1 Union Calendar No. 492 108th Congress, 2d Session –––––––––––––– House Report 108–807 REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS JANUARY 3, 2005.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 39–006 WASHINGTON : 2005 VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:23 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR807.000 HR807 E:\Seals\Congress.#13 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH 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 JIM TURNER, Texas JIM RYUN, Kansas ADAM SMITH, Washington JIM GIBBONS, Nevada LORETTA SANCHEZ, California ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas KEN CALVERT, California ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia BARON P. HILL, Indiana ED SCHROCK, Virginia JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut W. TODD AKIN, Missouri SUSAN A. DAVIS, California J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island JEFF MILLER, Florida STEVE ISRAEL, New York JOE WILSON, South Carolina RICK LARSEN, Washington FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JIM COOPER, Tennessee TOM COLE, Oklahoma JIM MARSHALL, Georgia JEB BRADLEY, New Hampshire KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida ROB BISHOP, Utah MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana1 JOHN KLINE, Minnesota TIM RYAN, Ohio CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas 2 PHIL GINGREY, Georgia MIKE ROGERS, Alabama TRENT FRANKS, Arizona ROBERT S. RANGEL, Staff Director ALEXIS R. LASSELLE, Legislative Operations Clerk 1 Mr. Alexander left the committee on August 9, 2004. 2 Mr. Stenholm was assigned to the committee on Sept. 8, 2004. (II) VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:15 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.001 HR807 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC, January 3, 2005. Hon. JEFF TRANDAHL, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. TRANDAHL: Pursuant to House Rule XI 1(d), there is transmitted herewith the report of activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the 108th Congress. Sincerely, DUNCAN HUNTER, Chairman. (III) VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:15 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR807.002 HR807 VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:15 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR807.002 HR807 C O N T E N T S Page Powers and Duties, Committee on Armed Services—108th Congress ................ 1 Background ....................................................................................................... 1 Constitutional Powers and Duties .................................................................. 2 House Rules on Jurisdiction ............................................................................ 3 Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight ........................................ 3 Committee Rules ...................................................................................................... 4 Rules Governing Procedure ............................................................................. 4 Composition of the Committee on Armed Services—108th Congress ................. 13 Subcommittees of the Committee on Armed Services—108th Congress ............. 14 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee ................................................. 14 Readiness Subcommittee ................................................................................. 15 Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee .......... 16 Total Force Subcommittee ............................................................................... 17 Strategic Forces Subcommittee ....................................................................... 17 Projection Forces Subcommittee ...................................................................... 18 Committee Staff ....................................................................................................... 19 Committee Meetings ................................................................................................ 21 Legislative Actions ................................................................................................... 21 Legislation Enacted Into Law ......................................................................... 21 Public Law 108–13 (H.R. 672) .................................................................. 21 Public Law 108–121 (H.R. 3365) .............................................................. 21 Public Law 108–136 (H.R. 1588) .............................................................. 22 Public Law 108–220 (S. 2057) .................................................................. 24 Public Law 108–234 (H.R. 3104) .............................................................. 25 Public Law 108–236 (S.J. Res. 28) ........................................................... 25 Public Law 108–268 (H.R. 4322) .............................................................. 25 Public Law 108–375 (H.R. 4200) .............................................................. 26 Public Law 108–458 (S. 2845) .................................................................. 29 Legislation Reported but Not Enacted ........................................................... 30 H.R. 1950 ................................................................................................... 30 H. Res. 364 ................................................................................................. 30 H. Con. Res. 374 ........................................................................................ 31 H.R. 3966 ................................................................................................... 31 H.R. 4323 ................................................................................................... 31 H. Res. 499 ................................................................................................. 32 H. Res. 640 ................................................................................................. 32 H. Res. 689 ................................................................................................. 33 Oversight Activities ................................................................................................. 35 Summary of Oversight Plan ............................................................................ 35 Actions and Recommendations ........................................................................ 35 Additional Oversight Activities ....................................................................... 46 Other Activities of the Full Committee ................................................................. 49 Budget Activity ................................................................................................. 49 Full Committee Hearings ................................................................................ 50 Other Activities of Subcommittees ......................................................................... 61 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee ................................................. 61 Readiness Subcommittee ................................................................................. 61 Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee .......... 63 Total Force Subcommittee ............................................................................... 64 Strategic Forces Subcommittee ....................................................................... 64 Projection Forces Subcommittee ...................................................................... 65 Publications .............................................................................................................. 67 Committee Prints of Laws Relating to National Defense ............................. 67 Committee Prints ............................................................................................. 67 (V) VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:51 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.003 HR807 VI Page Publications —Continued Published Proceedings ...................................................................................... 67 House Reports ................................................................................................... 71 Public Laws ....................................................................................................... 74 Press Releases .......................................................................................................... 77 VerDate Aug 04 2004 08:27 Jan 12, 2005 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.003 HR807 Union Calendar No. 492 108TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 108–807 REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE 108TH