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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 

To direct the President to submit a report to Congress explaining the President’s funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized by Public Law 108–458 which implemented the recommendations 

of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 

States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2005 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 

HARMAN, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DICKS, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. NORTON, 

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 

Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SALAZAR, 

Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, and Mr. EMANUEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To direct the President to submit a report to Congress 

explaining the President’s funding requests for certain 

homeland security programs authorized by Public Law 

108–458 which implemented the recommendations of the 

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the 

United States. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Commission Full 

3 Funding Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) On November 27, 2002, Congress and the 

7 President created the National Commission on Ter8 rorist Attacks Upon the United States (referred to 

9 in this section as the ‘‘9/11 Commission’’). 

10 (2) Throughout 2003 and 2004, the bipartisan 

11 9/11 Commission held 12 hearings, took testimony 

12 from 160 witnesses, reviewed more than 2,500,000 

13 pages of documents, and interviewed more than 

14 1,200 individuals in 10 countries. 

15 (3) In July of 2004, the 9/11 Commission 

16 issued its final report along with recommendations 

17 designed to prevent future terrorist attacks on the 

18 United States. 

19 (4) On December 8, 2004, Congress passed 

20 Public Law 108–458 which authorizes funds nec21 essary to address key gaps in homeland security. 

22 (5) On December 17, 2004, the President 

23 signed Public Law 108–458 and promised to ensure 

24 that the law enforcement and homeland security per25 sonnel of the United States have the resources nec26 essary to do their jobs. 
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1 (6) The budget request submitted by the Presi2 dent to Congress in February of 2005 fails to pro3 vide sufficient funding to ensure that the law en4 forcement and homeland security personnel of the 

5 United States have the resources necessary to pro6 tect the United States from future terrorist attacks. 

7 (7) The President should comply with Public 

8 Law 108–458 and request the maximum amount of 

9 funds authorized by the Act to fulfill the promise to 

10 provide adequate resources to law enforcement per11 sonnel. 

12 SEC. 3. REPORT ON BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROGRAMS AU13 THORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 108–458. 

14 (a) EXPLANATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUND15 ING SHORTFALL.— 

16 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

18 President shall submit to Congress a report that ex19 plains each homeland security funding shortfall in20 cluded in the budget submitted to Congress for fiscal 

21 year 2006 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

22 States Code, including the rationale for requesting 

23 less than the authorized level of funding for each 

24 such funding shortfall. 
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1 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 

2 after the President submits to Congress the budget 

3 for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

4 United States Code, the President shall submit to 

5 Congress a report that explains each homeland secu6 rity funding shortfall included in the budget for the 

7 fiscal year, including the rationale for requesting less 

8 than the authorized level of funding for each such 

9 funding shortfall. 

10 (b) DEFINITION OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

11 SHORTFALL.—In this section, the term ‘‘homeland secu12 rity funding shortfall’’ means a program authorized by 

13 Public Law 108–458 for which the amount of authoriza14 tion of appropriation for a fiscal year— 

15 (1) is specified under such Act, and the Presi16 dent does not request under such budget the max17 imum amount authorized by such Act for such fiscal 

18 year; or 

19 (2) is not specified under such Act, and the 

20 President does not request under such budget an 

21 amount sufficient to operate the program as re22 quired by such Act. 

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