Union Calendar No. 422 111TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–699 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) DECEMBER 31, 2010.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS with DSKH9S0YB1PROD on mstockstill 1 Union Calendar No. 422 111TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–699 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) DECEMBER 31, 2010.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 63–209 WASHINGTON : 2010 VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:08 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5012 Sfmt 5012 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC, December 31, 2010. Hon. LORRAINE 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 111th Congress. Sincerely, BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Chairman. (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS Union Calendar No. 422 111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–699 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 111TH CONGRESS DECEMBER 31, 2010.—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 February 4, 2009, for an organizational meeting for the 111th Congress under the di- rection of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi. The Com- mittee Membership, was set at 34 Members with 21 Democrats and 13 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 ................................................. 15 VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS 2 Full Committee ........................................................................................................ 21 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 22 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 71 Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................... 95 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 95 Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection ......... 107 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 107 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 108 Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism .................... 121 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 121 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 127 Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight .......................... 141 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 141 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 142 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology ............................................................................................................ 157 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 157 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 161 Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response .. 173 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 173 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 177 Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Plan ............................................... 191 Part A—Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Plan ......................... 191 Part B—Implementation of the Oversight Plan ............................................ 203 Appendices Appendix I—Committee Rules ........................................................................ 249 Appendix II—Membership Changes to the Committee ................................. 263 Appendix III—List of Public Laws .................................................................. 281 Appendix IV—Status of Legislation Referred to the Committee .................. 283 Appendix V—Committee Legislative Reports ................................................ 293 Appendix VI—Executive Communications, Memorials, Petitions, and Presidential Messages ........................................................................... 297 Appendix VII—Committee Staff ...................................................................... 309 Appendix VIII—Witnesses ............................................................................... 313 Appendix IX—Printed Hearings ...................................................................... 339 Appendix X—Committee Print ........................................................................ 347 Appendix XI—Summary of Committee Activities .......................................... 349 Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 351 VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:07 Jan 04, 2011 Jkt 063209 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR699.XXX HR699 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with HEARINGS 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 111th Congress, agreed to on January 6, 2009. 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 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