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Union Calendar No. 435 109Th Congress, 2D Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 109–731 1 Union Calendar No. 435 109th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 109–731 REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 15, 2006.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 59–006 WASHINGTON : 2006 VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:43 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Chairman CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania IKE SKELTON, Missouri JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina JIM SAXTON, New Jersey SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York LANE EVANS, Illinois TERRY EVERETT, Alabama GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts MAC THORNBERRY, Texas SILVESTRE REYES, Texas JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana VIC SNYDER, Arkansas WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina ADAM SMITH, Washington JIM RYUN, Kansas LORETTA SANCHEZ, California JIM GIBBONS, Nevada MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California KEN CALVERT, California ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia SUSAN A. DAVIS, California W. TODD AKIN, Missouri JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia STEVE ISRAEL, New York JEFF MILLER, Florida RICK LARSEN, Washington JOE WILSON, South Carolina JIM COOPER, Tennessee FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JIM MARSHALL, Georgia JEB BRADLEY, New Hampshire KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam JOHN KLINE, Minnesota TIM RYAN, Ohio CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan MARK UDALL, Colorado MIKE ROGERS, Alabama G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina TRENT FRANKS, Arizona CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, Georgia BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania DAN BOREN, Oklahoma THELMA DRAKE, Virginia JOE SCHWARZ, Michigan CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky ROBERT L. SIMMONS, Staff Director HOLLY GRANING, Director of Legislative Operations 1 Mr. McKeon took a leave of absence from the committee effective June 29, 2006. 2 Mr. Bilbray was elected to the committee on June 29, 2006. (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:43 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC, December 15, 2006. Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to House Rule XI 1(d), there is trans- mitted herewith the report of activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the 109th Congress. Sincerely, DUNCAN HUNTER, Chairman. (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:43 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:43 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS C O N T E N T S Page Powers and Duties, Committee on Armed Services—109th Congress ................ 1 Background ....................................................................................................... 1 Constitutional Powers and Duties .................................................................. 2 House Rules on Jurisdiction ............................................................................ 3 Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight ........................................ 4 Committee Rules ...................................................................................................... 4 Rules Governing Procedure ............................................................................. 4 Composition of the Committee on Armed Services—109th Congress ................. 13 Subcommittees of the Committee on Armed Services—109th Congress ............. 14 Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces ............................................ 14 Subcommittee on Readiness ............................................................................ 15 Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities ..... 15 Subcommittee on Military Personnel .............................................................. 16 Subcommittee on Strategic Forces .................................................................. 16 Subcommittee on Projection Forces ................................................................ 16 Committee Staff ....................................................................................................... 17 Committee Meetings ................................................................................................ 19 Legislative Actions ................................................................................................... 19 Legislation Enacted Into Law ......................................................................... 19 Public Law 109–100 (S. 37) ...................................................................... 19 Public Law 109–104 (H.R. 4326) .............................................................. 19 Public Law 109–142 (H.J. Res. 38) .......................................................... 20 Public Law 109–159 (S. 1988) .................................................................. 20 Public Law 109–163 (H.R. 1815) .............................................................. 20 Public Law 109–164 (H.R. 972) ................................................................ 23 Public Law 109–272 (H.R. 5683) .............................................................. 23 Public Law 109–364 (H.R. 5122) .............................................................. 24 Public Law 109–366 (S. 3930) .................................................................. 26 Legislation Reported but Not Enacted ........................................................... 27 H. Res. 417 ................................................................................................. 27 H. J. Res. 65 ............................................................................................... 27 H. Res. 645 ................................................................................................. 28 H. Res. 685 ................................................................................................. 28 H.R. 6054 ................................................................................................... 29 Oversight Activities ................................................................................................. 31 Summary of Oversight Plan ............................................................................ 31 Actions and Recommendations ........................................................................ 31 Additional Oversight Activities ....................................................................... 56 Other Activities of the Full Committee ................................................................. 77 Budget Activity ................................................................................................. 77 Full Committee Hearings ................................................................................ 82 Other Activities of the Subcommittees .................................................................. 93 Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces ............................................ 93 Subcommittee on Readiness ............................................................................ 94 Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities ..... 95 Subcommittee on Military Personnel .............................................................. 97 Subcommittee on Strategic Forces .................................................................. 97 Subcommittee on Projection Forces ................................................................ 98 Publications .............................................................................................................. 101 Published Proceedings ...................................................................................... 101 House Reports ................................................................................................... 110 Public Laws ....................................................................................................... 111 Press Releases .......................................................................................................... 113 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 07:12 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS VerDate Aug 31 2005 07:12 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR731.XXX HR731 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with REPORTS Union Calendar No. 435 109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–731 REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE 109TH CONGRESS DECEMBER 15, 2006.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the following R E P O R T ON POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES— 109TH CONGRESS BACKGROUND The House Committee on Armed Services, a standing committee
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