utilized by Federal, State, local, and tribal homeland secu-
rity officials to mitigate violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Center shall— 
‘‘(1) contribute to the establishment of training, 
written materials, information, analytical assistance, 
and professional resources to aid in combating vio-
lent radicalization and homegrown terrorism; 
‘‘(2) utilize theories, methods, and data from 
the social and behavioral sciences to better under-
stand the origins, dynamics, and social and psycho-
logical aspects of violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism; 
‘‘(3) conduct research on the motivational fac-
tors that lead to violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism; and 
‘‘(4) coordinate with other academic institutions 
studying the effects of violent radicalization and 
homegrown terrorism where appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 899E. PREVENTING VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND 
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM THROUGH INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EFFORTS. 
‘‘(a) INTERNATIONAL EFFORT.—The Secretary shall, 
in cooperation with the Department of State, the Attorney 
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General, and other Federal Government entities, as appro-
priate, conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by 
foreign nations to prevent violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism in their respective nations. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the extent that meth-
odologies are permissible under the Constitution, the Sec-
retary shall use the results of the survey as an aid in devel-
oping, in consultation with the Attorney General, a na-
tional policy in the United States on addressing 
radicalization and homegrown terrorism. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to Congress that provides— 
‘‘(1) a brief description of the foreign partners 
participating in the survey; and 
‘‘(2) a description of lessons learned from the 
results of the survey and recommendations imple-
mented through this international outreach. 
‘‘SEC. 899F. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY 
BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TER-
RORISM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Homeland 
Security’s efforts to prevent ideologically based violence 
and homegrown terrorism as described herein shall not 
violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil lib-
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erties of United States citizens or lawful permanent resi-
dents. 
‘‘(b) COMMITMENT TO RACIAL NEUTRALITY.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the activities and operations 
of the entities created by this subtitle are in compliance 
with the Department of Homeland Security’s commitment 
to racial neutrality. 
‘‘(c) AUDITING MECHANISM.—The Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall develop and implement an auditing mechanism 
to ensure that compliance with this subtitle does not vio-
late the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties 
of any racial, ethnic, or religious group, and shall include 
the results of audits under such mechanism in its annual 
report to Congress required under section 705.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by in-
serting at the end of the items relating to title VIII 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism 
‘‘Sec. 899A. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 899B. Findings. 
‘‘Sec. 899C. National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization 
and Ideologically Based Violence. 
‘‘Sec. 899D. Center of Excellence for the Study of Violent Radicalization and 
Homegrown Terrorism in the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 899E. Preventing violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism 
through international cooperative efforts. 
‘‘Sec. 899F. Protecting civil rights and civil liberties while preventing ideologi-
cally based violence and homegrown terrorism.’’. 
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TITLE II—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $47,474,026,000 for fiscal year 2011 for the nec-
essary expenses of the Department of Homeland Security. 
TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Commission on Terrorist At-
tacks Upon the United States (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘9/11 Commission’’) recommended 
in its report in 2004 that ‘‘Congress should create 
a single, principal point of oversight and review for 
homeland security’’. 
(2) At the time of that recommendation, there 
were 86 committees and subcommittees exercising 
oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. 
As of the end of the 110th Congress, there were 108 
committees and subcommittees exercising such over-
sight. 
(3) The 9/11 Commission report further stated 
that ‘‘so long as oversight is governed by current 
congressional rules and resolutions, we believe the 
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American people will not get the security they want 
and need’’. 
(4) In a 2007 op-ed in the Washington Post, 
the former Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 9/ 
11 Commission, Governor Thomas Kean and Con-
gressman Lee Hamilton, described how fragmented 
congressional oversight of the Department of Home-
land Security results in ‘‘a major drain on senior 
management and a source of contradictory guid-
ance’’. 
(5) In a September 2007 letter to House of 
Representatives 
Homeland 
Security 
Committee 
ranking minority member Peter King, former Home-
land Security Secretary Michael Chertoff wrote that 
‘‘arguably, the single most important step Congress 
can take to improve operational effectiveness at the 
Department of Homeland Security at this juncture 
is to streamline Congressional oversight of DHS’’. 
(6) On December 20, 2008, The New York 
Times published an editorial entitled ‘‘Wayward Eye 
on the Homeland’’, commenting on the inability of 
Congress to consolidate homeland security jurisdic-
tion, noting that ‘‘This is a comedy that invites fresh 
tragedy unless Congressional leaders finally resolve 
to streamline down to a few dedicated panels’’. 
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(7) The Commission on Weapons of Mass De-
struction Proliferation and Terrorism (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘WMD Commission’’) rec-
ommended in 2008 that Congress ‘‘reform its over-
sight, both structurally and substantively, to better 
address intelligence, homeland security, and national 
security missions such as the prevention of weapons 
of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism’’. 
(8) The WMD Commission gave Congress an 
‘‘F’’ on its Prevention of WMD Proliferation and 
Terrorism Report Card in January 2010 for failing 
to reform Congressional oversight, noting that ‘‘vir-
tually no progress has been made since consolidation 
was first recommended by the 9/11 Commission in 
2004’’. 
(9) On May 19, 2010, the former Chairman 
and Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Gov-
ernor Thomas Kean and Congressman Lee Ham-
ilton, testified before the House Committee on 
Homeland Security that ‘‘the jurisdictional melee 
among the scores of Congressional committees has 
led to conflicting and contradictory tasks and man-
dates for DHS.’’ Adding that ‘‘Without taking seri-
ous action, we fear this unworkable system could 
make the country less safe.’’. 
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(10) The current structure of oversight over 
homeland security and bifurcated Congressional ju-
risdiction has a deleterious effect on the ability of 
Congress to provide clear and consistent guidance to 
the Department and impedes the timely enactment 
of appropriate legislation that will best ensure the 
security of our Nation and its citizens. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OVERSIGHT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the House of Representatives and the Senate should fully 
implement the recommendations of the National Commis-
sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States for cre-
ating a single, principal point of oversight and review for 
homeland security by amending House and Senate rules 
relating to committee jurisdiction. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE RULES REGARDING 
OVERSIGHT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Clause 2 of rule 
XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (c) as paragraph (d) 
and inserting after paragraph (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) The Speaker shall consider the recommendations 
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States for consolidating oversight and review 
of homeland security, and to the maximum extent feasible, 
minimize the impact that the referral to multiple commit-
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tees of matters under paragraph (a) related to homeland 
security and the Department of Homeland Security will 
have on the ability of the House of Representatives to pro-
vide clear and consistent guidance to the Department and 
act on such measures in a timely and effective manner 
consistent with those recommendations.’’. 
TITLE IV—BORDER SECURITY 
SEC. 401. STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE CONTROL OF THE BOR-
DER. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a strategy for gaining ef-
fective control of the international borders of the United 
States within five years. The strategy shall include the 
staffing, technology, infrastructure, and other appropriate 
means necessary to achieve such effective control. 
SEC. 402. MAINTAINING BORDER PATROL STAFFING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2011, 
2012, 2013, and 2014, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall maintain a force of not fewer than 20,000 Bor-
der Patrol agents and sufficient support staff for such 
agents, including mechanics, administrative support, and 
surveillance personnel. 
(b) NORTHERN BORDER.—Of the Border Patrol 
agents required under subsection (a), not fewer than 
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2,500 of such agents shall be assigned to the northern 
border. 
SEC. 403. BORDER TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY.—The Secretary shall deploy a sys-
tem of technology to conduct systematic surveillance, de-
tection, and tracking along the international land and 
maritime borders of the United States. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In deploying technology pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the 
procurement of independent systems are done in a manner 
that allows connectivity into a common operating picture 
for the United States Border Patrol and other agencies, 
as appropriate. 
(c) DETECTION.—The technology deployed pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall include the capability to detect low- 
flying aircraft. 
(d) INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Secretary is authorized 
to construct physical fencing and vehicle barriers along the 
international land borders of the United States. 
SEC. 404. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) identify not fewer than four strategic sec-
tions of the international land borders of the United 
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States where the deployment of unmanned aerial 
system assets would be beneficial to the Border Pa-
trol in implementing effective control of the border, 
in addition any such sections where unmanned aerial 
systems have been deployed as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) notify the Federal Aviation Administration, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate re-
garding the Department’s intent to use national air 
space for unmanned aerial system assets in the stra-
tegic sections identified pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(b) DEPLOYMENT TIMELINE.—Not later than— 
(1) one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall deploy unmanned aerial 
system assets to at least 50 percent of the strategic 
sections identified pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of 
the international land borders of the United States; 
and 
(2) three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall deploy such un-
manned aerial system assets to 100 percent of such 
strategic sections. 
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