY2008 Budget for the
Department of Homeland
Security: The Office of
Intelligence and Analysis.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-8 ``Lessons Learned and Grading February 15, 2007,
Goals: The Department of
Homeland Security of 2007.''
Full Committee

110-9 ``Impact of Background and February 16, 2007,
Security Clearances on the
Transportation Workforce.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-10 ``Reforming FEMA: Are We Making February 28, 2007,
Progress?''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communication, Preparedness,
and Response and the
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-11 ``The Department of Homeland March 1, 2007,
Security's Management
Directorate: Goals and
Objectives of the New Under
Secretary.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-12 Committee Print entitled ``Rail March 6, 2007,
and Public Transportation
Security Act of 2007.''
Full Committee

110-13 ``Public Safety Interoperable March 14, 2007,
Communications Grants: Are the
Departments of Homeland
Security and Commerce
Effectively Coordinating to
Meet our Nation's Emergency
Communications Needs?''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-14 ``Countering the Nuclear Threat
to the Homeland:
``Evaluating the Procurement of March 14, 2007,
Radiation Detection
Technologies.'' March 21, 2007,
``Evaluating the Deployment of
Radiation Detection
Technologies.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-15 ``The Department of Homeland March 14, 2007,
Security State and Local
Fusion Center Program:
Advancing Information Sharing
While Safeguarding Civil
Liberties.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-16 ``Crossing the Border: March 15, 2007,
Immigrants in Detention and March 20, 2007,
Victims of Trafficking.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-17 ``Disaster Declarations: Where March 15, 2007,
is FEMA in a Time of Need?''
Full Committee

110-18 ``Organizational and Policy March 20, 2007,
Proposals for the FY 2008
Department of Homeland
Security Authorization:
Positioning US-VISIT for
Success and Establishing a
Quadrennial Homeland Security
Review Process.''
Full Committee

110-19 ``Securing LNG Tankers to March 21, 2007,
Protect the Homeland.''
Full Committee

110-20 ``Over-Classification and ...................
Pseudo-Classification.'' March 22, 2007
``The Impact on Information April 26, 2007,
Sharing.''
``The Response of the Program June 28, 2007,
Manager of the Information
Sharing Environment.''
``Making DHS the Gold Standard
for Designating Classified and
Sensitive Homeland Security
Information.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-21 ``Foreign Ownership: Discussion March 23, 2007,
of Challenges Posed by Foreign
Ownership to Using Critical
Infrastructure.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-22 ``Radicalization, Information April 5, 2007,
Sharing and Community (Torrance, CA)
Outreach: Protecting the
Homeland from Homegrown
Terror.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-23 ``Can BioShield Effectively April 18, 2007,
Procure Medical
Countermeasures that Safeguard
the Nation?''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-24 ``Addressing the Department of April 19, 2007,
Homeland Security's Morale
Crisis.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-25 ``Airport Security: The April 19, 2007,
Necessary Improvements to
Secure America's Airports''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-26 ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers are April 19, 2007,
Penetrating Federal Systems
and Critical Infrastructure.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-27 ``Responsibility in Federal April 20, 2007,
Homeland Security
Contracting.''
Full Committee

110-28 ``Examining the Military's April 25, 2007,
Support of Civil Authorities
During Disasters.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-29 ``Strong Oversight at the April 25, 2007,
Department of Homeland
Security: A Predicate to Good
Government.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigation, and Oversight

110-30 ``Addressing the Nation's April 25, 2007,
Cybersecurity Challenges:
Reducing Vulnerabilities
Requires Strategic Investment
and Immediate Action.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-31 ``The SAFE Port Act: A Six April 26, 2007,
Month Review.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-32 ``The Direction and Viability May 1, 2007,
of the Federal Protective
Service.''
Full Committee

110-33 ``Assessing the Capabilities May 9, 2007,
and Coordination of Federal
Emergency Response Teams.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-34 ``Fixing the Homeland Security May 10, 2007,
Information Network: Finding
the Way Forward For Better
Information Sharing.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-35 ``The 2007, Hurricane Season: May 15, 2007,
Are We Prepared?''
Full Committee

110-36 ``The Impact of Foreign May 16, 2007,
Ownership and Foreign
Investment on the Security of
Our Nation's Critical
Infrastructure.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-37 ``Protecting our Schools: May 17, 2007,
Federal Efforts to Strengthen
Community Preparedness and
Response.''
Full Committee

110-38 ``Deepwater: Charting a Course May 17, 2007,
for Safer Waters.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism and the
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight

110-39 ``The Role of the Department of May 22, 2007,
Homeland Security in Gulf
Coast Rebuilding and Recovery
Efforts.''
Full Committee

110-40 ``Reducing Threats to Our May 23, 2007,
Nation's Agriculture:
Authorizing a National Bio and
Agro-Defense Facility.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-41 ``Examining the Impact of May 24, 2007,
Equipment Shortages on the
National Guard's Readiness for
Homeland Security Missions.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-42 ``Building a Partnership May 25, 2007,
Strategy: Improving (Bellevue, WA)
Information Sharing with State
& Local Law Enforcement and
the Private Sector.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-43 ``Empowering State and Local June 4, 2007,
Officials Through Enhanced (Bay St. Louis, MS)
FEMA Regional Offices.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight
and the Subcommittee on
Emergency Communications,
Preparedness, and Response

110-44 ``The XDR Tuberculosis June 6, 2007,
Incident: A Poorly Coordinated
Federal Response to an
Incident with Homeland
Security Implications.''
Full Committee

110-45 ``Project 28: The Future of June 7, 2007,
SBInet.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-46 ``National Flood Insurance June 12, 2007,
Program: Issues Exposed by the
2005 Hurricanes.''
Committee on Homeland
Security's Subcommittee on
Management, Investigations,
and Oversight and the
Committee on Financial
Services Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations

110-47 ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping June 13, 2007,
Our Communities Help
Themselves.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-48 ``Assessing and Addressing the June 14, 2007,
Threat: Defining the Role of a
National Commission on the
Prevention of Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown
Terrorism.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-49 ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained June 19, 2007,
Boots on the Ground At the
Border.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-50 ``Keeping the Border Secure: June 19, 2007,
Examining Potential Threats
Posed by Cross Border
Trucking.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-51 ``You Don't Know What You Don't June 20, 2007,
Know: Has the Department of
Homeland Security Improved Its
Ability to Maintain
Situational Awareness Since
Hurricane Katrina?''
Subcommittee on Management,
investigations, and Oversight

110-52 ``Hacking the Homeland: June 20, 2007,
Investigating Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities at the
Department of Homeland
Security.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-53 ``A Roadmap for Security? June 27, 2007,
Examining the Science and
Technology Directorate's
Strategic Plan.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-54 ``US-VISIT Exit: Closing Gaps June 28, 2007,
in Our Security.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-55 ``Farm to Fork: Partnerships to July 9, 2007,
Protect the Food You Eat.'' (Tunkhannock, PA)
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-56 ``Challenges Facing First July 12, 2007,
Responders in Border
Communities.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-57 ``Leveraging the Private Sector July 19, 2007,
to Strengthen Emergency
Preparedness and Response.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-58 ``The Western Hemisphere Travel July 20, 2007
Initiative: Perspectives of a (Buffalo, NY)
Community on the U.S.-Canada
Border.''
Full Committee

110-59 ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate July 24, 2007,
Vulnerabilities in the Food
Supply Chain''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-60 ``Chemical Security-A Rising July 24, 2007,
Concern for America:
Examination of the
Department's Chemical Security
Regulations and its Effect on
the Public and Private
Sector.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-61 ``An Overview of Department of July 25, 2007,
Homeland Security Federal
Advisory Committees.''
Full Committee

110-62 ``Private Sector Information July 26, 2007,
Sharing: What Is It, Who Does
It, and What's Working at
DHS?''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-63 ``Frequent Traveler Programs: July 26, 2007,
Balancing Security and
Commerce at our Land
Borders.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-64 ``Managing Risk and Increasing July 31, 2007,
Efficiency: An Examination of
the Implementation of the
Registered Traveler Program.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-65 ``Playing by Its Own Rules: August 1, 2007,
TSA's Exemption from the
Federal Acquisition
Regulation, and How it Impacts
Partnerships with the Private
Sector.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-66 ``Information Sharing and August 10, 2007,
National Special Security (Aurora, CO)
Events: Preparing for the 2008
Presidential Conventions.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-67 ``Holding the Department of September 5, 2007,
Homeland Security accountable
for Security Gaps.''
Full Committee

110-68 ``Turning Spy Satellites on the September 6, 2007,
Homeland: the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Implications
of the National Applications
Office.''
Full Committee

110-69 ``Federal, State, and Local September 10, 2007,
Coordination: How Prepared is (Bethlehem, PA)
Pennsylvania to Respond to a
Terrorist Attack or Natural
Disaster?''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-70 ``The Grades are In! -- Is the September 18, 2007,
Department of Homeland
Security Measuring Up?''
Full Committee

110-71 ``Protecting the Protectors: September 18, 2007,
Ensuring the Health and Safety
of our First Responders in the
Wake of Catastrophic
Disasters.''
Full Committee

110-72 ``Beyond the Checklist: September 26, 2007,
Addressing Shortfalls in
National Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-73 ``The Way Forward with Fusion September 27, 2007,
Centers: Challenges and
Strategies for Change.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-74 ``Practicing Like We Play: October 3, 2007,
Examining Homeland Security
Exercises.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-75 ``Homeland Security Beyond Our October 4, 2007,
Borders: Examining the Status
of Counterterrorism
Coordination Overseas.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-76 H.R. 2631, the ``Nuclear October 10, 2007,
Forensics and Attribution
Act.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-77 ``Aviation Security'' ...................
``Part I: Are We Truly October 16, 2007,
Protected?'' November 1, 2007,
``Part II: A Frontline
Perspective on the Need for
Enhanced Human Resources and
Equipment.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-78 ``The Cyber Threat to Control October 17, 2007,
Systems: Stronger Regulations
are Necessary to Secure the
Electric Grid.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-79 ``The Future of Border October 24, 2007,
Security: Can SBInet
Succeed?''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism and the
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-80 ``The SAFE Port Act: Status of October 30, 2007,
Implementation One Year
Later.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-81 ``Homeland Security Failures: October 31, 2007,
TWIC Examined.''
Full Committee

110-82 ``Enhancing and Implementing October 31, 2007,
the Cybersecurity Elements of
the Sector Specific Plans.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology and the
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-83 ``Using the Web as a Weapon: November 6, 2007.
the Internet as a Tool for
Violent Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-84 ``The Progress and Pitfalls of November 8, 2007,
the Terrorist Watch List.''
Full Committee

110-85 ``Examining the Department of November 13, 2007,
Homeland Security's Efforts to
Recruit, Hire, and Promote
Veterans.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-86 ``Cover Blown -- Did TSA Tip November 14, 2007,
Off Airport Screeners about
Covert Testing?''
Full Committee

110-87 ``Leveraging Mutual Aid for November 15, 2007,
Effective Emergency
Response.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-88 ``Homeland Security in the November 26, 2007,
Maritime Environment: Maritime (Miami, FL)
Domain Awareness and Vessel
Tracking.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-89 ``H.R. _, the Chemical Facility December 12, 2007,
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-90 ``Ensuring Homeland Security January 3, 2008
While Facilitating Legitimate (El Paso, TX)
Travel: The Challenge at
America's Ports of Entry.''
Full Committee

110-91 ``Ensuring Safe and Effective January 29, 2008
Housing Programs in the Wake
of Disasters.''
Full Committee

110-92 ``Other Transaction Authority: February 7, 2008
Flexibility at the Expense of
Accountability?''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-93 ``The President's FY 2009 February 13, 2008
Budget Request for the
Department of Homeland
Security.''
Full Committee

110-94 ``The State of Interoperable February 19, 2007,
Emergency Communications Along (Laredo, Texas)
the Texas Border.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-95 Committee Print ''Chemical February 26, 2008
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of
2008.''
Full Committee

110-96 ``Homeland Security February 26, 2008
Intelligence at a Crossroads:
the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis' Vision for 2008.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-97 ``Project 28: Lessons Learned February 27, 2008
and the Future of SBInet.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism and the
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-98 ``The Cyber Initiative.'' February 28, 2008
Full Committee

110-99 ``Nuclear Smuggling Detection: March 5, 2008
Recent Tests of Advanced
Spectroscopic Portal
Monitors.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-100 ``Partnerships in Securing March 12, 2008
Critical Infrastructure.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-101 ``Making Homeland Security March 13, 2008
Intelligence Work for State,
Local, and Tribal Partners: An
Interagency Threat Assessment
Coordination Group (ITACG)
Progress Report.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-102 ``The Future of Science and April 1, 2008
Technology at the Department
of Homeland Security.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-103 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 9, 2008
Years: Ensuring FEMA's Ability
to Respond and Recover in the
Wake of a National
Catastrophe.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-104 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 9, 2008
Years: Solving the Department
of Homeland Security's
Management Challenges.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-105 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 15, 2008
Years: How the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA)
will Continue to Enhance
Security for All Modes of
Transportation.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-106 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 15, 2008
Years: Ensuring Successful
Implementation of the Western
Hemisphere Travel
Initiative.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-107 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 23, 2008
Years: Improving the
Functionality, Governance, and
Accountability of the
Department of Homeland
Security.''
Full Committee

110-108 ``Moving Beyond the First Five April 24, 2008
Years: Evolving the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis to
Better Serve State, Local and
Tribal Needs.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-109 ``Protecting the Mass Transit April 25, 2008
Critical Infrastructure in New
York City and in the Nation.''
Subcommittee in Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection
New York City, NY

110-110 ``The Resilient Homeland -- May 6, 2008
Broadening the Homeland
Security Strategy.''
Full Committee

110-111 ``Assessing the Resiliency of May 7, 2008
the Nation's Supply Chain.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-112 ``Performance Based May 8, 2008
Acquisitions: Creating
Solutions or Causing
Problems?''
Full Committee

110-113 ``Advancing Public Alert and May 14, 2008
Warning Systems to Build a
More Resilient Nation.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-114 ``Partnering with the Private May 14, 2008
Sector to Secure Critical
Infrastructure: Has the
Department of Homeland
Security Abandoned the
Resilience-Based Approach?''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-115 ``The Resilient Homeland: How May 15, 2008
DHS Intelligence Should
Empower America to Prepare
for, Prevent, and Withstand
Terrorist Attacks.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-116 ``Diversity at DHS: Keeping May 21, 2008
Pace or Missing the Mark?''
Full Committee

110-117 ``Implications of Cyber May 21, 2008
Vulnerabilities on the
Resiliency and Security of the
Electric Grid.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-118 ``The Border Security May 22, 2008
Challenge: Recent Developments
and Legislative Proposals.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism.

110-119 ``Examining the Roles and June 4, 2008
Responsibilities of HUD and
FEMA in Responding to the
Affordable Housing Needs of
Gulf Coast States following
Emergencies and Natural
Disasters.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness
and Response and the Committee
on Financial Services'
Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Opportunity

110-120 ``The Merida Initiative: June 5, 2008
Examining U.S.Efforts to
Combat Transnational Criminal
Organizations.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-121 H.R. 6193, the ``Improving June 11, 2008
Public Access to Documents Act
of 2008.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-122 ``Ready to Lead? DHS and the June 11, 2008
Next Major Catastrophe.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-123 ``The Goodyear Explosion: June 25, 2008
Ensuring Our Nation is Secure
by Developing a Risk
Management Framework for
Homeland Security.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-124 ``The Challenges of Protecting July 9, 2008
Mass Gatherings in a Post-9/11
World.''
Full Committee

110-125 ``Assessing the Framework and July 15, 2008
Coordination of the National
Emergency Communications
Plan.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness,
and Response

110-126 ``The Next Step in Aviation July 15, 2008
Security-Cargo Security: Is
DHS Implementing the
Requirements of the 9/11 Law
Effectively?''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-127 ``Implementing the 9/11 Act July 16, 2008
Mandates for Enhancing the
Visa Waiver Program.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-128 ``One Year Later-Implementing July 16, 2008
the Biosurveillance
Requirements of the `9/11
Act'''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybsersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-129 ``The Challenge of Aligning July 17, 2008
Programs, Personnel, and (Washington, DC)
Resources to Achieve Border
Security.''
Full Committee

110-130 ``Examining the Training of July 22, 2008
First Responders in Rural (McClellan, AL)
Communities.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-131 ``Emerging Biological Threats July 22, 2008
and Public Health (Providence, RI)
Preparedness: Getting Beyond
Getting Ready.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-132 ``Reassessing the Threat: the July 30, 2008
Future of Al Qaeda and Its
Implications for Homeland
Security.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

110-133 ``The Quadrennial Homeland July 30, 2008
Security Review.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-134 ``Lessons Learned: Ensuring the July 31, 2008
Delivery of Donated Goods to
Survivors of Catastrophes.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness
and Response joint with the
Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental
Affairs ad hoc Subcommittee on
Disaster Response

110-135 ``Ensuring America's Security: September 9, 2008
Cleaning Up the Nation's
Watchlists.''
Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure
Protection

110-136 ``Mismanagement, Missteps, and September 10, 2008
Missed Benchmarks: Why the September 18, 2008
Virtual Fence Has Not Become a
Reality.''
Full Committee

110-137 ``Interoperability in the Next September 16, 2008
Administration: Assessing the
Derailed 700 MHz D-block
Public Safety Spectrum
Auction.''
Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness
and Response

110-138 ``Cybersecurity Recommendations September 16, 2008
for the Next Administration.''
Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology

110-139 ``Transportation Worker September 17, 2008
Identification Credential: A
Status Update.''
Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism

110-140 ``Waste, Abuse & Mismanagement: September 17, 2008
Calculating the Cost of DHS
Failed Contracts.''
Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight

110-141 ``A Report Card on Homeland September 24, 2008
Security Information
Sharing.''
Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment

APPENDIX X-Committee Prints

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Number Title
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110-A.................................. Rules and Appendix for the
Committee on Homeland Security
Adopted, January 23, 2007.

110-B.................................. Compilation of Homeland
Security Presidential
Directives (HSPD). Updated
through December 31, 2007.

110-C.................................. Homeland Security Act of 2005.
Updated with amendments
through October 2008.
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APPENDIX XI-Summary of Committee Activities

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Total Bills Referred to Committee................................ 159
Public Laws...................................................... 5
Bills Reported to the House...................................... 26

Hearings Held:
Days of Hearings............................................. 148
Full Committee........................................... 35
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism....................................... 20
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.............................. 20
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.............................. 20
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology................................. 21
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response........................................... 18
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 19

Hours of Sitting:
Full Committee........................................... 76:36
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism....................................... 34:32
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.............................. 41:54
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.............................. 30:43
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology................................. 30:44
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response........................................... 19:24
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 30:40

Witnesses:
Full Committee........................................... 110
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism....................................... 96
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.............................. 85
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.............................. 91
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology................................. 93
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response........................................... 87
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 82
Total Persons Testifying................................. 476

Markups and Business Meetings Held :
Full Committee........................................... 26
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism....................................... 0
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.............................. 5
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.............................. 7
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology................................. 3
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response........................................... 3
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 0

Hours of Sitting:
Full Committee........................................... 14:46
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism....................................... 0:00
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk Assessment.............................. 0:28
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection.............................. 3:27
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology................................. 0:42
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness,
and Response........................................... 0:25
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 0:00

ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND
SECURITY

Introduction

Republican Members of the Committee on Homeland Security
continued to play an active roll in overseeing the activities
of the Department of Homeland Security throughout the 110th
Congress, introducing more than 20 pieces of legislation,
sending oversight letters, conducting site visits, and
participating in hearings and briefings.
Republican Members had expected the spirit of
bipartisanship from the 109th Congress to continue in
conducting oversight, but instead were presented with major
legislation (H.R. 1) without opportunity for Republican input
and numerous investigations conducted and over 200 oversight
letters sent by the Majority without consultation with
Republican Members. The Majority also organized and held a
number of roundtables and forums without Republican input.
In addition, despite the Majority's adoption of many
priorities from the Republican Oversight Plan from the 109th
Congress, Republican Members are concerned that the Committee
failed to meet many of its own goals in overseeing the
Department's activities as represented in the Oversight Plan
adopted by the Committee for the 110th Congress. These missed
opportunities are outlined below.

Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

Republican Members of the Committee were extremely
disappointed that the Committee failed to exercise its
authority and jurisdiction with respect to House action on H.R.
1, the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, failing to consider the bill in Committee under
regular order.
Despite Speaker Pelosi's pledge at the beginning of the
110th Congress that the House would be run in an open and
bipartisan manner, the Committee on Homeland Security did not
hold a single hearing or markup on this sweeping bill. Instead,
the bill was brought to the floor under a closed rule.
Republican Members of the Committee were shut out of the
process and prevented from making contributions and
improvements to the bill prior to its passage in the House.
Republican Members of the Committee were also disappointed
that despite the Majority's claims that the bill enacted the
remaining recommendations of the 9/11 Commission into law, the
bill did not include the recommendation that the 9/11
Commission identified as ``among the most difficult and
important'' of all its recommendations--consolidation of
congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
This issue is discussed further below.

Congressional Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security

Five years after the creation of the Department of Homeland
Security, there are currently more than 100 congressional
committees and subcommittees overseeing its activities, a
number which rose from 86 only a year ago. This is despite the
recommendation by the 9/11 Commission in 2004 that Congress
``create a single principal point of oversight and review for
homeland security.''
In early 2005, the 109th Congress, under Republican
leadership, took the initial steps and made significant
progress in consolidating oversight jurisdiction through the
establishment of the Committee on Homeland Security as a
standing committee. At that time, Members stated that while
this was an important first step, more consolidation would be
necessary, and practice has shown that to be the case.
Republican Members of the Committee are disappointed in the
several missed opportunities to further consolidate
congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security
in the 110th Congress. Congress had an excellent opportunity to
further consolidate this committee's jurisdiction over the
Department of Homeland Security at the beginning of the 110th
Congress, but failed to do so. Although the Congress considered
and passed H.R. 1, the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, Congress again failed to include the 9/
11 Commission's recommendation to consolidate homeland security
jurisdiction.
The lack of consolidated jurisdiction over the Department
of Homeland Security has resulted in the inability to pass some
important pieces of legislation during the 110th Congress.
Important bipartisan provisions were stripped from the Fiscal
Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act
(H.R. 1684) in the Manager's Amendment on the House floor as a
result of the jurisdictional concerns of other committees.
Legislation authorizing the development of the National Bio-
and Agro-defense Facility (H.R. 1717) was not considered by the
House as a result of jurisdictional concerns. Important pieces
of legislation authorizing community and citizen preparedness
programs, a more robust public alert and warning system, and
urban search and rescue teams were also not considered due to
jurisdictional disputes.
As a result of their continued concern about the fragmented
jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security, Ranking
Member King, along with Border, Maritime, and Global
Counterterrorism Subcommittee Ranking Member Souder; Emergency
Communications Preparedness and Response Subcommittee Ranking
Member Dent; Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and
Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member McCaul; Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Subcommittee
Ranking Member Reichert; Management, Investigations, and
Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Rogers; and
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
Subcommittee Ranking Member Lungren sent a letter to Speaker
Nancy Pelosi on November 12, 2008 urging her to begin the
process to amend House Rule X to streamline Congressional
oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
The Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the
9/11 Commission, the National Homeland Security Consortium, the
National Academy of Public Administration, the Governors
Homeland Security Advisors Council, the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, the Heritage Foundation, and the
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism have called on Congress to
consolidate oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
The convening of the 111th Congress marks the next
opportunity for the Congressional Leadership to consolidate
jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.
Republican Members of the Committee stand ready to work in a
bipartisan manner with the House Leadership to ensure this is
accomplished.

Department of Homeland Security Authorization Bill

After repeated requests at hearings and markups throughout
2008, Republican Members of the Committee continue to be
disappointed that the Committee failed to consider or approve a
comprehensive authorization bill for the Department of Homeland
Security for Fiscal Year 2009. This year marked the first year
since the Committee's establishment that a homeland security
authorization bill was not considered and reported by the
Committee.
Republican Members repeatedly raised this issue of concern
with the Chairman and were informed that the Committee would
wait for the Senate to pass an authorization bill and would
then conference the Committee's Fiscal Year 2008 bill (H.R.
1684) with the measure passed by the Senate. Unfortunately, the
Senate did not act on an authorization bill prior to
adjournment sine die of the 110th Congress.
The Committee cannot defer to other committees or the
Senate to move critical authorizing legislation for the
Department of Homeland Security. There are many issues facing
the Department of Homeland Security that are ripe for an
authorization bill, such as enhancing border security;
reforming the hazmat endorsement (HME) process; ensuring proper
research and development funding levels; enhancing citizen
preparedness; authorizing urban search and rescue teams;
reauthorizing the Homeland Security Institute; authorizing the
U.S. Secret Service; and strengthening our maritime alien
smuggling laws.
Republican Members continue to urge the Majority to begin
work on a Department of Homeland Security authorization bill
for Fiscal Year 2010 early in the 111th Congress. Republican
Members stand ready to work in a bipartisan basis on an
authorization bill to ensure the Department of Homeland
Security has the tools and authorities it needs to fulfill its
mission.

Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

In addition to an annual authorization bill, it is critical
that Congress pass an annual homeland security appropriations
bill. If, at the end of a fiscal year, the Department of
Homeland Security is funded under a Continuing Resolution--even
for a short period of time--critical programs would be delayed
and key security initiatives would be put on hold.
Republican Members of the Committee were concerned with
reports during the summer of 2008 that Congress would not pass
an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security,
and instead would fund the Department under a long term
continuing resolution. Such an occurrence would be
unprecedented as the Department of Homeland Security has been
funded by a stand alone appropriations bill prior to, or
shortly after, the beginning of the fiscal year every year
since the Department's establishment.
As a result, on July 16, 2008, all Republican Members of
the Committee sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
urging her to bring the Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act to the House floor without delay,
and prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year, to ensure
the Department is able to meet its vital mission. Republican
Members of the Committee were pleased that Congress passed and
the President signed into law the national security
appropriations package that included Fiscal Year 2009 funding
for the Department of Homeland Security at the beginning of the
fiscal year. Republican Members will continue to work in the
111th Congress on a bipartisan basis to help ensure Congress
acts on the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations bill prior to the beginning of that fiscal year.

Border Security

Republican Members agree that it is extremely critical to
promote legislation, policy, reforms, and funding necessary to
gain operational control over the land borders of the United
States. While progress has been made in construction of the
border fence, hiring Border Patrol agents, and other border
security measures, significant work remains. In fiscal year
2008, the Border Patrol still apprehended over one million
individuals seeking to illegally enter the United States with
an unknown number above that having successfully joined the
growing ranks of illegal aliens in U.S. communities. Equally as
troubling are the growing levels of narcotics seized along the
border, reaching nearly three million pounds this year.
Building on the oversight and legislative accomplishments
during the 109th Congress, Republican Members maintained a
heavy focus on efforts needed to secure the borders through
oversight letters, briefings, site visits, participation in
hearings, and introduction of legislation.
Republican Members repeatedly requested that the Committee
consider border security legislation, and are disappointed that
the Committee failed to act on any of the more than 40 border
security related bills that were referred to the Committee.
Even Democratic Members expressed concern about the lack of
action by the Committee on border security legislation. During
a Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Subcommittee
hearing entitled ``The Border Security Challenge: Recent
Developments and Legislative Proposals,'' held on May 21, 2008,
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a witness at the hearing,
stated, ``We can't just wring our hands. We have to get to
work. And if this 110th Congress does not move forward on
meaningful legislation coming out of your Subcommittees, I
think that this 110th Congress will be a failure.''
Republican Members introduced a number of border security
bills, including the following:
H.R. 2954, Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007,
sponsored by Ranking Member Peter King.
H. Res. 499, expressing the sense of the House
that the Administration should enforce U.S. immigration laws to
reduce illegal immigration and improve border security,
sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith.
H.R. 2413, the Border Security and Immigration
Reform Act of 2007, sponsored by Representative Daniel Lungren.
H.R. 3916, to provide for the next generation of
border and maritime security technologies, sponsored by
Representative Ralph Hall and Representative Michael McCaul.
H.R. 2561, Fast and Secure Travel at the Borders
Act of 2007, sponsored by Representative Charles Dent.
H.R. 3496, Border Control and Contractor
Accountability Act of 2007, sponsored by Representative Ginny
Brown-Waite.
H.R. 2490, to conduct a pilot program for the
mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of
aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the U.S., sponsored by
Representative Gus Bilirakis.
H.R. 4577, Student Visa Security Improvement Act,
sponsored by Representative Gus Bilirakis.
In addition to introducing legislation, Republican Members
conducted close oversight over the hiring of additional Border
Patrol agents and construction of the border fence as mandated
in the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-367), which called
for approximately 700 miles of fencing along the southwest
border. While the Department of Homeland Security continues to
work to meet this goal, to date there is over 370 miles of
infrastructure composed of fencing and vehicle barriers with
over 200 additional miles under contract. As part of this
oversight, Republican Members sent a letter to the Chairman on
February 19, 2008, requesting the Committee schedule a Member
site visit to Sasabe, Arizona, to inspect the initial
deployment of the ``virtual fence'' as part of the Secure
Border Initiative Network (SBInet, also referred to as Project
28), and to see the construction of new physical border
fencing. Republican Members appreciate that a one-day Member
trip was arranged, and participated in the site visit on May 9,
2008.
Republican Members also continued their oversight of the
deployment of the National Guard to support border security
efforts along the southwest border under Operation Jump Start.
The National Guard support resulted in the construction of
hundreds of miles of fencing and roads, narcotics and bulk cash
seizures, as well as surveillance activities that closed
multiple border corridors to smugglers. Due to the success of
the operation and continued border vulnerabilities, Republican
Members sent a letter to the Chairman on June 11, 2008,
requesting that the Committee hold a hearing to review the
activities of the National Guard and consider the need for an
extension of their service along the border. Unfortunately,
Operation Jump Start concluded in July 2008, without Committee
review.
After an infant from American Samoa died while in the
custody of Customs and Border Protection, on February 15, 2008,
Ranking Member King sent a letter to the Department of Homeland
Security Inspector General requesting a review of the agency's
entry processing for individuals with medical needs at ports of
entry.
Republican Members remain concerned about the smuggling of
contraband across the borders, including cigarettes. After
hearing multiple reports of possible terrorist financing based
on the proceeds from illegal cigarette sales, Ranking Member
King called for an investigation and a report on the findings.
On April 29, 2008, a Republican Committee staff report was
released entitled, ``Tobacco and Terror: How Cigarette
Smuggling is Funding our Enemies Abroad.'' That same day, as a
result of the report, Ranking Member King sent a letter to the
Chairman requesting a hearing on this important topic. The
Committee did not act on the report or its findings prior to
adjournment sine die of the 110th Congress.

Maritime Security

Republican Members continued their oversight on efforts to
secure United States seaports and the global supply chain. In
addition to attending hearings and multiple foreign and
domestic site visits, Republican Members participated in a
number of conferences and panels focused on port security,
including those sponsored by the American Bar Association, the
2007 and 2008 Maritime Expos, and the National Customs Brokers
and Forwarders Association of America. Prior to and throughout
the 110th Congress, Republican Members advocated the importance
of risk based security measures and investments.
During the 109th Congress, under the leadership of then
Chairman King and then Subcommittee Chairman Lungren, the
Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act (P.L.
109-347) was signed into law. This bipartisan bill included
numerous authorization provisions for hardening domestic
seaports, improving security measures throughout the supply
chain, and enhancing the deployment of scanning and security
technology. One important provision was the requirement that
the Department of Homeland Security conduct pilots at three
foreign seaports to evaluate the feasibility and value of
conducting 100 percent radiation and imaging scans for all U.S.
bound maritime containers. The SAFE Port Act required the
pilots to operate from October 2007 to April 2008 and for a
report to be provided to Congress. Given the importance of fast
and secure trade to the U.S. economy, Republican Members
supported the completion and evaluation of the pilot programs
prior to a further mandate for 100 percent scanning.
Republican Members were frustrated when the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-
53) was enacted on August 3, 2007, without any hearings or
markups by this Committee, and included language mandating that
all maritime containers bound for the United States be scanned
at a foreign port by July 1, 2012. Despite the fact that the
pilot programs mandated in the SAFE Port Act had not officially
become operational, this new, hastily crafted statutory mandate
included a firm deadline requiring 12 million-plus containers
to be scanned in foreign countries by 2012.
Since then, Republican Members have continued oversight of
the SAFE Port Act pilot programs, including holding a series of
Member and staff meetings with key public and private
stakeholders. As part of this oversight, Ranking Member King
initiated a review of the implementation of all of the SAFE
Port Act mandates. After a year-long analysis of the Department
of Homeland Security's efforts to implement the law and enhance
maritime security, a Republican Committee staff report
entitled, ``The SAFE Port Act: One Year Later'', was released
on October 31, 2007. The report found that the Department of
Homeland Security was making significant progress in
implementing the mandates of the SAFE Port Act, and included a
series of recommendations to further improve security in this
area.
Republican Members will continue their oversight in the
111th Congress of maritime security generally and the
Department's implementation of the requirements of the SAFE
Port Act specifically, including the negative impact of the
100% scanning requirement.

National Response Framework and National Incident Management System

Republican Members are disappointed with the lack of
bipartisan oversight of several aspects of the Department of
Homeland Security's efforts to strengthen the Nation's
preparedness and response capabilities. Most notably, while the
Committee's Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress proposed to
review the implementation of the National Response Framework
(NRF) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the
Committee did not hold a bipartisan Member briefing or hearing
directly addressing the critically important response doctrines
put forward by the NRF and NIMS. For example, the NRF outlines
the roles and responsibilities of various Federal officials
during the response to an event, including the Federal
Coordinating Officer (FCO) and the Principal Federal Official
(PFO). After action reviews found that during the response to
Hurricane Katrina, the roles and responsibilities of these two
Federal officials were not sufficiently clear. Therefore, the
NRF, which the Department of Homeland Security released in
January 2008, sought to clarify the relationship between the
FCO and the PFO. Despite this effort, some Members of Congress
have raised issues regarding the roles of these officials, and
advocated that the PFO position be eliminated. On May 20, 2008,
Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
Subcommittee Ranking Member Dent sent a letter to the
Subcommittee Chairman requesting that the Subcommittee examine
the roles and responsibilities of the PFO and the FCO. However,
no hearings or briefings were held.

Continuity of Operations

In addition to its inadequate examination of the revisions
made to the NRF, the Committee also did not address in great
depth the status of other Federal agencies' planning to ensure
the continuity of operations (COOP) and the continuity of
government (COG) should a terrorist attack, natural disaster,
or other catastrophic event occur that disrupts governmental
operations. At the request of Republican Members, officials
representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
provided a tour and briefing of a COOP site for Committee staff
on August 6, 2008. However, this briefing did not provide a
great deal of information regarding the preparations of other
Federal agencies upon which FEMA and the Department of Homeland
Security must rely during the response to an emergency. More
work remains to be done by the Committee in this area in the
111th Congress.

Military Support During Disasters

On February 13, 2008, Ranking Member King sent a letter to
the Chairman requesting that the Committee examine the findings
of the congressionally chartered Commission on the National
Guard and Reserves regarding the Nation's preparedness for
catastrophic events, such as a terrorist attack utilizing a
weapon of mass destruction. The Commission report recommended
changes to current law, policy, and practice to ensure that the
National Guard and military Reserve forces are properly
organized, trained, and equipped to meet current and emerging
threats facing the United States. While the Committee held
several hearings addressing the homeland security needs of
state and local governments and efforts to strengthen their
preparedness for a catastrophic event, it did not examine
efforts underway to improve the support provided to these
authorities by the military and how such support is coordinated
with other Federal, state, and local emergency response
providers.

Urban Search and Rescue Response System

Majority and Republican Members of the Committee proposed
several legislative initiatives to strengthen the Nation's
preparedness and response capabilities on which the Committee
did not act. For example, H.R. 4183, the National Urban Search
and Rescue Response System Act of 2007, sought to strengthen
the Nation's urban search and rescue task forces that are
deployed to assist in life saving operations after a terrorist
attack or natural disaster. This legislation would have
addressed funding shortfalls, as well as liability and
recruitment concerns. Despite the bipartisan nature of this
legislation and the unanimous support of the Subcommittee on
Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, the bill
was not scheduled for consideration by the full Committee.
Republican Members urge the Committee to act on this bill in
the 111th Congress.

Citizen and Community Preparedness and Public Alerts and Warnings

H.R. 5890, the Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of
2008, and H.R. 6392, the Alerting Lives through Effective and
Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008, are two additional
examples of bipartisan legislation that were not considered by
the full Committee. In particular, H.R. 5890 sought to leverage
the growth and interest in citizen and community preparedness
by strengthening the Citizen Corps Program and the Department's
Ready Initiative. These programs encourage individuals to
prepare themselves and their families for a natural disaster or
other catastrophic event by providing important information,
training, and outreach. Republican Members of the Committee
urge the Committee to act on these important bills in the 111th
Congress.

The Securing the Cities Initiative

In the 110th Congress, Republican Members of the Committee
remained concerned about the possibility of a radiological
attack in a U.S. city and were pleased the Department of
Homeland Security established the Securing the Cities
Initiative. This pilot program in the New York Metropolitan
Area is dedicated to design and implement an architecture for
coordinated and integrated detection and interdiction of
illicit radiological materials that may be used as a weapon
within the region.
To ensure adequate funding for this Initiative, Ranking
Member King offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act to fully
fund the Securing the Cities Initiative at $40 million. This
amendment passed the House by a vote of 282-137 and the $40
million funding level was included in the Fiscal Year 2008
Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on
December 26, 2007 (P.L. 110-161).
Republican Members of the Committee continued their
oversight of this Initiative during the second session of the
110th Congress. On April 9, 2008, Republican Committee staff
attended a briefing on the Initiative provided by
representatives of the Department of Homeland Security's
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the New York City Police
Department. The briefing covered the goals and objectives of
the program including ongoing activities.
On April 14, 2008, Ranking Member King received a letter
from the 19 members of the New York Regional Joint Working
Group on Securing the Cities requesting full funding of $40
million for the Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2009 Department
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
On May 8, 2008, Ranking Member King sent a letter to
Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairman Price
and Ranking Member Rogers urging them to include $40 million
for the Securing the Cities Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2009
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
On June 26, 2008, the Committee on Homeland Security
considered H.R. 5531, the Next Generation Screening Act,
introduced by Ranking Member King. The measure was reported
favorably to the House, amended, on July 22, 2008. H.R. 5531
includes an authorization of $40 million for the Securing the
Cities Initiative for Fiscal Year 2009 and such sums as are
necessary thereafter. The House passed H.R. 5531 by voice vote
on July 30, 2008.
On July 10, 2008, Ranking Member King and other Members of
Congress met with Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland
Security Chairman Price and New York City Police Department
Commissioner Raymond Kelly to discuss the Initiative and the
need to provide full funding.
To conduct additional oversight of this vital program, on
August 14 and 15, 2008, Republican Committee staff traveled to
New York City with representatives of the Department of
Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to meet
with New York City Police Department officials and other
Securing the Cities partners to observe the program at work.
On September 19, 2008, Ranking Member King sent a letter to
Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis
also requesting full funding for the Securing the Cities
Initiative. Republican Members of the Committee, however, were
disappointed that Congress ultimately provided only $30 million
for the Securing the Cities Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2009
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Republican
Members will continue their oversight of and support for this
vital security program in the 111th Congress.

Consolidation of Redundant Background Checks

The Committee's Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress
included a commitment to reducing the number of redundant
background checks for transportation workers. Unfortunately,
the Majority missed an opportunity to provide relief to truck
drivers by failing to consider H.R. 5915, the SAFE Truckers Act
of 2008, introduced by Subcommittee on Transportation Security
and Infrastructure Protection Ranking Member Lungren.
Currently, some truck drivers across the United States are
required to undergo two identical background checks by the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Under the
Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) Threat Assessment
Program, TSA conducts security assessments on all truck drivers
who seek to haul hazardous materials by truck. The fees for
such an assessment range from $94 up to $134 per driver.
Additionally, for truck drivers who are required to enter
secure areas of ports, they must also obtain a Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)--the same background
check at a cost of at least $102.25.
Aside from the unnecessary and burdensome cost to the
individual drivers, these duplicate background checks require
hours of personal time necessary to apply for these checks and,
in the case of TWIC, return by the drivers to the enrollment
center to pick up the card. Even assuming that the process is
smooth, this can mean entire days of time that workers are
forced to be absent from work and wait idly.
These are problems that Republican Members of the Committee
have recognized since the 109th Congress, which have only
become worse as the TWIC program has been implemented and
enforced at ports. Early in the 110th Congress, Subcommittee
Ranking Member Lungren attempted to fix this problem by
offering an amendment during Subcommittee consideration of H.R.
1401. The amendment would have established the TWIC card as the
definitive background check for transportation workers,
including those hauling ``security sensitive materials,''
thereby eliminating the unnecessary HME background check. In so
doing, the amendment would have eliminated the costly check
required of drivers who haul materials that do not pose a
security risk, including paint, soda syrup and hairspray. The
Subcommittee rejected this amendment, but with a promise that
this issue would be reconsidered later.
Unfortunately, the Committee did not schedule a hearing in
the 110th Congress on this important issue of providing relief
to the Nation's truck drivers despite commitments to do so in
their Oversight Plan and during Subcommittee consideration of
H.R. 1401. Nor did the Committee consider the subsequent
legislation, H.R. 5915, introduced by Ranking Member Lungren,
despite his repeated requests to do so.

Screening Partnership Program

The Committee's Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress
indicated that the Committee would examine the Transportation
Security Administration's (TSA) staffing needs, resources, and
the ability of airports to ``opt-out'' from the use of Federal
Screeners. However, the Committee did not hold any hearings or
conduct bipartisan oversight in this area. The Screening
Partnership Program (SPP) was authorized in the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (P.L. 107-71) and is a program
worthy of oversight. In fact, Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection Ranking Member Lungren
requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
review TSA's implementation of the SPP program. This internal
review by GAO prompted TSA to commission an analysis of the SPP
program by a third party contractor. The GAO Report is expected
by the end of 2008. Republican Members of the Committee support
the SPP program, and encourage vigorous oversight of the
program in the 111th Congress.

Information Sharing Among Federal Agencies

The Committee's Oversight Plan clearly states that ``[t]he
Committee will examine whether the Department is receiving
relevant intelligence and law enforcement information from
other Federal agencies on a timely basis . . .'' However, the
Committee did not schedule a hearing in the 110th Congress on
how the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), the primary provider of Federal law
enforcement information, are cooperating. The Committee also
missed the opportunity to examine whether and how the
Department receives intelligence directly from Federal
intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). This lack of oversight is especially relevant given the
fact that the Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis
currently relies on the reputation and strength of its leader,
Under Secretary Charles Allen, for access to much of this
information. The Committee missed the opportunity to consider
whether these channels of communication have been formalized or
if they continue to rely on the strength of the Under
Secretary's leadership. Republican Members highlight this is an
essential issue at the current stage of organizational
development of the Department, when it is vital the Department
receives timely information from its Federal partners.

Information Sharing within the Department of Homeland Security

The Committee's Oversight Plan also included the goal to
``oversee the efforts of the Department to coordinate and
integrate the activities of its various intelligence and
analytic units and offices and to ensure that national-level
terrorist threat intelligence is being disseminated to the
operational entities within the Department.'' Republican
Members of the Committee are disappointed that with the
exception of the Secret Service, the Committee did not hold a
hearing or bipartisan briefing on intelligence in the
Department's operational components and missed the opportunity
to examine how the Department is utilizing and sharing
intelligence within the Department. Republican Members urge the
Committee to address these vital issues in the 111th Congress.

Threat and Warning Advisories

Republican Members are disappointed that the Committee also
did not implement the Committee's Oversight Plan provision ``to
review the Department's policies and procedures with respect to
issuing threat and warning advisories, including the Homeland
Security Advisory System, to ensure that they convey
information in a timely and relevant manner to Federal, State,
local and tribal government officials and other entities.'' No
hearing was devoted to the problem of how threat warnings are
issued and the effectiveness of the much-maligned color-coded
alert system. While the Committee passed Republican-authored
legislation requiring better information sharing under the
system, Republican Members are concerned that the Committee did
not examine, how these changes are being implemented within the
advisory system, and urge the Committee to consider this issue
in the 111th Congress.

National Applications Office

On August 15, 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an
article entitled, ``U.S. to Expand Domestic Use of Spy
Satellites.'' The Department of Homeland Security, after
receiving authorization from the House and Senate Intelligence
and Appropriations Committees, was moving forward with a plan
to assume the duties of the Department of the Interior's Civil
Applications Committee (CAC) and establish a new National
Applications Office (NAO) to adjudicate requests by civilian
agencies for access to space-based collection systems. Neither
Committee Members nor staff were briefed in advance by
Department of Homeland Security officials on the creation of
this new office, funded by the classified National Intelligence
Program budget.
Subsequently, the Committee received a briefing on the
anticipated stand-up of the NAO on August 17, 2007, and on
August 22, 2007, the Chairman sent a letter to Secretary
Chertoff requesting bi-weekly briefings on the stand-up of the
NAO. While the Majority failed to schedule any follow-up
briefings, a full Committee hearing was held on September 6,
2007, entitled, ``Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the
Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National
Applications Office.'' Ranking Member King submitted a written
request to the Chairman to invite representatives from the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, who had been
involved since the program's inception, to participate in the
hearing, but the request was denied.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee and the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence invited Committee on
Homeland Security Members to attend a classified briefing on
the NAO on October 6, 2007. Briefers included the Deputy
Director of National Intelligence for Collection (whom Ranking
Member King had requested be invited to testify during the
Committee's September 6th hearing) and the Department's Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis. On December 26, 2007,
the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2008, P.L. 110-161, which included a provision, largely at the
Majority's urging, that required the Comptroller General to
review the Department's privacy and civil liberties assessments
prior to full scale NAO operations.
On February 13, 2008, Secretary Chertoff and Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Allen briefed the
Chairman on the NAO charter and provided updated privacy and
civil liberties impact assessments. Two months later,
Departmental officials transmitted to the Committee on Homeland
Security the Department's updated privacy impact assessments,
civil liberties impact assessments, the NAO charter, NAO
standard operating procedures, and a letter by the Department's
Inspector General indicating all pending issues identified by
the Inspector General had been resolved. The Comptroller
General completed his review of these documents in September.
Since August 2007, officials from the Department of
Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and
the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency have offered
multiple classified briefings and site visits to the Committee
on the capabilities of the Nation's space-based collection
systems. Committee Republican staff have benefitted from these
briefings and off-site visits.
Republican Members urge the Committee to work in the 111th
Congress to help ensure Federal, state, local, and tribal first
responders and preventers have the tools they need within the
law to detect, deter, mitigate, respond to, and recover from a
terrorist attack or natural disaster. The full scale operation
of the NAO will be an important turning point in homeland
security operations by providing a strict, systematic process
for appropriate entities to access these sophisticated overhead
collection systems.

Fusion Center Funding

Republican Members of the Committee were concerned with
provisions of the Fiscal Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant
Program guidance, which restricted the use of grant funds for
intelligence and counterterrorism personnel activities contrary
to the letter and Congressional intent of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-
53). As a result of these restrictions and the Department's
decision not to revise the guidance, Republican Members of the
Committee supported the Personnel Reimbursement for
Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland
Security Act, introduced by Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Ranking
Member Reichert, and were pleased the bill was signed into law
on October 14, 2008, as P.L. 110-412.
Republican Members of the Committee will continue oversight
of intelligence and information sharing along with grant
funding in the 111th Congress to help ensure that state and
local security partners have the funding they need to continue
their vital intelligence and counterterrorism activities.

Border Patrol Training Costs

Republican Members of the Committee also continued their
interest in, and oversight of, Border Patrol training costs in
the 110th Congress and are disappointed that the Committee
missed the opportunity to revisit this issue. On February 28,
2007, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight
Ranking Member Rogers sent a letter to then-Comptroller General
David M. Walker following up on his request from the 109th
Congress relating to Border Patrol training costs. The
Government Accountability Office's work in this area is
ongoing, and a report is anticipated to be released in March
2009. Republican Members of the Committee will continue to
examine this issue in the 111th Congress.

National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility

Republican Members of the Committee are concerned that the
lack of House passage of legislation to authorize the National
Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), either as stand-alone
legislation (H.R. 1717) or in the context of a homeland
security authorization bill, has proven detrimental to the
process of establishing the NBAF as a viable entity. Other
Committees asserting jurisdiction over NBAF received multiple
referral extensions and scheduled no votes on this bill. Some
of the considerable controversy that has surrounded the entire
site selection process for the NBAF may have been avoided had
adequate statutory authority and direction been provided by the
Congress and had the Leadership consolidated homeland security
jurisdiction.

National Biosurveillance Integration Center

The National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC),
while operational, does not yet have other Federal agencies
that are deemed necessary for the Center's full operational
capacity as signatories. The obstacles to securing the support
of the remaining agencies were discussed at a biosurveillance
hearing in July 2008 during which representatives from the
Departments of Homeland Security and the Health and Human
Services were the only witnesses. Despite the Majority's stated
intention to examine the Department's biosurveillance
capabilities in the Oversight Plan, however, Republican Members
were disappointed that no follow-up hearings were held with
representatives from the other non-signatory departments. As
the Department of Homeland Security's primary House authorizer,
the Committee missed the opportunity to help ensure that the
Department has the resources required to fulfill its
Congressional mandates, including holding oversight hearings on
the NBIC with the agencies involved beyond the Department of
Homeland Security.

CBRNE Terrorism

Republican Members of the Committee are disappointed that
despite the Committee's stated intention in its Oversight Plan
to ``examine the Department's efforts to develop and execute
response and recovery efforts in the event of a CBRNE
[chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive,]
incident'' the Committee failed to hold hearings on government
efforts to recover from a successful radiological attack.
Neither the Department of Homeland Security's Science and
Technology Directorate nor the Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office believes radiological recovery falls within its mission
space. Therefore, without guidance from this Committee,
Republican Members of the Committee are concerned that planning
for recovery from a radiological attack will not be adequately
conducted.
Similarly, the Committee missed a valuable opportunity to
consider biosecurity, bioforensics, and the future role of the
National Biological Countermeasures and Analysis Center. The
Committee's jurisdiction over these issues could have been
asserted throughout the 110th Congress, but especially in the
wake of the FBI's determination that the anthrax attacks were
perpetrated by an American scientist at an elite American
biodefense laboratory.

Other Transaction Authority

Recognizing the need and importance of the Department of
Homeland Security's Other Transaction Authority (OTA), Emerging
Threats, Cybersecurity, Science, and Technology Ranking Member
McCaul introduced the Homeland Security Technology Advancement
Act (H.R. 4290) on December 5, 2007. The bill would have
reauthorized OTA for five years to enable the Department to
carry out certain basic, applied, and advanced research and
development projects and other prototype projects.
Republican Members of the Committee are disappointed that,
despite the Committee's stated intention in its Oversight Plan
to examine the Department's OTA, the Committee did not
reauthorize OTA during the 110th Congress. While the Committee
held one hearing on OTA on February 7, 2008, and requested a
Government Accountability Office review of the Department's use
of OTA, additional bipartisan oversight was not conducted. If
it were not for the provisions in the Fiscal Year 2008
Consolidated Appropriations Act and the Fiscal Year 2009
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, each of
which extended OTA for one year, the authority would have
expired. Republican Members of the Committee stand ready to
work in a bipartisan manner in the 111th Congress to oversee
and reauthorize OTA.

Homeland Security Institute

The Committee's Oversight Plan states that the Committee
would ``examine the utilization and tasking of the [Homeland
Security] Institute by the Department's S&T Directorate, and
the Institute's efforts to provide strategic direction and
build the scientific capabilities necessary to support the DHS
S&T mission.'' Despite this statement, no such oversight or
examination occurred in the 110th Congress.
Republican Members of the Committee are concerned that the
Committee did not act during the 110th Congress to reauthorize
the Homeland Security Institute (HSI), created by Section 312
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Institute is a
studies and analysis federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC) for the Department of Homeland Security's
science and technology missions. On September 18, 2008, Ranking
Member King sent a letter to Appropriations Committee Chairman
Obey and Ranking Member Lewis detailing a list of expiring
homeland security authorizations, including the HSI, and urged
the inclusion of those provisions in the Fiscal Year 2009
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
Unfortunately, a provision reauthorizing the HSI was not
included in the homeland security appropriations bill for
Fiscal Year 2009. Without Committee action on legislation early
in the 111th Congress, the HSI's authorization will expire on
April 25, 2009. Republican Members are prepared to work in a
bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Homeland Security
Institute.

Conclusion

Republican Members of the Committee were proud to serve on
the Committee on Homeland Security in the 110th Congress. As
evidenced by the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and
the unusually high number of declared natural disasters in the
United States in 2008, the threats of terrorism and natural
disasters facing the Nation remain a top priority for the
Department of Homeland Security and this Committee. Republican
Members of the Committee hope to have a more bipartisan working
environment in the 111th Congress to address these vital
security issues facing our Nation.
Peter T. King,
Ranking Member.
Mark E. Souder,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism.
Daniel E. Lungren,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Transportation
Security and
Infrastructure
Protection.
Mike Rogers,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Management,
Investigations, and
Oversight.
David G. Reichert,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Intelligence,
Information Sharing, and
Terrorism Risk
Assessment.
Michael T. McCaul,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity, and
Science & Technology.
Charles W. Dent,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee
on Emergency
Communications,
Preparedness, and
Response.
Christopher Shays,
Member of Congress.
Ginny Brown-Waite,
Member of Congress.
Gus M. Bilirakis,
Member of Congress.
Paul Broun, M.D.,
Member of Congress.
Candice Miller,
Member of Congress.
David Davis,
Member of Congress.