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primary and secondary schools in countries that 
have a sizable Muslim population and that commit 
to sensibly investing their own financial resources in 
public education. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—
(A) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, shall determine which countries are 
eligible for assistance through the Fund. 
(B) CRITERIA.—In determining whether a 
country is eligible for assistance, the Secretary 
shall consider whether the government of that 
country is sensibly investing financial resources 
in public education and is committed to pro-
moting a system of education that teaches toler-
ance, the dignity and value of each individual, 
and respect for different beliefs. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Financial assistance pro-
vided through the Fund shall be used for expanding 
literacy programs, providing textbooks, reducing the 
digital divide, expanding vocational and business 
education, constructing and operating public schools, 
establishing local libraries, training teachers in mod-
ern education techniques, and promoting public edu-
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cation that teaches tolerance, the dignity and value 
of each individual, and respect for different beliefs. 
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall jointly prepare and sub-
mit to Congress a report on the improvement of edu-
cation in the Middle East. 
(2) CONTENT.—Reports submitted under this 
subsection shall include the following: 
(A) A general strategy for working with el-
igible host governments in the Middle East to-
ward establishing the International Youth Op-
portunity Fund and related programs. 
(B) A listing of countries that are eligible 
for assistance under such programs. 
(C) A description of the specific programs 
initiated in each eligible country and the 
amount expended in support of such programs. 
(D) A description of activities undertaken 
to close the digital divide and expand vocational 
and business skills in eligible countries.
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(E) A listing of activities that could be un-
dertaken if additional funding were provided 
and the amount of funding that would be nec-
essary to carry out such activities. 
(F) A strategy for garnering programmatic 
and financial support from international organi-
zations and other countries in support of the 
Fund and activities related to the improvement 
of public education in eligible countries. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the President for the 
establishment of the International Youth Opportunity 
Fund, in addition to any amounts otherwise available for 
such purpose, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 through 
2009. 
SEC. 510. REPORT ON THE USE OF ECONOMIC POLICIES TO 
COMBAT TERRORISM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) While terrorism is not caused by poverty, 
breeding grounds for terrorism are created by back-
ward economic policies and repressive political re-
gimes.
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(2) Policies that support economic development 
and reform also have political implications, as eco-
nomic and political liberties are often linked. 
(3) The United States is working toward cre-
ating a Middle East Free Trade Area by 2013 and 
implementing a free trade agreement with Bahrain, 
and free trade agreements exist between the United 
States and Israel and the United States and Jordan. 
(4) Existing and proposed free trade agree-
ments between the United States and Islamic coun-
tries are drawing interest from other countries in 
the Middle East region, and Islamic countries can 
become full participants in the rules-based global 
trading system, as the United States considers low-
ering its barriers to trade with the poorest Arab 
countries. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) a comprehensive United States strategy to 
counter terrorism should include economic policies 
that encourage development, open societies, and op-
portunities for people to improve the lives of their 
families and to enhance prospects for their children’s 
future;
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(2) 1 element of such a strategy should encom-
pass the lowering of trade barriers with the poorest 
countries that have a significant population of Arab 
or Muslim individuals; 
(3) another element of such a strategy should 
encompass United States efforts to promote eco-
nomic reform in countries that have a significant 
population of Arab or Muslim individuals, including 
efforts to integrate such countries into the global 
trading system; and 
(4) given the importance of the rule of law in 
promoting economic development and attracting in-
vestment, the United States should devote an in-
creased proportion of its assistance to countries in 
the Middle East to the promotion of the rule of law. 
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
efforts of the United States Government to encour-
age development and promote economic reform in 
countries that have a significant population of Arab 
or Muslim individuals. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under this 
subsection shall describe—
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(A) efforts to integrate countries with sig-
nificant populations of Arab or Muslim individ-
uals into the global trading system; and 
(B) actions that the United States Govern-
ment, acting alone and in partnership with 
other governments in the Middle East, can take 
to promote intra-regional trade and the rule of 
law in the region. 
SEC. 511. MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2005 
$200,000,000 for the Middle East Partnership Initiative. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, given the importance of the rule of law and 
economic reform to development in the Middle East, a sig-
nificant portion of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) should be made available to promote 
the rule of law in the Middle East. 
SEC. 512. COMPREHENSIVE COALITION STRATEGY FOR 
FIGHTING TERRORISM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) Almost every aspect of the counterterrorism 
strategy of the United States relies on international 
cooperation. 
(2) Since September 11, 2001, the number and 
scope of United States Government contacts with 
foreign governments concerning counterterrorism 
have expanded significantly, but such contacts have 
often been ad hoc and not integrated as a com-
prehensive and unified approach. 
(b) 
INTERNATIONAL
CONTACT
GROUP
ON 
COUNTERTERRORISM.—
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the President—
(A) should seek to engage the leaders of 
the governments of other countries in a process 
of advancing beyond separate and uncoordi-
nated national counterterrorism strategies to 
develop with those other governments a com-
prehensive coalition strategy to fight Islamist 
terrorism; and 
(B) to that end, should seek to establish 
an international counterterrorism policy contact 
group with the leaders of governments pro-
viding leadership in global counterterrorism ef-
forts and governments of countries with sizable
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Muslim populations, to be used as a ready and 
flexible international means for discussing and 
coordinating the development of important 
counterterrorism policies by the participating 
governments. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—The President is authorized 
to establish an international counterterrorism policy 
contact group with the leaders of governments re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) for purposes as follows: 
(A) To develop in common with such other 
countries important policies and a strategy that 
address the various components of international 
prosecution of the war on terrorism, including 
policies and a strategy that address military 
issues, law enforcement, the collection, analysis, 
and dissemination of intelligence, issues relating 
to 
interdiction 
of 
travel 
by 
terrorists, 
counterterrorism-related customs issues, finan-
cial issues, and issues relating to terrorist sanc-
tuaries. 
(B) To address, to the extent (if any) that 
the President and leaders of other participating 
governments determine appropriate, such long-
term issues as economic and political reforms
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that can contribute to strengthening stability 
and security in the Middle East. 
SEC. 513. DETENTION AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF CAP-
TURED TERRORISTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Carrying out the global war on terrorism re-
quires the development of policies with respect to the 
detention and treatment of captured international 
terrorists that is adhered to by all coalition forces. 
(2) Article 3 of the Convention Relative to the 
Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva Au-
gust 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316) was specifically de-
signed for cases in which the usual rules of war do 
not apply, and the minimum standards of treatment 
pursuant to such Article are generally accepted 
throughout the world as customary international 
law. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREAT-
MENT OR PUNISHMENT.—The term ‘‘cruel, inhuman, 
or degrading treatment or punishment’’ means the 
cruel, unusual, and inhumane treatment or punish-
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ment prohibited by the 5th amendment, 8th amend-
ment, or 14th amendment to the Constitution. 
(2) GENEVA CONVENTIONS.—The term ‘‘Gene-
va Conventions’’ means— 
(A) the Convention for the Amelioration of 
the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in 
Armed Forces in the Field, done at Geneva Au-
gust 12, 1949 (6 UST 3114); 
(B) the Convention for the Amelioration of 
the Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Ship-
wrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, 
done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 
3217); 
(C) the Convention Relative to the Treat-
ment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva Au-
gust 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316); and 
(D) the Convention Relative to the Protec-
tion of Civilian Persons in Time of War, done 
at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3516). 
(3) PRISONER.—The term ‘‘prisoner’’ means a 
foreign individual captured, detained, interned, or 
otherwise held in the custody of the United States. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Defense.
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(5) TORTURE.—The term ‘‘torture’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2340 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should engage countries 
that are participating in the coalition to fight ter-
rorism to develop a common approach toward the 
detention and humane treatment of captured inter-
national terrorists; and 
(2) an approach toward the detention and hu-
mane treatment of captured international terrorists 
developed by the countries participating in the coali-
tion to fight terrorism could draw upon Article 3 of 
the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Pris-
oners of War, the principles of which are commonly 
accepted as minimum basic standards for humane 
treatment of captured individuals. 
(d) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to treat any prisoner humanely and in ac-
cordance with standards that the Government of the 
United States would determine to be consistent with 
international law if such standards were applied to 
personnel of the United States captured by an 
enemy in the war on terrorism;
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(2) if there is any doubt as to whether a pris-
oner is entitled to the protections afforded by the 
Geneva Conventions, to provide the prisoner such 
protections until the status of the prisoner is deter-
mined under the procedures authorized by para-
graph 1–6 of Army Regulation 190–8 (1997); and 
(3) to expeditiously prosecute cases of terrorism 
or other criminal acts alleged to have been com-
mitted by prisoners in the custody of the United 
States Armed Forces at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 
order to avoid the indefinite detention of such pris-
oners. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON TORTURE OR CRUEL, INHUMAN, 
OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—No prisoner shall be subject 
to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment 
or punishment that is prohibited by the Constitu-
tion, laws, or treaties of the United States. 
(2) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
GENEVA
CONVEN-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section shall affect the sta-
tus of any person under the Geneva Conventions or 
whether any person is entitled to the protections of 
the Geneva Conventions. 
(f) RULES, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDELINES.—
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the Armed Forces of the United States or by a per-
son providing services to the Department of Defense 
on a contract basis. 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a manner 
and form that— 
(A) will protect the national security inter-
ests of the United States; and 
(B) will not prejudice any prosecution of 
an individual involved in, or responsible for, a 
violation of the prohibition in subsection (e)(1). 
(h) REPORT ON A COALITION APPROACH TOWARD 
THE DETENTION AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF CAP-
TURED TERRORISTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to Congress a report describing the efforts of the 
United States Government to develop an approach toward 
the detention and humane treatment of captured inter-
national terrorists that will be adhered to by all countries 
that are members of the coalition against terrorism. 
SEC. 514. PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) Al Qaeda has tried to acquire or make 
weapons of mass destruction since 1994 or earlier. 
(2) The United States doubtless would be a 
prime target for use of any such weapon by al 
Qaeda. 
(3) Although the United States Government has 
redoubled its international commitments to sup-
porting the programs for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion and other nonproliferation assistance programs, 
nonproliferation experts continue to express deep 
concern about the United States Government’s com-
mitment and approach to securing the weapons of 
mass destruction and related highly dangerous mate-
rials that are still scattered among Russia and other 
countries of the former Soviet Union. 
(4) The cost of increased investment in the pre-
vention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
tion and related dangerous materials is greatly out-
weighed by the potentially catastrophic cost to the 
United States of use of weapons of mass destruction 
or related dangerous materials by the terrorists who 
are so eager to acquire them. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) maximum effort to prevent the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction, wherever such pro-
liferation may occur, is warranted; and 
(2) the programs of the United States Govern-
ment to prevent or counter the proliferation of weap-
ons of mass destruction, including the Proliferation 
Security Initiative, the programs for Cooperative 
Threat Reduction, and other nonproliferation assist-
ance programs, should be expanded, improved, and 
better funded to address the global dimensions of 
the proliferation threat. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to Congress—
(1) a strategy for expanding and strengthening 
the Proliferation Security Initiative, the programs 
for Cooperative Threat Reduction, and other non-
proliferation assistance programs; and 
(2) an estimate of the funding necessary to exe-
cute that strategy. 
(d) REPORT
ON REFORMING
THE COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM AND OTHER NON-PRO-
LIFERATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report evaluating
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whether the United States could more effectively address 
the global threat of nuclear proliferation by—
(1) establishing a central coordinator for the 
programs for Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
(2) eliminating the requirement that the Presi-
dent spend no more than $50,000,000 annually on 
programs for Cooperative Threat Reduction and 
other non-proliferation assistance programs carried 
out outside the former Soviet Union; or 
(3) repealing the provisions of the Soviet Nu-
clear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
2551 note) that place conditions on assistance to the 
former Soviet Union unrelated to bilateral coopera-
tion on weapons dismantlement. 
SEC. 515. FINANCING OF TERRORISM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) While efforts to designate and freeze the as-
sets of terrorist financiers have been relatively un-
successful, efforts to target the relatively small num-
ber of al Qaeda financial facilitators have been valu-
able and successful. 
(2) The death or capture of several important 
financial facilitators has decreased the amount of
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money available to al Qaeda, and has made it more 
difficult for al Qaeda to raise and move money. 
(3) 
The 
capture 
of 
al 
Qaeda 
financial 
facilitators has provided a windfall of intelligence 
that can be used to continue the cycle of disruption. 
(4) The United States Government has rightly 
recognized that information about terrorist money 
helps in understanding terror networks, searching 
them out, and disrupting their operations. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) the primary weapon in the effort to stop 
terrorist financing should be the targeting of ter-
rorist financial facilitators by intelligence and law 
enforcement agencies; and 
(2) efforts to track terrorist financing must be 
paramount in United States counter-terrorism ef-
forts. 
(c) REPORT ON TERRORIST FINANCING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness of United States efforts to 
curtail the international financing of terrorism.
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall evaluate and make recommendations 
on—
(A) the effectiveness of efforts and meth-
ods to track terrorist financing; 
(B) ways to improve international govern-
mental cooperation in this effort; 
(C) ways to improve performance of finan-
cial institutions in this effort; 
(D) the adequacy of agency coordination in 
this effort and ways to improve that coordina-
tion; and 
(E) recommendations for changes in law 
and additional resources required to improve 
this effort. 
TITLE VI—TERRORIST TRAVEL 
AND EFFECTIVE SCREENING 
SEC. 601. COUNTERTERRORIST TRAVEL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Travel documents are as important to ter-
rorists as weapons since terrorists must travel clan-
destinely to meet, train, plan, case targets, and gain 
access to attack sites.
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(2) International travel is dangerous for terror-
ists because they must surface to pass through regu-
lated channels, present themselves to border security 
officials, or attempt to circumvent inspection points. 
(3) Terrorists use evasive, but detectable, meth-
ods to travel, such as altered and counterfeit pass-
ports and visas, specific travel methods and routes, 
liaisons with corrupt government officials, human 
smuggling networks, supportive travel agencies, and 
immigration and identity fraud. 
(4) Before September 11, 2001, no Federal 
agency systematically analyzed terrorist travel strat-
egies. If an agency had done so, the agency could 
have discovered the ways in which the terrorist pred-
ecessors to al Qaeda had been systematically, but 
detectably, exploiting weaknesses in our border secu-
rity since the early 1990s. 
(5) Many of the hijackers were potentially vul-
nerable to interception by border authorities. Ana-
lyzing their characteristic travel documents and trav-
el patterns could have allowed authorities to inter-
cept some of the hijackers and a more effective use 
of information available in Government databases 
could have identified some of the hijackers.
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(6) The routine operations of our immigration 
laws and the aspects of those laws not specifically 
aimed at protecting against terrorism inevitably 
shaped al Qaeda’s planning and opportunities. 
(7) New insights into terrorist travel gained 
since September 11, 2001, have not been adequately 
integrated into the front lines of border security. 
(8) The small classified terrorist travel intel-
ligence collection and analysis program currently in 
place has produced useful results and should be ex-
panded. 
(b) STRATEGY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress unclas-
sified and classified versions of a strategy for com-
bining terrorist travel intelligence, operations, and 
law enforcement into a cohesive effort to intercept 
terrorists, find terrorist travel facilitators, and con-
strain terrorist mobility domestically and inter-
nationally. The report to Congress should include a 
description of the actions taken to implement the 
strategy. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The strategy submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) describe a program for collecting, ana-
lyzing, disseminating, and utilizing information 
and intelligence regarding terrorist travel tac-
tics and methods; and 
(B) outline which Federal intelligence, dip-
lomatic, and law enforcement agencies will be 
held accountable for implementing each element 
of the strategy. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The strategy shall be de-
veloped in coordination with all relevant Federal 
agencies, including—
(A) the National Counterterrorism Center; 
(B) the Department of Transportation; 
(C) the Department of State; 
(D) the Department of the Treasury; 
(E) the Department of Justice; 
(F) the Department of Defense; 
(G) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(H) the Drug Enforcement Agency; and 
(I) the agencies that comprise the intel-
ligence community. 
(4) CONTENTS.—The strategy shall address—
(A) the intelligence and law enforcement 
collection, analysis, operations, and reporting 
required to identify and disrupt terrorist travel
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practices and trends, and the terrorist travel 
facilitators, document forgers, human smug-
glers, travel agencies, and corrupt border and 
transportation officials who assist terrorists; 
(B) the initial and ongoing training and 
training materials required by consular, border, 
and immigration officials to effectively detect 
and disrupt terrorist travel described under 
subsection (c)(3); 
(C) the new procedures required and ac-
tions 
to 
be 
taken 
to 
integrate 
existing 
counterterrorist travel and mobility intelligence 
into border security processes, including con-
sular, port of entry, border patrol, maritime, 
immigration benefits, and related law enforce-
ment activities; 
(D) the actions required to integrate cur-
rent terrorist mobility intelligence into military 
force protection measures; 
(E) the additional assistance to be given to 
the interagency Human Smuggling and Traf-
ficking Center for purposes of combatting ter-
rorist travel, including further developing and 
expanding enforcement and operational capa-
bilities that address terrorist travel;
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(F) the additional resources to be given to 
the Directorate of Information and Analysis 
and Infrastructure Protection to aid in the 
sharing of information between the frontline 
border agencies of the Department of Home-
land Security and classified and unclassified 
sources of counterterrorist travel intelligence 
and information elsewhere in the Federal Gov-
ernment, including the Human Smuggling and 
Trafficking Center; 
(G) the development and implementation 
of procedures to enable the Human Smuggling 
and Trafficking Center to timely receive ter-
rorist travel intelligence and documentation ob-
tained at consulates and ports of entry, and by 
law enforcement officers and military personnel; 
(H) the use of foreign and technical assist-
ance to advance border security measures and 
law enforcement operations against terrorist 
travel facilitators; 
(I) the development of a program to pro-
vide each consular, port of entry, and immigra-
tion benefits office with a counterterrorist travel 
expert trained and authorized to use the rel-
evant authentication technologies and cleared to
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access all appropriate immigration, law enforce-
ment, and intelligence databases; 
(J) the feasibility of digitally transmitting 
passport information to a central cadre of spe-
cialists until such time as experts described 
under subparagraph (I) are available at con-
sular, port of entry, and immigration benefits 
offices; and 
(K) granting consular officers the security 
clearances necessary to access law enforcement 
sensitive databases. 
(c) FRONTLINE COUNTERTERRORIST TRAVEL TECH-
NOLOGY AND TRAINING.—
(1) TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND DISSEMI-
NATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Sec-
retary of State, shall submit to Congress a plan de-
scribing how the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of State can acquire and de-
ploy, to all consulates, ports of entry, and immigra-
tion benefits offices, technologies that facilitate doc-
ument authentication and the detection of potential 
terrorist indicators on travel documents.
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(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) outline the timetable needed to acquire 
and deploy the authentication technologies; 
(B) identify the resources required to—
(i) 
fully 
disseminate 
these 
tech-
nologies; and 
(ii) train personnel on use of these 
technologies; and 
(C) address the feasibility of using these 
technologies to screen every passport submitted 
for identification purposes to a United States 
consular, border, or immigration official. 
(3) TRAINING PROGRAM.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 
shall develop and implement an initial and an-
nual training program for consular, border, and 
immigration officials to teach such officials how 
to effectively detect and disrupt terrorist travel. 
The Secretary may assist State, local, and trib-
al governments, and private industry, in estab-
lishing training programs related to terrorist 
travel intelligence.
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(B) TRAINING TOPICS.—The training de-
veloped under this paragraph shall include 
training in—
(i) methods for identifying fraudulent 
documents; 
(ii) detecting terrorist indicators on 
travel documents; 
(iii) recognizing travel patterns, tac-
tics, and behaviors exhibited by terrorists; 
(iv) the use of information contained 
in available databases and data systems 
and procedures to maintain the accuracy 
and integrity of such systems; and 
(v) other topics determined necessary 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of State. 
(C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act—
(i) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall certify to Congress that all bor-
der and immigration officials have received 
training under this paragraph; and 
(ii) the Secretary of State shall certify 
to Congress that all consular officers have 
received training under this paragraph.
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(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 
2009 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this subsection. 
(d) ENHANCING CLASSIFIED COUNTERTERRORIST 
TRAVEL EFFORTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Intelligence 
Director shall significantly increase resources and 
personnel to the small classified program that col-
lects and analyzes intelligence on terrorist travel. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 602. INTEGRATED SCREENING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall develop a plan for a comprehensive integrated 
screening system. 
(b) DESIGN.—The system planned under subsection 
(a) shall be designed to—
(1) encompass an integrated network of screen-
ing points that includes the Nation’s border security 
system, transportation system, and critical infra-
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structure or facilities that the Secretary determines 
need to be protected against terrorist attack; 
(2) build upon existing border enforcement and 
security activities, and to the extent practicable, pri-
vate sector security initiatives, in a manner that will 
enable the utilization of a range of security check 
points in a continuous and consistent manner 
throughout the Nation’s screening system; 
(3) allow access to government databases to de-
tect terrorists; and 
(4) utilize biometric identifiers that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate and feasible. 
(c) STANDARDS FOR SCREENING PROCEDURES.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may pro-
mulgate standards for screening procedures for—
(A) entering and leaving the United 
States; 
(B) accessing Federal facilities that the 
Secretary determines need to be protected 
against terrorist attack; 
(C) accessing critical infrastructure that 
the Secretary determines need to be protected 
against terrorist attack; and
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(D) accessing modes of transportation that 
the Secretary determines need to be protected 
against terrorist attack. 
(2) SCOPE.—Standards prescribed under this 
subsection may address a range of factors, including 
technologies required to be used in screening and re-
quirements for secure identification. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In promulgating stand-
ards for screening procedures, the Secretary shall—
(A) consider and incorporate appropriate 
civil liberties and privacy protections; 
(B) comply with the Administrative Proce-
dure Act; and 
(C) consult with other Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governments, and other inter-
ested parties, as appropriate. 
(4) LIMITATION.—This section does not confer 
to the Secretary new statutory authority, or alter ex-
isting authorities, over systems, critical infrastruc-
ture, and facilities. 
(5) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that additional regulatory authority is needed 
to fully implement the plan for an integrated screen-
ing system, the Secretary shall immediately notify 
Congress.
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(d) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may issue regula-
tions to ensure compliance with the standards promul-
gated under this section. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—For those systems, critical in-
frastructure, and facilities that the Secretary determines 
need to be protected against terrorist attack, the Secretary 
shall consult with other Federal agencies, State, local, and 
tribal governments, and the private sector to ensure the 
development of consistent standards and consistent imple-
mentation of the integrated screening system. 
(f) BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall continue to review biometric 
technologies and existing Federal and State programs 
using biometric identifiers. Such review shall consider the 
accuracy rate of available technologies. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) PHASE I.—The Secretary shall—
(A) issue standards for driver’s licenses, 
personal identification cards, and birth certifi-
cates, as required under section 606; 
(B) develop plans for, and begin implemen-
tation of, a single program for registered trav-
elers to expedite travel across the border, as re-
quired under section 603(e);
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the entry and exit data system, and databases and 
data systems linked to the entry and exit data sys-
tem, that ensure the accuracy and integrity of the 
data. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The rules, guidelines, 
policies, and procedures established under paragraph 
(1) shall—
(A) incorporate a simple and timely meth-
od for—
(i) correcting errors; and 
(ii) clarifying information known to 
cause false hits or misidentification errors; 
and 
(B) include procedures for individuals to 
seek corrections of data contained in the data 
systems. 
(e) EXPEDITING REGISTERED TRAVELERS ACROSS 
INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of 
the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States, Congress finds that—
(A) expediting the travel of previously 
screened and known travelers across the bor-
ders of the United States should be a high pri-
ority; and