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Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 1 111TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session SENATE 111–360 ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS December 10, 2010—Ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 99–010 WASHINGTON : 2010 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202–512–1800, or 866–512–1800 (toll-free). E-mail, [email protected]. VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:09 Dec 11, 2010 Jkt 099010 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5012 Sfmt 5012 E:\HR\OC\SR360.XXX SR360 pwalker on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HEARING congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TOM COBURN, Oklahoma THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada JON TESTER, Montana LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware MARK KIRK, Illinois MICHAEL L. ALEXANDER, Staff Director BRANDON L. MILHORN, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel TRINA DRIESSNACK TYRER, Chief Clerk PATRICIA R. HOGAN, Publications Clerk and GPO Detailee LAURA W. KILBRIDE, Hearing Clerk COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING THE 110TH CONGRESS JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TED STEVENS, Alaska THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana TOM COBURN, Oklahoma BARACK OBAMA, Illinois PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN WARNER, Virginia JON TESTER, Montana JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE 110TH CONGRESS FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, FEDERAL SERVICES, AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (FFM) THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan TOM COBURN, Oklahoma DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TED STEVENS, Alaska BARACK OBAMA, Illinois GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico JON TESTER, Montana JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (OGM) DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware TED STEVENS, Alaska MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas TOM COBURN, Oklahoma MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:07 Dec 11, 2010 Jkt 099010 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR360.XXX SR360 pwalker on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HEARING III Page PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (PSI) CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas TOM COBURN, Oklahoma BARACK OBAMA, Illinois PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia JON TESTER, Montana JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATION (SLPSPI) MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas, Chairman DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio BARACK OBAMA, Illinois NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico JON TESTER, Montana JOHN WARNER, Virginia AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISASTER RECOVERY (SDR) MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana, Chairman THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware TED STEVENS, Alaska MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:07 Dec 11, 2010 Jkt 099010 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR360.XXX SR360 pwalker on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HEARING CONTENTS Page I. Highlights of Activities .................................................................................. 1 Homeland Security ....................................................................................... 3 A. 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Round Two .............................. 3 B. DHS Authorization Act ........................................................................ 4 C. Fighting For First Responders ............................................................ 5 D. Protecting Against Terrorist Threats ................................................. 8 E. Oversight of Disaster Response ........................................................... 12 F. Information Security ............................................................................ 15 G. Border Security and Immigration ....................................................... 16 H. Transportation Security ....................................................................... 19 I. Regulating the Chemical Industry ....................................................... 19 J. Securing Against IEDs ......................................................................... 20 Contracting Reform ...................................................................................... 23 A. Wartime Contracting and DCAA ........................................................ 23 B. Contracting Process and S. 680 ........................................................... 24 C. DHS Contracting .................................................................................. 25 Lobbying and Ethics Reform ........................................................................ 25 Inspector General Reform ............................................................................ 26 Commodities Speculation ............................................................................. 27 District of Columbia ...................................................................................... 28 A. Voting Rights ........................................................................................ 28 B. Courts .................................................................................................... 28 E-Government ............................................................................................... 29 Protecting Federal Employees ..................................................................... 29 A. Domestic Partners ................................................................................ 29 B. Employee Rights ................................................................................... 30 Working for Connecticut ............................................................................... 31 A. Port, Transit Security Grants .............................................................. 31 B. Urban Area Security Initiative Grants ............................................... 31 C. General Homeland Security, Disaster Aid ......................................... 32 D. Immigration .......................................................................................... 32 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 32 A. Bipartisanship ...................................................................................... 32 B. New Subcommittees ............................................................................. 32 C. CRS Reports .......................................................................................... 33 D. Presidential Records ............................................................................. 33 E. Presidential Library Donations ........................................................... 33 F. GAO ....................................................................................................... 33 G. Privacy ................................................................................................... 34 II. Committee Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 34 III. Bills and Resolutions Referred and Considered .......................................... 37 IV. Hearings ......................................................................................................... 37 V. Reports, Prints, and GAO Reports ............................................................... 41 VI. Official Communications ............................................................................... 49 VII. Legislative Actions ......................................................................................... 50 Measures Enacted Into Law ..................................................................... 50 Postal Naming Bills .................................................................................. 54 VIII. Presidential Nominations .............................................................................. 61 IX. Activities of the Subcommittees ................................................................... 65 (iv) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:07 Dec 11, 2010 Jkt 099010 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 E:\HR\OC\SR360.XXX SR360 pwalker on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HEARING v Page FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE (FFM) I. Hearings ......................................................................................................... 65 II. Legislation .....................................................................................................
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