Union Calendar No. 613 110TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110–940 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2009 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) JANUARY 3, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING congress.#13 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING with PROD1PC67 on rfrederick 1 Union Calendar No. 613 110TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110–940 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2009 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) JANUARY 3, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 46–336 WASHINGTON : 2009 VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING congress.#13 VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC, January 3, 2009. Hon. LORRAINE C. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. MILLER: 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 110th Congress. Sincerely, BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Chairman. (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING Union Calendar No. 613 110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110–940 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 110TH CONGRESS JANUARY 3, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. THOMPSON, 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 23, 2007, for an organizational meeting for the 110th Congress under the di- rection of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi. The Com- mittee Membership was set at 34 Members, with 19 Democrats and 15 Republicans. The Committee established six Subcommittees: the Sub- committee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism; the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment; the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection; the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology; the Sub- committee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Re- sponse; and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. CONTENTS Page Jurisdiction and Legislative History ...................................................................... 3 Membership and Organization ............................................................................... 11 History of the Committee on Homeland Security ................................................. 13 Full Committee ........................................................................................................ 19 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 20 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 54 VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING 2 Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism .................... 71 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 71 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 72 Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................... 81 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 81 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 87 Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection ......... 115 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 115 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 122 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology ............................................................................................................ 129 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 129 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 134 Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response .. 145 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 145 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 147 Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight .......................... 155 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 155 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 156 Committee Oversight Plan ...................................................................................... 167 Part A, Oversight Plan As Agreed to .............................................................. 167 Part B, Implementation of the Oversight Plan .............................................. 183 Appendices Appendix I-Committee Rules ........................................................................... 215 Appendix II-Membership Changes to the Committee ................................... 227 Appendix III-List of Public Laws .................................................................... 241 Appendix IV-Status of Legislation .................................................................. 243 Appendix V-Committee Legislative Reports ................................................... 253 Appendix VI-Executive Communications, Memorials, Petitions, and Presidential Messages ........................................................................... 257 Appendix VII-Committee Staff ........................................................................ 265 Appendix VIII-Witnesses ................................................................................. 269 Appendix IX-Printed Hearings ........................................................................ 319 Appendix X-Committee Prints ......................................................................... 331 Appendix XI-Summary of Committee Activities ............................................ 333 Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 335 VerDate Nov 24 2008 23:32 Jan 13, 2009 Jkt 046336 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR940.XXX HR940 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HEARING 3 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 measures, reso- lutions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdic- tion of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be re- ferred 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 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