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(3) $133,800,000 for the Container Security 
Initiative of such directorate. 
SEC. 107. STATE AND LOCAL TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there 
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006— 
(1) $40,500,000 for the activities of the Office 
for Interoperability and Compatibility within the Di-
rectorate of Science and Technology pursuant to sec-
tion 7303 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C 194); and 
(2) $2,000,000,000 for grants to State and 
local governments for terrorism preparedness award-
ed by the Office of State and Local Government Co-
ordination and Preparedness. 
SEC. 108. IMMIGRATION RESOURCES. 
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 the 
following: 
(1) For the Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment Legal Program, $159,514,000, including for 
the hiring of an additional 300 attorneys above the 
number of such positions for which funds were allot-
ted for fiscal year 2005, and related training and 
support costs.
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(2) Sufficient sums for the hiring of an addi-
tional 300 adjudicators above the number of such 
positions for which funds were allotted for fiscal 
year 2005 to carry out the functions stated in sec-
tion 451(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 271(b)), and related training and support 
costs. The fees provided for in section 286(m) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1356(m)) shall be adjusted in order to provide suffi-
cient sums for the hiring of the additional adjudica-
tors and for the related training and support costs 
provided for in this paragraph. 
SEC. 
109. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL PERSONNEL 
PERFORMING IMMIGRATION FUNCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out subsection (b), from 
amounts authorized under section 101, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts made available 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may reimburse a State or political subdivision for the ex-
penses described in subsection (d).
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(c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—A State, or a political 
subdivision of a State, is eligible for reimbursement under 
subsection (b) if the State or political subdivision— 
(1) has entered into a written agreement de-
scribed in section 287(g) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) under which cer-
tain officers or employees of the State or subdivision 
may be authorized to perform certain functions of 
an immigration officer; and 
(2) desires such officers or employees to receive 
training from the Department of Homeland Security 
in relation to such functions. 
(d) EXPENSES.—The expenses described in this sub-
section are actual and necessary expenses incurred by the 
State or political subdivision in order to permit the train-
ing described in subsection (c)(2) to take place, including 
expenses such as the following: 
(1) Costs of travel and transportation to loca-
tions where training is provided, including mileage 
and related allowances for the use of a privately 
owned automobile. 
(2) Subsistence consisting of lodging, meals, 
and other necessary expenses for the personal suste-
nance and comfort of a person required to travel
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away from the person’s regular post of duty in order 
to participate in the training. 
(3) A per diem allowance paid instead of actual 
expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters 
and stewards. 
(4) Costs of securing temporary replacements 
for personnel traveling to, and participating in, the 
training. 
TITLE II—TERRORISM PREVEN-
TION, 
INFORMATION 
SHAR-
ING, AND RISK ASSESSMENT 
Subtitle A—Terrorism Prevention 
SEC. 201. CONSOLIDATED BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall es-
tablish a single process for conducting the security screen-
ing and background checks on individuals participating in 
any of the programs identified under subsection (b). 
(b) INCLUDED PROGRAMS.—The process established 
under subsection (a) shall apply to the following programs: 
(1) The Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential. 
(2) The security risk determination and related 
background checks under section 5103a of title 49, 
United States Code, performed by the Transpor-
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tation Security Administration as part of the De-
partment of Transportation Hazardous Materials 
Endorsement credentialing program. 
(3) The Free and Secure Trade program. 
(4) The NEXUS and SENTRI border crossing 
programs. 
(5) The Registered Traveler program of the 
Transportation Security Administration. 
(c) FEATURES
OF PROCESS.—The process estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A single submission of security screening in-
formation, including personal data and biometric in-
formation as appropriate, necessary to meet the se-
curity requirements of all applicable departmental 
programs. 
(2) An ability to submit such security screening 
information at any location or through any process 
approved by the Secretary with respect to any of the 
applicable departmental programs. 
(3) Acceptance by the Department of a security 
clearance or other credential issued by a Federal 
agency, to the extent that the security clearance 
process of the agency satisfies requirements that are 
at least as stringent as those of the applicable de-
partmental programs under subsection (b).
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(4) Appropriate standards and procedures for 
protecting individual privacy, confidentiality, record 
retention, and addressing other concerns relating to 
information security. 
(d) DEADLINES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall— 
(1) submit a description of the process devel-
oped under subsection (a) to the appropriate con-
gressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) by 
not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(2) begin implementing such process by not 
later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(e) INCLUSION
OF OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall review other existing 
or developing Department of Homeland Security programs 
that include security screening or background checks for 
participating individuals, and report to the appropriate 
congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) any rec-
ommendations for inclusion of such additional programs 
in the consolidated screening process established under 
this section.