1 115TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session SENATE 115–12 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 FOURTEENTH CONGRESS MARCH 28, 2017—Ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 69–010 WASHINGTON : 2017 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:59 Mar 29, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\SR012.XXX SR012 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REPORTS congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri ROB PORTMAN, Ohio THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware RAND PAUL, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming GARY C. PETERS, Michigan JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire STEVE DAINES, Montana KAMALA D. HARRIS, California CHRISTOPHER R. HIXON, Staff Director GABRIELLE D’ADAMO SINGER, Chief Counsel MARGARET E. DAUM, Minority Staff Director STACIA M. CARDILLE, Minority Chief Counsel LAURA W. KILBRIDE, Chief Clerk COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware ROB PORTMAN, Ohio CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri RAND PAUL, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey JONI ERNST, Iowa GARY C. PETERS, Michigan BEN SASSE, Nebraska SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE 114TH CONGRESS PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (PSI) ROB PORTMAN, Ohio, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri RAND PAUL, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota BEN SASSE, Nebraska FEDERAL SPENDING OVERSIGHT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (FSO) RAND PAUL, Kentucky, Chairman JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JONI ERNST, Iowa CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey BEN SASSE, Nebraska GARY C. PETERS, Michigan (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Mar 29, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR012.XXX SR012 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REPORTS REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT (RAFM) JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota ROB PORTMAN, Ohio JON TESTER, Montana MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey JONI ERNST, Iowa GARY C. PETERS, Michigan BEN SASSE, Nebraska (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Mar 29, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR012.XXX SR012 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REPORTS CONTENTS Page I. Highlights of Activities .................................................................................. 1 A. Border and Immigration Security ....................................................... 2 B. Cybersecurity ........................................................................................ 5 C. Critical Infrastructure .......................................................................... 6 D. Terrorism .............................................................................................. 7 E. DHS Reforms ........................................................................................ 8 F. Oversight of Federal Agencies and Government Programs .............. 9 G. Regulatory Reform ............................................................................... 16 H. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse .................................................................... 18 II. Committee Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 20 III. Bills and Resolutions Referred and Considered .......................................... 23 IV. Hearings ......................................................................................................... 24 V. Reports, Prints, and GAO Reports ............................................................... 52 VI. Official Communications ............................................................................... 65 VII. Legislative Actions ......................................................................................... 65 A. Measures Enacted Into Law ................................................................ 65 B. Postal Naming Bills .............................................................................. 81 VIII. Activities of the Subcommittees ................................................................... 85 REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT (RAFM) I. Authority ........................................................................................................ 85 II. Activity ........................................................................................................... 85 III. Legislation ...................................................................................................... 91 IV. GAO Reports .................................................................................................. 92 FEDERAL SPENDING OVERSIGHT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (FSO) I. Authority ........................................................................................................ 94 II. Activity ........................................................................................................... 94 III. Legislation ...................................................................................................... 98 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (PSI) I. Historical Background ................................................................................... 100 A. Subcommittee Jurisdiction .................................................................. 100 B. Subcommittee Investigations ............................................................... 102 II. Subcommittee Hearings during the 114th Congress .................................. 108 III. Legislation Activities during the 114th Congress ....................................... 111 IV. Reports, Prints, and Studies ......................................................................... 112 (iv) VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Mar 29, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 E:\HR\OC\SR012.XXX SR012 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REPORTS 115TH CONGRESS SENATE REPORT " ! 1st Session 115–12 ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS MARCH 28, 2017—Ordered to be printed Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following REPORT This report reviews the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and its Subcommittees during the 114th Congress. These activities were conducted pursuant to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended; by Rule XXV(k) of the Standing Rules of the Senate; and by additional authorizing resolutions of the Senate. See Section II, ‘‘Committee Jurisdiction,’’ for details. Senator Johnson was Chairman of the Committee during the 114th Congress; Senator Carper was the Ranking Member. Major activities of the Committee during the 114th Congress in- cluded investigations, oversight, and legislation involving border and immigration security; cybersecurity; critical infrastructure; ter- rorism; reforming the Department of Homeland Security; the Com- mittee’s oversight jurisdiction; regulatory reform; and reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Federal spending. Discussion of these major activities appears in Section I below; additional information on these and other measures appears in Section VII, ‘‘Legislative Actions.’’ Discussion of these major activities appears in Section I below; additional information on these and other measures appears in Section VII, ‘‘Legislative Actions.’’ Extensive information about the Committee’s history, hearings, legislation, documents, Subcommittees, and other matters is avail- able at the Web site, http://hsgac.senate.gov/. I. HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES Under the leadership of Chairman Ron Johnson and Ranking Member Tom Carper, the Committee established a mission state- ment: ‘‘to enhance the economic and national security of America.’’ During the 114th Congress, the Committee made real progress ad- vancing this mission. The Committee’s work on oversight through VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:59 Mar 29, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\SR012.XXX SR012 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REPORTS 2 hearings, inquiries, and investigations identified and clarified sig- nificant economic and national security challenges facing the na- tion. And its collaborative work on bipartisan legislation dem- onstrated that a committee of Senators with differing views about public policy can come together and find areas of agreement in sup- port of commonsense reforms. To improve national security, the Committee worked to identify challenges and solutions to major threats facing our nation, includ- ing border and visa security; international drug trafficking and our nation’s insatiable demand for drugs; cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities; and the growing threat posed by ISIS and other militant Islamic extremists. The Committee passed legislation to strengthen border security, improve detection of human trafficking, enhance federal agency cybersecurity