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1 Union Calendar No. 718 114TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 114–907 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) JANUARY 3, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 E:\Seals\Congress.#13 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 114th Congress VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 1 Union Calendar No. 718 114TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 114–907 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) JANUARY 3, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 23–222 WASHINGTON : 2017 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas, Chairman LAMAR SMITH, Texas BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi PETER T. KING, New York LORETTA SANCHEZ, California MIKE ROGERS, Alabama SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan, Vice Chair JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina BRIAN HIGGINS, New York TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania CEDRIC L. RICHMOND, Louisiana LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey CURT CLAWSON, Florida FILEMON VELA, Texas JOHN KATKO, New York BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, New Jersey WILL HURD, Texas KATHLEEN M. RICE, New York EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER, Georgia NORMA J. TORRES, California MARK WALKER, North Carolina BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia MARTHA MCSALLY, Arizona JOHN RATCLIFFE, Texas DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., New York BRENDAN P. SHIELDS, Staff Director JOAN V. O’HARA, General Counsel MICHAEL S. TWINCHEK, Chief Clerk I. LANIER AVANT, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC, January 3, 2017. Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to Rule X and clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, attached, please find the report of the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee on Homeland Security during the 114th Congress. Sincerely, MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Chairman. (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 Union Calendar No. 718 114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 114–907 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 114TH CONGRESS JANUARY 3, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MCCAUL, 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 21, 2015, for an organizational meeting for the 114th Congress under the di- rection of Chairman Michael T. McCaul of Texas. The Committee Membership, was set at 30 Members; with 18 Republicans, and 12 Democrats. The Committee established six Subcommittees: The Sub- committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security; the Subcommittee on Cybersecu- rity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies; the Sub- committee on Oversight and Management Efficiency; the Sub- committee on Transportation Security; and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications. CONTENTS Page Jurisdiction and Legislative History ...................................................................... 3 Membership and Organization ............................................................................... 9 History of the Committee on Homeland Security ................................................. 13 Full Committee Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 26 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 147 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 2 Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 165 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 172 Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 185 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 193 Subcommittee on Transportation Security Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 215 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 235 Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 247 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 265 Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Tech- nologies Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 277 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 292 Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 301 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 318 Committee Oversight Plan Part A, Oversight Plan As Agreed to .............................................................. 337 Part B, Implementation of the Oversight Plan .............................................. 350 Appendices Appendix I—Committee Rules ........................................................................ 365 Appendix II—Membership Changes to the Committee ................................. 375 Appendix III—List of Public Laws .................................................................. 383 Appendix IV—Committee Legislative Reports ............................................... 387 Appendix V—Status of Legislation Referred to the Committee ................... 397 Appendix VI—Executive Communications, Memorials, and Presidential Messages ........................................................................................................ 413 Appendix VII—Committee Staff ...................................................................... 417 Appendix VIII—Witnesses ............................................................................... 421 Appendix IX—Printed Hearings ...................................................................... 445 Appendix X—Committee Prints ...................................................................... 453 Appendix XI—Summary of Committee Activities .......................................... 455 Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 457 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 023222 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR907.XXX HR907 3 JURISDICTION AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY A provision for the establishment of a Committee on Homeland Security was included in H. Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Rep- resentatives for the 114th Congress, agreed to on January 3, 2015. The jurisdiction of the Committee is as follows: HOUSE RULE X ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES 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 bills, 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, administration, and general management 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 en- forcement). (B) Customs (except customs revenue). (C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland security information.
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