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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2030 

To bring the FBI to full strength to carry out its mission. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2005 

Mr. BIDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To bring the FBI to full strength to carry out its mission. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Full-strength Bureau 

5 Initiative Act of 2005’’ or the ‘‘FBI Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Throughout its history, the FBI has been 

9 an integral part of anti-crime investigatory efforts in 

10 the United States. 

11 (2) While the FBI has increased its overall FBI 

12 field agent numbers by more than 1,000 since pre- 
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1 9/11 levels, it has increased its counter-terror agents 

2 by more than 2,000. While this staffing-up of in3 creased resources for counter-terror investigations is 

4 necessary and proper, it has had the unintended 

5 consequence of precluding the FBI from adequately 

6 and satisfactorily discharging its traditional anti7 crime investigatory efforts. 

8 (3) The FBI’s shift to counterterrorism has re9 duced the Bureau’s involvement in traditional crime 

10 investigations, including— 

11 (A) fewer agents to the successful High In12 tensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task 

13 forces; 

14 (B) fewer violent crime cases, as the Bu15 reau has reduced the number of agents com16 mitted to Federal-State-local task forces like 

17 ‘‘Safe Streets’’ and Violent Crime Task Forces; 

18 and 

19 (C) fewer agents handling bank robbery 

20 and white collar crimes, which involve technical 

21 areas of investigative expertise that State and 

22 locals often lack. 

23 (4) Before September 11, 2001, the FBI had 

24 7,738 field agents fulfilling traditional anti-crime ef25 forts. The President has proposed a fiscal year 2006 
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1 budget with less than 6,700 field agents fulfilling 

2 these same functions. 

3 (5) The FBI is thus faced with a gap of 1,000 

4 field agents in its traditional anti-crime function, 

5 compromising the investigations the FBI is able to 

6 undertake and to assist in. 

7 (6) The FBI’s traditional anti-crime investiga8 tions complement and assist investigations by State 

9 and local law enforcement around the country. 

10 (7) Through direct assistance and various joint 

11 task forces, the FBI provides invaluable expertise 

12 and resources to help State and local law enforce13 ment agencies combat criminal enterprises impacting 

14 their local communities. 

15 (8) The post 9–11 reprogramming of FBI 

16 agents from criminal to counterterrorism investiga17 tions is occurring at the many State and local agen18 cies that are facing tough budget cuts that is reduc19 ing their capacity to fight crime. 

20 (9) In a recent survey, 27 of 44 major urban 

21 police departments surveyed are experiencing a ‘‘cop 

22 crunch’’. Cleveland, Ohio, has lost 250 officers in 

23 2004, 15 percent of its force. New York City has 

24 lost 3,400 over the last three years. Pittsburgh, 
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Pennsylvania, has lost 1 1 ⁄4 of its force, and Philadel2 phia has lost 2,000 officers. 

3 (10) Compounding the lack of local revenue 

4 many local jurisdictions are faced with since 9–11, 

5 Federal financial assistance to local law enforcement 

6 has been reduced every year for the past 4 years. 

7 (11) The FBI is charged with preventing ter8 rorism and fighting traditional crime. In order for 

9 the FBI to attain both critical goals, the FBI needs 

10 an additional 1,000 agents to do the job. 

11 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR MORE AGENTS. 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated 

13 $160,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 

14 2010 to fund 1,000 Federal Bureau of Investigations field 

15 agents in addition to the number of Federal Bureau of 

16 Investigations field agents serving on the date of enact17 ment of this Act. 

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