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and Customs Enforcement, including 
any appropriate reorganization plans. 
SEC. 402. GAO REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Congress a report that sets 
forth— 
(1) an assessment of the effectiveness 
of the organizational and management 
structure of the Department of Homeland 
Security in meeting the Department’s 
missions; and 
(2) recommendations to facilitate and 
improve the organization and manage-
ment of the Department to best meet 
those missions. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Homeland Se-
curity and Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
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tation of the Senate that sets forth an assess-
ment of the effectiveness of the efforts of the 
Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity to ful-
fill the statutory responsibilities of that office. 
SEC. 403. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHING CONSOLIDATED AND 
COLOCATED REGIONAL OFFICES. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall develop and submit to the 
Congress a plan for establishing consolidated 
and colocated regional offices for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in accordance 
with section 706 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 346). 
SEC. 404. PLAN TO REDUCE WAIT TIMES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall develop a plan— 
(1) to improve the operational effi-
ciency of security screening checkpoints 
at commercial service airports so that av-
erage peak waiting periods at such 
checkpoints do not exceed 20 minutes; 
and
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(2) to ensure that there are no signifi-
cant disparities in immigration and cus-
toms processing times among airports 
that serve as international gateways. 
SEC. 405. DENIAL OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD. 
Section 70105(c) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting be-
fore the period ‘‘before an administrative 
law judge’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) In making a determination under 
paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary shall not con-
sider a felony conviction if— 
‘‘(A) that felony occurred more than 7 
years prior to the date of the Secretary’s 
determination; and 
‘‘(B) the felony was not related to ter-
rorism (as that term is defined in section 
2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101)).’’.
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SEC. 406. TRANSFER OF EXISTING CUSTOMS PATROL OFFI-
CERS UNIT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW 
CPO UNITS IN THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION 
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER OF EXISTING UNIT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall transfer to the Bureau of Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement all functions 
(including the personnel, assets, and obliga-
tions held by or available in connection with 
such functions) of the Customs Patrol Officers 
unit of the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection operating on the Tohono O’odham 
Indian reservation (commonly known as the 
‘Shadow Wolves’ unit). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NEW UNITS.—The 
Secretary is authorized to establish within 
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs En-
forcement additional units of Customs Patrol 
Officers in accordance with this section. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish within the Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement additional units of 
Customs Patrol Officers in accordance with 
this section.
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(d) BASIC
PAY
FOR
JOURNEYMAN
OFFI-
CERS.—The rate of basic pay for a journeyman 
Customs Patrol Officer in a unit described in 
this section shall be not less than the rate of 
basic pay for GS–13 of the General Schedule. 
(e) SUPERVISORS.—Each unit described 
under this section shall be supervised by a 
Chief Customs Patrol Officer, who shall have 
the same rank as a resident agent-in-charge of 
the Office of Investigations. 
SEC. 407. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHER 
FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall diminish or oth-
erwise affect the authority or responsibility 
under statute, regulation, or Executive order 
of other Federal agencies than the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, including the De-
partment of Commerce, the Department of 
Energy, the Department of Transportation, 
the Federal Communications Commission, the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade 
Commission, and the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department 
of Homeland Security Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as fol-
lows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 102. Immigration resources. 
Sec. 103. Departmental management and operations. 
Sec. 104. Critical infrastructure grants. 
Sec. 105. Research and development. 
Sec. 106. Border and transportation security. 
Sec. 107. State and local terrorism preparedness. 
TITLE II—TERRORISM PREVENTION, INFORMATION 
SHARING, AND RISK ASSESSMENT 
Subtitle A—Terrorism Prevention 
Sec. 201. Terrorism Prevention Plan and related budget submis-
sion. 
Sec. 202. Consolidated background check process. 
Subtitle B—Homeland Security Information Sharing and 
Analysis Enhancement 
Sec. 211. Short title. 
Sec. 212. Provision of terrorism-related information to private 
sector officials. 
Sec. 213. Analytic expertise on the threats from biological 
agents and nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 214. Alternative analysis of homeland security information. 
Sec. 215. Assignment of information analysis and infrastruc-
ture protection functions. 
Sec. 216. Authority for disseminating homeland security infor-
mation. 
Sec. 217. 9/11 Memorial Homeland Security Fellows Program. 
Sec. 218. Access to nuclear terrorism-related information. 
Sec. 219. Access of Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis 
to terrorism information. 
Sec. 220. Administration of the Homeland Security Information 
Network.
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Sec. 221. IAIP personnel recruitment. 
Sec. 222. Homeland Security Advisory System. 
Sec. 223. Use of open-source information. 
Sec. 224. Full and efficient use of open-source information. 
TITLE III—DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION 
Subtitle A—Preparedness and Protection 
Sec. 301. National terrorism exercise program. 
Sec. 302. Technology development and transfer. 
Sec. 303. Review of antiterrorism acquisitions. 
Sec. 304. Center of Excellence for Border Security. 
Sec. 305. Requirements relating to the Container Security Ini-
tiative (CSI). 
Sec. 306. Security of maritime cargo containers. 
Sec. 307. Security plan for general aviation at Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport. 
Sec. 308. Interoperable communications assistance. 
Sec. 309. Report to Congress on implementation of recommenda-
tions regarding protection of agriculture. 
Subtitle B—Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity 
Enhancement 
Sec. 311. Short title. 
Sec. 312. Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity. 
Sec. 313. Cybersecurity defined. 
Sec. 314. Cybersecurity training programs and equipment. 
Sec. 315. Information security requirements and OMB respon-
sibilities not affected. 
Subtitle C—Security of public transportation systems 
Sec. 321. Security best practices. 
Sec. 322. Public awareness. 
Subtitle D—Critical infrastructure prioritization 
Sec. 331. Critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 332. Security review. 
Sec. 333. Implementation report. 
Sec. 334. Protection of information. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 401. Border security and enforcement coordination and op-
erations. 
Sec. 402. GAO report to Congress. 
Sec. 403. Plan for establishing consolidated and colocated re-
gional offices. 
Sec. 404. Plan to reduce wait times. 
Sec. 405. Denial of transportation security card. 
Sec. 406. Transfer of existing Customs Patrol Officers unit and 
establishment of new CPO units in the U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement. 
Sec. 407. Data collection on use of immigration consultants.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘‘pre-
vent terrorist attacks’’ and ‘‘terrorism preven-
tion’’ are intended to encompass securing our 
borders, securing our critical infrastructure, 
disseminating homeland security information 
to Federal, State, and local government agen-
cies, and preparing first responders for a ter-
rorist attack. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security for the 
necessary expenses of the Department of Home-
land 
Security 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$34,152,143,000. 
SEC. 102. IMMIGRATION RESOURCES. 
(a) Of the amount authorized under sec-
tion 101, there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2006 for border security 
and control between ports of entry, including 
for the hiring of 2,000 border patrol agents in 
addition to the number employed on the date 
of enactment of this Act, and related training 
and support costs, $1,916,427,000.
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(b) Of the amount authorized under sec-
tion 101, there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2006 for the U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement Legal Pro-
gram sufficient sums for the hiring of an addi-
tional 300 attorneys in addition to the number 
employed on the date of this Act, and related 
training and support costs. 
(c) Of the amount authorized under sec-
tion 101, there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2006 for U.S. Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services sufficient sums 
for the hiring of an additional 300 adjudica-
tors to carry out the functions stated in section 
451(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 in 
addition to the number employed on the date 
of this Act, and related training and support 
costs. 
SEC. 103. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 
101, there is authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2006 for departmental management 
and operations, $634,687,000, of which—
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(1) $44,895,000 is authorized for the 
Department of Homeland Security Re-
gions Initiative; 
(2) $4,459,000 is authorized for Oper-
ation Integration Staff; and 
(3) $56,278,000 is authorized for Office 
of Security initiatives. 
SEC. 104. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 
101, there is authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2006 for grants and other assist-
ance to improve critical infrastructure protec-
tion, $500,000,000. 
SEC. 105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Of the amount authorized under section 
101, there are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006— 
(1) $76,573,000 to support chemical 
countermeasure development activities of 
the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology; 
(2) $197,314,000 to support a nuclear 
detection office and related activities of 
such directorate;
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(3) $10,000,000 for research and devel-
opment of technologies capable of coun-
tering threats posed by man-portable air 
defense systems, including location-based 
technologies and noncommercial aircraft- 
based technologies; and 
(4) $10,600,000 for the activities of 
such directorate conducted pursuant to 
subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 441 et seq.). 
SEC. 106. BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY. 
Of the amount authorized under section 
101, there are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006— 
(1) $826,913,000 for expenses related to 
Screening Coordination and Operations 
of the Directorate of Border and Trans-
portation Security; 
(2) $100,000,000 for weapons of mass 
destruction detection technology of such 
directorate; and 
(3) $133,800,000 for the Container Se-
curity Initiative of such directorate.
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SEC. 107. STATE AND LOCAL TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Of the amount au-
thorized under section 101, there is authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006— 
(1) $40,500,000 for the activities of the 
Office for Interoperability and Compat-
ibility within the Directorate of Science 
and Technology pursuant to section 7303 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C 194); 
(2) $1,000,000,000 for discretionary 
grants for high-threat, high-density urban 
areas awarded by the Office of State and 
Local Government Coordination and Pre-
paredness; and 
(3) subsequent to the completion of a 
feasibility study by the Federal Govern-
ment finding conclusively the need for a 
regional homeland security center which 
enhances coordination for terrorism pre-
paredness between all levels of govern-
ment, sufficient sums as may be necessary 
for the development of a center for train-
ing for Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement officials with an expertise in 
terrorism preparedness.
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(b) 
USE
OF
GRANTS
FOR
‘‘TERRORISM 
COPS’’.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a covered grant 
may be used to pay the salaries of law en-
forcement officers hired exclusively for 
terrorism and homeland security matters. 
(2) 
COVERED
GRANT.—In 
this 
sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered grant’’ applies 
to— 
(A) the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program of the Department, or 
any successor to such grant program; 
(B) the Urban Area Security Ini-
tiative of the Department, or any suc-
cessor to such grant program; and 
(C) the Law Enforcement Ter-
rorism Prevention Program of the De-
partment, or any successor to such 
grant program.
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TITLE II—TERRORISM PREVEN-
TION, 
INFORMATION 
SHAR-
ING, AND RISK ASSESSMENT 
Subtitle A—Terrorism Prevention 
SEC. 201. TERRORISM PREVENTION PLAN AND RELATED 
BUDGET SUBMISSION. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
TERRORISM PREVENTION PLAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Act, and on a regular basis thereafter, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
a Department of Homeland Security Ter-
rorism Prevention Plan. The Plan shall be 
a comprehensive and integrated plan that 
includes the goals, objectives, milestones, 
and key initiatives of the Department of 
Homeland Security to prevent acts of ter-
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rorism on the United States, including its 
territories and interests. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the Plan the following elements: 
(A) 
Identification 
of 
the 
vulnerabilities in relation to current, 
evolving, 
and 
long-term 
terrorist 
threats to the United States and its in-
terests, including an evaluation of— 
(i) the materials that may be 
used to carry out a potential at-
tack; 
(ii) the methods that may be 
used to carry out a potential at-
tack; and 
(iii) the outcome the perpetra-
tors of acts of terrorism aim to 
achieve. 
(B) A prioritization of the threats 
identified under subparagraph (B), 
based on an assessment of probability 
and consequence of such attacks. 
(C) A description of processes and 
procedures that the Secretary shall es-
tablish to institutionalize close co-
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ordination between the Department of 
Homeland Security and the National 
Counter Terrorism Center and other 
appropriate United States intelligence 
agencies. 
(D) The policies and procedures 
the Secretary shall establish to ensure 
the Department disseminates this in-
formation received from the National 
Counter Terrorism Center throughout 
the Department, as appropriate; uti-
lizes this information to support the 
Department’s mission to reduce vul-
nerability to terrorism; integrates the 
Department’s information collection 
and analysis functions; and dissemi-
nates this information to its oper-
ational units, as appropriate. 
(E) A description of the specific 
actions the Secretary shall take to 
identify vulnerabilities to terrorist at-
tacks of the United States and its in-
terests, and to coordinate activities 
within the Department to prevent acts
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of terrorism, with special emphasis on 
weapons of mass destruction. 
(F) A description of initiatives the 
Secretary shall take to share home-
land security information with, and 
provide homeland security support to, 
State and local governments and the 
private sector. 
(G) A timeline, with goals and 
milestones, 
for 
implementing 
the 
Homeland Security Information Net-
work, the Homeland Security Secure 
Data Network, and other depart-
mental information initiatives to pre-
vent acts of terrorism on the United 
States and its interests, including in-
tegration of these initiatives in the op-
erations of the Homeland Security Op-
erations Center. 
(H) Such other elements as the 
Secretary considers appropriate con-
sistent with this plan. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In formulating the 
Plan to reduce the vulnerability of the