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| **IMPLEMENTING THE 9/11      |        |                              |
| COMMISSION'S                 |        |                              |
| RECOMMENDATIONS:**           |        |                              |
|                              |        |                              |
| **COMPARING MENENDEZ         |        |                              |
| SUBSTITUTE WITH H.R. 10**    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **MENENDEZ SUBSTITUTE**      | **H.   |                              |
|                              | R.10** |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| National Intelligence        | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
| Director                     |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | create an NID with the       |
|                              |        | strong budgetary and         |
|                              |        | personnel authority          |
|                              |        | recommended by the           |
|                              |        | Commission. Instead, the     |
|                              |        | bill imposes significant     |
|                              |        | limitations on the NID's     |
|                              |        | budgetary and personnel      |
|                              |        | authority.                   |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission     |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute creates  |        |                              |
| a [strong]{.underline}       |        |                              |
| National Intelligence        |        |                              |
| Director (NID), with broad   |        |                              |
| budgetary and personnel      |        |                              |
| authority. The NID would     |        |                              |
| have budget execution        |        |                              |
| authority for the National   |        |                              |
| Intelligence Program. The    |        |                              |
| NID would also have the      |        |                              |
| authority to transfer        |        |                              |
| personnel within the         |        |                              |
| National Intelligence        |        |                              |
| Program.                     |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| National Counterterrorism    | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
| Center (NCTC)                |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | create the strong NCTC that  |
|                              |        | was recommended by the       |
|                              |        | Commission. The House bill   |
|                              |        | gives the NCTC lower stature |
|                              |        | -- with its Director not     |
|                              |        | appointed by the President,  |
|                              |        | not confirmed by the Senate, |
|                              |        | and not having any budget or |
|                              |        | hiring authority.            |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission     |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute creates  |        |                              |
| a [strong]{.underline}       |        |                              |
| National Counterterrorism    |        |                              |
| Center (NCTC) -- headed by a |        |                              |
| strong Director. Under the   |        |                              |
| substitute, the NCTC         |        |                              |
| Director is appointed by the |        |                              |
| President, confirmed by the  |        |                              |
| Senate, and directs and      |        |                              |
| controls the NCTC staff.     |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Securing Nuclear Materials   | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill fails to take any       |
|                              |        | action to strengthen these   |
|                              |        | critical programs, only      |
|                              |        | requiring a study on the     |
|                              |        | obstacles to                 |
|                              |        | counter-proliferation        |
|                              |        | efforts.                     |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission     |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute mandates |        |                              |
| strengthening the Nunn-Lugar |        |                              |
| programs, the Proliferation  |        |                              |
| Security Initiative, and     |        |                              |
| other nonproliferation       |        |                              |
| assistance programs to       |        |                              |
| secure nuclear materials in  |        |                              |
| Russia and around the        |        |                              |
| globe.                       |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+

+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **IMPLEMENTING THE 9/11      |        |                              |
| COMMISSION'S                 |        |                              |
| RECOMMENDATIONS:**           |        |                              |
|                              |        |                              |
| **COMPARING MENENDEZ         |        |                              |
| SUBSTITUTE WITH H.R. 10**    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **MENENDEZ SUBSTITUTE**      | **H.   |                              |
|                              | R.10** |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Budget for Intelligence      | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
| Agencies                     |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | implement this               |
|                              |        | recommendation of the 9/11   |
|                              |        | Commission.                  |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute provides |        |                              |
| that the overall amounts of  |        |                              |
| money being appropriated for |        |                              |
| national intelligence and to |        |                              |
| its component agencies       |        |                              |
| should no longer be kept     |        |                              |
| secret.                      |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Relations with Muslim World  | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill fails to mandate the    |
|                              |        | creation of a long-term      |
|                              |        | strategy for improving       |
|                              |        | relations with the Muslim    |
|                              |        | world and suggests much more |
|                              |        | modest programs.             |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute mandates |        |                              |
| the creation of a long-term  |        |                              |
| strategy to win the struggle |        |                              |
| for ideas in the Muslim      |        |                              |
| world, including providing   |        |                              |
| much larger resources for    |        |                              |
| television and radio         |        |                              |
| broadcasting to the Arab     |        |                              |
| world. It also authorizes    |        |                              |
| \$200 million for a Middle   |        |                              |
| East Partnership Initiative  |        |                              |
| to encourage economic        |        |                              |
| development and the rule of  |        |                              |
| law in Arab countries.       |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Prioritize Efforts in        | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
| Afghanistan                  |        | bill calls for               |
|                              |        | [no]{.underline} additional  |
|                              |        | resources for U.S. efforts   |
|                              |        | in Afghanistan, just         |
|                              |        | additional reports on how    |
|                              |        | existing funds are being     |
|                              |        | spent.                       |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute provides |        |                              |
| for much more extensive U.S. |        |                              |
| efforts in Afghanistan,      |        |                              |
| including authorizing an     |        |                              |
| additional \$2.8 billion in  |        |                              |
| FY 2005 and continued        |        |                              |
| assistance to Afghanistan    |        |                              |
| through FY 2009 for          |        |                              |
| education, health, security  |        |                              |
| and economic development     |        |                              |
| programs.                    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+

+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **IMPLEMENTING THE 9/11      |        |                              |
| COMMISSION'S                 |        |                              |
| RECOMMENDATIONS:**           |        |                              |
|                              |        |                              |
| **COMPARING MENENDEZ         |        |                              |
| SUBSTITUTE WITH H.R. 10**    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **MENENDEZ SUBSTITUTE**      | **H.   |                              |
|                              | R.10** |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Aviation Security            | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill only provides that TSA  |
|                              |        | give priority to explosive   |
|                              |        | detection, but does          |
|                              |        | [not]{.underline} require    |
|                              |        | improved detection           |
|                              |        | capabilities and does        |
|                              |        | [not]{.underline} require    |
|                              |        | all high-risk passengers at  |
|                              |        | airports be screened for     |
|                              |        | explosives.                  |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute requires |        |                              |
| the Transportation Security  |        |                              |
| Agency (TSA) to improve      |        |                              |
| explosive detection          |        |                              |
| capabilities and requires    |        |                              |
| that all high-risk           |        |                              |
| passengers at airports be    |        |                              |
| screened for explosives.     |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Border Security              | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | create an integrated         |
|                              |        | screening system, as         |
|                              |        | recommended by the 9/11      |
|                              |        | Commission.                  |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute replaces |        |                              |
| the current patchwork of     |        |                              |
| border screening systems     |        |                              |
| with an integrated screening |        |                              |
| system, with one set of      |        |                              |
| standards -- thereby         |        |                              |
| significantly improving      |        |                              |
| border security. This        |        |                              |
| integrated screening system  |        |                              |
| would also apply to the      |        |                              |
| transportation sector and    |        |                              |
| access to vital facilities,  |        |                              |
| such as nuclear reactors.    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Civil Liberties Board        | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | create the government-wide   |
|                              |        | Civil Liberties Oversight    |
|                              |        | Board recommended by the     |
|                              |        | Commission. The bill only    |
|                              |        | designates a single civil    |
|                              |        | liberties officer for the    |
|                              |        | intelligence community.      |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute creates  |        |                              |
| a government-wide Civil      |        |                              |
| Liberties Oversight Board to |        |                              |
| review the use of            |        |                              |
| intelligence powers and act  |        |                              |
| as a watchdog for civil      |        |                              |
| liberties concerns.          |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+

+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **IMPLEMENTING THE 9/11      |        |                              |
| COMMISSION'S                 |        |                              |
| RECOMMENDATIONS:**           |        |                              |
|                              |        |                              |
| **COMPARING MENENDEZ         |        |                              |
| SUBSTITUTE WITH H.R. 10**    |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| **MENENDEZ SUBSTITUTE**      | **H.   |                              |
|                              | R.10** |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Information Sharing          | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
|                              |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | create the new information   |
|                              |        | sharing network that was     |
|                              |        | recommended by the           |
|                              |        | Commission.                  |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute requires |        |                              |
| the President to create an   |        |                              |
| information sharing network  |        |                              |
| -- a new trusted network     |        |                              |
| with common standards for    |        |                              |
| information use set by the   |        |                              |
| NID. The network is designed |        |                              |
| to improve information       |        |                              |
| sharing within the           |        |                              |
| intelligence community and   |        |                              |
| with additional personnel as |        |                              |
| appropriate. The substitute  |        |                              |
| requires the improved use of |        |                              |
| information technology to    |        |                              |
| create and implement this    |        |                              |
| network.                     |        |                              |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Communications for First     | **NO** | The Republican leadership    |
| Responders                   |        | bill does [not]{.underline}  |
|                              |        | implement these              |
|                              |        | recommendations of the 9/11  |
|                              |        | Commission.                  |
+------------------------------+--------+------------------------------+
| Like the 9/11 Commission's   |        |                              |
| recommendations, the         |        |                              |
| Menendez substitute includes |        |                              |
| provisions to provide radio  |        |                              |
| spectrum for first           |        |                              |
| responders to communicate    |        |                              |
| during emergencies.          |        |                              |
| Specifically, the substitute |        |                              |
| mandates the transfer of     |        |                              |
| radio spectrum for public    |        |                              |
| safety purposes no later     |        |                              |
| than January 1, 2007.        |        |                              |
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| **IMPLEMENTING THE 9/11      |                                       |
| COMMISSION'S                 |                                       |
| RECOMMENDATIONS:**           |                                       |
|                              |                                       |
| **COMPARING MENENDEZ         |                                       |
| SUBSTITUTE WITH H.R. 10**    |                                       |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| **MENENDEZ SUBSTITUTE**      | **H.R.10**                            |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| The Menendez substitute does | [The Republican leadership bill       |
| not contain                  | includes numerous controversial       |
| [any]{.underline} provisions | provisions that were not recommended  |
| that are extraneous to the   | by the 9/11 Commission, including     |
| 9/11 Commission's            | anti-immigrant provisions opposed by  |
| recommendations.             | CHC and CAPAC. The extraneous         |
|                              | provisions include:]{.underline}      |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **New authority allowing the          |
|                              | President to completely undo the      |
|                              | intelligence reforms mandated by      |
|                              | Congress.** Under this provision, a   |
|                              | presidential plan to reorganize the   |
|                              | intelligence community would be       |
|                              | guaranteed an up or down vote, with   |
|                              | no amendments, within 90 days of      |
|                              | submission to Congress.               |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **New national database on drivers'   |
|                              | licenses**. The bill includes         |
|                              | provisions for a national database of |
|                              | drivers' licenses.                    |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **Expedites removal of undocumented   |
|                              | immigrants.** The bill directs        |
|                              | immigration officers to order         |
|                              | undocumented immigrants who have      |
|                              | lived in the U.S. for years "removed  |
|                              | from the U.S. without further hearing |
|                              | or review" under some circumstances.  |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **Revocation of visas.** The bill     |
|                              | eliminates all judicial review of a   |
|                              | revoked visa, including habeas corpus |
|                              | review.                               |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **Exceptions to the UN Convention     |
|                              | Against Torture.** The bill violates  |
|                              | the UN Convention Against Torture by  |
|                              | allowing the Administration to turn   |
|                              | suspected terrorists over to          |
|                              | countries where they can be tortured. |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | **Expands definition of "agent of a   |
|                              | foreign power" for purposes of        |
|                              | surveillance and search.** The bill   |
|                              | allows the US government to spy on    |
|                              | individuals without proving they are  |
|                              | connected to a foreign government or  |
|                              | terrorist group.                      |
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