1 Union Calendar No. 443 109TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–741 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2006 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) JANUARY 2, 2007.—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 : 2007 VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC, January 2, 2007. Hon. KAREN HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI and Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, here is a report of the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee on Home- land Security during the 109th Congress. Sincerely, PETER T. KING, Chairman. (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING Union Calendar No. 443 109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–741 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 109TH CONGRESS JANUARY 2, 2007.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. KING, 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 February 9, 2005, for an organizational meeting for the 109th Congress under the di- rection of Chairman Christopher Cox of California. The Committee Membership, was set at 34 Members with 19 Republicans and 15 Democrats. The Committee established five Subcommittees: the Sub- committee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack; the Sub- committee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment; the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infra- structure Protection, and Cybersecurity; the Subcommittee on Man- agement, Integration, and Oversight; and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. On August 2, 2005, Mr. Christopher Cox of California, Chairman of the Committee, resigned as a Member of the House of Represent- atives after the Senate confirmed his nomination to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2009, on July 29, 2005. Subsequently, on September 15, 2005, Mr. Peter T. King of New York was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING 2 On October 7, 2005, the Committee on Homeland Security re- vised the Rules of the Committee creating a sixth Subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Investigations. CONTENTS Page Membership and Organization ............................................................................... 9 History of the Committee on Homeland Security ................................................. 13 Full Committee ........................................................................................................ 15 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 16 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 68 Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack .......................... 87 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 88 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 90 Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity ........................................................................................................ 105 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 105 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 116 Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk As- sessment ................................................................................................................ 143 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 143 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 145 Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight ............................... 165 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 165 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 167 Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology ............... 183 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 184 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 188 Subcommittee on Investigations ............................................................................. 205 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 205 Committee Oversight Plan .............................................................................. 211 Part A, Oversight Plan As Agreed to .............................................................. 211 Part B, Implementation of the Oversight Plan .............................................. 227 Appendices Appendix I—Committee Rules ........................................................................ 249 Appendix II—Membership Changes to the Committee ................................. 261 Appendix III—List of Public Laws .................................................................. 266 Appendix IV—Status of Legislation ................................................................ 267 Appendix V—Committee Legislative Reports ................................................ 274 Appendix VI—Executive Communications, Memorials, Petitions, and Presidential Messages .................................................................................. 276 Appendix VII—Committee Staff ...................................................................... 283 Appendix VIII—Witnesses ............................................................................... 286 Appendix IX—Printed Hearings ...................................................................... 335 Appendix X—Committee Prints ...................................................................... 340 Appendix XI—Summary of Committee Activities .......................................... 341 Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 342 JURISDICTION AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY The establishment of a Committee on Homeland Security was in- cluded H. Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 109th Congress, agreed to on January 4, 2005. 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 commit- tees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolu- tions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction VerDate Aug 31 2005 22:19 Jan 10, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR741.XXX HR741 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with HEARING 3 of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as fol- lows: (I) Committee on Homeland Security (1) Overall homeland security policy. (2) Organization and administration of the Department of Homeland Security. (3) Functions of the Department of Homeland Security relat- ing to the following: (A) Border and port security (except immigration policy and non-border enforcement). (B) Customs (except customs revenue). (C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland security information. (D) Domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism. (E) Research and development. (F) Transportation security. General oversight responsibilities 2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general over- sight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in order to assist the House in (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of— (A) the application, administration, execution, and effec- tiveness of Federal laws; and (B) conditions and circumstances that may indicate the necessity or Desirability of enacting new or additional leg- islation; and (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment